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Avandel
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Apr 24 2014, 8:44pm
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"A perfect title thrown out the window in order to attract the masses with promises of overblown action. That's why it was changed. Make no mistake. They should have just called it "The Hobbit: One last attempt to make more money by appealing to the lowest common denominator"." Not saying you're wrong, I just don't think it's that terrible. Or that it's terrible that both LOTR and the Hobbit made a healthy profit and yet so much is true, or pays respect to, the source. If WB etc. were really appealing to the lowest common denominator I'm sure they would have hooked Thorin up w. some female who happens to have a big chest and looks "hot", Kili and Tauriel would already have been making hay so to speak, Gandalf would have invented explosives and there would be a lot more fight scenes, the dwarves would all look like male models, and Bilbo and Smaug would have become good friends w. Smaug giving rides to the kiddies *sniff*. The argument canon vs. not has gone round and round, but even PJ has said - and I can't remember if he was talking about AUJ or FOTR - that if they had failed, w. the second films he wouldn't have had to worry so much essentially. There's a burden of sorts that comes w. worldwide success, and from the sound of it re TABA, PJ is already feeling the heat of fan expectations. So there's a title that instantly tells ALL the public a pinnacle within the film - actually IMO it's wise in general to have a title for a book or film that denotes a meaning of some kind. I don't consider "There and Back Again" to be a perfect title, unless you have read the book and understand all the nuances (e.g. to me it's more than an actual journey, it's Bilbo's emotional arc "and if you return, you will not be the same". But I wouldn't know that if I hadn't read the book). The Battle of the Five Armies to me might not be the most interesting title in the world, but it certainly tells me immediately something of what to expect. Also, no PR campaign is just going to have Bilbo skipping happily back to his hobbit-hole. It's going to have (possibly) themes of madness, war, sorrow, danger - so the title needs to tie into that.
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Apr 24 2014, 8:47pm
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the problem with BO5A is that it reeks of action flick. TABA at least nodded towards the books little guy on a journey against all odds type story. but at some point you have to accept these films have none of the themes of the book, on the surface it is the hobbit but the book is more about words and cunning and cleverness, the films are about weapons and explosions and set pieces. fine, bring it on, but dont pretend this is really the against all odds story of 'the hobbit'
This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party.
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DanielLB
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Apr 24 2014, 8:47pm
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It's a good job that there are 10 other boards on the forum...
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Where you can find perfect grammar and high quality conversations taking place.
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Kangi Ska
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Apr 24 2014, 8:49pm
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I have never been dead set against the Hobbit movies. I am sorry you consider my recent posts "Dramatic" for they are honest expressions of my growing disappointment with what Peter has done. It is not the disservice to Tolkien that bothers me. It is the over stuffed adaptation of the story that is told by "The Hobbit". I could list all of what I do not find acceptable but this would only be a reiteration of complaints made by others here on this forum. KS
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NecromancerRising
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Apr 24 2014, 8:50pm
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You can only imagine what is going to happen when the final Middle Earth movie is released
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Captain Salt
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Apr 24 2014, 8:50pm
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every single even slightly derogatory (or sometimes not even particularly derogatory) remark about the TH films has increasingly been responded to with the same outrage, dismissal and blaming of the poster. So no, I haven't. And "Intense" isn't the adjective I would have gone with this trend, though it does indeed start with the same letter.
"Not tall, but broad and grim...wielding great axes. Out of some savage land in the wide East they come, we deem."
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Kangi Ska
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Apr 24 2014, 8:55pm
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if they do not go home again. A Three hour battle doesn't leave much time for the journey back to Hobbiton. KS
Kangi Ska Resident Trickster & Wicked White Crebain Life is an adventure, not a contest. At night you can not tell if crows are black or white.
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Captain Salt
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Apr 24 2014, 8:55pm
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I recall being one of the biggest cheerleaders of TH films before the trilogy decision, attempting to explain to posters who were bemoaning little details or complete unknowns (IE the crap in Radagast's hair or the existence of Itaril/Tauriel) that we should reserve judgement considering the job that was done by PJ and company with LotR. Funny, that, I believe goes the expression.
"Not tall, but broad and grim...wielding great axes. Out of some savage land in the wide East they come, we deem."
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Imladris18
Lorien
Apr 24 2014, 8:57pm
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I must be confusing you with another poster who literally is dead set against anything related to a Hobbit movie and is quite dramatic about it. You just seem to not deem PJ's changes as a good thing and tend to lean towards a "truer" book adaptation, yes?
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Darkstone
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Apr 24 2014, 9:06pm
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And yet every single even slightly derogatory (or sometimes not even particularly derogatory) remark about the TH films has increasingly been responded to with the same outrage, dismissal and blaming of the poster. So no, I haven't. (Emphasis mine.) "every"? Exaggerate much?
And "Intense" isn't the adjective I would have gone with this trend, though it does indeed start with the same letter. And an "Ad hominem" to boot!! You're doing well! Can't wait for the contextomy!!
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Imladris18
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Apr 24 2014, 9:08pm
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There are many of us who have expressed many disappointments, shortcomings, etc with the films, and have done so civilly without triggering a firefight. You implied that PJ&Co did LotR right, but now are artistically bankrupt. This implies that PJ&Co have "changed" from quality filmmakers to artistically bankrupt like the likes of Michael Bay or Lucas. Darkstone brought up how even in the PROLOGUE for LotR there were some less-than-artistic genius lines, implying that perhaps he hasn't really "changed" a whole lot. I'm not sure why this particular issue sparked this flurry of angry remarks. Edit: I think it's still possible to be artistic while including (seemingly negative) buzzwords such as: spectacle, blockbuster, action-packed, heavy CGI, fun. The CGI, for instance, takes a ton of skilled work and IS an art medium in itself.
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Kangi Ska
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Apr 24 2014, 9:12pm
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if Peter were telling the story that is in the book. I would not even mind additions and embellishments if they were not done at the expense of the "story" of the Hobbit. I fear Peter has lost his way in his own vision and it looks like he probably find the right path in the upcoming movie, what ever its name. KS
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Darkstone
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Apr 24 2014, 9:22pm
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Glad somebody understood what I posted. I mean, I love the films and I think PJ did good. I have no idea what CS is on about. Maybe it's just past his bedtime and he needs his winkie.
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Imladris18
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Apr 24 2014, 9:25pm
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I, personally, still see much of the book in the films, and in places I think it even improves on it, but that's just my opinion. The only major gripe I really have so far is the final cat-and-mouse Smaug chase shenanigans at the end of DoS. I wished they would've stuck a little closer to the book on that.
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Estel78
Tol Eressea
Apr 24 2014, 9:26pm
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I did mind the healing scene, though.
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Eruvandi
Tol Eressea
Apr 24 2014, 9:26pm
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BTW I was always confused with these acronyms, I read TABA as The Battle of 5 Armies, and get used to call the 3rd film like that while speaking and thinking. I remembered about There and Back Again only when I run into BOFA (like "oh yes, this is the acronym for the army thing, not TABA!"). I hope it will bring more people to the cinemas, to prove WB and other studios that it is worth to make films about Middle Earth. ...I used to read TABA as To Be Announced, but I couldn't figure out what the extra "A" stood for.
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Darkstone
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Apr 24 2014, 9:39pm
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...I've always found the book immensely tragic. Bilbo loses so much. It seems like parts of him die during each stage of the journey. If he was a young hobbit the changes wouldn't be so bad. But the entire book seems like it's all about the old Bilbo dying. It makes me sad. I can see how Tolkien might indeed have intended a deeper adult subtext what with his own entrance into middle age.
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Imladris18
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Apr 24 2014, 9:43pm
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See, I didn't have a huge issue with it. It was a bit awkward, but I liked the ambiguity of how Tauriel felt at the end there.
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I mean, I don't hate it. The engineer in me just has a hard time dealing with Thorin strolling down molten gold in a metal wheelbarrow and not getting toasted alive lol.
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Darkstone
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Apr 24 2014, 9:43pm
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...when the first Sil movie is released the exact same people will be going "How could Jackson have so totally messed it up? The Hobbit movies were PERFECT!!!" I guarantee it. I saw it happen with LOTR.
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Patty
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Apr 24 2014, 9:47pm
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This seems further away from the "feel" of Tolkien and closer to a title that might sell movie tickets to the public that hadn't read the books. Oh well, I will see it regardless.
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Azimuth
The Shire
Apr 24 2014, 9:55pm
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I wasn't here at the time of LOTR
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But while reading Boards now (I started this year) I suspected that the same things were written about LOTR And that now the same people are praising LOTR in contradiction to The Hobbit.
...when the first Sil movie is released the exact same people will be going "How could Jackson have so totally messed it up? The Hobbit movies were PERFECT!!!" I guarantee it. I saw it happen with LOTR. I understand that. I was disappointed after watching TT and ROTK (I liked FOTR because I read the book after seeing it in cinema). But after few months I started to like it and now I love those films.
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Lio
Lorien
Apr 24 2014, 9:57pm
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Oddly enough, that was one of my first impressions after learning about the new title. "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" There, I've fixed it! On a less nitpicky note, I'm actually happy with the change and agree with PJ's reasons for it. "There and Back Again" is a lovely title but just doesn't fit with the third movie. It's better as a subtitle for the trilogy as a whole, I think.
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Lio
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Apr 24 2014, 9:59pm
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Which one would Tolkien have chosen and how do we know this?
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Azimuth
The Shire
Apr 24 2014, 10:00pm
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I think it's good that something connected with professor Tolkien will be presented to a wider audience. It will increase the chances that people who are not familiar with his books will start to read them.
This seems further away from the "feel" of Tolkien and closer to a title that might sell movie tickets to the public that hadn't read the books. Oh well, I will see it regardless.
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