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Title: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on November 07, 2014, 06:17:25 AM
YES! Finally!
Watch in HD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVAgTiBrrDA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVAgTiBrrDA#ws)

Christopher Lee!!!!!!
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: X on November 07, 2014, 03:45:31 PM
Is that the last of the Hobbit films or is that like...part 1 of two?
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: GuyStarwind on November 07, 2014, 08:20:59 PM
I'll go see it but I get crabby when I watch these movies XD
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Lelygax on November 07, 2014, 08:31:33 PM
I get crabby when I watch these movies XD

Why? lol
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: GuyStarwind on November 07, 2014, 09:54:23 PM
Because I've read and really enjoy the books.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on November 08, 2014, 09:49:41 AM
Is that the last of the Hobbit films or is that like...part 1 of two?

That the last. They can't afford to extend it further. It has been extended way too much, as it is.

Because I've read and really enjoy the books.

Hehehe, I agree because the book is straightforward and PJ and co. added a lot of embellishments from the appendices of LOTR. At least they don't have their hands yet on the Silmarillion, or else....

Either way, I'm still looking forward to this movie.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Dracula9 on November 08, 2014, 09:51:37 AM
I'm still pissed they didn't stick with "There and Back Again" as the title. But knowing PJ, that forty-minute fight sequence should and probably will make up for that grievance.

Can't wait to hear Benedict's death scream and see The Master lose his shit over his share of the gold. And the reprisal of Thorin's Song, assuming they do it.

At least they don't have their hands yet on the Silmarillion, or else....
Tolkien's family, last I checked on this, won't let them do it. PJ's been trying for ages, but as far as I know he still hasn't succeeded. Which is a shame, because for all the posturing over book-film inaccuracies, PJ's damn good at what he does, and I honestly believe he's painted Middle-Earth in a way nobody else ever could have. Inaccuracies or no, I would definitely like to see Morgoth and the Fall of Gondolin on the silver screen.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on November 08, 2014, 09:58:28 AM
I'm still pissed they didn't stick with "There and Back Again" as the title. But knowing PJ, that forty-minute fight sequence should and probably will make up for that grievance.

Tolkien's family, last I checked on this, won't let them do it. PJ's been trying for ages, but as far as I know he still hasn't succeeded. Which is a shame, because for all the posturing over book-film inaccuracies, PJ's damn good at what he does, and I honestly believe he's painted Middle-Earth in a way nobody else ever could have. Inaccuracies or no, I would definitely like to see Morgoth and the Fall of Gondolin on the silver screen.

Get the title change over with, if there's any consolation, it was the working title of the movie.

Yeah, with the advancement of CGI nowadays, it won't be impossible, but I do suggest to give PJ a break. He already gave a lot for the new generation to appreciate and love Middle Earth.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Dracula9 on November 08, 2014, 10:37:35 AM
NO SHIROI I WON'T GET OVER IT THAT NAME BROUGHT THE ENTIRE SIX MOVIES FULL-CIRCLE YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOM

But yeah. as much as I'd love a PJ Silmarillion, the guy's definitely earned a breather and then some.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: TatteredSeraph on November 08, 2014, 01:00:49 PM
My reaction to this trailer was very mixed.  It looks stunning visually, but the Tauriel x Kili snippet made me cringe.  It feels as well like it's trying to overtake the Battle of Pelennor Fields in terms of grand scale, when really that should be the bigger battle.  I also dislike the way that it just feels so big Hollywood blockbuster-y in how its marketted these days.  While there are art and costumes books, they're not like the beauties that were released for LotR.  The Hobbiton film set visitor centre thing, the Air NZ safety videos (which I will admit are funny)... it just feels a bit tacky and commercial sellout.  The cases for the extended editions are also pretty fug compared to the gorgeously decorated dvd cases for the LotR EE.  I picked up my DoS EE blu-ray up yesterday, and the way the discs are laid out is awful, teh front and back discs seriously run the risk of being damaged the way they are.

  As for PJ getting his hands on The Silmarillion, I'm in as mixed a mind about it as I am about The Hobbt.  I think that it would work better as a tv series rather than a movie.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Rugal on November 10, 2014, 06:03:00 PM
First two movies sucked. This one will suck as well.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Dracula9 on November 11, 2014, 08:13:51 PM
Good 2000th post, Rugal.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Lelygax on November 16, 2014, 03:08:16 AM
@Drac9: Hard to believe, since he hardly posts something (what is a shame).
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: TatteredSeraph on November 21, 2014, 07:52:08 PM
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/11/21/the-hobbit-last-goodbye-music-video/ (http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/11/21/the-hobbit-last-goodbye-music-video/)

Music video for the ending credits song 'The Last Goodbye' for The Battle of the Five Armies, sung by Bily Boyd.  On second listening, and with the music video in place, it's grown on me. I don't like it as much as 'May it Be' and 'Into the West', but it's stil pretty good, and sent shivers down my spine.  It's a lot better than 'I See Fire'.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on November 22, 2014, 05:04:52 AM
It is a nice song to end the Hobbit. Besides, it serves a double purpose as a farewell to middle earth in films.
Do not compare it to May it Be and Into the West, those 2 songs heavily reflect the heavy emotional gravitas of the Lord of the Rings. Hobbit is much lighter in tone than LOTR, no matter how much PJ wants to make it heavier.
Title: Re: The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Main Trailer
Post by: TatteredSeraph on November 22, 2014, 06:32:22 AM
I suppose that's some of why I find some bits rather jarring, especially the goblin king's song in the extended edition of Unexpected Journey.  It's too against the serious tone that Jackson and co have put in the films. 
  I think as a goodbye to Middle Earth, yes, it is very fitting.  I like how it has that double-meaning in the lyrics.  The inclusion of clips from both triologies was also very fitting, together with the behind the scenes clips as well.  Boyd is also a very good singer, there's a raw emotion in his voice as he sings this, helped massively, I think, by the fact that he was himself in LotR.  I expect that I'll be choked up in the cinema was the credits roll on this, as The Last Goodbye plays.