THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release

[The Mirrorball Man]

Well that could have been worse!

[HotRod]

Ok. it's official. I am now VERY EXCITED about this film.

[Skywalker]

There are no words in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this badassery!

[JarodRussell]

It's like the trailer is schooling all fantasy films that were created in the wake of The Lord of the Rings. Show 'em how it's done, Mr. Jackson!

[Reverend]

Nice. And apparantly, there's more.

[stj]

Jackson put a little Robert E. Howard in The Lord of the Rings, now he's putting some Time Bandits in The Hobbit.
Could be worse, can't resist watching.

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

I don't know. I always said that Jackson is kind of ripping off himself. The man can't do anything new. By doing this film he's catering to his own limitations as a film-maker. It's a very safe move for him.

[RevDMV]

"I wasn't talking to you.."

OK I laughed...

[Enterprise is Great]

Awe-some!

[Klaus]

That looks sweeeeeeeeeet...

[Saul]

Flying Spaghetti Monster wrote:

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I don't know. I always said that Jackson is kind of ripping off himself. The man can't do anything new. By doing this film he's catering to his own limitations as a film-maker. It's a very safe move for him.

Unfair statement. Let's not forget that Guillermo del Toro was supposed to direct these films and when things were falling apart it was Peter Jackson who stepped in and saved the Hobbit's ass even though he hadn't wanted to return as a Director. That being said, what he does on these films is nothing short of Trojan work and makes for some very fine fantasy films. He looks set to stun us all again.
In short, he's no George Lucas.

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Of course, I know about the change in directors. It's largely irrelevant. Nothing I said is unfair. Let's not forget that he was going to produce this thing even when Del Toro was gonna direct it. Films go through changes in development, and what matters is what we end up with. It's been well over a decade since Jackson has made a film based on an original idea. That might not be his thing, but it really shows his limitations when he goes back to LOTR because it worked the first time. Yes, he's like Lucas in his refusal to challenge himself now. The original LOTR trilogy was a huge, challenging undertaking. This was challenging only to the effect that it hits all the same beats as a production. By the way, I'll bet you Del Toro would have stuck to the simplicity of the story and kept it to one, maybe two films. Jackson has a huge ego and an inability to check his fat ego at the door. If he had, his King Kong wouldn't have been as bloated as it was.

[JarodRussell]

Flying Spaghetti Monster wrote:

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I don't know. I always said that Jackson is kind of ripping off himself. The man can't do anything new. By doing this film he's catering to his own limitations as a film-maker. It's a very safe move for him.

I'd let a dude do what the dude wants to do.

[AvBaur]

Saul wrote:

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In short, he's no George Lucas.

I seem to remember a certain George Lucas film with a very impressive trailer...

[JarodRussell]

AvBaur wrote:

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I seem to remember a certain George Lucas film with a very impressive trailer...

Problem of that film wasn't the execution so much as the story and characters. Execution here looks great and the story is known.