The Official "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" movie thread *SPOILERS*

[The Josh]

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I do not deny that the title describes that act of the book well, but it just sounds awful as a movie title. It simply doesn't flow well with the other titles, quite possibly for naming a character (Smaug). With all of those creative minds, certainly something more whimsical and "Middle Earth-ish" could've been come up with than, "The Desolation of Smaug." Honestly it sounds rather off-putting, IMO. I just think it's a bad choice.

The title they went with is very Middle-Earthish for the reasons I stated earlier. I'm curious what you would have gone with? This title signifies what the second film is about as have the other titles. This IMO was the obvious choice from the start. Not to mention one of two titles WB registered after the third film announcement.

 

[pixletwin]

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I can't help but think some of you guys are overthinking these things.

 

[The Josh]

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I can't help but think some of you guys are overthinking these things.

Pretty much.

 

[The Ween]

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I can't help but think some of you guys are overthinking these things.

I can see where Agen is coming from. The other two titles are very simplistic in nature, then there's THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. It doesn't quite fit, but I can't think of anything better.

"Fire and Water"?

 

[pixletwin]

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Its just a title. Who cares? Why over analyze it? If this is how some of you guys are going to be about a title... a detail which will likely have exactly 5 seconds of screen time... I cringe to think what this place will be like when the movie premiers.

LOTR will become a HT thread.

 

[The Josh]

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I thought about that one but it doesn't work the way the other five movie titles do IMO.

 

[CelticPredator]

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An Unexpected Journey.

There and Back Again.

Then Back Again.

Back There Again.

Been There Done That.

 

[OSCORP]

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To Pix you listen!

 

[The Ween]

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Its just a title. Who cares? Why over analyze it? If this is how some of you guys are going to be about a title... a detail which will likely have exactly 5 seconds of screen time... I cringe to think what this place will be like when the movie premiers.

LOTR will become a HT thread.

Oh poopie on ya, we's just talkin'!

 

[Sachiel]

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'The Desolation of Smaug' makes sense and fits the film.

 

[agen_kolar]

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The title they went with is very Middle-Earthish for the reasons I stated earlier. I'm curious what you would have gone with? This title signifies what the second film is about as have the other titles. This IMO was the obvious choice from the start. Not to mention one of two titles WB registered after the third film announcement.

I just don't see that...I don't think it's Middle-Earthish at all. Like I said, I don't know what I would rename it, but surely there could be something more simplistic.

I mean, it's not like I'm not going to see it over the title or anything, but it stood out to me like a sore thumb the instant I read it.

I can see where Agen is coming from. The other two titles are very simplistic in nature, then there's THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. It doesn't quite fit, but I can't think of anything better.

"Fire and Water"?

Exactly! It's like there are these nice, sweet, simple titles and then...FIRE AND BRIMSTONE. The title is just bad.

 

[The Josh]

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Then I'd say you don't get the subject matter. It's very much on point for the subject matter it's scrolled over when GTG looks at the map in fotr and in the teaser trailer, it tells you the importance of the movie, etc. It is very much Middle-Earthish as much as the titles in the other five movies. I guess if you're a casual fan of the subject matter you might not get that but for someone like me who has spent the last 10+ years reading and learning about the subject matter it does. Though there are Tolkien fans I've seen that don't like it either so in the end to each his own so you're not alone. IMO it works perfectly.

 

[ZaCHw117]

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Eh, it just doesn't fit well with the other titles, regardless of subject matter.

 

[The Ween]

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Then I'd say you don't get the subject matter. It's very much on point for the subject matter it's scrolled over when GTG looks at the map in fotr and in the teaser trailer, it tells you the importance of the movie, etc. It is very much Middle-Earthish as much as the titles in the other five movies. I guess if you're a casual fan of the subject matter you might not get that but for someone like me who has spent the last 10+ years reading and learning about the subject matter it does. Though there are Tolkien fans I've seen that don't like it either so in the end to each his own so you're not alone. IMO it works perfectly.

I think it fits the subject matter, it just doesn't go well with the other two. Like I said though, not sure what would work.

And no Pix, I'm not overthinking it, there just isn't alot to talk about till another trailer comes out.

 

[The Josh]

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I can't say anything I haven't said. Obviously, we have to agree to disagree on this one.

 

[pixletwin]

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I don't know how much closer to Middle earth you can get than lifting the title directly off of Thror's map? It's kinda central to the whole ding-dang Hobbit movie. Their whole Joie-de-vivre for the entire adventure (so to speak) is to reach that point on the map labeled "desolation of Smaug".

 

[agen_kolar]

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Eh, it just doesn't fit well with the other titles, regardless of subject matter.

Exactly. I understand it's appropriate, and I understand the source material. It's just not very fitting, IMO. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. But, agree to disagree.

 

[The Josh]

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I don't know how much closer to Middle earth you can get than lifting the title directly off of Thror's map? It's kinda central to the whole ding-dang Hobbit movie. Their whole Joie-de-vivre for the entire adventure (so to speak) is to reach that point on the map labeled "desolation of Smaug".

Pretty much.

 

[wofford29]

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Should have been called Hobbit part 1 part 2 and part 3 and released on bluray as The Hobbit.

 

[Sachiel]

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Exactly. I understand it's appropriate, and I understand the source material. It's just not very fitting, IMO. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. But, agree to disagree.

Yet no one can come up with anything better.

The only title I've seen that would have fit just as good is 'The Lonely Mountain'.