The Hobbit Trilogy Discussion Thread

[blakeyamc]

Originally Posted by mrrant_33

Does the movie have a runtime yet?

I highly doubt it. If memory serves correctly, they didn't have Fellowship Of The Ring locked until a week or so before it premiered, of course this drove Howard Shore crazy.... I am thinking they have it better planned out now. So my guess is, we won't know an actual run time, till November.

[Velmeran]

I found myself liking John Howe's works better than Lee's.


Then again, I love most of Howe's works.

Picked up the HarperCollins paperback release of HoME just based on the covers...


Some closer shots...

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I'm really looking forward to seeing Smaug to see who Howe's influence in the art direction with The Hobbit plays out...
- Smaug the Golden
- Weta's Faux Bronze sculpture (or the real bronze one only $4,900)
- Misc. Other renditions...The Cup of Morning Shadows, Smaug Vignette, From the 3D Hobbit Pop-Up Book, From There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit poster

[jbig31]

Howe has grown on me a lot but, I'm partial to Lee's artwork.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Velmeran

So a week or so ago I said I'd take some pics of the 2013 Tolkien Calendar. Well here they are,fresh from my shaky DroidX camera... they're a bit big so I'm just tossing a link to a shared dropdbox location. I'll see if I can't find time to resize them to a managable level (and rotate the images) and re-upload them so they can just be embedded into the post and spoiler tagged.

Anyway here is the 2013 Tolkien Calendar

UHG! Not Alan Lee again!

I hate most of his Tolkien work. Wish that they would have used Nasmith instead.

I received one of his Tolkien calenders way back in the late 80's and had to either skip some months or hold them back because of my dislike for his style in some pics. I wish that he would go do some other genre instead.

Thanks for posting that though.

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[jbig31]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

UHG! Not Alan Lee again!

I hate most of his Tolkien work. Wish that they would have used Nasmith instead.

I received one of his Tolkien calenders way back in the late 80's and had to either skip some months or hold them back because of my dislike for his style in some pics. I wish that he would go do some other genre instead.

Thanks for posting that though.

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I guess likes and dislikes make us all unique?!?

But, I do have The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-Earth by Brian Sibley & John Howe. Absolutely beautiful artwork!

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by jbig31

I guess likes and dislikes make us all unique?!?

But, I do have The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-Earth by Brian Sibley & John Howe. Absolutely beautiful artwork!

Yea, I guess so.

However, this painting of Glaurung by him is one of my favorite Tolkien related.

[jbig31]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

Yea, I guess so.

However, this painting of Glaurung by him is one of my favorite Tolkien related.

[Duffy12]

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Now every time that I watch 'Fellowship of the Ring' and when Bilbo is yearning to travel again and says-

"I want to see mountains again, mountains, Gandalf! And then find somewhere quiet where I can finish my book."

I will now immediately think of these following scenes, and a get a tear in my eye. (sniff)

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[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by jbig31

But, I do have The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-Earth by Brian Sibley & John Howe. Absolutely beautiful artwork!

Hmmm

I LOVE maps myself. I might have to look into getting that.

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[jbig31]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Now every time that I watch 'Fellowship of the Ring' and when Bilbo is yearning to travel again and says-

"I want to see mountains again, mountains, Gandalf! And then find somewhere quiet where I can finish my book."

I will now immediately think of these following scenes, and a get a tear in my eye. (sniff)

[Show spoiler]

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I agree, I'm really liking the (quick) look of Mirkwood and Dol Guldor in the distance.

[Constitution 101]

So getting pumped! So gonna triple dip when the Hobbit trilogy hits blu!

[jbig31]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

Hmmm

I LOVE maps myself. I might have to look into getting that.

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I kinda forgot that I had it in my collection, and went and dug it out. I forgot how sweet of a book/map set this is! If you like maps then you should definitely look into it!

EDIT: Check out The Atlas of Middle-Earth too! Another great resource!

[Cook]

Anyone know where I can download this in 1080p mp4 to watch on my ps3?

[Lnds500]

Originally Posted by Cook

Anyone know where I can download this in 1080p mp4?

Go to trailers.apple.com and select 1080. It will open QuickTime and when it loads fully select file and select 'save as'

[Cook]

Originally Posted by Lnds500

Go to trailers.apple.com and select 1080. It will open QuickTime and when it loads fully select file and select 'save as'

I meant on my ps3. Sorry I should have clarified.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by Cook

I meant on my ps3. Sorry I should have clarified.

http://www.iverged.com

You get all sorts of trailers and if it's not on their atm, it certainly will be soon. That sites for all you PS3 owners

[Cook]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

http://www.iverged.com

You get all sorts of trailers and if it's not on their atm, it certainly will be soon. That sites for all you PS3 owners

Thank you so much! I've been looking for a site like this for ages.

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

I hope that I am wrong as his

[Show spoiler]demise by Glamdring is much better.

With regards to the Goblin King, Ian McKellen posted this on his blog last November:

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Musings during a long wait today, which has been a respite from a lot of fighting in Middle-earth. In The Hobbit, Gandalf is part old duffer but more he's a soldier. Peter Jackson, who likes to see the old guys fighting it out, reminded me the other day that Gandalf is a commander, a general. Having slain the Great Goblin I was being a bit too indulgent with the dwarves who meanwhile had mislaid Bilbo in the goblin tunnels. I've played enough soldiers to see that PJ was right and in the next take I was very stern.

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by Velmeran

So a week or so ago I said I'd take some pics of the 2013 Tolkien Calendar. Well here they are,fresh from my shaky DroidX camera... they're a bit big so I'm just tossing a link to a shared dropdbox location. I'll see if I can't find time to resize them to a managable level (and rotate the images) and re-upload them so they can just be embedded into the post and spoiler tagged.

Anyway here is the 2013 Tolkien Calendar

Thanks for those, they look brilliant.

[chris_sc77]

yet another HOBBIT movie confirmation!
Unfortunately it's for Asylums THE AGE OF THE HOBBITS
http://snarkcriticpop.com/2012/08/th...f-the-hobbits/