Anyone else psyched about the upcoming Hobbit movies?[views:11508][posts:93]____________________________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 8:37am - aril on the commuter rail ""] http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2009/06/05/bil...baggins-actor-close-to-being-named/ They're close to naming who is going to be Bilbo Baggins. I'm hoping it's someone good and not a tool like Shia Labeouf. Although I was slightly disappointed with some of the stuff they left out in the LotR movies, I'm hoping the Hobbit movie(s)are along the same levels of intensity. Some of the scenes are aimed at a younger audience.. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 8:38am - MikeOv ""] I was until I found out who was directing it. |
| ____________________________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 8:39am - aril on the commuter rail ""] haha yes. I'm hoping Peter Jackson keeps him in his place. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 9:45am - reimroc ""] i hope they're going to be good. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 9:50am - arilliusbm ""] I just want to see Smaug, the Dwarves, and the infamous troll scene. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 20,2009 9:52am - rbss ""] MikeOv said:I was until I found out who was directing it. Isn't it Del Toro? Why is that a bad thing? He is awesome, minus the Hellboy shit. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 9:53am - arilliusbm ""] I'm with Mike. I think Pan's Labyrinth was just a TAD overrated. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 20,2009 9:56am - rbss ""] I don't really care about things being "overrated." The movie was wicked cool and I really enjoyed it, whether or not other people kissed its ass a bunch is pretty irrelevant. Del Toro is an amazing special effects artist and he will create a visually stunning Middle Earth, I'm sure. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 9:59am - MikeOv ""] Because I don't like the last few movies he's directed and I would have preferred someone else. Pan's Labyrinth was completely overrated. |
| ________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:01am - rbss ""] Even so, with Jackson's involvement and the source material being so amazing, I would be so surprised if the Hobbit film adaptations don't rule hard. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:03am - MikeOv ""] Not even Jackson's adaptation of LoTR was that spectacular. Lothlorien was well depicted, I guess. I've accepted it for what it is though. Just read Tolkien instead. |
| ________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:06am - rbss ""] I have read all the Tolkien stuff, I love it. I hope they make a trilogy of movies from the Silmarillion next, that would be INSANE. I thought Jackson's film adaptations of LotR were amazing. I guess I am just easier to please. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:06am - arilliusbm ""] There's no way they can capture the pure essence of the book and every scene in its entirity. But I still like some of the stuff that came out of the LotR movies and I'm hoping the Hobbit movies don't disappoint. About Pan's Labyrinth, I'm still bitter that it stole the award away from Apocalypto. I would watch it again because it was an enjoyable movie, but it didn't deserve the hype IMO. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:07am - arilliusbm ""] entirety* Thanks for adding the 'edit' feature in text mode, Rev |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:11am - MikeOv ""] I've seen haunted houses at Spooky World that have looked more ominous than Jackson's depiction of Minas Morgul. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:16am - arilliusbm ""] Minas Morgul's depiction SUCKED and was perhaps the worst depection in the whole movie. Most of the other ones I enjoyed and thought matched up perfectly with the book's description; Hobbiton being one of them. But Minas Morgul... damn. Might as well just have used the Eiffel Tower. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:38am - the_reverend ""] "Silmarillion" - that would be like making a movie based on the encyclopedia. |
| ________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:40am - rbss ""] The first 100 pages or so are mostly origin of creation stuff.. so that might be hard to adapt, but there are definite plot-lines and stories throughout the book. It could be done. Might take more than 3 movies though. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 10:42am - arilliusbm ""] I'd like to see the Silmarillion as a TV/Film series like Band of Brothers. 10-15 long episodes. That'd be sick |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 11:33am - the_reverend ""] needs moar tom bombadil |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 11:34am - arilliusbm ""] argh. can't believe they left him out of the movies. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 11:37am - MikeOv ""] I'm still going to go see this and bake out beforehand in movie parking lot, listening to Summoning. |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 11:39am - thuringwethil ""] Don't forget Beorn! One of my favorite characters in the book and he totally BRINGS IT during the Battle of the Five Armies |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 11:52am - dreadkill ""] tom bombadil was a really annoying character, but he should've been in the movies. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 11:58am - MikeOv ""] He's like Tolkien's version of Pan, minus the sleaze. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 11:59am - arilliusbm ""] Mr. Bombadil could supposedly be one of the eldest beings in middle-earth. I remember reading that he could be the literary representation of god in LoTR |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:05pm - martinswork ""] Hating on Pan's Labyrinth = fail. Wishing Apocalypto won the award =FAIL Hobbit movie = win! |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:06pm - MikeOv ""] ^ :ROLLEYES: |
| ___________________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:11pm - MillenialKingdom ""] martinswork said:Hating on Pan's Labyrinth = fail. Wishing Apocalypto won the award =FAIL Hobbit movie = win! Not even close, dude. Pan's Labyrinth was one of the most boring movies I've ever seen, despite being visually awesome. Apocalypto was such a monstrous movie in every way, it deserved more recognition. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:37pm - martinswork ""] Everyone can just say they didn't get Pan's Labyrinth, it's cool. Coolest thing about it for me was watching it without subtitles and understanding nearly every word. Pan's Labyrinth is an experience, not a movie. Deal with it. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:39pm - martinswork ""] Also, how is my opinion "not even close, dude?" |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:44pm - SacreligionNLI ""] Hey, at least it's not Michael Bay. Although it'd be interesting to see how he incorporates a "Slow-motion shot of someone in distress underneath a low-flying helicopter" shot in Middle Earth. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:46pm - MikeOv ""] martinswork said:Everyone can just say they didn't get Pan's Labyrinth, it's cool. QUOTE] lol. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:50pm - MikeOv ""] If I want an experience, I'll watch Svankmajer's Faust. If I want a visual sedative, I'll watch Pan's Labyrinth. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:53pm - martinswork ""] Next you're going to say Harry Potter is bad! *!ROLLS EYES!* |
| __________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 12:58pm - MikeOv ""] Oh man. Don't stop while you're hot. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 1:02pm - martinswork ""] Maybe I'm biased. I was enchanted by Pan's Labyrinth the first time I saw it. I saw it like 10 times after that so that other people could see it too. I loved it. You're all entitled to your own opinions but you can't deny that the violence was BRUTAL. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 1:04pm - arilliusbm ""] Harry Potter = bad Pan's Labyrinth = CGI wasn't even THAT good. look at the fucking bug in tbe beginning! |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 1:06pm - martinswork ""] I agree with the CGI but whatever. And I was very very kidding about Harry Potter hahaha. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 2:06pm - MikeOv ""] Yeah, I'm not telling anyone they shouldn't watch Pan's Labyrinth. Personally, I just found it to be disappointing. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 2:16pm - boine (NLI) ""] should be a good movie how can they not fit all of the hobbit into 2 movies just hope they dont add there own made up scenes like the did in the lord of the rings and did anyone check out tolkiens The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun |
| _______________________________ [Jul 20,2009 4:31pm - slymo ""] i hope aaliyah plays bilbo, striking resemblance. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 4:32pm - arilliusbm ""] The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun? never checked that out |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 4:37pm - notorious_D.U.G. ""] Great. That means the At The Mountains Of Madness movie will never get made in this lifetime. Damn you Del Toro! |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 4:39pm - darkwornli ""] the hobbit book is filled with more childish anecdotes than the lord of the rings series, so the movie is probably going to appeal more to kids. but as long as it doesn't feel like harry potter i'll still end up seeing it eventually. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 4:42pm - arilliusbm ""] i'm hoping they cut make the "childish" scenes a little more mature or cut them out altogether. If they want to stay true to the feel of the book, then they'll keep it as more childish. but by doing so the movies would be strange in comparison to the lotr movies |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 20,2009 4:52pm - dreadkill ""] notorious_D.U.G. said:Great. That means the At The Mountains Of Madness movie will never get made in this lifetime. Damn you Del Toro!HP Lovecraft had a cat named Nigger-man when he was a kid. |
| ______________________________ [Jul 21,2009 7:42am - Yeti ""] Pan's Labyrinth was amazing, i strongly doubt that Del Toro is going to muck this up. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 8:53am - arilliusbm ""] Apparently they're still having open casting calls for extras in the Hobbit movie. Sadly, you've got to be really short or really tall. For tall people, they're only accepting people 6'8 and above. FUCK just a few inches short! |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 9:03am - arktouros ""] darkwornli said:the hobbit book is filled with more childish anecdotes than the lord of the rings series, so the movie is probably going to appeal more to kids. but as long as it doesn't feel like harry potter i'll still end up seeing it eventually. yeah, was just going to post this, but glad to know i've not wavered in my attitude toward the hobbut over these years. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 10:31am - AndrewBastard ""] im short...are they cool with longhair'd, tattoo'd hobbits? |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 10:32am - arilliusbm ""] You're too tall. Check it out on imdb. There's a link in the FAQ. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 11:05am - AndrewBastard ""] arilliusbm said:You're too tall. i suppose there's a first time for everything! |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 5:22pm - Randy_Marsh ""] hobbit is probably my favorite tale by tolkien. this movie is bound to be good with guest appearances from smaug, the goblins, the orcs, the spiders and of course smeagol in his natural habitat. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 10:34pm - ridahsofdizoom ""] Ron Perlman as Beorn? I'm in |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 16,2011 10:38pm - ridahsofdizick ""] supporting hollywood is the same as supporting our fascist american government, im gonna buy a bootleg of this from the guy who shot death blow |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 21,2011 12:12am - Alx_Casket ""] bennyhillifier |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 21,2011 3:16am - frankovhell ""] Looks awesome. Baggins what is a bagginsis? |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 21,2011 4:47am - DestroyYouAlot ""] stupid, fat hobbitses |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 21,2011 4:48am - DestroyYouAlot ""] bennyhillifier |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 21,2011 4:49am - DestroyYouAlot ""] I used to take hobbits to Isengard, but then I took an orc arrow in the knee. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 22,2011 7:31am - Yeti ""] hahahahaha holy shit that video is awesome. i have an idea for a video just like that. a beat with "how many languages do you speak?" spoken by EV-9D9. |
| _____________________________ [Dec 22,2011 8:46am - pam ""] Pan's Labyrinth was amazing, I hate you all. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 8:52am - arilliusbm ""] Pam's Labyrinth was enjoyable (I've seen it a few more times since this thread) but I still think it was overhyped and that Apocalyto should have won that award. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:02am - FuckIsMySignature ""] pam said:Pan's Labyrinth was amazing, I hate you all. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:10am - Alx_Casket ""] Pam's Labyrinth was underwhelming and overhyped. Apocalypto should have won an award for best use of a stuffed animal in a gory action sequence, referring to the panther scene. Fucking ridiculous. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:22am - FuckIsMySignature ""] both great movies though. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:24am - arilliusbm ""] Apocalypto had incredible costumes and dress. They went to extra lengths with that. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:27am - Alx_Casket ""] Watch that panther scene again. Your opinion will change. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:30am - AndrewBastard ""] the trailer is kinda gay but of course I'm psyched. I remember my sister and I went to see FotR on christmas when it first came out and we were both in tears. We grew up reading these books... I have a copy of the 2 towers from fucking 7th grade where at the end of each chapter, i wrote IN THE BOOK in pen a quick little synopsis of what took place in the chapter because I had to do a report on it when I was done. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:30am - AndrewBastard ""] Brool Gorey Fo |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:31am - arilliusbm ""] I have. I know what you're talking about. And because it's in Latin America, it's a black jaguar. I am dissapoint. |
| _______________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:32am - Yeti ""] Apocalypto? that movie was cool but far from amazing. Pan's Labyrinth is far superior. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:39am - arilliusbm ""] Overhyped. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:39am - AndrewBastard ""] Lans Pabrynth |
| _______________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:41am - Yeti ""] Sans PBRynth |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:43am - arilliusbm ""] All Overhyped. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:55am - FuckIsMySignature ""] the term "over-hyped" is over hyped. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:56am - arilliusbm ""] STOP BEING A HYPSTER |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2011 10:58am - Alx_Casket ""] it's a black jaguar. Racist against cats. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 16,2012 10:06pm - narkybark ""] bennyhillifier Sorry, couldn't resist [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] |
| ______________________________ [Jan 17,2012 7:19am - Yeti ""] hahahahaha that was awesome |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 7:49am - AndrewBastard ""] i guess im way behind here but answer me this.. I know there are 2 movies...is the book being split into two parts or is one of them a prequel to the hobbit? I've heard mixed things. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 8:09am - arilliusbm ""] There's a 3rd dwarven porn movie. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 17,2012 9:01am - Gort ""] I never got offered a role in this movie. Been sitting in this bar in Guardiana for years, waiting for more action. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 9:03am - Pelle ""] Gort! Runefaust may be destroyed, Darksol is back! |
| _______________________________ [Jan 17,2012 9:07am - Gort ""] WHERE'S MY AXE! Don't tell me that idiot archer Hans stole it again! |
| _______________________________ [Jan 17,2012 9:07am - Zylo ""] ....... |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 9:52am - AndrewBastard ""] NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION? |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 9:59am - arilliusbm ""] Last I read they're going to have brief cameos of all the Lotr characters in the beginning of the movie. I think a good 20,30 minutes of the first movie will be a "transitional" part for all the neo fagz that never read the books. They're going to tie together. I'm pretty sure from there on out it's going to be 2 movies, splitting up the book. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 10:00am - DestroyYouAlot ""] Split into two. They can't do the Necromancer / Dol Goldur stuff 'cause they don't actually have the rights to it. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 10:10am - arilliusbm ""] A Knife in the Dark or GTFO |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 10:11am - arilliusbm ""] Pretty pumped, though. the fantasy genre has been lackluster for a while. Fuck Harry Potter and Narnia. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 10:28am - SPACECORPSE. ""] Only SPACECORPSES DICK IS WORTH WAITING FOR AND WATCHING AS I CUM. I CHARGE 300 DOLLARS THOUGH SO YOU FUCKS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CUM SEE ME SHOOT ONE ALL OVER ALL YOUR MOTHERS. |