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The troll scene.. rather silly.. but I didn't like it much in the book either. If you liked it in the book, you mght find it entertaining in the movie too
I found it hilarious
based on a children's book or not, it was good comical relief
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The way the council patrionised Gandalf...
he's always underminded so it seems, but by Saruman, like saying "I'm the boss here", the others were just doubtful because they don't trust dwarves
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Radagast.. I don't know but it reminded me of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
eh...nah, I found it to be darker.
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And rabbits?? Seriously, rabbits??? Why?
ha! why not? I loved it
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I LOVED Riddles in the Dark, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED!!!! I already mentioned it but it was perfectly balanced with the comic and the serious. You could tell that Gollum is already a very established character. They played on his schizophrenia just perfect.
I agree, it was PERFECT and also in tune with the book, a scarier more schizo Gollum, him and Bilbo played off eachother in an awesome way.
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The only thing that really annoyed me was Galadriel. The whole dynamic between her and Gandalf was so wrong.
lol a lot of people had issues with that, I had none, for me it seemed like a friendship that goes way back.
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absolutely is the most perfect Thorin I could ever have hoped for. I loved everything he did, everything he said. I cried like a baby when he accepted Bilbo and hugged him, and inwardly I cursed PJ and vowed never to watch the next two, when he "died" (yes I know he dies eventually but I didn't expect him to die then and I wasn't ready to let him go). I LOVED the moment when he faced the White Orc, it was dramatic and gave a real sense of "if this is how it all ends, then I will make it such an end", which went really well with some of the sacraficial moments in LotR, and carried on the same themes of honour and courage, which I loved to death.
OMG I am IN LOVE with Thorin lol
such an amazing, noble, strong character! (looks help too
) I cried like a BABY, could not STOP when he "died", I mean I knew he wouldn't because I know how it ends but still, omg, I wasn't ready either and bawled like a baby and when he hugged Bilbo I lost it again, such an amazing moment, same with the eagles, all that part was just too epic. When he faced the White Orc was SO EPIC for words, and also loved the fact that went very well with the LOTR themes of honour and courage.
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Bilbo. Some people might think that Martin Freeman may have have overdone his role, with all the quirks and mannerisms, but these are the kind of performances I love. Bilbo IS eccentric, we know this, and seeing how he reacts to all the strange things that happen to him, as WE would react, was a pure joy to see. I honestly cannot imagine anyone else playing young Bilbo.
me neither, he nailed him! and thought his mannerisms were just perfect, not overdone, his comedic and dramatic timings were on spot, made me love Bilbo SO much more, he's adorable!
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The Dwarves on the whole, I loved. If I have one complaint it is that so far, only a few of them have "characters". Yes we know there is the fat one and the one with the axe in his head as well as some others, but we don't know much about them yet, something I hope will change.
I'm hoping we'll know more about them because I also felt most of them were just in the background.
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The new locations. Was it even a possbility that PJ has made New Zealand even more stunning? Where there any new locations to be found? Honestly, so far The Hobbit is more gorgeous than LotR concerning the scenery. The mountain vistas, the plains and the woodlands, it is supremely beautiful to look at.
I cried looking at some of those sceneries, I'm blown away of the majesty(?) of that place
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About the scenery. At the beginning I started crying because it was so beautiful. I was so happy. (I'm just strange. )
then I guess I'm strange too
oh I also cried during Misty Mountains *sigh*
about the beginning I loved the background story on the dwarves and Thorin, loved all the places, so stunning! Thranduil riding a moose had me
(keep in mind i read the book in 04, didn't quite remember that lol) he looked kinda...gansta BAHAHA!, also I found it VERY cool that we NEVER see the dragon but you don't NEED to see it to feel the real threat, but the EYE at the end? A-MAZING
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But probably my favorite moments were when he was talking to Bofur about Bag End, when he was watching Gollum as he was deciding to kill him or not, and when he told Thorin he wanted to help them get their home back
I adored those moments as well, how perfect!
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but Thorin felt reminiscent of Aragorn to me so maybe that's why.
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I found him to be the Aragorn of the dwarven race lol, besides the oh so good looks, his honour, courage, the fact that he is to be King, there are a few similarities between the two.
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I love how well-blended it was with LotR. And seeing Frodo/Elijah Wood again made me squee inside! Oh teh memoriesssss <3
me too, the tie between the movies, starting the preparations for the Long Expected Party was awesome, loved it!
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Since the Necromancer was mentioned and is bringing back people from the Dead, my theory is that since this movie is supposed to be pre-LotR that the Necromancer will try to bring back Sauron but somehow fails to completely do so and that's how the Eye of Sauron came to be. Like I said, it's just a prediction, I don't know if this actually happens or will happen...
that's an interesting prediction, I like it. I found it great that we saw the Witch King of Angmar in spirit form like we did on FOTR and got some backstory on it.
overall I thought the movie was perfect, I will see it again, in 2D with mom, she can't see 3D and judging by my headache I shouldn't see in 3D anymore