The Hobbit Trilogy Discussion Thread

[Duffy12]

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Peter Jackson’s daughter Katie Jackson indicated on her Twitter account on June 9 that “the next Hobbit production vlog will be up within the next 2 weeks”. So it seems we’ll have more to chew over by June 23 at the latest.

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[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by leey

Not a good choice to start, if you're not a reader. LOTR is harsh to read for "young" readers...

*confused*

I disagree. And he never said he was young. I think a classic like LOTR is a great start.

One of the first novels I remember reading was Knightfall when I was nine. The things Bane did to those hookers... and the racist guy at the end... what's wrong with LOTR?

And he's starting with The Hobbit anyway. A children's book.

P.S. Joey Jordison rocks, hard!

[radagast]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Why isn't Bilbo wearing the Ring when he meets Smaug? In the book, Smaug thinks the invisible Bilbo is a "Lakeman", and acts accordingly. Or are they scrapping the idea of an invisible Bilbo, and Smaug deducing Bilbo's identity incorrectly?

I had the same question.

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by leey

Not a good choice to start, if you're not a reader. LOTR is harsh to read for "young" readers...

I'm 26 and I'm an active reader. I read the Hobbit 2 years ago and I enjoyed it. I bought a LOTR copy with all 3 volumes in one. I was enjoying the start, but once they begin the journey it got really tedious for me. I'm not going to trash this beloved book or anything, but reading paragraph after paragraph, page after page, of Tolkien describing the weather and the land, really got to me. I was over 100 pages in when I looked at the 800 pages or so that was left, and just slowly closed the book.

I'll give it another shot in the future.

[ObiTrentKenobi]

Originally Posted by spanky87

I'm 26 and I'm an active reader. I read the Hobbit 2 years ago and I enjoyed it. I bought a LOTR copy with all 3 volumes in one. I was enjoying the start, but once they begin the journey it got really tedious for me. I'm not going to trash this beloved book or anything, but reading paragraph after paragraph, page after page, of Tolkien describing the weather and the land, really got to me. I was over 100 pages in when I looked at the 800 pages or so that was left, and just slowly closed the book.

I'll give it another shot in the future.

That's like my first experience as well. It took me a good year to actually finish the 4 books chronologically. What I did differently though was, I skipped a lot of nonsense during my first reading just to get through it. I outright skipped entire pages even, but I was never lost or felt I didn't know what was going on, so I don't think I missed anything at the time. 2 years later, I decided to read them all again, but not skip anything this time - and it was a much easier read the second time, and only picked up on extremely small details that didn't matter to the story or experience for me.

When Tolkien starts getting into the color and texture of grass in Middle Earth, it's time to skip a couple paragraphs and get on with the story...

[ObiTrentKenobi]

Originally Posted by AmrlKJaneway

*confused*

I disagree. And he never said he was young. I think a classic like LOTR is a great start.

One of the first novels I remember reading was Knightfall when I was nine. The things Bane did to those hookers... and the racist guy at the end... what's wrong with LOTR?

And he's starting with The Hobbit anyway. A children's book.

P.S. Joey Jordison rocks, hard!

I would hardly label The Hobbit (and the rest of LOTR mythology) as a "children's" story. It's riddled with too much violence and plot, and the books are WAY too advanced for a child. It's - at best - a young adult story.

[rikraq]

I work at a library and the books are listed as "Young Adult".

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by spanky87

I'm 26 and I'm an active reader. I read the Hobbit 2 years ago and I enjoyed it. I bought a LOTR copy with all 3 volumes in one. I was enjoying the start, but once they begin the journey it got really tedious for me. I'm not going to trash this beloved book or anything, but reading paragraph after paragraph, page after page, of Tolkien describing the weather and the land, really got to me. I was over 100 pages in when I looked at the 800 pages or so that was left, and just slowly closed the book.

I'll give it another shot in the future.

Oh no, no, no!

It gets so good! Fellowship took me months to get through all those chapters on cooking and trees and ugh... Tom Bombadil (glad he hasn't shown up in four films), Towers took me a month, and Return took a week! You gotta do it!

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by ObiTrentKenobi

I would hardly label The Hobbit (and the rest of LOTR mythology) as a "children's" story. It's riddled with too much violence and plot, and the books are WAY too advanced for a child. It's - at best - a young adult story.

Maybe for kids these days. But not when I was a kid.

We used to watch cartoon characters literally kill each other. Once I saw an animated cat put a gun to his head because he was sick of the mouse getting the best of him. Times change.

I doubt that Groge511 is a kid anyway. Or a young adult. Let's let him read his fantastic book, already? We don't have to recommend a bunch of Spot titles to him before he starts. Lol.

He owns Scarface... I think he'll be fine with The Hobbit...

[Falaskan]

This series will never be as good partially because the orcs are mainly CGI this time around.

[SkillzthatKillz]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

This series will never be as good partially because the orcs are mainly CGI this time around.

I thought most of the orcs looked fine except for Azog, who's unfortunately the main Orc. Is it just me or does Azog's skin look almost textureless?

[Foggy]

Extended edition of An Unxpected Journey has got an MPAA rating, which confirms it should be coming.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/lone-ra...ings-bulletin/

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Extended edition of An Unxpected Journey has got an MPAA rating, which confirms it should be coming.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/lone-ra...ings-bulletin/

Sweet guess we were right holding off

[srinivas1015]

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[Hokeyboy]

Regarding reading LOTR: I first read it when I was 10 and a budding D&D player/computer geek (1981). I couldn't get enough of it. I was LOST in that beautifully detailed world. It fired my imagination like nothing I ever read before. The experience isn't just the story, but the telling of it.

As far as this latest Hobbit trailer... I really liked the first movie (didn't love it, but came away with a generally positive feeling) but I can't seem to muster much excitement over this new footage. It's a "more of the same" feeling that engenders little more than humdrummery. Still, I'll be there to watch it opening weekend.

I enjoy Indian women.

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Extended edition of An Unxpected Journey has got an MPAA rating, which confirms it should be coming.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/lone-ra...ings-bulletin/

Cool. Hope we get details and run time soon.

[Galactus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRA_eVAyH5c

My God New Zealand is a very beautiful country.

[Groge511]

I think when leey said "young" i think he meant "un-experienced" reader. But to clarify with everyone I'm 22 and I'm managing The Hobbit just fine thank you! :P
Yes i don't read very often but i do like reading a book when i know i like the film (or tv show) as this way i know what I'm getting into. I relate more to the visual media i would say

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by Groge511

I think when leey said "young" i think he meant "un-experienced" reader. But to clarify with everyone I'm 22 and I'm managing The Hobbit just fine thank you! :P
Yes i don't read very often but i do like reading a book when i know i like the film (or tv show) as this way i know what I'm getting into. I relate more to the visual media i would say

You have the home theatre and collection of a 30-40 year old. Good job!

And I don't understand everyone at all. Maybe they had trouble reading the books, but The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are children's books. Hence the reason most people (and I'm not dissing on you for not getting around to it earlier) read them in primary school, or early high school.

My parents bought me a Michael Chrichton book last Christmas. WAY above my reading level, and I do enjoy hard sci-fi. I just won third place in a hard sci-fi short story writing competition. I remember attempting Jurassic Park when I was eight... and I am really emphasizing "attempting"! That guy is way too smart to be writing fiction and needs to start writing scientific essays or something...

[radagast]

Originally Posted by AmrlKJaneway

You have the home theatre and collection of a 30-40 year old. Good job!

And I don't understand everyone at all. Maybe they had trouble reading the books, but The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are children's books. Hence the reason most people (and I'm not dissing on you for not getting around to it earlier) read them in primary school, or early high school.

My parents bought me a Michael Chrichton book last Christmas. WAY above my reading level, and I do enjoy hard sci-fi. I just won third place in a hard sci-fi short story writing competition. I remember attempting Jurassic Park when I was eight... and I am really emphasizing "attempting"! That guy is way too smart to be writing fiction and needs to start writing scientific essays or something...

"Was" way too smart. Sadly he passed away.