The Hobbit Trilogy Discussion Thread

[Duffy12]

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The Hobbit - An Unexpected Dinner Party (Denny's Exclusive Content)

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[Duffy12]

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Samples of each track from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Special Edition

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[blakeyamc]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Samples of each track from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Special Edition

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So good. I am actually surprised at the number of familiar themes I hear. Which, in my humble opinion, is great.

Having said that, I will not listen to the whole soundtrack, before I see the film. I listened to the Fellowship soundtrack pretty constantly before I saw the film. And it was really distracting when songs were cut up and movements moved around, especially the breaking of the Fellowship song. It really pulled me out of the film.

This definitely sounds similar to the LOTR score, in a good way.

[Duffy12]

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The Hobbit producers sue 'mockbuster' film company


The film studios behind The Hobbit films are suing low-budget company The Asylum for trademark infringement, over its new film Age of the Hobbits.

Warner Bros, New Line Cinema, MGM and The Hobbit producer Saul Zaentz want to stop them using the word Hobbit in the title of the "knockoff film".

They claim The Asylum is "free-riding" on the worldwide promotional campaign for Peter Jackson's forthcoming films.

The company is behind a string of "mockbusters" inspired by hit movies.

Producers of The Hobbit called it an "intentional and wilful attempt to trade on the popularity and goodwill" of both The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, and the JRR Tolkien novels they are based on.

Court papers obtained by The Hollywood Reporter have called Age of the Hobbits a "confusingly similar and misleading title".

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is due in UK cinemas next month, the first in a new trilogy of prequels to The Lord of the Rings.

Producers want all infringing ad materials and packaging for The Asylum's film to be destroyed, adding that it could "divert customers and potential customers away from the Hobbit films".

The Asylum had already been threatened with legal action by the Hobbit studios and The Zaentz Co which controls trademark rights to the Tolkien book.

The protected phrase has been associated with Bilbo Baggins and his fellow Middle Earth creatures since the book was first published in 1937.


'Fair use'

Age of the Hobbits is due for DVD and online release on 11 December, three days before the US opening of the official Hobbit film.

The Asylum claims its movie is legally sound because its hobbits are not based on the Tolkien creations.

Before legal papers were officially filed the company said in a statement: "Age of the Hobbits is about the real-life human subspecies, Homo Floresiensis, discovered in 2003 in Indonesia, which have been uniformly referred to as 'Hobbits' in the scientific community."

It added that the term is therefore "protected under the legal doctrines of nominal and traditional fair use".

The Asylum also suggests that a Google search of hobbits and archaeology would return dozens of articles containing the term.

Some of their previous "mockbusters" include Transmorphers, based on Michael Bay's big budget movie Transformers, and The Da Vinci Treasure, which took its name from The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks.

Based on the story of a big blockbuster they are made at a fraction of the cost and are usually released straight-to-DVD.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20252820


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[Duffy12]

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Which Middle-earth Character Are You?


http://apps.warnerbros.com/thehobbit/quiz/us/

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[Witch King of Angmar]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Which Middle-earth Character Are You?


http://apps.warnerbros.com/thehobbit/quiz/us/

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You are most like a: Wizard

You're a peacemaker, a do-gooder, a leader in a land fraught with peril. Like a wizard, you're a badass cloaked in the body of an average joe. You never turn your back on a friend or a crisis. You're selfless, intelligent, and you enjoy a well-lived life on the road.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Witch King of Angmar

You are most like a: Wizard

You're a peacemaker, a do-gooder, a leader in a land fraught with peril. Like a wizard, you're a badass cloaked in the body of an average joe. You never turn your back on a friend or a crisis. You're selfless, intelligent, and you enjoy a well-lived life on the road.

Sorry to here that man.

I know how you were hoping to be an agent of evil, 'Witch King'.

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[Rainhurt]

YOU ARE MOST LIKE AN: ELF
You have an affinity for nature and the arts, like an elf. Your tastes are refined; you're more elegant than most, and you're discriminating about who you affiliate with. Some say you're stuck up, but you're not ashamed that you take such good care of yourself and your family – who wouldn't want to flaunt all this?

[Cook]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

I'm sorry, but this story does not need 3 movies. Ridiculous.

These three films cover the hobbit, and events in the appendices at the end of rotk. The films will cover the white council, necromancer, and events that took place concurrently with the hobbit story.

[Mahatma]

I would like PJ to make an epic version of Tolstoys War&Peace! And to have the extended cuts on BD-if they can fit.Wonder if PJ would care to make running comentary on that one

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

I would like PJ to make an epic version of Tolstoys War&Peace! And to have the extended cuts on BD-if they can fit.Wonder if PJ would care to make running comentary on that one

And afterwards that could just be an appetizer for his magnum opus of the Bible.

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[Duffy12]

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More New Images From THE HOBBIT Reveal Some Misty Mountain Trolls, Goblins

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[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20252820


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNHXPFDEeFY

looks more 'Clan of the Cave Bear' than Tolkein-esque.

[TitusTroy]

so HFR (High Frame Rate) will only be available for the 3D showings of The Hobbit and no 2D showings?...what's the reason for this?...is the 48 FPS picture quality not really noticable with 2D?...I wanted to see the movie in 2D with Dolby Atmos but apparently no theaters are showing HFR + 2D + Atmos

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by TitusTroy

so HFR (High Frame Rate) will only be available for the 3D showings of The Hobbit and no 2D showings?...what's the reason for this?...is the 48 FPS picture quality not really noticable with 2D?...I wanted to see the movie in 2D with Dolby Atmos but apparently no theaters are showing HFR + 2D + Atmos

The major reason for the higher frame rate was to abate most of the ghosting problems from the 3D effects. Plus with the added bonus of reducing headaches that people get from 3D also.

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[Will21st]

Originally Posted by TitusTroy

so HFR (High Frame Rate) will only be available for the 3D showings of The Hobbit and no 2D showings?...what's the reason for this?...is the 48 FPS picture quality not really noticable with 2D?...I wanted to see the movie in 2D with Dolby Atmos but apparently no theaters are showing HFR + 2D + Atmos

I'd say it's simply economics.... most if not all of the HFR projectors will be 3D so why waste them on 2D screenings rather than collect the extra bucks for 3D? Simple,really,and exactly the way I would do it.

[raygendreau]

Saw the official trailer 2 in IMAX which ran before Skyfall today. I am ready for this in 3D.

Took the quiz. I am a Wizard, but I already knew that.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

The major reason for the higher frame rate was to abate most of the ghosting problems from the 3D effects. Plus with the added bonus of reducing headaches that people get from 3D also.

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Is this just your guess or did PJ state this somewhere? 48fps has been done before with 2d movies and it is a huge improvement over 24fps.

Originally Posted by Will21st

I'd say it's simply economics.... most if not all of the HFR projectors will be 3D so why waste them on 2D screenings rather than collect the extra bucks for 3D? Simple,really,and exactly the way I would do it.

I'm more inclined this to be the reason.

[Snicket]

I picked up my tickets for a midnight show in 3D IMAX HFR, a bit nervous about the HFR but I definitely want to experience it that way to check it out. I plan on watching it a second time in normal 24fps 2D.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Samples of each track from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Special Edition

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Ok, I must be stupid but how do I listen to these?