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[Loxley]

The whole feature is definitely worth a watch

 

[Tedesco!]

Blu-ray cover confirmed

Ultraviolet pretty much means I won't be buying this. I guess I'll have to wait until iTunes has a sale or something....

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Saved for later, thanks. I always find this kind of thing interesting but I never watch any extras from films I buy. :s

The Lord of the Rings features are well worth watching. You get a real sense of the passion of the people who worked tirelessly to adapt and bring Middle-earth to the big screen.

 

[Ryan_]

The Lord of the Rings features are well worth watching. You get a real sense of the passion of the people who worked tirelessly to adapt and bring Middle-earth to the big screen.

I probably watched EE features and the bonus material as much as the movies themselves, which is quite a lot.
The one about the creation of Gollum and the one about the completion of the last movie and the Oscars it received are my favourites.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

March 19 confirmed as Blu-ray release date

http://www.thehobbit.com/

 

[strafer]

Close to my birthday.

 

[Discotheque]

Oh fuck I better get another viewing in theatres asap

 

[NekoFever]

Ultraviolet pretty much means I won't be buying this. I guess I'll have to wait until iTunes has a sale or something....

Couldn't you rip the DVD copy if you want it on your devices?

 

[Edmond Dantès]

More Hobbit art.

http://ramida-r.deviantart.com/

 

[Altazor]

Some absolutely lovely photos of John (Beren) and Edith (Luthien)

http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/jrrtolkien/index.html


John: A flower?
Edith: Indeed!

It's funnier if you've heard Tolkien speak.

lovely, lovely pictures.

also, barring the existence of that second story on the house, I can totally see it as a hobbit hole with a very nice hobbit garden in front.

 

[Tedesco!]

Couldn't you rip the DVD copy if you want it on your devices?

No. I enjoy streaming movies directly from my Apple TV without having to have a computer on. I'll probably buy the BR used or just hold out until the Extended Editions come out and buy them used.

I really hate Ultraviolet. It is taking digital copies in the wrong direction. Hopefully it will go away in favor of universal digital downloads.

 

[dehydratedbabies]

Blu-ray cover confirmed

Not bad, it's nicer than the theatrical LotR DVD/Blu-ray art.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

First edition Lord of the Rings trilogy sells for £24,000 at auction

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-21270317


Can only imagine how much the Pryftan fragment of The Hobbit would sell for.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Weta Workshop’s Orcrist Master Swordsmith’s Edition

http://www.wetanz.com/orcrist-the-master-swordsmith-s-collection/?affiliate=1834

 

[Ryan_]

Possible spoiler here but I just found a gif that show you part of the interior of Beorn's house.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7mn8hURvH1qgzdhjo2_250.gif

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Possible spoiler here but I just found a gif that show you part of the interior of Beorn's house.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7mn8hURvH1qgzdhjo2_250.gif

Making full use of the scaling techniques.

 

[Loxley]

I'm pretty sure that gif is from the 8th video blog where they showed off Beorn's house a little bit

 

[Edmond Dantès]

I'm pretty sure that gif is from the 8th video blog where they showed off Beorn's house a little bit

Makes me wonder just how big Beorn will be.

They could be going for this scale if that set is anything to go by.

http://corecanvas.s3.amazonaws.com/theonering-0188db0e/gallery/original/86tcal_04.jpg

 

[Ixion]

Possible spoiler here but I just found a gif that show you part of the interior of Beorn's house.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7mn8hURvH1qgzdhjo2_250.gif

That's exactly how I imagined it.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

In light of the Warcraft film progressing, what other fantasy sagas would you like to see adapted?

Personally, I'd go for the Volsunga Saga, the Laxdæla saga or something more modern like Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy and Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth.


Here's hoping that The Hobbit revitalises the fantasy genre more effectively than The Lord of the Rings did.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Blu-ray cover confirmed

Meh.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

The fabled BBC dramatization starring a certain someone.

The Fellowship of the Ring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acyDKRdk50E


The Two Towers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fToH9Kucom0


The Return of the King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENeByDAFXg4

 

[Loxley]

In light of the Warcraft film progressing, what other fantasy sagas would you like to see adapted?

Personally, I'd go for the Volsunga Saga, the Laxdæla saga or something more modern like Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy and Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth.

Here's hoping that The Hobbit revitalises the fantasy genre more effectively than The Lord of the Rings did.

I would love a fantasy adventure film that embraces the more fantastical aspects of the Arthurian legend. That Clive Owen 'King Arthur' movie taught me that I didn't want a realistic take on the character. Nope. I want Merlin being a wizard, I want the Lady of the Lake, I want the sword in the stone and Excalibur, all of it.

We do have the film 'Excalibur', but I don't really care for it. Apart from the fact that everyone shouts every line of dialogue, the film just just looks so...I don't know...1980's? It's grimy as all get-out.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

I would love a fantasy adventure film that embraces the more fantastical aspects of the Arthurian legend. That Clive Owen 'King Arthur' movie taught me that I didn't want a realistic take on the character. Nope. I want Merlin being a wizard, I want the Lady of the Lake, I want the sword in the stone and Excalibur, all of it.

We do have the film 'Excalibur', but I don't really care for it. Apart from the fact that everyone shouts every line of dialogue, the film just just looks so...I don't know...1980's? It's grimy as all get-out.

Indeed, it's a legend that hasn't really been done justice yet in a live action film.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Melkor humbled.

 

[Dabookerman]

Is that the Halls of Mandos?

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Is that the Halls of Mandos?

The Halls of Ilmarin with Manwe and Varda seated at the top.

 

[Dabookerman]

The Halls of Ilmarin with Manwe and Varda seated at the top.

Reminds me of this -

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Reminds me of this -

Strangely enough, Melkor actually reminds me of Fabio in those 80's fantasy book and game covers.

 

[e_i]

Good that the Blu-ray is coming so soon. I guess this means the frame rate will be reduced down from 48fps to 30fps or below? Can it do 48fps?

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Good that the Blu-ray is coming so soon. I guess this means the frame rate will be reduced down from 48fps to 30fps or below? Can it do 48fps?

It will be the standard 24fps. There hasn't been anything said about a 48fps Blu-ray release.

 

[Platy]

In light of the Warcraft film progressing, what other fantasy sagas would you like to see adapted?

Personally, I'd go for the Volsunga Saga, the Laxdæla saga or something more modern like Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy and Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth.


Here's hoping that The Hobbit revitalises the fantasy genre more effectively than The Lord of the Rings did.

If we can't have Silmarilion and the other books ... we can get the mythologies and books that were the references on creating then, I guess ....

Spoiler

And the christian bible.... oh what i would give for a non "religious movie" adaptation of that

 

[Edmond Dantès]

If we can't have Silmarilion and the other books ... we can get the mythologies and books that were the references on creating then, I guess ....

Spoiler

And the christian bible.... oh what i would give for a non "religious movie" adaptation of that

There is an adaptation of one of the more well known stories in the Bible slated for a 2013 release; Goliath with Dwayne Johnson touted as depicting Goliath.

 

[Loxley]

Don't forget Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' film coming in 2014.

 

[Number45]

It will be the standard 24fps. There hasn't been anything said about a 48fps Blu-ray release.

Reserved for the purple-ray remaster.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Why Did 'The Hobbit' Become the Most (Unjustly?) Ignored Movie of Awards Season?

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/1...e-the-most-unjustly-ignored-movie-of-awards-/

 

[Edmond Dantès]

The Saul Zaentz counterclaim against the Tolkien Estate, re: slotmachines etc

http://www.scribd.com/doc/123187959/Rings-counterclaims

Interesting to note that Priscilla is cited and not Christopher.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

AUJ nearly missed its special-effects Oscar nomination

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/201...-missed-its-special-effects-oscar-nomination/

 

[Edmond Dantès]

ETA on the Tolkien thread Loxley?

 

[Napalm_Frank]

ETA on the Tolkien thread Loxley?

Something something precisely when it means to.

 

[Ryan_]

Something something precisely when it means to.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Something something precisely when it means to.

 

[Loxley]

 

[Edmond Dantès]

All shall fall.

 

[Ryan_]

So exciting!

 

[Candeldandel]

EEEeeee!!!

 

[strafer]

I don't get it.

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

I don't get it.

Referencing when his Tolkien thread will go up, I think.

 

[B-Dubs]

Referencing when his Tolkien thread will go up, I think.

Personally I'd have gone with a "look to my coming at first light on the fifth day" reference. But this works too.

 

[Loxley]

Just a heads up about the Tolkien thread, it'll likely be up later in the day tomorrow (probably around 7:00 pm EST). Also, I ran into a few problems with some of the images I was intending to use. So when the thread goes up it'll be missing some images for the time being, but all of the information will be there.

Heck I'll probably be adding things to the OT for the next week, so consider it a work-in-progress when it goes up