The Hobbit Thread - Official trailer

[orcus116]

ITT:  emindead gets a warning.

For what?

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I was wondering that myself...

[axeman90210]

That got a big ol' meh from me. As someone who hasn't read the book, there was nothing to really draw me in.

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I am going to read the book.

[blackngold29]

I'm not sure that's where they're going to split it though because there's still the White Council subplot that doesn't directly appear in the book. I had heard a while ago that the first movie would end right before the battle of five armies, but there's a lot of stuff to get through before that

It may have changed, but from what I heard the original plan would be that movie I would be what is in The Hobbit book. And movie II would be between The Hobbit and LoTR, that isn't really a book, but JRR probably alluded to somewhere.

I'm sure some stuff will bleed over. Like Shelob was in TTT book, but halfway through RoTK movie.

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[blackngold29]

 

[Accelerando]

Here's the first LOTR trailer that came out in 2000. I was in middle school back then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzWZTC-jovo

[orcus116]

That got a big ol' meh from me. As someone who hasn't read the book, there was nothing to really draw me in.

I read the book awhile ago but yeah the only people I could see interested in the trailer would be people who recognized the characters, which there were too many to absorb. The obvious draw was the whole "oh shit it's Gollum!" thing at the end but even that didn't really excite me.

[TioJorge]

You know... Now that I've watched it a couple more times, I have to say... That was one boring ass trailer; and we all know how boring asses can be (hee-haw, hee-haw). Not to rag on it, because I do realize it is so very early, I didn't even expect to see a clip of this film for another few months at best. But I too have not read a line of the book. I did, however, read this really fucking awesome graphic-novel adaptation of it and I really, really enjoyed it. I got it from a friend in middle-school and I can still remember most of it; haven't the slightest clue where it is now... But if I could dig it up I would read it over and over.

That said, I do know a bit about the general storyline and characters, and even so it's a bit much to take in. Mainly though the trailer is a snoozefest; and yeah, Gollum at the end was nothing more than "Oh. There's that bugger". All said and done, I'm still really happy to see any footage at all and am pretty sure I'll prop a tent whence standing in line to see this. Well...actually no, that will come for Part 2, lest they have any of the truly legendary battles in this one. But I doubt it.

[7StringedBeast]

*sigh* OK, people here (where I live) and everywhere I've talked says Trailer. Why? Because it's a trailer. I've explained what's a trailer and what's a teaser.

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I don't really care about this debate other than to say that emindead is accurate.  This is a trailer.  Teasers are 30 seconds long.  2 minute trailers are most of the time the theatrical trailer.  Just sayin'.  /filmmajor

[TioJorge]

Oh yeah, I missed that. Thanks for the explanation Emin! Got it; I figured it was simply that but TDKR trailer confused the heck outta me, bwaha. Forgot there was a teaser.

[bucksanchez51]

I really don't care if it's a trailer or a teaser. All I know is that I've read all the books and seen the LOTR movies and this video got me really excited to see the new movie.