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aifeme
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Jul 23 2014, 7:17pm
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I love it!
TORn lurker since 2002:]
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dormouse
Half-elven
Jul 23 2014, 7:21pm
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That's some poster. That's some DRAGON! *Scuttles back inside teapot and closes lid*
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Noria
Gondor
Jul 23 2014, 7:23pm
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Wonderful!
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Bombadil
Half-elven
Jul 23 2014, 7:24pm
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Izz it OKAAAAAY to Drooooll NOW?
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Estel78
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Jul 23 2014, 7:25pm
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FaramirAndEowynMorningStar
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Jul 23 2014, 7:38pm
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Though I never actually said that the poster was not good - I love it! The actual idea is not exactly to my taste but I do like the digital art. A family member said that the FB comment was a good comment to make (I being one of the thousands who cannot go to Comic Con). I had to laugh at your comment of Bard vs Smaug being a "phooey on Robin Hood".
..The Lord of Silver Fountains .....The King of Carven Stone ..The King Under the Mountain .......Shall come into his own ..And the bells will ring in gladness ......At the Mountain King's return ..But all shall fail in sadness ....And the lake will shine and burn
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FaramirAndEowynMorningStar
Rohan
Jul 23 2014, 7:39pm
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Me neither - I am very excited!//
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..The Lord of Silver Fountains .....The King of Carven Stone ..The King Under the Mountain .......Shall come into his own ..And the bells will ring in gladness ......At the Mountain King's return ..But all shall fail in sadness ....And the lake will shine and burn
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Avandel
Half-elven
Jul 23 2014, 7:56pm
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I just think in the excitement of SDCC where potentially so many juicy tidbits might be, that there's literally thousands around the world who are passionate, paying fans too. SDCC I think thanks to its explosive popularity hasn't (from the sound of it) become an easy "con" to attend - there was some discussion of this on the TA threads but here's a good 2012 article: http://io9.com/...n-still-for-the-fans Not saying it's not fun, or not worth going to. It just doesn't sound easy, unless you are connected. Plus $$$$$$!!!!! So we need to depend on TORn
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Elanor of Rohan
Lorien
Jul 23 2014, 7:57pm
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He had to put in Bard of course, because he is his slayer. And it rocks
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Faramir5
Bree
Jul 23 2014, 9:23pm
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Does anyone know if it will be possible to buy a copy of the poster online?
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tsmith675
Gondor
Jul 23 2014, 9:25pm
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Peter Jackson can do nothing right, according to some fans. It's pretty ridiculous. This is proof that you can't please everyone. There will always be people who hate on things, no matter how awesome something is.
Our destiny lies above us.
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tsmith675
Gondor
Jul 23 2014, 9:25pm
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The only thing I know is that I must have it.
Our destiny lies above us.
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LordotRings93
Rohan
Jul 23 2014, 9:33pm
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The Gandalf poster for CC in 2012 became available to buy (even found it in my local stores). Give it a few days and some might appear on Amazon or something.
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 12/17/14 "I know what I must do. It's just... I'm afraid to do it."
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LordotRings93
Rohan
Jul 23 2014, 9:40pm
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I don't even take people like that seriously
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I can see being negative and not liking something, but it seems people are just doing it to The Hobbit since it's what everyone else is doing. I saw comments on IGN of people saying these were badly written, no character development, and mediocre films on par with Transformers. Seriously, what in the hobbit hell? These are in no way shape or form bad films. I can see why some might have problems with them, and it might hinder their overall look on the film, but there is nothing in these films that screams "Mediocre trash". I find no flaws with these films (my fanboy nature, I'll admit), but even if I were just a regular audience member, I'd find these to be completely enjoyable films. How many other movies give us amazing-looking dragons and such a rich and elaborated world straight from Tolkien's works? LOTR's immense success really hindered The Hobbit, sadly. Really feel bad for it, because just as much love and care went into these films as LOTR, from the cast and crew. Just watch the appendices to AUJ and you'll see, this wasn't a "let's do this for the moneyz" as some folk love to claim. They wanted to tell this story, and they did so spectacularly. Such a shame to the cast and crew all this "negative" feedback when they've put so much hard work in to it. I know every movie gets its negative remarks, even LOTR, but never were they called mediocre movies, and it's a shame that some people are comparing these to movies like Transformers (which I do enjoy, but they are just "summer blockbusters" where you turn your brain off for 2+ hours). I just hope BOTFA blows people out of the water, and if it does, I think a lot of folks will reevaluate their negative outlook on AUJ and DOS, and gain a new respect for them, now that it is a complete trilogy.
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 12/17/14 "I know what I must do. It's just... I'm afraid to do it."
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adt100
Rohan
Jul 23 2014, 9:41pm
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Totally agree. Just to none book folk it may seem slightly odd.
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Arannir
Valinor
Jul 23 2014, 9:43pm
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... it is not just TORN were the reactions are immensely positive. Even some rather negative sites regarding TH - such as boxoffice.com - are pretty amazed. However, among movie fans there is of course that running joke with a hero facing the audience ;) But of course this will not turn over those for whom the ship to a Hobbit they like has already sailed. I do understand that for those this can easily be interpreted as showing "everything that is wrong with these movies" On another note, not directed at you AshNazg but all: As I said in my previous post, I do think this is highly stylized and does not show a scene actually in the movie. If it does happen more or less like this, however, I could see it work - Smaug in all his rage, fury and hybris coming towards Bard, Bard shooting Smaug, Smaug flying up in the air (creating a tornado like wind with his wings) - far up - then we see his eyes go dark and he falls back onto the city. Might work even better than Smaug flying past Bard as he shoots him, gives them more time to really build up the epicness of the moment. An one more thing: I really think this was the right way to start that marketing campaign. I do not think with all the delays a Bilbo poster would have done the trick anymore... we have plenty of time for character posters and character shots before the movie comes out. Now was the time for a bang - and they delivered.
"I am afraid it is only too likely to be true what you say about the critics and the public. I am dreading the publication for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at." J.R.R. Tolkien We all have our hearts and minds one way or another invested in these books and movies. So we all mind and should show the necessary respect.
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~Medieval Soul
The Shire
Jul 23 2014, 10:42pm
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This is better than I ever could've imagined. This just increases my agony of waiting though!
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TheSexyBeard
Lorien
Jul 23 2014, 10:56pm
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My only complaint is that I wish Smaug's wings were more outstretched (he doesn't really look like he's flying IMO). But an awesome poster otherwise.
Yes, my username is terrible.
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Avandel
Half-elven
Jul 23 2014, 11:19pm
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I can see being negative and not liking something, but it seems people are just doing it to The Hobbit since it's what everyone else is doing. I saw comments on IGN of people saying these were badly written, no character development, and mediocre films on par with Transformers. Seriously, what in the hobbit hell? These are in no way shape or form bad films IMO that kind of thing just takes ONE post and it's like that study that was done - e.g. researchers lined some people up against a wall at a college - a blank wall. Sure enough people started joining the line, not even asking what is was for. True story - the point for the researchers being the human herd instinct. So is there any way to clarify that these same folks might praise LOTR to the skies, without even being able to explain? Or is it just because it's fashionable? Critics LOVED Indy 4 and for me that's not a film I even need to see again, for example. Show me a movie that doesn't get trash talk, one way or the other. It's like the folks who have road rage because of the "safe anonymity" and they can run away. For me - and this is where it counts - time and again even the most flighty of re-hashed news stories this year have said things like "expected blockbuster" and the money the Hobbit 3 is expected to make. E.g., the Hobbit movie has good "industry buzz" already. And frankly the popularity of its cast which has been variously in the media lately isn't going to hurt, either. Which I suspect the trash-talkers don't know, because they don't seem like folks who read. Not anything with two-syllable words, anyway. And PS. - unless folks can point out why I am wrong - the world changed from LOTR to the Hobbit - e.g. more home viewing, sadly more pirating. So if earnings may or may not be a benchmark, I'm not sure a real comparison can be made. And I'd put the Hobbit performances, for me, over LOTR and it's not even the third movie yet. PS2. - And in just idle net surfing that poster image shot around the world in minutes - which doesn't happen re a film no-one is interested in
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KeenObserver
Lorien
Jul 23 2014, 11:27pm
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Cool poster, I guess.
”The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer…” - Jose Bergamin
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AshNazg
Gondor
Jul 23 2014, 11:47pm
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Don't worry about that, this isn't THE official poster
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This is just for Comic-con (like the Gandalf one), I'm sure there's a Bilbo-focused poster coming later as well as an official theatrical poster (floating heads or something).
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AshNazg
Gondor
Jul 23 2014, 11:56pm
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Not only the last film, but the ultimate film that will define the entire franchise, It'll finally tie the two trilogies together and give us all the missing pieces to make sense of the mysteries in the past two instalments. The success of this last film defines The Hobbit trilogy as either an integral part of a six-series story or just an optional supplement to the trilogy.
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