Well, that was a pig in the poke.

Beeromir

Beeromir

The Shire
Watched for an hour, and there was no trailer, only a scene that they had already finished before the split to three movies and that has been basically 100% spoiled already. You don't jazz people up ans then not deliver.
 
We've seen a couple of finished scenes but I expected more. I really would like to see a trailer...
 
The last minute was a bunch of new never-before-scenes that we haven't seen before, including Thorin announcing himself to the people of Laketown.
 
Of all the characters from DoS, he was the only one I hadn't seen at all (next to Smaug, and I didn't expect to see him). All I saw was a quick shot of his house. Do you think they are really trying to maintain the mystery? Or maybe he is being retooled, a la Azog? I was really bummed.
 
I'm really upset with this whole live event. I bought the DVD, entered the code, and my Internet goes out (Weather-related). Why could they not archive it on the hobbit website?? If we have the code, it shouldn't matter.

So I managed to see NONE of it. [mad]

Planned my entire afternoon around an event that I didn't get to take part in.

Thankfully, TORN and everyone here will, hopefully, fill me in. [:/]
 
there will be an archived version available on the Hobbit site through late May. Your code will be good for that. Try again tomorrow or the day after and see if it's up.
 
i was able to get on at quarter after.

however, my understanding is that a slightly abbreviated version of the event will be available on the hobbit site in a couple of days. so you will be able to see it.

sorry you had internet troubles. i certainly can relate.

cheers ---

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Just re-read the information page on the home page. Must have missed that part in my hectic morning.

I think my anger has subsided, mostly. Just upset at my bad luck.

Deep breaths...[;)]
 
He appeared to stumble, as if he was about to say it and had to change his words.

Still, I'd say it's an almost definite that it'll be with Man of Steel. Warner film, middle of summer, big IMAX release... check, check and check.
 
It was about 2 minutes of interesting reveals, and about 54 minutes of filler.

I am not kidding about the filler. For example, he spent a few minutes talking about the mug he got when he was on the Colbert Report.

There were celebrity questions from:

Dom Monaghan
Billy Boyd
Evangeline Lilly
Orlando Bloom
Stephen Fry (no, not a question, just a really cheesy running joke where they would cut back to him every 10 minutes or so and he was still talking)
Lee Pace
Luke Evans
Stephen Colbert

And then a few questions from fans. Most of the questions had little to do with plot points, and where they did, Peter was very stingy with info.

I guess we found out that Peter acknowledges that woodland elves are a lesser brand of elves than the Sindaran. And he showed some concept art that has Thranduil's halls as a subterranean cavern with lighting breaking in through cracks in the ceiling and bridges fashioned from giant tree roots.

We saw a lot of green screen action. Tauriel will fight orcs at some point. One will get captured, and she'll threaten to kill it before being admonished to stop.

You see Thorin and co. arrive at Laketown and announce their entrance (again, on a green-screen set).

Looks like Legolas' physics-stretching fight scene in this one involves each leg balancing on moving beams as he fights, but they were green screened so who knows what those items are supposed to be (horses? giant spider legs? both sides of a convulsing ground as a crack opens up? some sort of industrial device? can't say).

The scene shown was Gandalf entering the High Fells tombs of the Nazgul. It's a spiral staircase around the edges of a deep hole, with each level housing a tomb of the nine. They're all busted out -- out being a key phrase, as he says they've been broken from the inside. As has been noted elsewhere, Radagast shows up and it really feels like this was the original introduction to that character that is now being repurposed without any attempt to address the awkwardness of it all.

Nothing on Beorn or Smaug. They showed some dragon stuff early, but it's clear it wasn't Smaug.

We saw the dragon hoard, and Bilbo apparently fell into it above his head like a little kid in a ball pit. We see him climbing out of it and shaking himself off. So much for sneaking around, I guess.

There was a greenscreen scene where Thranduil is talking with Legolas, but I couldn't make out any dialogue.

That's about it.
 
all in all, it was what I expected. I was utterly delighted to see Gandalf and Raddy (shape shifting!!!) in that scene. I truly hope Radagast is not Saruman's tool yet (or ever, if I might inject.) A wonderful scene....I utterly love these two together.

And I think it was fair a good deal of Thranduil and the Bard were shown. Hats off to Lee Pace, I utterly hate his character (so much smugness), but then I've never liked the elves anyway. ;))

Stephen Frye will probably be a hoot (he looks like he was having fun.)

About the only waste of time to me, was Colbert, it would have been nice if another fan get a question in since Colbert could pester Peter on his show any time Jackson appears.

I'm glad they're holding off on Beorn. I really hope they take their time with his bearform and overall appearance.

The montage at the end was a nice tease of things to come.
 
Appreciate the detailed recap. Now I see what you meant in your first post. Interesting that they showed the tombs scene.
 
Indeed, a bit of a letdown. Not enough meat on the bone. The question from the Chinese girls was painful to listen to, I felt WB was just pandering to that region. I mean, the filler was kind of interesting background, but this was supposed to be about the 2nd film. I don't want to see 5 pre takes of a scene, I want more finished material which surely they have.
 
Indeed, a bit of a letdown. Not enough meat on the bone. The question from the Chinese girls was painful to listen to, I felt WB was just pandering to that region. I mean, the filler was kind of interesting background, but this was supposed to be about the 2nd film. I don't want to see 5 pre takes of a scene, I want more finished material which surely they have.
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Aww...I really like that bit. I loved seeing how Martin Freeman worked each take. And I also liked listening to PJ explain the reasoning for all the different takes and how they could be used or potentially used in the finished product. It was one of my favorite bits. I thought it was an interesting look into the process as well as giving me an appreciation for the actors having to go through that. It's not all just about getting THE perfect take, it's about THE perfect take from all kinds of different viewpoints and angles.
 
They really hyped this event up to be something special and that we'd see a "trailer" of sorts for DoS, but we didn't get anything other than some unfinished scenes and, again, the High Fells scene that was suppose to be in AUJ. I wanted to see Beorn, a glimpse of Smaug, etc. but they spent too much time focusing on the actors who couldn't make it than the fans' questions.

Although I did like the behind the scenes shots, especially of Legolas and his fights with the orcs. Seems to be good, and the little thing with Azog's motion capture was a nice tease. But I was just sorely let down, especially after it was hyped up so much to be some grand event, when it really wasn't.
 
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