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Bilbo! Allow me to introduce Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori, Ori, and Thorin Oakenshield.
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Day 125 - More from “The art of The Hobbit”
This really is a stunning book that I wish a few snapshots could do justice too. From its vibrant slipcover to the stunning large format colour reproductions of the illustrations from The Hobbit, it delights the eye with almost every page. The double gatefold pieces are particularly impressive.
In a year that will be crammed with book releases that have some relation to The Hobbit, many of which will be low quality cash ins or recycling of earlier titles, this completely new work is an ideal addition to any collection of Hobbit books.
Its a thing of beauty, get a look at it if you can.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - gfiset #4
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Expectations were extremely high for Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit Part 1’ movie so introducing a whole new technology wound up losing the focus on his storytelling and more on reactions to something unfinished and new. Naturally Jackson had something to say about the lukewarm reception for his long gestating journey.
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Smaug lay, with wings folded like an immeasurable bat, turned partly on one side, so that the hobbit could see his underparts and his long pale belly crusted with gems and fragments of gold from his long lying on his costly bed. Behind him where the walls were nearest could dimly be seen coats of mail, helms and axes, swords and spears hanging; and there in rows stood great jars and vessels filled with a wealth that could not be guessed. To say that Bilbo’s breath was taken away is no description at all. There are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.
“Inside Information” - The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
There was a lot of the helicopter shots you expect in a Lord of the Rings movie. Lots of shots of the dwarves trudging over mountains (again, this stuff looked spectacular). There was some of the business we saw in the trailer, with the introduction of the company of dwarves. There were also some quick shots – the company floating down a river in barrels, Gandalf running through a dungeon, being jumped on by a wild man of some sort, Legolas sliding in front of spider-webbed dwarves and knocking an arrow, warning he would kill them. There were also a handful of longer scenes that we saw.
We saw Bilbo’s meeting with the three trolls. One positive aspect of the 48fps is that since everything looks so video, the digital creatures look more like they’re on the set. The tone of the scene is very playfully threatening, with the trolls having dim reactions. The scene ends with the dwarves coming to Bilbo’s rescue in a big battle against the trolls.
We also saw Gandalf investigating the rising darkness. In one scene he is at a table with Elrond, Galadriel and Saruman, talking about ancient tombs that have been opened – ancient tombs with such strong binding spells no one should have been able to get in. Then there’s a scene of Gandalf investigating the open tomb, where he runs into a very silly Radagast the Brown, who has some birds under his hat (we also saw a shot of his sled being pulled by bunnies). It turns out the opened tombs belong the nine Ring Wraiths.
The biggest scene was Bilbo meeting Gollum. Despite being told what we were seeing were unfinished effects, Gollum looked great (and again, the 48fps gave him more of a sense of being actually there). The scene was cut a little slackly; I imagine the final version will be tighter. But it was good.
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He knew that something unexpected might happen, and he hardly dared to hope that they would pass without fearful adventure over those great tall mountains with lonely peaks and valleys where no king ruled. They did not. All was well, until one day they met a thunderstorm - more than a thunderstorm, a thunder-battle. You know how terrific a really big thunderstorm can be down in the land and in a rivervalley; especially at times when two great thunderstorms meet and clash. More terrible still are thunder and lightning in the mountains at night, when storms come up from East and West and make war. The lightning splinters on the peaks, and rocks shiver, and great crashes split the air and go rolling and tumbling into every cave and hollow; and the darkness is filled with overwhelming noise and sudden light.
“Over Hill and Under Hill” - The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
