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There&ThereAgain
Rohan
Sep 27 2012, 9:56pm
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don't you think that ROTK poster is inappropriate?
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I love that poster too, but I feel like it would be misleading for a film like AUJ which will be mostly a comedy.
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien "Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
Valinor
Sep 27 2012, 9:57pm
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It apparently is only available in IE and Mozilla-based browsers. I like Chrome for some things, but that is one of the reasons that I tend to still mostly use IE. Sorry to be misleading.
'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.' The Hall of Fire
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Ardamírë
Valinor
Sep 27 2012, 10:03pm
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I didn't mean something exactly like that. But I do want a poster similar to it. Something like this or this is what I'm looking for. I just think the LOTR posters were all magnificent, and I'd like some for AUJ like them.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales
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There&ThereAgain
Rohan
Sep 27 2012, 10:18pm
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Even though it is a bit cliche now to represent EPIC, I would certainly not dislike the Hobbit films getting that same kind of treatment (imagine all six hanging on a wall *drool), but at the same time I wonder if it sends the wrong message. Obviously Peter is making these films epic, but it might be a little misleading to make this story appear more epic in scope than it really is in comparison...
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien "Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas
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Ardamírë
Valinor
Sep 27 2012, 10:20pm
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I don't think any of those says "epic"
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I just think they're all beautiful. And I'd love to get one for each of the hobbit films.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales
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Estel78
Tol Eressea
Sep 27 2012, 10:25pm
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And yes, i'd love something like that for the Hobbit.
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There&ThereAgain
Rohan
Sep 27 2012, 10:25pm
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if there's one treat from London I miss (besides the ale) it would be all the jaffa cakes I consumed while living there. I once got one of these boxes http://4.bp.blogspot.com/...2BYard%2B16x750g.jpg and ate it all by my lonesome.
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien "Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas
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Ardamírë
Valinor
Sep 27 2012, 10:26pm
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And they don't say anything at all about the tone of the films. It will be a tragedy if we aren't given new ones for these films.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales
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There&ThereAgain
Rohan
Sep 27 2012, 10:32pm
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I think they are beautiful too
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All I'm saying is that style has a precedent for being used for films that are marketed as big epics and blockbusters (star wars, blade runner, indiana jones, etc.). I'm hoping The Hobbit films get the Struzan treatment too, but I feel like this one we received today says that The Hobbit isn't going to just be your typical epic adventure story. It communicates the humor and also the non-conventional heroes we will be treated to.
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien "Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas
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Estel78
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Sep 27 2012, 10:40pm
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Indiana Jones is the perfect example of a movie that is not serious. //
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There&ThereAgain
Rohan
Sep 27 2012, 11:50pm
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you're so right about that. What is interesting is the difference between these two Raider's posters http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NHhOq9bmBkQ/T9XWc_CYwCI/AAAAAAAAGYU/KfU6F0gk5Cw/s1600/Raiders+Of+The+Lost+Ark+(1981)+1982+Re-Release+by+Richard+Amsel.jpg I love this one because it feels big (epic), but FUN and HUMOROUS as well. Really captures the adventure vibe. If AUJ's "Struzan-style" poster captures both sides that would be rad. Notice another Raider's poster http://posterwire.com/wp-content/uploads/raiders_of_the_lost_ark.jpg seems way too serious for what eventually ended up on screen.
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien "Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas
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Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor
Sep 28 2012, 12:21am
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Bombur has food sticking out of his mouth! Hahaha! Didn't expect that. Definitely an original touch...
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Estel78
Tol Eressea
Sep 28 2012, 12:24am
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Eolin of Rohan
The Shire
Sep 28 2012, 1:22am
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That is a great movie poster, I wish the hobbit poster was more like that.
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alienorchid
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Sep 28 2012, 11:02am
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I like that there is a more comedic and light-hearted poster as well as the more sombre Gandalf in the shire poster. Movie posters should give some indication of the tone and content of a movie, and since it seems that TH is going to have more light and fun moments, compared to the seriousness of LotR, it seems appropriate for the posters to reflect this. I also wonder if the posters we will see for the next two movies might be more 'serious', as TH gets darker and more sinister as the story progresses.
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dave_lf
Gondor
Sep 28 2012, 12:18pm
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My wife, who likes the Tolkien movies but is not a fan in the sense that we all are , asked me yesterday if I'd seen the new Hobbit poster. She'd received it from an equally unfannish friend, who thought it was cute. So that suggests it has been effective from a marketing perspective.
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dave_lf
Gondor
Sep 28 2012, 12:21pm
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I wonder if the same individual is behind all three, or if this is just the industry's standard imitation. And thanks for forcing me to be aware that the dwarves totally look like Muppets.
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Elenorflower
Gondor
Sep 28 2012, 12:57pm
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it cerainly didnt remind me of a toddler refusing his dinner.
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One Ringer
Tol Eressea
Sep 28 2012, 1:43pm
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I was just about to make this comparison,
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Personally, I find it very appropriate that it could stand next to these two.
FOTR 10th Anniversary Music Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33xJU3AIwsg "You do not let your eyes see nor your ears hear, and that which is outside your daily life is not of account to you. Ah, it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all; and if it explain not, then it says there is nothing to explain."
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