NeuroTypical Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I don't often weep with joy:The Hobbit TrailerI remember back in the '80's, reading Tolkein and hoping that I'd someday see the day when they got good enough at making movies to do justice to his books. Jackson's attempt at the trilogy was great. I would joke that we timed the birth of our kids to make it possible for us to go see the movies without newborns. Let's keep our fingers crossed for four in a row. LM(Look at that - goosebumps from the trailer!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 This makes me so very, very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMeeshkaMow Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I credit "The Hobbit" with helping me get better grades. In 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, I was getting horrible grades/scores on everything. My reading teacher suggested I read "The Hobbit" in 6th grade. I could not put it down. It was the first time I found the magic of reading. It was so cool to see images in my head as I read. It was like a movie in my head. All my grades went up to straight A's because you can see everything in reading (spelling, grammar, sequences, etc). Now it will be a movie from Jackson!!! So excited!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZionsRodeVos Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I've enjoyed the trilogy and watched it many times. I look forward to watching The Hobbit. I've always liked fantasy. I'm pleased to see they've managed to bring back a lot of the same people to play the characters we know from the trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueMom Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I am soooo happy about this!!!!! I loved the books...and I have read all of them regarding ME. I just wish the Tolkien Estate would release the Sil...so all those fantastic stories could be made into movies (before I die) And Thorin is the hottest Dwarf ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I saw the trailer this morning when I first got online. I'm so excited I'm not sure I can wait a year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEthePrimate Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I remember how excited I was when they first announced the LotR movies. Would've preferred to see The Hobbit done first, to provide the setup for LotR, but I can see why they did LotR first, as it would appeal to a larger audience (IMO). The Silmarillion is a potential gold mine for making multiple movies! Your remark about timing the birth of your kids just right reminded me of a podcast I listened to this morning about "Should it be hard to be a geek?" (from PopStuff, at How Stuff Works). One of the ladies doing the podcast reminisced about when the first Star Wars movie came out. It came out on her birthday, and she said that for about seven months, she was convinced her parents had had the movie made just for her! (Because it was expensive to make, she figured they had to allow it to be shown in theaters to defray the costs!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEthePrimate Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I saw the trailer this morning when I first got online. I'm so excited I'm not sure I can wait a year!Just out of curiosity, what alternative do you have to waiting a year? Happen to know somebody who's involved in the project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Wait - are you telling me they made an entire book based on the trailer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Wonderful!!!! Though (and now for the grumbles) I hope they've kept it true to the book. Much as I love the visual aspects of Peter Jackson's LoTR movies, I was constantly irritated by the unnecessary alterations to the story. I'm not talking about leaving Bombadil out - that was inevitable - I mean Aragorn seeming to die and then coming back. Why was Minas Tirith surrounded by rough prairie instead of farmland - What did the people of the city eat for goodness sake? The meeting with Treebeard was totally different from how it was in the book, and why wasn't Sam present in the Mirror of Galadriel scene? (His reaction to Galadriel's visions is one of the most poignant moments in the story, and it was totally wasted.) Then there was the touching dialogue between Frodo and Sam when they were climbing the mountains into Mordor - about how their adventures would be viewed as a tale. Instead we saw a ridiculous scene in which Gollum frames Sam for stealing rations - and Frodo believes him! I could go on complaining for hours.... They'd have done far better to have used the script of Brian Sibley's radio play from the 1980's which, though it did have a few changes from the book, was much more sensitive to the spirit of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Just out of curiosity, what alternative do you have to waiting a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADoyle90815 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I'm also excited about this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threepercent Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 when I left the movie Jurassic Park, I knew they could now make the LOTR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 One of my fave stories. Still getting used to gandalf not sounding like Leonard Nimoy tho XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I have watched it everyday for quite a few days now. I so loved that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_Small_Voice Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Anybody gone to see "The Hobbit" movie yet? If so, what are your thoughts on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Anybody gone to see "The Hobbit" movie yet? If so, what are your thoughts on it?Saw it.I'll open a new thread... so that you can keep on discussing Hobbit things without risking coming upon spoilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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