Is anyone else psyched for this movie when it comes out in December? 8)
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI3f4b-b8ig (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI3f4b-b8ig)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Glad Peter Jackson will be directing this one too. I loved their adaptation of the LotR series.
My husband certainly is. I'm looking forward to it, but he's counting down the days. He's got The Hobbit wallpaper and screen savers on his computer. If he could get away with it, they'd be on mine too. :D
I am also very excited! I always liked the Hobbit book better than the Lord of the Rings books.
Quote from: Velma on March 17, 2012, 10:06:24 PM
My husband certainly is. I'm looking forward to it, but he's counting down the days. He's got The Hobbit wallpaper and screen savers on his computer. If he could get away with it, they'd be on mine too. :D
LOL
They used to have downloadable countdown clocks that you would place on your desktop for certain movies. They would count down the minutes too. ;D
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on March 17, 2012, 11:25:01 PM
I am also very excited! I always liked the Hobbit book better than the Lord of the Rings books.
I read the Hobbit when I was around 7 or 8 (can't remember exactly) and thought they were quite fascinating. ;D
The movie is going to be in two parts, which means that they will be better able to develop the story but on the downside we'll have to wait a year till the conclusion comes out.
An Unexpected Journey (dec 2012) and There and Back Again (dec 2013)
Sadly no. I loved the book as a kid but its something about the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings that I could not stand, they are just too twee for me and if the trailer is anything to go by then it looks like more of the same. I was excited when Guillermo del Toro was involved with the project as he wanted to take the first film in a different direction from the Lord of the Rings, but when he left I lost interest.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 17, 2012, 09:59:20 PM
Glad Peter Jackson will be directing this one too. I loved their adaptation of the LotR series.
I actually love Peter Jackson as a director. Bad Taste is my favourite of all his movies.
However I have already seen countless hours of Peter's adaptation of middle earth, I would have prefered to see a different style in the Hobbit.
I would also prefer to see Peter doing something different.
Yay Hobbit, when do they start on the Silmarillion?
I will be there on day one!
I'm looking forward to it, and I'll admit I searched that clip for a glimpse of Aidan Turner, who left Being Human in order to do the next batch of LotR movies, but I realized I probably wouldn't recognize him thru the make-up.
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on March 18, 2012, 12:25:26 AM
Yay Hobbit, when do they start on the Silmarillion?
In ten years, perhaps?
Quote from: Crow on March 17, 2012, 11:32:24 PM
Sadly no. I loved the book as a kid but its something about the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings that I could not stand, they are just too twee for me and if the trailer is anything to go by then it looks like more of the same. I was excited when Guillermo del Toro was involved with the project as he wanted to take the first film in a different direction from the Lord of the Rings, but when he left I lost interest.
:o Impossible...someone who isn't a fan of PJ's adaptation, you cannot exist!
;)
Quote from: Stevil on March 17, 2012, 11:54:13 PM
I actually love Peter Jackson as a director. Bad Taste is my favourite of all his movies.
However I have already seen countless hours of Peter's adaptation of middle earth, I would have prefered to see a different style in the Hobbit.
I would also prefer to see Peter doing something different.
I find it odd that he stayed relatively quiet after completing the LotR movies. I had expected him to go on to be a world-class director. ??? Would've been interesting to see how he did in a very different genre, such as sci-fi or something.
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 18, 2012, 12:47:24 AM
I will be there on day one!
I hope I'll be able to watch it on day one too, hopefully it'll have a worldwide release date, but with the necessary subtitling, that's rarely the case :(
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 18, 2012, 01:55:39 AM
I'm looking forward to it, and I'll admit I searched that clip for a glimpse of Aidan Turner, who left Being Human in order to do the next batch of LotR movies, but I realized I probably wouldn't recognize him thru the make-up.
I had to look him up (I've been a bit isolated from movie culture for a while now...)
He's Kili, or the second dwarf firing a bow that Gandalf introduces.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 18, 2012, 05:54:26 AM
I find it odd that he stayed relatively quiet after completing the LotR movies. I had expected him to go on to be a world-class director. ??? Would've been interesting to see how he did in a very different genre, such as sci-fi or something.
He did King Kong, which was pretty spectacular.
I thought The Lovely Bones was terrific.
He is also going to do Tin Tin and Spielberg will be a hard act to follow.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 18, 2012, 05:54:26 AM
Quote from: Crow on March 17, 2012, 11:32:24 PM
Sadly no. I loved the book as a kid but its something about the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings that I could not stand, they are just too twee for me and if the trailer is anything to go by then it looks like more of the same. I was excited when Guillermo del Toro was involved with the project as he wanted to take the first film in a different direction from the Lord of the Rings, but when he left I lost interest.
:o Impossible...someone who isn't a fan of PJ's adaptation, you cannot exist!
;)
Most people look at me like I just shat an their mother when I tell them that, but I also don't like Star Wars, Star Trek (except the latest movie that was great), or Doctor Who and I would say they all have a similar sort of cliquey style about them that I don't find appealing.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 18, 2012, 05:54:26 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 18, 2012, 01:55:39 AM
I'm looking forward to it, and I'll admit I searched that clip for a glimpse of Aidan Turner, who left Being Human in order to do the next batch of LotR movies, but I realized I probably wouldn't recognize him thru the make-up.
I had to look him up (I've been a bit isolated from movie culture for a while now...)
He's Kili, or the second dwarf firing a bow that Gandalf introduces.
OK, got him on a second look. Also noticed that the Oakenshield person is being played by Richard Armitage. This should be interesting.
Quote from: Stevil on March 18, 2012, 09:46:00 AM
He did King Kong, which was pretty spectacular.
I thought The Lovely Bones was terrific.
He is also going to do Tin Tin and Spielberg will be a hard act to follow.
I did watch King Kong with anticipation and I didn't feel let down, even though I don't particularly like the story. As for Lovely Bones, I'll have to rent it or something sometime, in all honesty it's film that I had never heard of before (damn, I feel like such an island).
Did you, being a New Zelander, recognise any of the outdoor scenarios he filmed in? What a stunning country you live in. ;D
Quote from: Crow on March 18, 2012, 02:10:19 PM
Most people look at me like I just shat an their mother when I tell them that, but I also don't like Star Wars, Star Trek (except the latest movie that was great), or Doctor Who and I would say they all have a similar sort of cliquey style about them that I don't find appealing.
I also don't like Doctor Who (watched just one episode and thought...nah). As for Star Trek, I actually like it as a whole better than Star Wars, but never really got into it. I like some philosophical elements of Star Wars, but as scientific reality, it keeps me biting my lip quite a bit (I just can't get over those things ::) ).
What sort of movies do you find more appealing?
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 18, 2012, 03:26:15 PM
OK, got him on a second look. Also noticed that the Oakenshield person is being played by Richard Armitage. This should be interesting.
I think that it's kind of cool that the producers cast some actors that aren't as well known in the Americas for prominent roles (unless I'm totally mistaken...I'm actually one of the least qualified people to ask about which actors are famous in which parts of the world :P ). It's what PJ did when he directed LotR though. :)
Clip to a press conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338IwBMpwxs&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338IwBMpwxs&feature=related)
I remember poo-pooing all the advance hype for the LOTR movies when they were announced, since the new Star Wars trilogy was coming out soon and I was sure it would be superior. Needless to say, egg-on-face :) I'm definitely looking forward to this. I found The Hobbit much more readable than LOTR.
It's crazy to think it's been so long since Return of the King. I am definitely looking forward to the hobbit~
I thought the book was a little boring, but from the trailer, i'm sure the dragon battle will actually be epic.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 19, 2012, 02:33:48 AM
As for Lovely Bones, I'll have to rent it or something sometime, in all honesty it's film that I had never heard of before (damn, I feel like such an island).
The Lovely Bones Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATEIvQx518&feature=related)
It's a pretty serious drama, in a similar vein to Heavenly Creatures.
It wasn't released as a Block Buster, just something that Peter and Fran wanted to do.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 19, 2012, 02:33:48 AM
Did you, being a New Zelander, recognise any of the outdoor scenarios he filmed in? What a stunning country you live in. ;D
Yes, its actually become quite a tourist thing, people come over here to see some of the locations that were used to shoot LOTR.
Most of the wide shot scenery stuff is the South Island, it is spectacular.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 19, 2012, 02:33:48 AM
What sort of movies do you find more appealing?
oo thats a hard question, I watch so many films and have such varied tastes I don't think I can really answer that, but here is a quick list of some of my favorite film that I can think of as that's probably a better way to answer the question: Layer Cake, Back to the Future, Blade Runner, A Room for Romeo Brass, Nil by Mouth, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Amelia, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, A Single Man, Fargo, Paris Je T'Aime, The Lives of Others, Four Lions, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Tony Takitani, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, I Am Love, Do the Right Thing, The Grifters, Crooklyn.
The film I am most looking forward to is Prometheus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcHYisZFLU).
Well, unless they have managed to cast someone disgustingly cute for a role that doesn't call for it again, I think this will be very good indeed.
Quote from: Asmodean on March 19, 2012, 05:53:19 PM
Well, unless they have managed to cast someone disgustingly cute for a role that doesn't call for it again, I think this will be very good indeed.
In real life I know many "disgustingly" cute people in jobs that don't call for being that cute and yet...
But yeah, I know what you mean. It is big money business after all, sex sells, there is no way around that fact.
Quote from: Firebird on March 19, 2012, 02:57:14 AM
I remember poo-pooing all the advance hype for the LOTR movies when they were announced, since the new Star Wars trilogy was coming out soon and I was sure it would be superior. Needless to say, egg-on-face :) I'm definitely looking forward to this. I found The Hobbit much more readable than LOTR.
I agree about the comparision between the books. If you can get past the first half of the Fellowship of the Ring, you can get through them all well enough (all uphill from there where the adventure really starts). As for the Hobbit, it's enjoyable from the start.
Quote from: Sweetdeath on March 19, 2012, 03:08:56 AM
It's crazy to think it's been so long since Return of the King. I am definitely looking forward to the hobbit~
I thought the book was a little boring, but from the trailer, i'm sure the dragon battle will actually be epic.
I know, it's been a decade already. They could try re-releasing it in 3D, like they've done with the Star Wars trilogy and Titanic... ;D
Quote from: Crow on March 19, 2012, 05:26:49 PM
oo thats a hard question, I watch so many films and have such varied tastes I don't think I can really answer that, but here is a quick list of some of my favorite film that I can think of as that's probably a better way to answer the question: Layer Cake, Back to the Future, Blade Runner, A Room for Romeo Brass, Nil by Mouth, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Amelia, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, A Single Man, Fargo, Paris Je T'Aime, The Lives of Others, Four Lions, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Tony Takitani, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, I Am Love, Do the Right Thing, The Grifters, Crooklyn.
The film I am most looking forward to is Prometheus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcHYisZFLU).
Now I
really hope that Prometheus will be in 3D where I am. A really worthwhile sci-fi movie hasn't happened in a bit of a while. 8) Some 'Alien' fans I know will be very happy :D
Quote from: Asmodean on March 19, 2012, 05:53:19 PM
Well, unless they have managed to cast someone disgustingly cute for a role that doesn't call for it again, I think this will be very good indeed.
I'm wondering who you might be referring too. ??? Gollum, by any chance? :P Guess not.
I'm glad that they re cast Ian McKellen as Gandalf. On the other hand it's a pity that Ian Holm isn't going to be playing the younger Bilbo as well, after watching Henry V I noticed just how good of an actor he is.
Quote from: Stevil on March 19, 2012, 04:03:55 AM
The Lovely Bones Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATEIvQx518&feature=related)
It's a pretty serious drama, in a similar vein to Heavenly Creatures.
It wasn't released as a Block Buster, just something that Peter and Fran wanted to do.
I had actually watched that trailer some time ago, but at the time didn't notice that it was directed by Peter Jackson. It's a movie that I would watch even if it hadn't been directed by him, so now double the reason to. :)
Quote from: Stevil on March 19, 2012, 04:03:55 AM
Yes, its actually become quite a tourist thing, people come over here to see some of the locations that were used to shoot LOTR.
Most of the wide shot scenery stuff is the South Island, it is spectacular.
Good to know (adds South Island to places I simply must visit). Damn, and to think that my father was prevented from moving us to NZ at the last moment :(
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 21, 2012, 01:52:49 AM
I'm wondering who you might be referring too. ??? Gollum, by any chance? :P Guess not.
Gollum was cute-ish, but no, I was not talking about Andy Serkis. The wizards were pretty much perfect too, as were the elves.
Yes!! I am SO EXCITED about the Hobbit movies!!The huge downer is the WAIT until the first and then the second one come out, in which I try not to think about it to often...lol. Tolkien is one of my favorite authors; what an incredible imagination!!!
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 21, 2012, 01:52:49 AM
I know, it's been a decade already. They could try re-releasing it in 3D, like they've done with the Star Wars trilogy and Titanic... ;D
I know it's a little off-topic, but I hate how studios re-release movies with changes to "improve" things. It really takes away from the experience of watching them again. Star Wars is the worst offender, of course, but Star Trek does it too. They re-released the original series with new special effects, and I just read that they're going to do the same thing with "Star Trek: The Next Generation", which actually had decent effects, especially for the time. It's all so damn gimmicky.
End rant :)
Personally, I like cool-looking effects. Especially in Sci-Fi. Our view futuristic- or alien-looking has changed in the past few decades, and in my opinion, a lot of the old Sci-Fi sucks as far as the effects go. Terrible robots too, where there are those.
Quote from: Asmodean on March 24, 2012, 08:25:22 PM
Personally, I like cool-looking effects. Especially in Sci-Fi. Our view futuristic- or alien-looking has changed in the past few decades, and in my opinion, a lot of the old Sci-Fi sucks as far as the effects go. Terrible robots too, where there are those.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG0ochx16Dg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG0ochx16Dg)
Oh man, childhood nostalgia!
Quote from: Firebird on March 24, 2012, 07:52:26 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 21, 2012, 01:52:49 AM
I know, it's been a decade already. They could try re-releasing it in 3D, like they've done with the Star Wars trilogy and Titanic... ;D
I know it's a little off-topic, but I hate how studios re-release movies with changes to "improve" things. It really takes away from the experience of watching them again. Star Wars is the worst offender, of course, but Star Trek does it too. They re-released the original series with new special effects, and I just read that they're going to do the same thing with "Star Trek: The Next Generation", which actually had decent effects, especially for the time. It's all so damn gimmicky.
End rant :)
To be honest I never watched a remake where they redigitised special effects. I think I would watch the LotR series if they released it in 3D though, for the sake of a different experience.
Though imagining Lost In Space redigitised does seem weird, and so it must be with other movies that were realeased maybe around 10 to 15 years ago. The difference between the original and modernised is too big.
Quote from: Firebird on March 24, 2012, 07:52:26 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 21, 2012, 01:52:49 AM
I know, it's been a decade already. They could try re-releasing it in 3D, like they've done with the Star Wars trilogy and Titanic... ;D
I know it's a little off-topic, but I hate how studios re-release movies with changes to "improve" things. It really takes away from the experience of watching them again. Star Wars is the worst offender, of course, but Star Trek does it too. They re-released the original series with new special effects, and I just read that they're going to do the same thing with "Star Trek: The Next Generation", which actually had decent effects, especially for the time. It's all so damn gimmicky.
End rant :)
I heard about this, (http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1784071) they wanted to release a wide screen version and it was possible with the original film but the special effects were another matter, they had to be recreated. The old squarish TV series do look old, last generation not next.