bengraven
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Radagast the Brown.
He's one of the five Wizards. Probably third in power after Saruman and Gandalf.
Where Gandalf loves the people of Middle-Earth, Radagast loves the animals which makes people think he's lost it.
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The Hobbit - Official Thread of Officially In Production
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Radagast the Brown.
He's one of the five Wizards. Probably third in power after Saruman and Gandalf.
Where Gandalf loves the people of Middle-Earth, Radagast loves the animals which makes people think he's lost it.
Baron
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Ah, okay. I don't recall him having a huge part in the book - they seem to have expanded it a bit, which is fine by me. I may be wrong, it's been a while since I read it.
Ixion
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Radagast is only mentioned in The Hobbit. He doesn't appear though. He's only in the LOTR for a brief moment (which was cut from the films).
However, they've included him in these films because of the Necromancer plot. The White Council are dealing with the Necromancer and Radagast aids The White Council.
I made a wallpaper out of the opening shot of Dol Guldur, in 1920x1020:
*removed for rehosting
Felix Lighter
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I love the density of Mirkwood.
It's live! I made a new thread, but here's a direct link:
Second Theatrical Trailer For The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'
Is the streaming version on your site (is it yours ?) 60 fps ?
There is a version that is ?
Genesis Knight
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Downloaded the HD Quicktime version. Looks a lot better, but it seems like the lack of in-camera effects will still be divisive.
Expendable.
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You mean 48 FPS? I don't think they've released that version. I'd love to see it though, but they probably want people to experience that in theater first. I'll update if I see it pop up though.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I don't think there will be any 48fps trailers, in the theatre or otherwise.
Napalm_Frank
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Did Dantes get a heart attack due to the new trailer or something?
I made a wallpaper out of the opening shot of Dol Guldur, in 1920x1020:
That is a concept art, right, right?
I thought I distinctly remember Warner Bros. specifically saying that there will be no 48 FPS trailers.
Seriously? Huh, had no idea. I'll take it down and re-host it elsewhere when I get a chance.
Discotheque
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I'm not a big fan of everything being CG this time, the goblins in LOTR for instance looked fantastic with the makeup effects. But still some of the shots in the trailer looked amazing. Really hyped for this one, and it definitely seems like it will be the FOTR of the trilogy. The calm before the storm.
Little Old Man
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That is my only single concern for the trilogy- too much CGI. I'm confident my fears will be cast aside though.
We're going to form a companionship of nine GAFers to go on a quest to find him.
Little Old Man
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Damn Apple site won't let me download the 1080p trailer!
Ixion
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A prep school of young boys in the UK made a feature length Hobbit film. Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KMPQ-msBRO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KMPQ-msBRO8
SCULLIBUNDO
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I am way too hammered to not find that scary as all fuck.
LaserBuddha
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Does anyone know of any digital editions of the illustrated Tolkien books?
I'm mainly looking for Alan Lee's The Hobbit and Ted Nasmith's The Silmarillion.
I'm mainly looking for Alan Lee's The Hobbit and Ted Nasmith's The Silmarillion.
Angry Fork
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I loved the LOTR trilogy but didn't care about this movie at all since it didn't have the people from LOTR just a bunch of hobbits which never interested me in LOTR trilogy. It just seemed like a thing only fans of the book would love, but I've just seen the most recent trailer and it looked really awesome. I think I'll go see it in imax if only for the visuals which seem to be spectacular.
Felix Lighter
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There are fewer Hobbits in the Hobbit than in LOTR. Now if you don't like Dwarves on the other hand, then you may have a problem.
Unorthodox
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Not enough Hobbit discussion, c'mon people pick up the pace.. 
"a bunch of hobbits"? There are far less hobbits in this than LOTR.
InvincibleAgent
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I think he means "short characters"
Angry Fork
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It's not dwarves I don't like it's basically the whole party stuff that was at the beginning of Fellowship of the Ring. When you had all these people dancing and singing songs doing ritual things and it's this fun hokey atmosphere. I really hate that and the initial Hobbit trailer gave off that impression.
Like I pictured it being about Bilbo's extended family coming to visit him and they all decide to go on a jolly ol' folksy adventure where they drink beer and hiccup on a raft while telling jokes to each other in Welsh accents. That stuff is infuriatingly boring. It didn't seem serious or as as high-stakes as LOTR trilogy until the most recent trailer which showed lots of the 'epic' stuff.
They were as short as Bilbo so I assumed they were. The first trailer showing all the names of them just made me think of Snow White and it would be some sort of Disney-esque adventure.
So what you're saying is you have no idea what the story of The Hobbit is then
Got it.Don't worry, there's plenty of awesome stuff as the newest trailer has shown. And you'll get some giant battles in the later movies too.
I didn't know people could hate the Shire scenes from FOTR.
Little Old Man
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Angry Fork
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I just think it's so boring. It's a bunch of people in a meaningless dull village brooming leaves off the road, running family pubs and shops that sell hay and wood. I don't know how they live with themselves. The fireworks display is the only time where they're able to do anything other than wash clothes in a bucket and grow vegetables. I just don't get it. It doesn't become interesting for me until real adventure and mystery begins when you realize what the ring can do and that bad people are looking for it.
The Shire scenes lay foundation to the whole adventure. Stuff like Sam's speech at the end of TTT would mean nothing if we hadn't spent a little time in the Shire at the beginning. And honestly the whole ring business starts pretty early on, it's not like the first hour of the movie is just brooming leaves.
Lest we forget the end of Return of the King when Sam and Frodo reminisce about the Shire while surrounded by molten lava, it's a fantastic scene that wouldn't have meant much if we hadn't spent so much time there in Fellowship.
Napalm_Frank
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I'm worried Dantes has really got himself in an accident or something while hurrying home from work to watch the trailer.
''Run Toyota, show us the meaning of haste!''
''Run Toyota, show us the meaning of haste!''
Neffarias_Bredd
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It seems like you totally understand the scenes themselves but completely missed the point on why. A story has to have an arc, it has to go somewhere. And to go somewhere it has to come from somewhere. It,s the entire point that the hobbits are not adventurers, which makes them stand out when on an adventure!
AngmarsKing701
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Seriously. Looks like his last post was 4 hours before the trailer, on Wednesday morning.
From the movie's website:
Wow... quite a production. I would love to see this! We have to convince them to put it online somehow.
Vulcano's assistant
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More like a modern equivalent of matte painting.
Isn't this the very beginning of the film, before the shrine scene?
He just had to go south on some business, he'll be back.
SCULLIBUNDO
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To the Chateau D'if, no doubt.
Tonight I am watching The Hobbit (1977) by Rankin/Bass for probably the 50th time. Though this time it is a bit more special... this version is the hi-fi hobbit. It pairs the great DVD Hobbit video with the superior old VHS audio track. Sadly, the DVD version has inferior sound, missing lots of the sound effects and the like.
There is a video on youtube that compares the sounds, but recently a WB copyright claim was made against the video... odd because the entire Hobbit film is uploaded several times on youtube.
The first time I saw The Hobbit, I was very young. Maybe 6yo. My grandmother had a laserdisc player and somehow we had access to a copy of The Hobbit on the format. It was a huge influence on me... I went on to become a pretty big fan of D&D and all other things fantasy. I wonder how different I'd view these things if not for this film...
There is a video on youtube that compares the sounds, but recently a WB copyright claim was made against the video... odd because the entire Hobbit film is uploaded several times on youtube.
The first time I saw The Hobbit, I was very young. Maybe 6yo. My grandmother had a laserdisc player and somehow we had access to a copy of The Hobbit on the format. It was a huge influence on me... I went on to become a pretty big fan of D&D and all other things fantasy. I wonder how different I'd view these things if not for this film...
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