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Yes, and like the Lord of the Rings before, it's the only one I will get. Especially since it won't be too expensive, as a DVD set, anyway. Blu-Ray, that's an entirely different thing.
Me as well, I always get the extended editions. Though the EE for AUJ was not as good as the wonderful, rich EE for the LOTR trilogy it was still better than the theatrical editions. I did get the Blu-ray instead of DVD this time just because I got a good deal but after I received it I got the feeling the DVD edition was nicer :-w
I thought about the same thing. I agree.
P.S.: On a side note it's a bit scary that everyone daring to complain on the internet about the changes is now met with furious comments from people blindingly defending each and every decision made by Jackson :-S I will check theonering.net forum later today to see how people are reacting there.
Good observation. I think that the second The could be taken out. We'll see how the title fits under the Hobbit logo. I still think the original title sounds more Tolkien-ish.
I know, it's just irritating. I want my 'Hobbit' fix as soon as it's released on blu-ray, so I cave, buy it, and then wish I had the extended edition. Maybe one day I'll trade in what I own and double dip.
In one sitting? That would be amazing, but I don't think I could handle it. Last time I stayed up for 24 hours, I felt beyond sick and terrible. I'm even having a hard time finding the right time to watch the LOTR Extended Trilogy I have in a row. I might give it a go finally this week. Get me even more pumped for the release of TBOTFA in December. I hope the extended trilogy for 'The Hobbit' is out in 2015, then.
I guess the filmmakers wants us to think that the upcoming film will be in the vein of ROTK and thus subconsciously connecting them.
And in the world of this story Bilbo is the one who wrote that song about his adventures so I guess it's fitting.
https://www.pathe.nl/film/16880/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies
It's pretty much impossible that anyone in netherlands has seen the movie already, which means the "16+" rating is just a prediction on their part. Also, the movie is 156 minutes long and not 170.
Dutch cinematic rating have been stupid before and when they keep the 16+ rating I know quite a lot of folks who will go to Belgium with their kids and watch the movie there after the 3rd of December.
It looks great but I'm trying to keep my expectations low after the disgrace that was DoS. AND I still hate the name change for the 3rd film.
It's been a long time since I've read the book so I didn't notice anything amiss with the Bilbo/Smaug conversation. But I agree entirely with your assessment of the Hobbit films. They've been bloated unnecessarily large and stuffed full of filler action sequences that go on and on seemingly without purpose or end. For some reason this bothered me less with the second one, but they're both guilty of it. This trilogy is nowhere near on par with the LOTR films, but what I enjoyed more with TDOS was that it felt darker and more mature than AUJ (whether or not that's in keeping with the tone of the book). I hope the final film follows along that route and delivers some spectacular battle sequences.
Sounds good.
I seem to remember a 45 minutes walking scene in the first, and a 45 minutes talking scene in the second.
I'm always amazed at the incredile work Howard Shore has done with these films. He manages to keep a conducting thread without ever repeating himself. What a great composer. These soundtracks are so much more than that, they are a master piece by a master composer.