Cant wait for this! The LOTR trilogy was dead set amazing and ive watched it so many times i could take all the actors roles because i know all there lines!
Cant wait for the Hobbit! The trailer is epic, Peter jackson is a legend and fuck the haters =D
Also PJ took to much liberty in changing quite a bit of Arwen's role in LOTR, for instance it was Glorfindel and not Arwen that met up with the Hobbits on their way to Rivendell. I really believe if PJ didn't make those changes and kept to Tolkiens original manuscript then the movie would've become a mania and would've make Harry Potter a joke.
@nat00ben06: Really, aside from the Glorfindel thing (which was a pretty minor thing, as Glorfindel doesn't play a real role elsewhere in LOTR), most of the expansion of the Arwen/Aragorn story was derived from the LOTR Appendices ... so I wouldn't say it represented a real "change" in Arwen's role.
@drdaveoldguy Ok dave but still being not true to the book I would of rather seen Glorfindel there anyway. Also I might add the rather huge omission of farmer maggot other then to see a sickle rising above some corn stalks and hearing a voice in the distance. I liked all that part in fact I think the movie moved to quick, the quick shots and dramatic angle shots made me unable to appreciate LOTR!
@dogwill1: I believe he had just shot his first scenes not long before the trailer came out. I suspect he'll mostly be in the second film in any case ... Bloom said in an interview that he'll be shoot scenes off and on throughout 2012.
@ousooners5193: It's true that Legolas was not explicitly mentioned in "The Hobbit," but his involvement in the story comes directly from Tolkien, based on several references in FotR. To say it is "entirely a machination of Peter Jackson" is fundamentally incorrect. Jackson is just pulling in relevant details about the story from other Tolkien writings.
@drdaveoldguy Yes I'm aware he was certainly alive at the time but as far as I know he was never involved in the story of The Hobbit either directly or indirectly.
@ousooners5193: Much of it is in "Fellowship of the Ring" where it's explained that he is from the Elven kingdom of northern Mirkwood, and in fact is the son of the king ... the same one that was so key in "The Hobbit." There is also an exchange between Legolas and Gloin during the Council of Elrond where Gloin complains about his treatment at the hands of Legolas and his people. Between that exchange and his general status as a warrior prince, it's pretty clear he was involved.
The first time I watched the trailer was when I saw Tin-Tin, and I almost threw my popcorn up in excitement! I was the only one in the theater who squealed like a little girl...lol
@MrAdamhill1992 I am very much aware that I am not the only person to like Tolkien, that I'm quite far from it, in fact. I was just saying that because he didn't read the books, he wasn't likely to know those things. I'm aware why they cut those scenes out, though I wish they hadn't. I would also like to point out that I said the movies would be too long for MOST people, not all.
@noblefjn: Actually, it's called "The Hobbit or There and Back Again." (No "hobbit's tale" ... at least in my copy.) They are making it into two films, and wanted to give them slightly different names. The first is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" which is a variant of the title of Chap.1 ("An Unexpected Party"). The second film will be called "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" ... which is more along the lines of what you were thinking.
Can someone tell me WTH is Legolas going to appear in the movie?? Actually, the first time I've heard Orlando Bloom was going to be in it, I thought that he was going to play Thranduil's role -after all, he was his father-. But Legolas?? He DID NOT appear in the book!!!. Love him, really, but still can't understand it... Hope they won't arruinate the story... :(
@lisswann23 well it's possible he will appear in his fathers court at some stage, i mean he is the prince of mirkwood afterall so he's bound to be there
@lisswann23: Jackson is drawing on other Tolkien writings (esp. LOTR, including the Appendices) to add details and context to the story of Bilbo's adventure that aren't included in "The Hobbit." Since Legolas is a warrior prince in the elven kingdom that is such a big part of the latter part of the story, it makes sense for him to be there. Tolkien himself, in FotR, indicates that he was involved in the story. For those same reasons, Galadriel and Saruman will also appear.
@hyperchick55 "The Misty Mountains Cold" is the song :) I Can't stop listening to it either. It's amazing :) Especially since Richard Armitage is singing in it ;) I Love him.
When i watch this, i get a feeling and i'm suddenly drawn to the fact i really want to see this and it will be epic. That feeling happens at about 1:48 :D
Awww! No Smaug? I guess that there is no reason to show him since they have split the story into two parts! *shakes fist in weary anguish* I wanna see Smaug!!!
I have not read the books but a friend of mine told me that Gandalf is way more powerful than he appears in the movies, a ''legendary'' being. Is that true? If so, why is he holding back?
@TheThejigsup Oh, there's a LOT in the books not on the movies. Bet you didn't know the Hobbits run into Saruman back in the Shire (Return of the King), for example. They cut it out because it's not that important to the storyline, and the movies are, let's face it, longer than most people are willing to sit through. I do wish they'd put Tom Bambadil in (Fellowship), though. He's... interesting.
@Katybug1337 actually another part of the reason they cut it out is they killed saruman off earlier on in return of the king, however i for one would have loved to have seen the scouring of the shire
@silentassasin24 Yea I agree the exclusion of Tom B. is a miscarriage. What I'm getting at is he was the only one the ring seemed to have no power over in fact he made it disappear then seemed to laughed at it when he handed it back to Frodo. I would've never thought to add someone such as him in LOTR, The genius of Tolkien!
@Katybug1337 Yea the books are far better, and go into much better depth (like when Sam takes the ring and goes to rescue Frodo). But tbh for me the ending was a bit dragged out with the orcs in the shire, still best books ive ever read :)
@Katybug1337 stop acting like your the only person who likes Tolkien, the main reason why they cut the scouring of the shire is because it was anti-climatic, we just had the ring destroyed, sauron defeated, the end of all things. You don't want to then go back to the shire and have another battle.
@MrAdamhill1992 I tend to agree with you about the shire being destroyed. I felt the same way when I read the books. I think the message that Tolkien was trying to convey in the books was that even though the ring was destroyed, the whole experience had left its mark, literal and figurative, on the Shire for the members of the fellowship. It tainted this pure thing for them always. They could't escape it even after destroying the ring. I think that the scouring of the shire was symbolic of that.
@Katybug1337 I really liked that character also (Tom). I was slightly disappointed when they cut him, but I can understand why. I really wished they would have put a little more focus on the friendship that was built between Legolas and Gimli. They really despised each other in the beginning of the books, but they formed this amazing bond through-out the quest.
@Katybug1337 Bombadil was interesting haha but I really don't see how he'd have fit in with the darker, more mature feel of the trilogy...think he would have been received as a bit of a joke to be honest...especially when Frodo had to sing to call him in the Barrow Downs
@Katybug1337 I hear your argument but I do think the Hobbits meeting of Sauraman back in the Shire and Tom Bomadil were both important and interesting, Tolkien thought they were and although PJ did a good job on LOTR.. He should've of made four movies so he could of included much more to me that helped make the story and world of Middle Earth so engaging.
@nat00ben06: I don't know as Jackson ever really had the option of making four movies ... it was a bit of a miracle that he was able to get the funding together for a three-movie package.
@TheThejigsup: Tolkien's spirit world includes a bunch of "angelic" beings called the Maiar. Sauron was a Maia, for example. About 2000 years prior to LOTR, the Valar (even more powerful beings) sent a handful of Maiar to Middle-Earth to help mortals deal with the evils produced by Sauron. They came in the form of old men, and were tasked to help mostly through advice ... not force. These were the Istari (or wizards), and included Gandalf and Saruman.
Jackson is back YES!!! sets look amazing!! PLEASE type in GREEN LANTERN THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY it is the true story of how GEORGE LUCAS sent off duty CIA agents to threaten my Mother with guns PLEASE check it out thanks
@Dlboostacoustic Well,from a fan science, you really really REALLY WANT TO WATCH T NOW AND ALSO DWARVES ARE JUST BAD ASS! They are way better then Elves. thumbs up if yes.
@Dlboostacoustic: He'll be in the second film coming out in Dec. 2013. I'm not sure they've even completely figured out who they are going to CGI him yet.
I am here as I was hoping to see those speaking spiders....but else than that I do not care shit about this movie. Seems I am one of few. Lord of the rings is like religion to many.
@Retsler54 If you want to know what the talking spiders are going to look like they should look the same as Shelob in The Return of the King. According to the appendices found at the end of the book they were all from the same brood.
@gubeym: Yes, he plays Watson. He also played Arthur Dent in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" which is funny since that character was a decent, normal, boring guy who lived a quiet, uneventful, boring life close to home ... until a strange guy came along and sucked him into an adventure beyond his wildest dreams. (And BTW, the actor doing Smaug and the Necromancer plays Holmes in "Sherlock." So when Bilbo and Smaug are talking ... )
AAAAAAAAH!!! (that was me squealing like a little girl when she saw the first Twilight trailer) I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.
I thought I read somewhere that Orlando Bloom was retaking his role as Legolas in this movie. Is this true? Because I don't see him in this trailer...
@Emme019 Yes, but he just has a bit part, just a couple of lines. Hugo Weaving is back as Elrond, too, but they don't show him in the trailer, either.
@superbu1: Where did you hear that Legolas only has a couple of lines?? Orlando Bloom already shot some scenes this past fall, and said in an interview he'll be back in New Zealand off and on throughout 2012 shooting more.
@Emme019: Yeah - he'd just shot the first of his scenes shortly before they made this trailer, so they probably hadn't had a chance to do any production on them. In a recent interview he said he'd be shooting more scenes off and on throughout 2012. Best guess is that he'll show up near the end of the first film, but be more involved in the second. (The kingdom of elves he's part of are in the second half of the book.)
@bold524: Even more ... the version in "The Hobbit" has 10 verses of four lines each, so 40 lines in all. The excerpt in the movie is the first half of verse 1 and all of verse 7.
anyone else think that they should do some of the pre ring stories from tolkien? like The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin. ya know stories of the north and background on the northern wars/ rangers from the north :D
@pwrdbyspamusubi They don't own the rights. Only the rights to "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" are owned by the movie company. I understand they wanted to use a little bit of material from some of those books in the two Hobbit films, perhaps in flashback scenes, but they don't have the rights.
@MrDjoyahs NEVER! if ur a true HP fan, u shud know that everyone already knows the stuff that happened before the movies. Plus, its a book. you'd have to WRITE a prequel first. thats the only reason LOTR got away with it. Star wars was a movie first, so they can do whatever the hell they want!
@MrDjoyahs Within a few years there should be one. JK Rowling wrote a short story called the Harry Potter Prequel. If that isn't made into a film, then it'll probably be Rowling's doing. She's not writing an offical prequel though.
@cy750 Not to throw water on your self-righteous fire, but movies cannot ruin books. The book remains autonomous and secure. The movie might be a poor adaptation, and it might not reach the full potential of its source material, but that does not mean it can "ruin" the book. To say that books are at the mercy of whoever decides to adapt them is not very respectful of the craft.
Not enough Sean Bean.
LabratTremulous 23 minutes ago
Thumbs up if you know who Martin Freeman is.
LabratTremulous 25 minutes ago
0:57 reminds me of the guy who played dumbledore in the HP movies.. correct me if i am wrong
iDJMIXTRESS 1 hour ago
charon carro baro haha barro
KyleMinns 2 hours ago
PRECIOUSSSS :D
UshRough91 3 hours ago
Cant wait for this! The LOTR trilogy was dead set amazing and ive watched it so many times i could take all the actors roles because i know all there lines!
Cant wait for the Hobbit! The trailer is epic, Peter jackson is a legend and fuck the haters =D
Thumbs up if agreed =D
gibi873 3 hours ago
can not wait for this to come out!!
1viciousgirl 4 hours ago
Also PJ took to much liberty in changing quite a bit of Arwen's role in LOTR, for instance it was Glorfindel and not Arwen that met up with the Hobbits on their way to Rivendell. I really believe if PJ didn't make those changes and kept to Tolkiens original manuscript then the movie would've become a mania and would've make Harry Potter a joke.
nat00ben06 5 hours ago
@nat00ben06: Really, aside from the Glorfindel thing (which was a pretty minor thing, as Glorfindel doesn't play a real role elsewhere in LOTR), most of the expansion of the Arwen/Aragorn story was derived from the LOTR Appendices ... so I wouldn't say it represented a real "change" in Arwen's role.
drdaveoldguy 4 hours ago
@drdaveoldguy Ok dave but still being not true to the book I would of rather seen Glorfindel there anyway. Also I might add the rather huge omission of farmer maggot other then to see a sickle rising above some corn stalks and hearing a voice in the distance. I liked all that part in fact I think the movie moved to quick, the quick shots and dramatic angle shots made me unable to appreciate LOTR!
nat00ben06 3 hours ago
God have I missed THIS!
Dizzykathie 12 hours ago
Where the hell is my Legolas?
dogwill1 22 hours ago
@dogwill1: I believe he had just shot his first scenes not long before the trailer came out. I suspect he'll mostly be in the second film in any case ... Bloom said in an interview that he'll be shoot scenes off and on throughout 2012.
drdaveoldguy 20 hours ago
@drdaveoldguy Oh really? I didn't watch the interview. Btw, thank you.
dogwill1 17 hours ago
@dogwill1 Technically Legolas wasn't in the hobbit, that's entirely a machination of Peter Jackson.
ousooners5193 12 hours ago
@ousooners5193: It's true that Legolas was not explicitly mentioned in "The Hobbit," but his involvement in the story comes directly from Tolkien, based on several references in FotR. To say it is "entirely a machination of Peter Jackson" is fundamentally incorrect. Jackson is just pulling in relevant details about the story from other Tolkien writings.
drdaveoldguy 11 hours ago
@drdaveoldguy Yes I'm aware he was certainly alive at the time but as far as I know he was never involved in the story of The Hobbit either directly or indirectly.
ousooners5193 11 hours ago
@ousooners5193: Much of it is in "Fellowship of the Ring" where it's explained that he is from the Elven kingdom of northern Mirkwood, and in fact is the son of the king ... the same one that was so key in "The Hobbit." There is also an exchange between Legolas and Gloin during the Council of Elrond where Gloin complains about his treatment at the hands of Legolas and his people. Between that exchange and his general status as a warrior prince, it's pretty clear he was involved.
drdaveoldguy 11 hours ago
@dogwill1 He is in the movie... either part one or part 2 but his role is limited and will only be seen in specific scenes. =(
gibi873 3 hours ago
The first time I watched the trailer was when I saw Tin-Tin, and I almost threw my popcorn up in excitement! I was the only one in the theater who squealed like a little girl...lol
ilovesushii94 1 day ago
this looks gay
Masteroiece 1 day ago
@Masteroiece Well why did you watch the trailer? if you think that dont watch it duh.
willken12 1 day ago
what a way to end to our existence. Watch the the hobbit on the 14th and then die on the 21st. i cant think of a better way to end
short0411 1 day ago 12
@short0411 haha yea watch part 1 of the hobbit die not seeing the second part
phukyu345 7 hours ago
@short0411 Silmarillion the movie?
EPiCsAuCeE 5 hours ago
@EPiCsAuCeE i didn't even know there were talks about a movie, just one more thing for humanity to fight for
short0411 4 hours ago
@MrAdamhill1992 I am very much aware that I am not the only person to like Tolkien, that I'm quite far from it, in fact. I was just saying that because he didn't read the books, he wasn't likely to know those things. I'm aware why they cut those scenes out, though I wish they hadn't. I would also like to point out that I said the movies would be too long for MOST people, not all.
Katybug1337 1 day ago
@noblefjn I think it's because it might be coming out as 2 movies one called an unexpected journey, the other there and back again.
Sleeper800 1 day ago
There going to have to change a fair bit in the way of the story as the dwarves are more of a burden than help in the book :/
CpLSharky 1 day ago
HOLY IT IS SO MUCH EPICNESS THAT I FARTED BLOOD!!!
ipkeez 1 day ago
@jody024 I said most.... Trust me, I'm the same.
Katybug1337 1 day ago
i hope there will be a special extended version again !
jody024 1 day ago
This story was written to be read aloud for people to imagine it.
I know because my dad read the hobbit to me, out of a big golden book, when I was 10ish.
it was epic
SpyingEyesOfDoom 1 day ago
awsome song
hellscream821 1 day ago
isnt the hobbit actually called "there and back again, a hobbits tale"? why do you think they would change it?
noblefjn 1 day ago
@noblefjn: Actually, it's called "The Hobbit or There and Back Again." (No "hobbit's tale" ... at least in my copy.) They are making it into two films, and wanted to give them slightly different names. The first is "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" which is a variant of the title of Chap.1 ("An Unexpected Party"). The second film will be called "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" ... which is more along the lines of what you were thinking.
drdaveoldguy 1 day ago
Where the fuck is MA PRECIAS
MtGuyful 1 day ago
@MtGuyful LOL, he is with DA BRUDDAHS
ipkeez 1 day ago
Bombadil...maybe in the Hobbit? It is a smaller book than any one vol. of LOTR. maybe more details.
marioriospinot 1 day ago
damn at first i thought this was fake
i fapped to the realisation this is actually a real movie trailer
reiben91b 1 day ago
ohhh shiiii....precious is back!!!
homevideowatcher78 1 day ago
loin <3
Jackosity97 1 day ago
:fapfapfap:
:icame:
:awwyeah:
LazResur 1 day ago
Can someone tell me WTH is Legolas going to appear in the movie?? Actually, the first time I've heard Orlando Bloom was going to be in it, I thought that he was going to play Thranduil's role -after all, he was his father-. But Legolas?? He DID NOT appear in the book!!!. Love him, really, but still can't understand it... Hope they won't arruinate the story... :(
lisswann23 1 day ago
@lisswann23 well it's possible he will appear in his fathers court at some stage, i mean he is the prince of mirkwood afterall so he's bound to be there
benthetoastman 1 day ago
@lisswann23: Jackson is drawing on other Tolkien writings (esp. LOTR, including the Appendices) to add details and context to the story of Bilbo's adventure that aren't included in "The Hobbit." Since Legolas is a warrior prince in the elven kingdom that is such a big part of the latter part of the story, it makes sense for him to be there. Tolkien himself, in FotR, indicates that he was involved in the story. For those same reasons, Galadriel and Saruman will also appear.
drdaveoldguy 1 day ago
nerdie movie but i likie
knesselare1 1 day ago
I've been watching it once a day for the past month, and will CONTINUE to do so until December 14.
Levinm07 1 day ago
has anyone else watched this at least 50 times? o_0
I cant stop! I cant wait till December D:
TheMightyBoosh616 1 day ago
anyone know the song at 0.50? I love it
hyperchick55 1 day ago
@hyperchick55 "The Misty Mountains Cold" is the song :) I Can't stop listening to it either. It's amazing :) Especially since Richard Armitage is singing in it ;) I Love him.
TheMightyBoosh616 1 day ago
Anyone else got shivers when the song started.
kavtoM 2 days ago
@kavtoM Yes I love that song so powerful
hyperchick55 1 day ago
@kavtoM Yes I got shivers.. I could'nt breath when I saw Richard Armitage was in the movie :)
TheMightyBoosh616 1 day ago
@TheMightyBoosh616 Good Grief I didn't even realize that was Richard Armitage until I read your post. I LOVED him in North and South.
smwildmon01 1 day ago
of course! Then one by one they all start standing...I am NOTHING short of pumped for this movie!
Levinm07 1 day ago
Anyone else stupid enough to make a movie in 2012 shouldn't hope for any awards of awesomeness
skcuf1 2 days ago
I'm quite excited the LOTR trilogy kept mostly to the books so I'm excited to compare
My only worry
They make it youth friendly by making the dwarves clumsy and more for comedic relief as this day and age views dwarves
That would break my heart into 1 million pieces
Still really excited though
ApocalypticN1ghtmare 2 days ago
one word: AMPED!
vsthegrid 2 days ago
Hopefully being split into 2 parts they wont miss much out and do it well, not just stretch it out to make more money...
splurda 2 days ago
Bagginses.... What is a bagginses?
MistyLMR 2 days ago
As soon as both parts come out on dvd im gonna watch 'em all back to back, from the hobbit, to the return of the king.
Oh how i love my life..
MaseStevie96 2 days ago
When i watch this, i get a feeling and i'm suddenly drawn to the fact i really want to see this and it will be epic. That feeling happens at about 1:48 :D
baddam95 2 days ago
really looking forward to see how they portray Beorn
Romeo494 2 days ago
Go see The Hobbit 1977 if you havent. Its not bad. But this, IS EPIC!
SirWarkwark 2 days ago
0:48 Best part. Without a doubt. Looking forward to this movie.
GunnertheTurtle 2 days ago
Awww! No Smaug? I guess that there is no reason to show him since they have split the story into two parts! *shakes fist in weary anguish* I wanna see Smaug!!!
flightoffancy31 2 days ago
now simon will be happy :)
96ace96 2 days ago
Smegal is back =D
eboneeza1 2 days ago
YAAAAY I CANT WAIT =D Xxx
eboneeza1 2 days ago
I have not read the books but a friend of mine told me that Gandalf is way more powerful than he appears in the movies, a ''legendary'' being. Is that true? If so, why is he holding back?
TheThejigsup 2 days ago
@TheThejigsup Oh, there's a LOT in the books not on the movies. Bet you didn't know the Hobbits run into Saruman back in the Shire (Return of the King), for example. They cut it out because it's not that important to the storyline, and the movies are, let's face it, longer than most people are willing to sit through. I do wish they'd put Tom Bambadil in (Fellowship), though. He's... interesting.
Katybug1337 2 days ago 32
@Katybug1337 actually another part of the reason they cut it out is they killed saruman off earlier on in return of the king, however i for one would have loved to have seen the scouring of the shire
benthetoastman 1 day ago
@Katybug1337 Oh if they had tom bombadil in the movies it would have been awesome he is one of my favorites
silentassasin24 1 day ago
@silentassasin24 Yea I agree the exclusion of Tom B. is a miscarriage. What I'm getting at is he was the only one the ring seemed to have no power over in fact he made it disappear then seemed to laughed at it when he handed it back to Frodo. I would've never thought to add someone such as him in LOTR, The genius of Tolkien!
nat00ben06 5 hours ago
@Katybug1337 i didnt have any trouble sitting thru the movies and i got the special extended versions :P
jody024 1 day ago
@Katybug1337 Yea the books are far better, and go into much better depth (like when Sam takes the ring and goes to rescue Frodo). But tbh for me the ending was a bit dragged out with the orcs in the shire, still best books ive ever read :)
CpLSharky 1 day ago
@Katybug1337 stop acting like your the only person who likes Tolkien, the main reason why they cut the scouring of the shire is because it was anti-climatic, we just had the ring destroyed, sauron defeated, the end of all things. You don't want to then go back to the shire and have another battle.
MrAdamhill1992 1 day ago
@MrAdamhill1992 I tend to agree with you about the shire being destroyed. I felt the same way when I read the books. I think the message that Tolkien was trying to convey in the books was that even though the ring was destroyed, the whole experience had left its mark, literal and figurative, on the Shire for the members of the fellowship. It tainted this pure thing for them always. They could't escape it even after destroying the ring. I think that the scouring of the shire was symbolic of that.
smwildmon01 1 day ago
@MrAdamhill1992 I definitely don't think it would have translated at all into the screen play though.
smwildmon01 1 day ago
@Katybug1337 Im willing to sit through the movies. Im willing to sit through the fucking books if I have to.
TheDailyMeh 1 day ago
@Katybug1337 I really liked that character also (Tom). I was slightly disappointed when they cut him, but I can understand why. I really wished they would have put a little more focus on the friendship that was built between Legolas and Gimli. They really despised each other in the beginning of the books, but they formed this amazing bond through-out the quest.
smwildmon01 1 day ago
@Katybug1337 and the barrow-wights.... it would be cool
thaumasphoebus 21 hours ago
@Katybug1337 Bombadil was interesting haha but I really don't see how he'd have fit in with the darker, more mature feel of the trilogy...think he would have been received as a bit of a joke to be honest...especially when Frodo had to sing to call him in the Barrow Downs
ThomasOfTheShire 12 hours ago
@Katybug1337 interresting is the right word
heykak 10 hours ago
@Katybug1337 I hear your argument but I do think the Hobbits meeting of Sauraman back in the Shire and Tom Bomadil were both important and interesting, Tolkien thought they were and although PJ did a good job on LOTR.. He should've of made four movies so he could of included much more to me that helped make the story and world of Middle Earth so engaging.
nat00ben06 5 hours ago
@nat00ben06: I don't know as Jackson ever really had the option of making four movies ... it was a bit of a miracle that he was able to get the funding together for a three-movie package.
drdaveoldguy 4 hours ago
@TheThejigsup: Tolkien's spirit world includes a bunch of "angelic" beings called the Maiar. Sauron was a Maia, for example. About 2000 years prior to LOTR, the Valar (even more powerful beings) sent a handful of Maiar to Middle-Earth to help mortals deal with the evils produced by Sauron. They came in the form of old men, and were tasked to help mostly through advice ... not force. These were the Istari (or wizards), and included Gandalf and Saruman.
drdaveoldguy 2 days ago
I ship Bilbo and Cumbersmaug. :)
PRuss03 2 days ago
Is that Arthur Dent?
Hodgemanx13x 2 days ago
Hell, how I missed this...
beinath 2 days ago
Gollum is the real star of this film.
psx2514 2 days ago
I'm sorry, I just love the fact Benedict Cumberbatch is Smaug
desertdangerheart 2 days ago 6
Epik-metr crashed
Feyskey 2 days ago
Ihave to read this for my Honors English summer reading requirements :/ the preview looks good tho
damonlvr1 3 days ago
it's like a backstory of lord of the rings
Stolemyusename 3 days ago
Jackson is back YES!!! sets look amazing!! PLEASE type in GREEN LANTERN THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY it is the true story of how GEORGE LUCAS sent off duty CIA agents to threaten my Mother with guns PLEASE check it out thanks
TheRobMargolin 3 days ago
20 people would rather see gay porn
kalif151byccrew 3 days ago
trailer for Game of Thrones season 2 and The Hobbit, there's some strong magic swirling around here
thekillers1stfan 3 days ago
I can't beleive that anny one could try to rein a horse a badly as bilbo did......
TsukiHikariOkami 3 days ago in playlist Liked videos
Am I the only one that's gonna be fucking pissed if I die before this comes out?.. It's so far away... I could get hit by a bus next week :(
mbedell2123 3 days ago 3
1:08 that the mother fucker from the red hot chili peppers lol
XshadowkageX 3 days ago
WHY CANT I STOP WATCHING THIS?!?!!?
Dlboostacoustic 3 days ago 34
@Dlboostacoustic Well,from a fan science, you really really REALLY WANT TO WATCH T NOW AND ALSO DWARVES ARE JUST BAD ASS! They are way better then Elves. thumbs up if yes.
bold524 2 days ago
@Dlboostacoustic Same. This is going to be the best film EVER!!!! I cannot wait until december
MeIsNowGod 1 day ago
Aaargghh!!! goosebumps! X
flirtishus 3 days ago
where is smaug?!!?
Dlboostacoustic 3 days ago
@Dlboostacoustic: He'll be in the second film coming out in Dec. 2013. I'm not sure they've even completely figured out who they are going to CGI him yet.
drdaveoldguy 3 days ago
@drdaveoldguy: That should be "how they are going to CGI him"
drdaveoldguy 3 days ago
@Dlboostacoustic Smaug appears in part 2 which is The Hobbit: There And Back Again
mattdaley01 2 days ago
@mattdaley01 Why does it have to be on Part 2. and how do you know?
bold524 2 days ago
so many freaking years of fantasy and in the end we still love Tolkien.... thank you !!!! you made me a better man! epic movie!
Dlboostacoustic 3 days ago
what is the name of the theme at the end of the video ?
Palestinov 3 days ago
i haven't read the book, but geeee i freaked out when i saw Golem xD
fairycupcakeblog 3 days ago
and i just came.. hope the riddle scene between golem and bilbo is good
MrGroupHug 3 days ago
Richard Armitage!!!
441rachelmarie 4 days ago
yaaaaaaaaaaaaay they're even keeping the songs! I hope they do all of them
mdizzle999872 4 days ago
I've been forward to this movie for years, but am I the only one who's worried that it's coming out in 3D?
aspelund76 4 days ago
Ah... around 2:07 to the end gave me the shivers!!! I can't wait until December!!!
Gemini52997 4 days ago
i am going to watch the shit out of this movie !
YashPoint0Production 4 days ago
WATSON.
tinabeaner004 4 days ago
Ahhhh it's been so long since LOTR, I've missed this atmosphere :)
Warning2010 4 days ago
@ZuzuFire108 *hobbit
Nattiebatty 4 days ago
Finally a lucious dwarf 0:39....:P x
BritishAlienCompany 4 days ago
I am here as I was hoping to see those speaking spiders....but else than that I do not care shit about this movie. Seems I am one of few. Lord of the rings is like religion to many.
Retsler54 4 days ago
@Retsler54 If you want to know what the talking spiders are going to look like they should look the same as Shelob in The Return of the King. According to the appendices found at the end of the book they were all from the same brood.
obarlao 4 days ago
isn't young bilbo the guy from sherlock?
gubeym 4 days ago
@gubeym: Yes, he plays Watson. He also played Arthur Dent in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" which is funny since that character was a decent, normal, boring guy who lived a quiet, uneventful, boring life close to home ... until a strange guy came along and sucked him into an adventure beyond his wildest dreams. (And BTW, the actor doing Smaug and the Necromancer plays Holmes in "Sherlock." So when Bilbo and Smaug are talking ... )
drdaveoldguy 4 days ago
So excited! :D
GuinTheKimmiDoll 4 days ago
wtf I wanted to see Smaug!
jogurtt1a 4 days ago
No I hate Harry Potter and luke sky walker
bigbrandon8149 5 days ago
Wait, is The Hobbit gonna be one movie or two?
Killryde 5 days ago
@Killryde its going to be 2
sumaran72 4 days ago
All Star Wars, LOTR, and Harry Potter fans are one! Am I right?
Even if I am wrong! Atleast I know that everyone on here hates twilight right?
MrDjoyahs 5 days ago 3
1:24, fragments of Mehrune's razor
Jmtc3Man 5 days ago
Hope they show the riddle-battle between bilbo and smeagol/gollum
meeeyyyaaahhh 5 days ago
AAAAAAAAH!!! (that was me squealing like a little girl when she saw the first Twilight trailer) I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.
BillyNevets19 5 days ago
This is gonna be AWESOME! And Orlando Bloom is hot <3
dreamkeeperbutterfly 5 days ago
0.0 This is going to be legendary!
GavnerWinterLuver 5 days ago
omg Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch omg
XsbcatfangX 5 days ago
I honestly don't think that this movie will be any good :(
BoltWatch 5 days ago
I thought I read somewhere that Orlando Bloom was retaking his role as Legolas in this movie. Is this true? Because I don't see him in this trailer...
Emme019 5 days ago
@Emme019 Yes, but he just has a bit part, just a couple of lines. Hugo Weaving is back as Elrond, too, but they don't show him in the trailer, either.
superbu1 5 days ago
@superbu1: Where did you hear that Legolas only has a couple of lines?? Orlando Bloom already shot some scenes this past fall, and said in an interview he'll be back in New Zealand off and on throughout 2012 shooting more.
drdaveoldguy 5 days ago
@Emme019: Yeah - he'd just shot the first of his scenes shortly before they made this trailer, so they probably hadn't had a chance to do any production on them. In a recent interview he said he'd be shooting more scenes off and on throughout 2012. Best guess is that he'll show up near the end of the first film, but be more involved in the second. (The kingdom of elves he's part of are in the second half of the book.)
drdaveoldguy 5 days ago
0:37 FINALLY! A hot dwarf ^.^
ZuzuFire108 5 days ago 19
This great song - The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey - Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold:
Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold
Far over the misty mountains cold
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
The pines were roaring on the height,
The winds were moaning in the night.
The fire was red, it flaming spread;
The trees like torches blazed with light
Golemblanax 5 days ago 29
@Golemblanax This is only near the end of the song, the whole song is quite lengthy.
Musicman510ee 4 days ago
@Golemblanax well, if I remember correctly there are about 15 or 18 lines more in that song. Thumbs up if I am correct.
bold524 2 days ago
@bold524: Even more ... the version in "The Hobbit" has 10 verses of four lines each, so 40 lines in all. The excerpt in the movie is the first half of verse 1 and all of verse 7.
drdaveoldguy 2 days ago
Nothing could be compared with the Soundtracks of this Trilogy #LOTR
TheHossam3 5 days ago
a snippet of it is from the LOTR 1, but it is all from the book The Hobbits
Utalmark 5 days ago
question: why is Fran Walsh presented as a Writer?
should have been : Writer : J.R.R. Tolkien; (Adapted) Screenplay: Fran Walsh
some people get sensitive about these things ^_^
ROBladvak 6 days ago
anyone else think that they should do some of the pre ring stories from tolkien? like The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin. ya know stories of the north and background on the northern wars/ rangers from the north :D
pwrdbyspamusubi 6 days ago
@pwrdbyspamusubi They don't own the rights. Only the rights to "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" are owned by the movie company. I understand they wanted to use a little bit of material from some of those books in the two Hobbit films, perhaps in flashback scenes, but they don't have the rights.
superbu1 5 days ago
I loved the books and the video game!! I can't wait to see Martin Freeman in The Hobbit :D
destinynoahsmiley92 6 days ago
DO WANT!!!!!
Killzoneguy117 6 days ago
They had prequels for star wars and now there having them for Lord of the rings. Only question.
WHEN THE FUCK ARE THEY GONNA HAVE PREQUELS FOR HARRY POTTER??????????
MrDjoyahs 6 days ago
@MrDjoyahs NEVER! if ur a true HP fan, u shud know that everyone already knows the stuff that happened before the movies. Plus, its a book. you'd have to WRITE a prequel first. thats the only reason LOTR got away with it. Star wars was a movie first, so they can do whatever the hell they want!
meeeyyyaaahhh 5 days ago
@MrDjoyahs Within a few years there should be one. JK Rowling wrote a short story called the Harry Potter Prequel. If that isn't made into a film, then it'll probably be Rowling's doing. She's not writing an offical prequel though.
TheEleventhElven 5 days ago
Gandolf = Dumbledore
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purplenite2 6 days ago
the books, lord of the rings and hobbit are really gd and the films are following right behind,
but if they screw up the hobbit someone will have to pay, with there lives
87aussiegirl 6 days ago
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@Nalebranc you can easily turn into 3 movies only the amount of material on Feanor!
ROBladvak 6 days ago
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ROBladvak 6 days ago
i feel sorry for those who haven't yet read the book and can't fully comprehend the hype about this movie.
johnpaulsialafau 6 days ago
@johnpaulsialafau Im conflicted about wether or not to read the book before watching the film.
doodiethief 6 days ago
@doodiethief hmm...haha i reckon read the book. The book is a bit slow, but a pleasant read nonetheless.
johnpaulsialafau 5 days ago
mother of trailers...is there some legal way to marry a movie trailer?
cabi88 1 week ago
if they ruin this i sware to God i will kill someone
cy750 1 week ago
@cy750 Not to throw water on your self-righteous fire, but movies cannot ruin books. The book remains autonomous and secure. The movie might be a poor adaptation, and it might not reach the full potential of its source material, but that does not mean it can "ruin" the book. To say that books are at the mercy of whoever decides to adapt them is not very respectful of the craft.
MashaSobaka 1 week ago
i have been waiting my whole life for this, ever since my mum read the hobbit to me when i was four
787ellen 1 week ago 4