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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Trailer #2
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Charles Foster Kane
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The trailer looks fantastic. It's so beautiful. Some shots are breathtaking.
bengraven
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brandonh83
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The Hobbit: An Expected Stiffy
maquiladora
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At the very end, that is the
Goblin King that lands on the dwarves? I see a crown.
ZombieSupaStar
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nah he looks different, I noticed it right away in the higher res trailer, definitely "better tech" behind him.
bengraven
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Very interesting. The huge goiter kind of matches with the concept pictures that leaked.
I assumed it was a cave troll in Goblin City but you may be right.
Holy shit I think you're right!
Charles Foster Kane
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Yep.
This gif is going to become a classic repost (hopefully)
Looks like you're right, nice catch. I won't post a screenshot of it since it would probably be deemed a spoiler seeing as he looks
dead
Basic premisse is that 13 dwarves want to return to their ancient homeland that was ravaged by the dragon. Gandalf provides them with "sneaky thief" [Bilbo] that they require for the journey. By the end of the first film, Bilbo will in a way manage to become very sneaky [hint hint
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Me like. McKellan looks great.
krypt0nian
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BEST DAY EVER, BEST DAY EVER!
SCULLIBUNDO
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maquiladora
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Whats happening in that part where something is breaking through the roof of Radagast's house?
Joe Shlabotnik
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I haven't kept up with how they're dividing the films, but the very basic premise is that the dwarves are attempting to reclaim their treasure in their ancient home of Erebor (the Lonely Mountain) after the dragon Smaug attacked it and took it over years ago.
Also he maybe looks healthier because ring is with him, and he was not yet tortured by Sauron.
Jibbajabbawockky
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Looks great! That most likely was just generic trailer music and nothing from Howard Shore, right? That music was the only thing kind of "meh" about that trailer.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I thought Gollum looked fantastic.
BruceLeeRoy
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That looks spectacular.
PJ and Tolkien continue to be made for one another.
Are you just referring to the fact that Smaug won't show up till the other movies?
PJ and Tolkien continue to be made for one another.
Are you just referring to the fact that Smaug won't show up till the other movies?
bengraven
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Nice, Im getting a FOTR vibe with this one, that's a really great thing.
Totally and Fellowship was my favorite.
But back to the stone giants, we got a half-serious mention of them in the Hobbit (I think it was more of a tongue in cheek fairy tale thing like the trolls being Cockney, than a serious attempt by Tolkien at adding them to his canon), but it looks like we'll have more interactions with them in the film. In the book the giants are just throwing stones at each other, looks like our heroes will have to dodge them now.
I effing loved this.
Waiting for Reddit to replace these with lightsabers.
Correct, that wasn't Howard Shore music, there was a story about it a few days ago that the trailer would be using genericly epic 'trailer music'. Fear not
maquiladora
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I really like the tone of humor too. I was worried it was going to be too serious or too campy but from this trailer it felt just right.
I have a feeling it's going to be a very entertaining movie.
Come on December, fuuuuuuuuuck.
I have a feeling it's going to be a very entertaining movie.
Come on December, fuuuuuuuuuck.
I really like the tone of humor too. I was worried it was going to be too serious or too campy but from this trailer it felt just right.
I have a feeling it's going to be a very entertaining movie.
Come on December, fuuuuuuuuuck.
I think Jackson definitely saw the fan concerns over the last trailer, that the tone was too serious. To me, this trailer shows exactly what The Hobbit is, an epic, fun, and many times goofy/weird adventure.
I really like the tone of humor too. I was worried it was going to be too serious or too campy but from this trailer it felt just right.
I have a feeling it's going to be a very entertaining movie.
Come on December, fuuuuuuuuuck.
Yeah, it felt like a perfect middle ground between the tone of the Hobbit, and the tone of Peter Jackson's original trilogy. If they can keep a good balance there, I think it will be fantastic.
maquiladora
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The only thing I didn't like was the off the shelf trailer music. Wish they tried to work some of Howard Shore's new score into it.
Oh thanks for that, I was about to ask what was going on about them in this movie.
The way Galadriel said "Mithrandir..." gave me goosebumps.
Starsunder
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Looks amazing. Fucking amazing. I had no doubts, and I was right.
And the scenery. :O
And the scenery. :O
God...frey Jones
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"YOU'VE GOTTTT TO BE JOKIN'.
Can't wait!
Can't wait!
brandonh83
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Sure there is. They will be good movies. That's all the reason needed.
bengraven
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Yeah, I said that earlier, too.
I'm not a Blanchett guy, but that shot and dialogue made me one. When she said "Mithrandir" I fell backwards off my desk chair and melted into the carpet. My wife had to put me in the freezer for ten minutes to try and watch the trailer again.
Considering this is the last time in a LONG time we'll get a Middle-Earth film, yes there can be. I don't care if the first movie is just the unexpected party and the clean up afterwards.
A movie a chapter, because the next time I see a Tolkien film, I'll have my great grandchildren on my lap.
That said, I wish we could have gotten a few shots from the other movies. It really did look like we were getting a movie made up of only 5 or 6 scenes.
God...frey Jones
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Shit up the other thread if you want to discuss that, this is about the trailer.
Which is awesome.
I'd bet like $10 that the pacing will feel all slow and bloated. This will be like a 5 hour cut of King Kong.
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