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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Geek / Books / Film This Hobbit Trailer Actually Exists.

Posted by Erik Henriksen on Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:59 AM

THE HOBBIT Those Sackville-Bagginses wont know what hit em.
  • THE HOBBIT "Those Sackville-Bagginses won't know what hit 'em."

I still have the battered paperback copy of The Hobbit that my aunt gave me when I was nine or ten—the edition that was lushly illustrated by Michael Hague, with my particular copy inscribed at the front by my aunt in blue ink: "I hope you enjoy your trip to Middle-earth. Happy birthday." I read that book so many times—and studied its illustrations so intently—that I've probably got it memorized.

So it took me a minute or two, watching this trailer, for it to hit me that, holy shit, after the years of talk and all the legal and financial back-and-forth and the switching of directors and etc., The Hobbit is actually a real movie that's going to come out and I will watch it. That is—for me, at least, and for a lot of other people whose aunts or uncles or parents or friends gave them copies of The Hobbit when they were young and impressionable and the perfect age for a first expedition to Middle-earth—kind of an amazing thing. I guess what I'm saying is that when this thing went online last night, I watched it about 20 times, and then I sent the link to my aunt.

HD here.

 

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1
In terms of directing this thing, I'm glad Jackson shit instead of getting off the pot. It was always going to be him or nobody.
Posted by Marq on December 21, 2011 at 9:32 AM · Report
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I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE FINALLY MAKING A SEQUEL TO WILLOW.
Posted by Graham on December 21, 2011 at 9:41 AM · Report
3
This looks alright. But what about a Serenity sequel?
Posted by Fruit Cup on December 21, 2011 at 10:12 AM · Report
4
Since Jackson cut Tom Bombadil and Goldberry out of LOTR, hopefully he'll put them in THE HOBBIT, maybe running a food cart along the road to Rivendell or something.
Posted by Todd Mecklem on December 21, 2011 at 10:21 AM · Report
5
Next december...? Oy.
Posted by ScrumYummy on December 21, 2011 at 11:38 AM · Report
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Filmed in 28,000 x 9,334 resolution... this is going to look amazing.
Posted by cat & beard on December 21, 2011 at 12:16 PM · Report
7
Graham, is THE Willow, not Willow.
Posted by Leaky on December 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM · Report

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