http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2009/06/05/bil...baggins-actor-close-to-being-named/

They're close to naming who is going to be Bilbo Baggins. I'm hoping it's someone good and not a tool like Shia Labeouf.

Although I was slightly disappointed with some of the stuff they left out in the LotR movies, I'm hoping the Hobbit movie(s)are along the same levels of intensity.

Some of the scenes are aimed at a younger audience..

I was until I found out who was directing it.

haha yes.

I'm hoping Peter Jackson keeps him in his place.

i hope they're going to be good.

I just want to see Smaug, the Dwarves, and the infamous troll scene.

Isn't it Del Toro? Why is that a bad thing? He is awesome, minus the Hellboy shit.

I'm with Mike. I think Pan's Labyrinth was just a TAD overrated.

I don't really care about things being "overrated." The movie was wicked cool and I really enjoyed it, whether or not other people kissed its ass a bunch is pretty irrelevant. Del Toro is an amazing special effects artist and he will create a visually stunning Middle Earth, I'm sure.

Because I don't like the last few movies he's directed and I would have preferred someone else.

Pan's Labyrinth was completely overrated.

Even so, with Jackson's involvement and the source material being so amazing, I would be so surprised if the Hobbit film adaptations don't rule hard.

Not even Jackson's adaptation of LoTR was that spectacular. Lothlorien was well depicted, I guess. I've accepted it for what it is though.

Just read Tolkien instead.

I have read all the Tolkien stuff, I love it. I hope they make a trilogy of movies from the Silmarillion next, that would be INSANE. I thought Jackson's film adaptations of LotR were amazing. I guess I am just easier to please.

There's no way they can capture the pure essence of the book and every scene in its entirity. But I still like some of the stuff that came out of the LotR movies and I'm hoping the Hobbit movies don't disappoint.

About Pan's Labyrinth, I'm still bitter that it stole the award away from Apocalypto. I would watch it again because it was an enjoyable movie, but it didn't deserve the hype IMO.

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Thanks for adding the 'edit' feature in text mode, Rev

I've seen haunted houses at Spooky World that have looked more ominous than Jackson's depiction of Minas Morgul.

Minas Morgul's depiction SUCKED and was perhaps the worst depection in the whole movie. Most of the other ones I enjoyed and thought matched up perfectly with the book's description; Hobbiton being one of them.

But Minas Morgul... damn. Might as well just have used the Eiffel Tower.

"Silmarillion" - that would be like making a movie based on the encyclopedia.

The first 100 pages or so are mostly origin of creation stuff.. so that might be hard to adapt, but there are definite plot-lines and stories throughout the book. It could be done. Might take more than 3 movies though.

I'd like to see the Silmarillion as a TV/Film series like Band of Brothers. 10-15 long episodes. That'd be sick

needs moar tom bombadil

argh. can't believe they left him out of the movies.

I'm still going to go see this and bake out beforehand in movie parking lot, listening to Summoning.

Don't forget Beorn!

One of my favorite characters in the book and he totally BRINGS IT during the Battle of the Five Armies

tom bombadil was a really annoying character, but he should've been in the movies.

He's like Tolkien's version of Pan, minus the sleaze.

Mr. Bombadil could supposedly be one of the eldest beings in middle-earth. I remember reading that he could be the literary representation of god in LoTR

Hating on Pan's Labyrinth = fail. Wishing Apocalypto won the award =FAIL
Hobbit movie = win!

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Not even close, dude. Pan's Labyrinth was one of the most boring movies I've ever seen, despite being visually awesome. Apocalypto was such a monstrous movie in every way, it deserved more recognition.

Everyone can just say they didn't get Pan's Labyrinth, it's cool.

Coolest thing about it for me was watching it without subtitles and understanding nearly every word. Pan's Labyrinth is an experience, not a movie. Deal with it.

Also, how is my opinion "not even close, dude?"

Hey, at least it's not Michael Bay.

Although it'd be interesting to see how he incorporates a "Slow-motion shot of someone in distress underneath a low-flying helicopter" shot in Middle Earth.

If I want an experience, I'll watch Svankmajer's Faust. If I want a visual sedative, I'll watch Pan's Labyrinth.

Next you're going to say Harry Potter is bad!
*!ROLLS EYES!*

Oh man. Don't stop while you're hot.

Maybe I'm biased. I was enchanted by Pan's Labyrinth the first time I saw it. I saw it like 10 times after that so that other people could see it too. I loved it. You're all entitled to your own opinions but you can't deny that the violence was BRUTAL.

Harry Potter = bad
Pan's Labyrinth = CGI wasn't even THAT good. look at the fucking bug in tbe beginning!

I agree with the CGI but whatever. And I was very very kidding about Harry Potter hahaha.

Yeah, I'm not telling anyone they shouldn't watch Pan's Labyrinth. Personally, I just found it to be disappointing.

should be a good movie how can they not fit all of the hobbit into 2 movies just hope they dont add there own made up scenes like the did in the lord of the rings and did anyone check out tolkiens The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun

i hope aaliyah plays bilbo, striking resemblance.

The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun? never checked that out

Great. That means the At The Mountains Of Madness movie will never get made in this lifetime. Damn you Del Toro!

the hobbit book is filled with more childish anecdotes than the lord of the rings series, so the movie is probably going to appeal more to kids. but as long as it doesn't feel like harry potter i'll still end up seeing it eventually.

i'm hoping they cut make the "childish" scenes a little more mature or cut them out altogether. If they want to stay true to the feel of the book, then they'll keep it as more childish. but by doing so the movies would be strange in comparison to the lotr movies

HP Lovecraft had a cat named Nigger-man when he was a kid.

Pan's Labyrinth was amazing, i strongly doubt that Del Toro is going to muck this up.

Apparently they're still having open casting calls for extras in the Hobbit movie.
Sadly, you've got to be really short or really tall. For tall people, they're only accepting people 6'8 and above. FUCK just a few inches short!

yeah, was just going to post this, but glad to know i've not wavered in my attitude toward the hobbut over these years.

im short...are they cool with longhair'd, tattoo'd hobbits?

You're too tall. Check it out on imdb. There's a link in the FAQ.

i suppose there's a first time for everything!

hobbit is probably my favorite tale by tolkien. this movie is bound to be good with guest appearances from smaug, the goblins, the orcs, the spiders and of course smeagol in his natural habitat.

Ron Perlman as Beorn? I'm in

supporting hollywood is the same as supporting our fascist american government, im gonna buy a bootleg of this from the guy who shot death blow

bennyhillifier

Looks awesome. Baggins what is a bagginsis?

stupid, fat hobbitses

bennyhillifier

I used to take hobbits to Isengard, but then I took an orc arrow in the knee.

hahahahaha holy shit that video is awesome. i have an idea for a video just like that. a beat with "how many languages do you speak?" spoken by EV-9D9.

Pan's Labyrinth was amazing, I hate you all.

Pam's Labyrinth was enjoyable (I've seen it a few more times since this thread) but I still think it was overhyped and that Apocalyto should have won that award.

Pam's Labyrinth was underwhelming and overhyped. Apocalypto should have won an award for best use of a stuffed animal in a gory action sequence, referring to the panther scene. Fucking ridiculous.

both great movies though.

Apocalypto had incredible costumes and dress. They went to extra lengths with that.

Watch that panther scene again. Your opinion will change.

the trailer is kinda gay but of course I'm psyched.

I remember my sister and I went to see FotR on christmas when it first came out and we were both in tears. We grew up reading these books...

I have a copy of the 2 towers from fucking 7th grade where at the end of each chapter, i wrote IN THE BOOK in pen a quick little synopsis of what took place in the chapter because I had to do a report on it when I was done.

Brool Gorey Fo

I have. I know what you're talking about. And because it's in Latin America, it's a black jaguar. I am dissapoint.

Apocalypto? that movie was cool but far from amazing. Pan's Labyrinth is far superior.

Overhyped.

Lans Pabrynth

Sans PBRynth

All Overhyped.

the term "over-hyped" is over hyped.

STOP BEING A HYPSTER

Racist against cats.

bennyhillifier

Sorry, couldn't resist

hahahahaha that was awesome

i guess im way behind here but answer me this..

I know there are 2 movies...is the book being split into two parts or is one of them a prequel to the hobbit? I've heard mixed things.

There's a 3rd dwarven porn movie.

I never got offered a role in this movie. Been sitting in this bar in Guardiana for years, waiting for more action.

Gort! Runefaust may be destroyed, Darksol is back!

WHERE'S MY AXE! Don't tell me that idiot archer Hans stole it again!

.......

NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION?

Last I read they're going to have brief cameos of all the Lotr characters in the beginning of the movie.
I think a good 20,30 minutes of the first movie will be a "transitional" part for all the neo fagz that never read the books. They're going to tie together.
I'm pretty sure from there on out it's going to be 2 movies, splitting up the book.

Split into two. They can't do the Necromancer / Dol Goldur stuff 'cause they don't actually have the rights to it.

A Knife in the Dark or GTFO

Pretty pumped, though.
the fantasy genre has been lackluster for a while.
Fuck Harry Potter and Narnia.

Only SPACECORPSES DICK IS WORTH WAITING FOR AND WATCHING AS I CUM. I CHARGE 300 DOLLARS THOUGH SO YOU FUCKS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CUM SEE ME SHOOT ONE ALL OVER ALL YOUR MOTHERS.