The Hobbit

[Meds]

It's pure me time with those behind the scenes. I'll take a day off work so I'm not bothered lol.

[ChrisMC]

Ah, we think alike.

[WillEagle]

Watched the "Desolation of Smauq" last night and even though I liked it better than the first Hobbit I don't think they stack up to the LOTR trilogy. I did like the Elves in this one and the barrel scenes were pretty awesome. And I did like the looks of the dragon and thought they got him. I will watch the 3rd one but I don't know if it will be at the movies or at home like the first two Hobbit movies were for me.

[Bromptonboy]

Some cool shots of the filming process involving B. Cumberbatch:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2818691/Benedict-Cumberbatch-gets-character-fearsome-dragon-shoots-scenes-Hobbit-DesolationOf-Smaug.html

[Ktrek]

This series hasn't gotten near the talk around here as LOTR did and here we are a month away from the final installment. I guess Kenny was Tolkien's biggest fan around here and without him to lead us on there just isn't much to say. Oh I guess I could say how bored I have been by the Hobbit series. They should have stuck to two films. I think it would have been far better.

Kevin

[Bromptonboy]

I am a huge Tolkien fan, but I really dislike what they have done to the Hobbit in the movies.  But I will shell out at any rate and see the movie when it comes out.
My preference would have been 2 movies that more or less stick to the story in the book, and then a 'bridging' movie made from the appendices of LOTR.

[Feathers]

I'm happy enough with the films as they've come out so far but I agree that I'd probably have been even happier with a two-hit attempt at the actual story rather than the three-hit wonder we've actually been given.

Having said that, we never actually got around to seeing the first one in theatre and had to wait for the DVD release so it doesn't hold the same attraction as the LotR series did.

[Bromptonboy]

What annoys me is how they diminished Bilbo - especially turning him into an attempted deserter in the first film.

[Bryancd]

What annoys me is how they diminished Bilbo - especially turning him into an attempted deserter in the first film.

You could make the case he needed a more substantial story arc.

[Rico]

Bryan has some kind of eerie sixth sense when we all start talking about Peter Jackson mega-Hobbit movie series.   :biggrin  I've enjoyed the movies pretty much, but they are not the book or even really close to it anymore.

[Jobydrone]

I'm as big a Tolkien fan as most around here, and I like the films, but I have nowhere near as much of a love for these as I did for the LOTR series.  I felt from the beginning that there was no need or call to drag and pad this wonderful book into three overstuffed films...and nothing I've seen on the screen has changed my mind.  Whereas for the first series of films I anticipated the extended editions with baited breath and inhaled them over and over for the commentaries on each, I look at the extended edition DVD releases of these Hobbit movies as a sad joke.

edit to add:  good to see you Bryan, hope all is well daddy!

[Bromptonboy]

The inclusion of the 'hearthrob' boy-band dwarf was tough for me (but I do like seeing Evangeline Lilly as an Elf) - so I should probably keep my mouth shut about that!  :)
I just hope they don't get hold of The Silmarillion or Children Of Hurin..

[Rico]

Final trailer for part three. Very impressive looking!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVAgTiBrrDA#ws

[Bromptonboy]

Visually very stunning.

[Ktrek]

Actually part 3 looks to be the best of the three judging by the trailer. I hope it winds up that way.

Kevin