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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #315 on: November 13, 2012, 02:58:49 PM »
Quote from: BlackInk on November 13, 2012, 02:08:49 PM
Entire soundtrack available for free online stream here:

https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35757
What a great way to ruin your own movie experience, if you would value a thing like that! IMO

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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #316 on: November 13, 2012, 03:06:51 PM »
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on November 13, 2012, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: BlackInk on November 13, 2012, 02:08:49 PM
Entire soundtrack available for free online stream here:

https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35757
What a great way to ruin your own movie experience, if you would value a thing like that! IMO



???  How would listening to the soundtrack ruin the experience?
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #317 on: November 13, 2012, 03:09:48 PM »
Silmarillion love!
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #318 on: November 13, 2012, 03:26:50 PM »
Quote from: bosk1 on November 13, 2012, 03:06:51 PM
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Quote from: BlackInk on November 13, 2012, 02:08:49 PM
Entire soundtrack available for free online stream here:

https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35757
What a great way to ruin your own movie experience, if you would value a thing like that! IMO
???  How would listening to the soundtrack ruin the experience?
I'm curious, too, although I suppose it's along the lines of experiencing everything for the first time the same time.  Possibly knowing the music could give some cinematic clues, too, I suppose.  I know this part, something sudden with happen in 13 seconds.

I'm glad I heard the Nemesis soundtrack before seeing the movie.  That way I go to hear it without it being spoiled by the memories of that awful movie attached to it. :lol
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #319 on: November 13, 2012, 03:31:43 PM »
Yeah, I think I'm also going to hold off on listening to the soundtrack, as much as I want to. I want my first experience with the music to match my first experience with the film.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #320 on: November 13, 2012, 03:41:53 PM »
Quote from: BlackInk on November 13, 2012, 02:08:49 PM
Entire soundtrack available for free online stream here:

https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35757

I will spend tomorrow morning listening to this only (and yes Milena, to Leprous too :) ). I'm really curious to see if it's in the same league of the amazing LOTR Score!
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #321 on: November 13, 2012, 05:32:30 PM »
Quote from: bosk1 on November 13, 2012, 03:06:51 PM
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on November 13, 2012, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: BlackInk on November 13, 2012, 02:08:49 PM
Entire soundtrack available for free online stream here:

https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35757
What a great way to ruin your own movie experience, if you would value a thing like that! IMO


Yeah, being familiar with a score makes a movie even better, imo. Listened to this today and loved it. Great mix of familiar old themes and new, equally awesome ones.

???  How would listening to the soundtrack ruin the experience?
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #322 on: November 13, 2012, 09:59:57 PM »
It hasn't been posted in the thread, but a second trailer was released. Looks like it's much more lighthearted than LOTR than we originally thought.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #323 on: November 14, 2012, 12:02:28 AM »
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Okay, I understand the reasons for doing so.  It's not just about the money; it really would be cool to see the book really fleshed out well.  But I think it would lose some of its charm that way.
Completely agree.

Also, they wouldn't have to do the entire Silmarillion. There are some stories from it that are quite cinematic though.
The Fall of Faenor, Turin Turambar, Beren and Luthien, the Fall of Gondolin.

Just as long as every movie ends with Fingolfin's duel with Morgoth
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #324 on: November 14, 2012, 12:56:45 AM »
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Okay, I understand the reasons for doing so.  It's not just about the money; it really would be cool to see the book really fleshed out well.  But I think it would lose some of its charm that way.
Completely agree.

Also, they wouldn't have to do the entire Silmarillion. There are some stories from it that are quite cinematic though.
The Fall of Faenor, Turin Turambar, Beren and Luthien, the Fall of Gondolin.

Just as long as every movie ends with Fingolfin's duel with Morgoth

Turin would require one movie alone. And hell if it would be amazing. Tragic and amazing.

Or they could start an epic TV series à la Game Of Thrones. I think it's the only possible way to bring the Silm to life without horrible omissions or compromises.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #325 on: November 14, 2012, 02:07:42 AM »
Quote from: Ħ on November 13, 2012, 09:59:57 PM
It hasn't been posted in the thread, but a second trailer was released. Looks like it's much more lighthearted than LOTR than we originally thought.

That makes sense, seeing how the book was also more lighthearted than the LOTR books.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #326 on: November 14, 2012, 02:09:39 AM »
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It hasn't been posted in the thread, but a second trailer was released. Looks like it's much more lighthearted than LOTR than we originally thought.

That makes sense, seeing how the book was also more lighthearted than the LOTR books.

Which is the main reason behind my mild dislike of The Hobbit's storyline. Too childish at time, too much a fable, it doesn't really fit the rest of the LOTR universe.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #327 on: November 14, 2012, 02:13:49 AM »
I think that was Tolkien's original intent though.

Tolkien began a new version in 1960, attempting to adjust the tone of The Hobbit to its sequel. He abandoned the new revision at chapter three after he received criticism that it "just wasn't The Hobbit", implying it had lost much of its light-hearted tone and quick pace.

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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #328 on: November 14, 2012, 02:20:09 AM »
Quote from: DebraKadabra on November 14, 2012, 02:13:49 AM
I think that was Tolkien's original intent though.

Tolkien began a new version in 1960, attempting to adjust the tone of The Hobbit to its sequel. He abandoned the new revision at chapter three after he received criticism that it "just wasn't The Hobbit", implying it had lost much of its light-hearted tone and quick pace.

^^ From Wiki.

Interesting, I didn't know that. But still, my preference has always been towards LOTR, ever since I first read both books (around 2002, when the LOTR hype arose).
Still, knowing that There and Back Again will substantially depart from the Hobbit storyline and heavily rely on the Appendices, I have a feeling that the change will be greatly felt in the pace and the mood as well. I won't be surprised if Movie 1 and 3 were to be extremely different on that side.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #329 on: November 14, 2012, 02:24:07 AM »
I actually didn't know that either - I just made a wild guess and turned out to be right. :eek :lol

We'll see how it all ends up, but I'm hoping that we don't have another 4-hour movie with 11dy6 ends like The Return of the King. :lol   I love that movie though, don't get me wrong, but that was a bit over-killish.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #330 on: November 14, 2012, 02:25:58 AM »
Quote from: wasteland on November 14, 2012, 02:09:39 AM
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It hasn't been posted in the thread, but a second trailer was released. Looks like it's much more lighthearted than LOTR than we originally thought.

That makes sense, seeing how the book was also more lighthearted than the LOTR books.

Which is the main reason behind my mild dislike of The Hobbit's storyline. Too childish at time, too much a fable, it doesn't really fit the rest of the LOTR universe.

Don't worry, the Hobbit movies are going to have tons of Sauron-related stuff shoehorned in, so they will feel way more LOTR than the book did!
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #331 on: November 14, 2012, 02:30:20 AM »
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11dy6

Totally unrelated to the topic: what does that mean? You seam to use this "mixed array of latin letters and indo-arabic numbers" every time you want to say "countless" or "too many". Am I missing something?  :lol
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #332 on: November 14, 2012, 02:39:05 AM »
Say it phonetically - it'll make more sense:  eleventy six.  It's something I picked up from a good online friend of mine to exaggerate, like you said, "countless" or "too many".
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« Reply #333 on: November 14, 2012, 02:46:58 AM »
Thanks :D Googling it the second result was "The Ask Wasteland Thread", so I guessed it was a thing of yours and few others  :lol


Back into the topic, I've just reached the last minutes of the soundrack. The last song, with vocals and ethnic percussions and chants is beyond amazing. The ending credits are gonna rock.  :D
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« Reply #334 on: November 14, 2012, 05:16:01 AM »
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« Reply #335 on: November 14, 2012, 07:48:26 AM »
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« Reply #336 on: November 14, 2012, 12:00:17 PM »
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #337 on: November 28, 2012, 07:20:42 PM »
So apparently the 48 fps will only be shown in 450 theaters in the US. So far, looking at the list, the closest for me is a couple hours away. I hope they add to the list, but I'd also being willing to make the drive if push came to shove.

Anyways, I'm super excited for this movie! I've been waiting for about 6 years... :caffeine:
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« Reply #338 on: November 28, 2012, 07:24:23 PM »
I wonder if it is going to be shown in 48 where I am seeing it. Was given tickets as an early Xmas gift
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« Reply #339 on: November 28, 2012, 07:26:12 PM »
It's my plan to see it both ways no matter what, but I'd love for my first experience to be with the new technology.
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #340 on: November 28, 2012, 07:27:18 PM »
I'm not too fussy - I'll be a happy nerd goil as long as I see it on/around release day. :)
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« Reply #341 on: November 28, 2012, 07:35:05 PM »
Surprisingly the theater we are seeing it at isn't showing it in 48, and it is supposed to be the biggest highest tech theater around! Several others in the are are though.

Oh well no biggy. I forsee myself seeing it a second or tenth time anyway
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« Reply #342 on: November 28, 2012, 07:54:03 PM »
Definitely shooting for the IMAX showing and those nine minutes of Star Trek preview.
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« Reply #343 on: November 30, 2012, 05:41:27 AM »
I'm really excited about seeing what the 48 version looks like...but I've heard it can be distracting on first viewing, and I don't want that the first time I see the movie.

I'm going to see it in the traditional 2D 24fps for my first viewing so that I can just absorb the story with no other distractions.  When I go to see it again, I'll see it with all the new technological "bells and whistles"...
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #344 on: November 30, 2012, 08:15:58 AM »
I think I'm with you on that strategy. I'm not huge on the bells & whistles, just excited to see it, period :caffeine:
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« Reply #345 on: November 30, 2012, 09:33:08 AM »
My 9-year old daughter is feverishly trying to finish the novel before opening day.  :biggrin:
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« Reply #346 on: November 30, 2012, 10:01:27 AM »
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Re: The Hobbit greenlit!
« Reply #347 on: November 30, 2012, 10:24:54 AM »
My wife suggested taking the kids and going to see it on opening day.  A family outing, you know?  I told her she was out of her ****ing mind.  We'll wait until at least the second weekend.
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« Reply #348 on: November 30, 2012, 10:48:21 AM »
Woohoo! A theater near me just announced that it would be showing the HFR film. I'll be there are 12:01 am for my first viewing. I just hope I'm not working my expectations up too much, only to be left disappointed.
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« Reply #349 on: December 01, 2012, 03:22:27 PM »
Oh thank god they're showing it in 2D 24fps. Now I won't mind seeing it.
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