The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

[jye4ever]

Agreed but I guess the LOTR trilogy was near perfect for me.

Jackson looks like a talent looking for a new vista to explore....maybe the material he has to work with isn't there- Hobbit is very different from LOTR but blowing such scant material into three long films feels like stretching...

LOTR are indeed about as perfect as possible, agreed. :

But it sounds like you have deeper problems with these new movies than just the look and feel of them as evident by your concerns that scant material is being blown into 3 long films.

They are what they are, no changing that back.

 

[Adolfo]

Smaug looks like Tojo monster Manda crawling. Lol bet he flies like Rodan

 

[OSCORP]

Looks fun!

 

[spindrift]

LOTR are indeed about as perfect as possible, agreed. :

But it sounds like you have deeper problems with these new movies than just the look and feel of them as evident by your concerns that scant material is being blown into 3 long films.

They are what they are, no changing that back.

Agreed- you may be right, maybe the story doesn't feel good to me like LOTR did.......just not a fan. Who knows? Might like this one better

 

[BuddyGus]

Just watched the trailer. I dig it and am looking forward to seeing it.

 

[Irvy]

I'm with the dude who said everything looks too fake and over processed. I love the rings trilogy because for the most part it all looks natural and gritty with cg used a bit more sparingly.
This new trailer reminds me of those god awful Alice and Oz films shot against green screen 90% of the time, could be the framerate not really helping here.
CG elves and orcs bouncing unnaturally all over the screen doesn't do it for me I'm afraid.

 

[jye4ever]

Was the Hobbit categorized as a childrens book?

What is LOTR categorized as?

 

[The Josh]

Was the Hobbit categorized as a childrens book?

What is LOTR categorized as?

The Hobbit is a kids book.

The Lord of the Rings is more adult fantasy.

 

[spindrift]

The Hobbit is a kids book.

The Lord of the Rings is more adult fantasy.

that might be the reason i prefer LOTR over Hobbit..pure and simple

 

[ZaCHw117]

Bennedict Cumberbatrch is gonna be awesome!

 

[TheProcrastinator]

I actually love the color grading. I don't care if its makes things less realistic (this otherworldy feel generated by the digital processing actually adds to the fable element), its just naturaly beautiful. The colors, the vistas, the details. I can't stop watching.

Anybody knows if the music is just some generic trailer bacground, or a piece Shore wrote for the film?

 

[The Josh]

that might be the reason i prefer LOTR over Hobbit..pure and simple

That's not all that uncommon to be honest. I've seen several people over the years say that over the years.

 

[tomandshell]

Anybody knows if the music is just some generic trailer bacground, or a piece Shore wrote for the film?

According to Twitter, it's not by Shore.

 

[Buttmunch]

Bennedict Cumberbatrch is gonna be awesome!

Smaug actually looks like him

 

[Invictus Sol]

that might be the reason i prefer LOTR over Hobbit..pure and simple

Generally I prefer the more adult orientated stuff, too. In this case I thought Jackson did a good job of keeping the movie true to the source material, while still blending it in with what's to come in LotR.

 

[FLOSI]

That's not bad. Need you to work harder though.

Watching An Unexpected Journey for the umpteenth time right now.

 

[The Josh]

Watching An Unexpected Journey for the umpteenth time right now.

Nice!

 

[The Ween]

Didn't Smaug look like Cumberbatch? LOL

No, he's actually cuter. I think Cumberbatch is the weirdest looking man I've ever seen that is a major star.

Ick.

 

[crows]

 

[ZaCHw117]

No, he's actually cuter. I think Cumberbatch is the weirdest looking man I've ever seen that is a major star.

Ick.

dat voice tho