The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Theatrical)

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Now I have the extended cut of the first film, I'll probably just wait for the Smaug extended release. And if I'm lucky it may pop up in next years Black Friday deals.

I'm happy enough to have both and have the option which to watch (which was a decision that came up more often with LOTR with the 30 - 40 mins worth of extra stuff in; 13 minutes in AUJ isn't exactly a dealbreaker time-wise) so will pick this up and then the Extended Edition later on.

I have to say I'm looking forward more the the DOS:EE than I was for the AUJ:EE as there's just so much room for expansion in DOS, especially in the earlier scenes. We will hopefully be getting a lot more of Beorn and Mirkwood in the EE which is exciting as they were two of my favourite parts of the book. Also hopefully more Thranduil.

[beadelf]

wont be buying this...not when EE edition will be available! also have refused to by any lord of the rings on blu! when I know that george lucas...I mean peter jackson will eventually release a 6 box EE boxset!!

[Blu Lemmy]

Saw this at the weekend, thought it was excellent

[TommySyk]

I really want to pick this up on release date, but I think I'll wait for the extended edition like I did with the first film. It'll be tougher this time, but I think I'll manage

I thought this film was great.

[communichaoz]

Originally Posted by beadelf

wont be buying this...not when EE edition will be available! also have refused to by any lord of the rings on blu! when I know that george lucas...I mean peter jackson will eventually release a 6 box EE boxset!!

Same here. I did the same with the TV series Breaking bad and Dexter, just waited for the series to be over, will do the same with Game of thrones. patience has its rewards (and saves space and money).

[AJD1984]

Hi peeps.

Just to give you an idea of what the EE could potentially look like I've mocked it up in photoshop. The purple is the same used for the deluxe edition of the soundtrack (like the brown/orange take from An Unexpected Journey)

Andrew

[BaerGriggs]

Originally Posted by AJD1984

Hi peeps.

Just to give you an idea of what the EE could potentially look like I've mocked it up in photoshop. The purple is the same used for the deluxe edition of the soundtrack (like the brown/orange take from An Unexpected Journey)

Good call. I'd forgotten that the EE had the same color scheme as the deluxe soundtrack. I really like the purple scheme used for the soundtrack of DOS.

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by AJD1984

Hi peeps.

Just to give you an idea of what the EE could potentially look like I've mocked it up in photoshop. The purple is the same used for the deluxe edition of the soundtrack (like the brown/orange take from An Unexpected Journey)

Andrew

[Show spoiler]

I think you've gotten the outer packaging spot on, well done

The only thing I would say is wrong is the middle art as they won't use the main theatrical poster. My hope is that, as the first was Bilbo, we'll get Gandalf and Thorin on the next two to make a trilogy of the main three characters. So I would guess either of these two images would make it in (probably Gandalf as he's more well known, to give audiences another film of Thorin before they put him on a cover by himself)

[AJD1984]

Originally Posted by Buddy Ackerman

I think you've gotten the outer packaging spot on, well done

The only thing I would say is wrong is the middle art as they won't use the main theatrical poster. My hope is that, as the first was Bilbo, we'll get Gandalf and Thorin on the next two to make a trilogy of the main three characters. So I would guess either of these two images would make it in (probably Gandalf as he's more well known, to give audiences another film of Thorin before they put him on a cover by himself)

Cheers. I'll work up a character one later as it needs more work. The positioning of the title would probably be in the middle also. I'll go with Gandalf.

Andrew

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by AJD1984

Cheers. I'll work up a character one later as it needs more work. The positioning of the title would probably be in the middle also. I'll go with Gandalf.

Andrew

Brilliant, I'm curious to see how it looks as I think you might be pretty close to what we'll see next year in eleven long months time...