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dormouse
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Jan 23 2015, 2:06pm
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Now we've seen (almost) the whole trilogy, and we're in awards season anyway, here's a chance to hand out some awards to individual scenes, moments or images from across the three films that stick in the mind....
So, please step up to the plate and hand out your nominations for the scenes you found:
Most memorable
Most moving
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
Most appealing visually
Most puzzling
Most amusing
Most like the book
Most unlike the book
Most unexpected
Most imaginative
That's ten. Feel free to pick and choose or nominate all ten, and give reasons if you want to.....
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Jan 23 2015, 2:22pm
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Most memorable
Smaug rising from his bed of treasure
Most moving
"Farewell, Master Burglar."
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
Thorin's funeral
Most appealing visually
The Flight of the Eagles
Most amusing
An Unexpected Party
Most like the book
Riddles in the Dark
I'll come back to the rest later.
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Starglass
Rivendell
Jan 23 2015, 2:33pm
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Here are my answers to most of the questions:
Most memorable
This is hard, but I would have to say the first shot of the Shire in AUJ. It was my first ever Middle Earth movie, though I had just read the books, and I couldn't believe I was seeing the Shire!
Most moving
Definitely Thorin's death. I can make myself cry even thinking about it, but his last words to Bilbo were beautiful.
Another moving moment to me was Bilbo's mercy to Gollum.
Most missed
The enchanted fires in Mirkwood.
Most appealing visually
I have to agree with Black Fox- the eagles flying and then the whole scene on the Carrock amidst the sunrise.
Most amusing
The dwarves at Bilbo's house - particularly Bofur's "oh, that would be a reference to Smaug..." Something about his delivery cracks me up every time. 
Most like the book
Riddles in the Dark or Bilbo's conversation with Smaug.
Most imaginative
The design of the Stone Giants was pretty imaginative.
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DanielLB
Immortal
Jan 23 2015, 2:39pm
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Thanks dormouse, this is fun. :-)
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Most memorable
Can I pick a scene from each movie?
AUJ - Riddles in the Dark
DOS - Flies and Spiders (sorry dormouse, I love the scene)
BO5A - Apart from all the bad things I remember ... Gandalf and Bilbo after the battle sat in (almost) silence. Very moving.
Most moving
I still get goosebumps when the eagles rescue the Dwarves in An Unexpected Journey. If we are going for tears then it would have to be Balin and Thorin entering Erebor in The Desolation of Smaug or when Bilbo is back in is Hobbit-hole in The Battle of the Five Armies. The last 5/10 minutes of BO5A (after Thorin is dead) are pretty moving.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
As some might have guessed from my recent thread in the Pollantir, I do not understand why the charm and the whimsy fairty-tale elements of the book (which would have been just as visually and physically comical/entertaining) were replaced with over-the-top, nonsensical, and frankly embarrassing visual and physical humour ... I'm looking at you Alfrid, the kamikaze Trolls and Legolas.
Give me the Talking Purse over Alfrid any day.
Most appealing visually
The one that sticks out for me is Mackenzie Country and the lupin fields which appear in The Desolation of Smaug. Beautiful. And the eagles flying over the Misty Mountains.
Most puzzling
The inclusion of Azog. It doesn't make any sense at all to have Bolg and Azog. It confuses the storyline. Saying that, I do like Azog. I have always been an advocate for Azog's CGI; it is splendid.
There are other things that puzzle me (has anyone explained why Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf turned up at Sauron's gaff with the Three Elven Rings yet?), but that certainly is the most puzzling addition.
Most amusing
An Unexpected Party. It tends to go downhill after that ...
Most like the book
The movies do very well at keeping close to the books. Riddles in the Dark is the obvious contender, as is the "Good Morning" conversation.
Most unlike the book
The Battle of the Five Armies (the movie and scene). Tolkien went for brevity in the battle details, but at least explained the outcome of the story. PJ and co. went the opposite way round and forgot to explain the outcome of the story while beefing up the battle.
Most unexpected
The prologue to An Unexpected Journey. I could watch it over and over again.
(Or my lack of interest in BO5A. But I want to remain positive for you dormouse  )
Most imaginative
Barrels out of Bond. It certainly takes an imagination to dream that up, and bring it to screen. A lot of hard work went into it - everything from the surrounding environment to the water molecules in the river. It is imaginative. It just doesn't work for me.
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Jan 23 2015, 3:00pm
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Most puzzling
Matters concerning the death of Legolas' mother
Most unlike the book
Tauriel & Kili
Most unexpected
Fili's death
Most imaginative
Radagast's bird nest of a hairdo
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Bishop
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Jan 23 2015, 4:05pm
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Most moving
Everything that Balin says ever, especially when he's telling Bilbo about gold sickness
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
I really wanted to see Gandalf sitting with green rings of smoke above his head looking "wizardly". And Thorin's funeral.
Most appealing visually
The return journey of Bilbo and Gandalf. Despite it's short length I love it more than many things. Everything about it looks real and Middle Earth-y
Most puzzling
Beorn's hair
Most amusing
To this day I don't know if it was meant to be funny or exciting or both, but Legolas shooting arrows while balancing on Dwarf heads had me in tears. I was surprised that nothing in BOTFA topped it in terms of sheer lunacy.
Most like the book
Riddles in the dark is pretty amazing. And Martin Freeman as Bilbo was an inspired decision.
Most unlike the book
Azog as a character never felt right to me in any context.
Most unexpected
Bilbo's confusion after the barrels were released
Most imaginative
Don't know why this sticks out to me, but using Bilbo's fading blue sword to show to show that Gollum had finally killed the Goblin was simple and ingenious.
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KingTurgon
Rohan
Jan 23 2015, 4:14pm
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Most Memorable: Saruman and Elrond vs the Nazgul
Most Moving: Thorin's Last Words
Most Missed: Beorn vs Bolg
Most Appealing Visually: Fire and Water
Most Puzzling: Fili getting less attention than Kili
Most Amusing: The Dwarves Arrive at Bag-end
Most Like the Book: Riddles in the Dark
Most Unlike the Book: Anything with Tauriel, although Legolas killing Bolg is up there as well
Most Unexpected: Not having more Beorn at the Battle of Five Armies
Most Imaginative: Dwarves vs Smaug in DOS
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Elvanui
Rivendell
Jan 23 2015, 4:31pm
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I love threads like this! BotFA is still fresh in my mind so these might change in the coming months, but for now these are my answers, and without having read anyone else's.
Most memorable
An unexpected party
Most moving
Bilbo crying after Thorin's death, followed by his verge-of-tears speech to the Dwarves as he's leaving.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
I don't know actually. Maybe Balin coming to tea, maybe the Wood Elves' feasts.
Most appealing visually
*coughThranduilcough* Probably the Eagles' flight at the end of the first film :p
Most puzzling
Nothing springs to mind. I might have an answer after reading what others say!
Most amusing
Bilbo's nope-faint, then his crouch as Smaug is waking up, then his 'yessss' when Thranduil realises who he is. Martin Freeman is outstanding at the little things.
Most like the book
The unexpected party
Most unlike the book
Hmm..I'm going to say Thorin standing on Smaug's snout.
Most unexpected
Elves jumping into battle! I loved it so much, and wasn't prepared for it at all!
Most imaginative
I guess the barrels, they really had fun with how they decided to play it out.
"...under all there was a great joy: a fountain of mirth enough to set a kingdom laughing, were it to gush forth."
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Elutherian
Rohan
Jan 23 2015, 4:41pm
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Most Memorable:
THREE WAY TIE - Riddles in the Dark, Inside Information, and the confrontation between Thorin, Bard, and Thranduil at the Gates of Erebor.
Most Moving:
Thorin's Death
Most Missed:
Thorin's Funeral/Dain's Coronation (could be fixed by the EE)
Most Appealing Visually:
Bilbo in the Mirkwood Canopy
Most Puzzling:
Alfrid in a Dress
Most Amusing:
The Unexpected Party
Most Like The Book:
Riddles in the Dark
Most Unlike The Book:
Legolas and Tauriel at Ravenhill
Most Unexpected:
Weirworms (not in a bad way)
Most Imaginative:
Barrels Out Of Bond
Added - Best Used Musical Moment:
The Eagles Rescue
Five Favorite:
1. Gandalf and Galadriel at Rivendell
2. Bilbo's Pity
3. Thorin's Death
4. Far Over The Misty Mountains Song
5. Bard Slays Smaug
Chaos isn't a pit, chaos is a ladder.
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Elessar
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Jan 23 2015, 4:58pm
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Most memorable
Riddles in the Dark. Though I could pick a few others as well.
Most moving
A couple for me from BOFTA I'll go with. Bilbo and Thorin talking about the Acorn. I also really love Bilbo's goodbye to the Dwarves at the end.
Honestly though there are 1-2 from each movie. I'm going BOFTA with this one.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
Thorin's funereal.
Most appealing visually
Seeing Hobbiton in AUJ. I've gotten the chance to meet the man who runs it and someday I'd love to see it up close.
Most puzzling
Why the need for stuff like the belching or bird poop. A close second is the "love story" getting too heavy handed in film three.
Most amusing
The whole unexpected party.
Most like the book
A good part of AUJ as a whole.
Most unlike the book
The love story.
Most unexpected
How good Bilbos conversations with Gollum and Smaug were.
Most imaginative
I love Smaug's death with the light in his eyes going out.
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Michelle Johnston
Rohan
Jan 23 2015, 5:10pm
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Most memorable
AUJ Martin Freemans Bilbo in Bag End
DOS Prancing Pony
BOFA Martin Freeman from death of Thorin to end – Genius
Most moving
AUJ Bilbo’s remarks about why he will help the company
DOS Tauriel starlight
BOFA Martin’s Bilbo in Bag End at the end.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
The missed opportunity to use the LOTR and Appendices source material to provide a really coherent and powerful Geo Political backdrop to Bilbo’s journey.
Most appealing visually
AUJ Eagles
DOS Smaug
BOFA Smaug Bard
Most puzzling
Why no was made attempt to finish plot lines in BOFA T E
Most amusing
Master /Alfrid in DOS EE
Most like the book
Riddles In The Dark
Most unlike the book
(and for the better) The removal of the child like whimsy
(and for the worse) The introduction of modern puerile humour.
Most unexpected
Bringing the Lake Town refugees into Dale
Most imaginative
Person Thranduil
Place Laketown
Plot Point because it was so right White Council at Rivendell.
My Dear Bilbo something is the matter with you! you are not the same hobbit that you were.
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arithmancer
Grey Havens
Jan 23 2015, 5:27pm
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Most memorable
AUJ, Bilbo choosing not to kill Gollum.
Most moving
Thorin's death scene.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
Funeral scene details of Thranduil and Bard presenting the deceased Thorin with Orcrist and the Arkenstone. Not in the sense that the lack affected my enjoyment of Bo5A, but in the sense that if I had listed pre-Bo5A scenes I looked forward to seeing, this one would have been on the list. No other scene on my personal lists failed to make it in to the TEs.
Most appealing visually
Oh, that one is easy. Smaug, spinning in the air and shedding a rain of molten gold. (DoS).
Most puzzling
Hmm. No nominee, will have to see what others picked for some ideas.
Most amusing
Bilbo in Thranduil's wine cellar, recognizing the flaw in his escape plan.
Most like the book
Good morning.
Most unlike the book
The climactic scenes of DoS. (Mostly in a good way).
Most unexpected "Into the Fire" through to the end of AUJ.
Most imaginative Stone Giants!
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Bombadil
Half-elven
Jan 23 2015, 5:34pm
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Most memorable?
AUJ: The Goblin Chase..Loved every second of Goblintown. IF this is supposed to be an Action/Adventure Movie?, THAT was Super, for me. The Whole Design was SSOoo..John Howe & Alan Lee.
DoS: Throin & Balin stepping into Erebor for the First TIME in 60 years...Can't help tearing up watching Balin cry.
BOT5A: The Line "Jus' LOOK @ me.." bom was overwhelmed there.
Most moving
AUJ: The Eagle Rescue & flight to Carrock..{ azz An Air Force Brat, I Jus' wish my father was alive to see THAT!}
DoS: Martin's Acting when He goes Ballisitic? to retrieve the Ring, and his reaction to what he has done. {That is really Superb Acting.}
BOT5A: The conversation between Bard & Thorin through the Hole in the WALL...then Thorin looks @ the Company together..& Their Silent reaction to his Madness was handled perfectly.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
AUJ: More Kiwi Landscapes, traveling shots with Howard's Music transporting us to NZ. {Something like "The Lighting of Beacons" music!
DOS: Jus' One overnight Scene in Mirkwood, since one of the SCARIEST passages in the Book was HUGE Glowing Insect Eyes. IT seemed like it only took a day.. to get Captured, when we know that they Spent a long time in there, in the Book.
BOT5A: ORI giving Bilbo his portrait...Might be in the EE, though..
Most appealing visually
AUJ: EVERYTHING in the Shire! Embellished Tolkien's words in big, Beautiful pictures!
DoS: Laketown was WAY better than the Book.
Bot5A: Ravenhill and the Frozen Waterfall was ONE way for PJ to distinguish this... from all of his previous Battles.
Most puzzling
AUJ: Radagast's Bunny Chase with the Wargs...The CGI was pretty amateurish.
DoS: A walk through of the Ruins of the City of Dale? THAT seemed like a Missing scene.
Bot5A: SSOoo...many? Bom couldn't list just One.
Most amusing
AUJ: Everything Radagast...Loved his House, His Costume, his Acting...Loved everything about him.
DoS: OF Course the Ballistic Bombur Bombarding the ORCS..gets me giggling everytime.
Bot5A: In the TENT,When Thranduel asks Bilbo if he Stole the Keys..Martin was @ his ..Most Amusing there.
Most like the book
AUJ: Riddles in the Dark, the Pity of Bilbo...PJ KILLED it there.
DoS: The Spiders...SSOoo like in the Book.
BOT5A: The Giving of the Mithril Shirt...Thorin speaking to Bilbo through it?.. was Wonderful.
Most unlike the book
AUJ: Goblintown was WAY more interesting than in the Book.
DoS: The Lack of the Elves having a Party in Mirkwood, and Disappearing a Few times? One of my favorite Images.
BOT5A: The Whole Battle with Smaug @ the Forges was WAY Better than the Book.
IT also allowed us a BIG Tour of Erebor, like The Hall of Kings.
Most unexpected
AUJ: The Reading of the MoonRunes is one of the MOST amazing Scene PJ has ever produced.
DoS: The interior of the ElvenKin'g Halls was Mindblowing in 3D! As Well, as their Cells separted by Waterfalls?
Bot5A: The Hidden Door scene, with Thorin Almost completely Crying out "What DID.we miss?" Gave RA a real chance to ACT in a Totally different way. {Heart-Breaking scene}
Most imaginative
AUJ: Both Radgast's House & the Design of Dol Guldur!
DoS: Again, "Barrels out of Bond" will live on & on in my mind.
Bot5A: Having the Master getting Crushed by Smaug...WOW!
Thank you, sweet dormouse for this opportunity.
Bomby
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Jeffrodo
Bree
Jan 23 2015, 5:44pm
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Most memorable
I'd have to go with the "Misty Mountains" song in the first film. Gave me chills in the trailer and in the film!
Most moving
The music in the "Feast of Starlight" scene in DOS with Tauriel. That music is some of THE most moving music in all six films, in my opinion.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
Hmm. Probably Thorin's funeral and a proper epilogue to BOFA with Bard, Dain, etc.
Most appealing visually
Smaug in his lair. Also, Rivendell is always glorious!
Most puzzling
Old Bilbo's hair. How difficult would it have been to make it match the hair in LOTR?
Most amusing
I really liked the Extended Cut of the dwarves meeting Beorn.
Most like the book
Bilbo and Gollum.
Most unlike the book
The extended finale in Desolation of Smaug with the golden statue, etc.
Most unexpected
How much I liked Tauriel.
Most imaginative
I really liked the stone giants!!
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Jan 23 2015, 6:09pm
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Most memorable:
AUJ - Riddles in the Dark
DoS - Smaug & Bilbo
BoFA - Smaug destroying Laketown
Most moving:
AUJ - Thorin & Bilbo bro hug
DoS - Bilbo standing up for Thorin in the EE
BoFA - Thorin & Bilbo's dying conversation
Most missed:
AUJ - The talking purse
DoS - Elves party in Mirkwood
BoFA - Beorn in the battle
Most appealing visually:
AUJ - The eagles flying to the Carrock
DoS - Smaug
BoFA - The Laketown sequence
Most puzzling:
AUJ - Why they didn't just make Azog Bolg
DoS - Smaug knowing "Oakenshield"
BoFA - What happened to everyone else after the battle?
Most amusing:
AUJ - Martin Freeman as Bilbo in Bag End
DoS - Barrels
BoFA - Legolas vs. Bolg
Most like the book:
AUJ - Riddles in the Dark
DoS - Smaug & Bilbo
BoFA - The parley scene with Dain's arrival, where the dwarves & elves are about to fight when the orcs show up
Most unlike the book:
AUJ - Azog
DoS - Tauriel & Kili
BoFA - Legolas
Most unexpected:
AUJ - Azog as the main villain
DoS - Tauriel healing Kili
BoFA - Alfrid's role
Most imaginative:
AUJ - Thorin's oakenshield
DoS - Increasing the importance of the Arkenstone
BoFA - The orcs having actual battle plans
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Kim
Valinor
Jan 23 2015, 6:37pm
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The TORnies! (or would that be the Kimmies?)
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Most memorable: Misty Mountains Cold (AUJ). The first teaser trailer had me at the moment this started, and it's been my most re-watched scene over the last 2 years.
Most moving: Thorin's death.
First runner up: Thorin entering the secret door and remembering his home (DOS). Beautifully played by Richard Armitage.
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't): Thorin's funeral (although this was more of an expectation than a hope).
Most appealing visually: I don't know that I can pick just one, I just love the visuals from these movies. They're all so beautifully shot, it's a total visual feast. I'll go with one from each movie: - The White Council (AUJ): absolutely beautiful setting and lighting - I always find it mesmerizing.
- Thorin v. Thranduil (DOS): I was watching this last night and was really struck by the beauty of the Woodland Realm, for some reason it never really had as much of an impact on me before. Probably because I was fixated on the beauty of the participants in the scene.
 - Thorin v. Azog (BOFA): the setting on the ice really made it unique
- First runner up: every other scene with Thorin
Most puzzling: what happened to the dwarves at the end? (BOFA)
Most amusing: Bombur's barrel ride! (DOS)
Most like the book: Riddles in the Dark (AUJ). Practically perfect in every way.
Most unlike the book: Dwarves v. Smaug (DOS). I liked the fact that they fought instead of hiding away.
Most unexpected: Acorn scene (DOS). This scene was out of the blue, so unexpected yet so perfect. Such a small gem with such a big impact.
First runner up: finding the dead dwarves in the western guardroom (DOS).
Most imaginative: the forges scene and creation of the golden statue (DOS). That involved some major choreography and plotting out.
Thanks dormouse! Just so many great moments in these movies!
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jan 23 2015, 6:39pm
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I refuse to participate, until you post your choices.
'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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Gianna
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Jan 23 2015, 6:43pm
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Most memorable: the Company travelling through the wilderness to the epic Misty Mountains theme in AUJ
Most moving: Bilbo taking leave of the Dwarves
Most missed: the fairytale parts, as DanielLB said.
Most appealing visually... ... ... ... Smaug's attack on Lake-town
Most puzzling: use of "wereworms"
Most amusing: Blunt the Knives song - and "If Baggins loses, we eats it whole!"
Most like the book: Riddles in the Dark
Most unlike the book: There's so much that's just added, rather than changed, that this is a hard question. I'll just say the spider sequence in DOS.
Most unexpected: Gollum saying he had nine teeth instead of six (grr  )
Most imaginative: Possibly using Bain as an improvised bow. I liked that.
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Jan 23 2015, 7:14pm
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Most memorable
The entire climax of AUJ, the battle with Azog through the eagles sequence, which was just perfect and as good as anything in the LOTR movies.
Most moving
Thorin's Death
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
Thorin's funeral. No excuse that this was not part of the theatrical cut and it better be in the extended cut!
Most appealing visually
Eagle sequence at the end of AUJ
Most puzzling
A way too goofy Radagast and his horrible bunny sled. More Narnia then Middle Earth.
Most amusing
Entire dwarf arrival sequence in AUJ
Most like the book
Riddles In The Dark
Most unlike the book
The battle in BOTFA. And a good thing too. WAY TOO SHORT in the book. It needed to be expanded and it was great in the movie. I hope there is even more of it in the extended cut, especially the extra violence that PJ had to cut out to get the PG-13 rating.
Most unexpected
How brilliant movie Thorin would be. I liked him in the book, but Richard Armitage just nailed it in the movie, especially his all out King Lear moments in BOTFA.
Most imaginative
The design of Smaug, which was just perfect
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Jan 23 2015, 7:44pm
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Most Memorable: Thorin faces his worst fear and challenges Azog head-on at the end of AUJ.
Most Moving: The Dwarfs song after the Unexpected Party at Bilbo's, as Bilbo and Gandalf listen from different rooms.
Most Missed: Beorn tearing orcs to pieces and then delivering Thorin's broken body to the mountain so it is not desecrated by orcs.
Most appealing visually: The Eagles rescue Thorin and Co. and deliver them to safety.
Most Puzzling: Why no battle winner was indicated at the end of BO5A.
Most Amusing: The Dwarves dinner clean-up song at the Unexpected Party.
Most Like the Book: Riddles in the Dark.
Most Unlike the Book: The death of Thorin, Fili and Kili
Most Unexpected: Dwarf songs were included in AUJ.
Most Imaginative: The Thorin facing Azog / Eagle sequence at the end of AUJ.
Please, call me Ve.
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dormouse
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Jan 23 2015, 7:52pm
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Who Sir? Me Sir? *Looks innocent*
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Oh OK - I was just trying not to plant subliminal ideas...  But here you go:
Most memorable
Almost impossible because there are so many, but I think it has to be Bilbo's first meeting with Smaug.
(Or the destruction of Laketown. Or 'Misty Mountains')
Most moving
The whole of Thorin's death scene, including Bilbo and Gandalf sitting together afterwards
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
The Elvenking at Thorin's funeral
Most appealing visually
Oh crumbs, I can't choose one... The sparks flying from Bilbo's chimney-Smaug admiring the golden statue-the golden rain falling from Smaug as he flew (If I say them quickly they're all one, aren't they? But then there's the interior of Thranduil's realm, and the Eagles in AUJ, and..... *ducks back into teapot, confused*
Most puzzling
Hmmm.... probably the necklace, because it needed the tie-in book to explain it
Most amusing
"Is he a great wizard, or is he more like you?"; "It's a small town, Alfrid, eveyone knows where everyone lives", "I don't think they'd ask you to stand, Sire".. and so on. There's an unobtrusively funny thread running right through the script. Oh - that, and Bombur - both the barrel, and escaping the Bear
Most like the book
Riddles in the dark
Most unlike the book
The orc hunt that begins early in the story and ratchets up the sense of danger
Most unexpected
Feast of Starlight - not Tolkien and yet so very Tolkien
Most imaginative
Bain as an improvised crossbow. "Look at me" - so powerful, that scene.
OK, Voronwe - over to you!
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Kilidoescartwheels
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Jan 23 2015, 8:16pm
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My list & nomination for "dumbest scene"
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Most memorable - Thorin singing in Bag End
Most moving - Thorin's death scene
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't) - Thorin's funeral, among others
Most appealing visually - Smaug attacking Laketown
Most puzzling - The whole "kill the dragon with molten gold" scene
Most amusing - Bombur's bouncing barrel
Most like the book - probably the "Blunt the knives" song
Most unlike the book - this one is tough. It's not just Tauriel, it's leaving 4 dwarves behind in Laketown
Most unexpected - Dwalin confronting Thorin - last dwarf I would have thought would do that
Most imaginative - probably the battle rams, now if only we'd actually SEEN them!
And now for the dumbest scene - Legolas running up a collapsing building. I mean, COME ON! Even I can't suspend my disbelief on that one
Why yes, I DO look like Anna Friel!
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Mooseboy018
Grey Havens
Jan 23 2015, 8:16pm
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Most memorable
The dwarves singing the Misty Mountains song
Most moving
Thorin's death
Most missed (something from the book that you hoped to see and didn't)
The conversation where Thranduil keeps asking what the dwarves were doing in the forest, and Thorin responds with "starving," etc.
Most appealing visually
Bag End
Most puzzling
sidelining Fili
Most amusing
The Unexpected Party
Most like the book
Riddles in the Dark
Most unlike the book
Kili/Tauriel
Most unexpected
Sauron's appearance (I thought the design was pretty creative)
Most imaginative
the dwarves' confrontation with Smaug (I'm not a big fan of the sequence overall, but I thought it was still pretty imaginative)
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