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The Hobbit (1977) movie is so much better than RotK
- Thread starter Bengraven
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It's never made it to Blu-Ray, though if they did bundle the sequel I could always use a free coaster.
There's been a few DVD releases, but there's a ton of reports of audio problems with them which is unfortunate.
I still prefer the animated versions of all those characters to their live action counter parts.
Gollum, Gandalf, and Frodo are fucking perfect.
Gollum, Gandalf, and Frodo are fucking perfect.
I think it has to do with the folk music movement of the 70s. I think that the trend for fashion and furniture and music to embrace the earthy tones of the forest made it a perfect time for something with the themes and setting of Tolkien's work.
I can't stress it enough that the music is so damn good. I have the soundtrack going right now in fact.
OP out here like
I have to be honest, I had a GIF of that very same picture that I was going to post in the op right before I explain myself. But two reasons: I wanted the point I made about the films to be taking a bit more seriously and not have people think I'm high, and also I could not get Giphycat to work...lol
I mean, they still have the second part of the joke but it kind of ruined the first part.
I'm not mad. I needed a good laugh and you guys and your responses on the first page have made my day. Sorry if I upset anybody, but thanks everybody for making hilarious comments.
Great film too. I consider them brother and sister.
Animated Hobbit blew my fucking mind when I saw it way back in 4th grade. I was basically forced to by my dad, but absolutely fell in love. I became obsessed and read the book and then LotR. This is a decade or so before the Jackson movies.
Only a Schmendrick would say this
I agree
And OP that read-along record was indeed frightening to listen to as a young kid, especially the sound effects cues since they were unique-sounding enough at the time.
The aren't on blu ray, here in the states anyway. I got both on Vudu in HD and they look really nice! I'd recommend that ha.
Also, as everyone else has already pointed out, amazing thread title.
Probably gonna buy that and Last Unicorn tonight. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you and now I'm going to VUDU to get this in HD for the first time.
Guys, YouTube has the original Hobbit storybook I heard as a kid....
Which one? LOTR or The Hobbit? Or both?
Didn't Ian Holm play Frodo in LOTR?
Which one? LOTR or The Hobbit? Or both?
Didn't Ian Holm play Frodo in LOTR?
The LOTR one and yep, Ian Holm was Frodo.
So this thread with this title lives, but a thread about Jenny Nicholson speaking the truth can't because it makes men mad? I see.
So this thread with this title lives, but a thread about Jenny Nicholson speaking the truth can't because it makes men mad? I see.
Both threads have a very different intention behind them. I just made a joke and wanted to share my love of the Hobbit animated movie.
It's all love in here.
Man, it's maybe not as terrible as I thought, but it's still super short and too condensed. Maybe it's just that it's a huge disappointment after the genius of The Hobbit.
BUT GODDAMN THAT MUSIC IS SO FIRE
And just as Legend redefined the last unicorn the LOTR trilogy redefined the hobbit.
The music is pure fire. How can you not hear those songs, especially the first and third, and not just chill. It's like an aural pipe full of old Toby.
oh where are you goin'
with beards all a waggin?
not knowin, not knowing
WHAT BRINGS MR BAGGINS?
My first job ever, we're done serving food and now it's the hours of cleanup and my old boss would walk around singing:
Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
Blunt the knives and bend the forks!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates...
i really only like the first fellowship of the ring. two towers is so awkward, with the forced unnamed kids and family, and bad hyenas. i did love the first ending of return of the king, where frodo and sam say they're glad to be together here at the end of all things. above everything else i love the supplemental material from all the dvds. they use every single film making technique to express their vision.
Oh absolutely. Jackson's trilogy is a masterpiece. Sure, there are a few bland spots and some bad decisions (like those you mentioned), but all in all, three of my favorite films of all time.
It took me a long time to come around on Jackon's vision, but I do love the movies now. Best decision he made was filming it on location in NZ. At first I was disappointed by how "grounded" and realistic it was compared to how I always imagined Middle Earth as a kid, but it has and will stand the test of time. So many other movies from a decade ago have aged poorly due to the shitty cgi backdrops.
The casting was pretty fantastic too.
I have a confession to make. Every time I revisit this animated movie I always forget that that is not Leonard Nimoy but John Houston.
The first film is still one of the best experiences of my adult life. I was very hesitant when I saw them announcing some of the actors, seeing a lot of them as having small and insignificant roles. I didn't think Sean Astin could act. The trailer looks decent but was a bit underwhelming except for that magnificent mountain group shot. I knew it was going to be a long while I went in expecting a ton of changes to the source material.
Immediately I loved the intro with Galadriel, but man the CGI to me was terrible, especially the scene in Mt Doom with Elrond. I was going to say that I enjoyed the intro at least when Frodo got on the cart and "concerning hobbits" started playing and my heart skipped a beat and I was hooked. The only problems I had were that I had some college kids behind me and the girls did not want to be there, they were the type they were giggling at every little line and laughed when Gandolf died, "finally". We also had an 8 year old kid who kept yelling out but that turned out to actually be the best moment from the movie because when Aragorn decapitates that orc, the kid yelled out "awesome!" and we all got a good laugh out of that.
I went home and my girlfriend at the time asked me how it was and I said you won't believe it, and she said "oh my God it's even worse than you thought I was going to be?" I said that this may be the best movie I have ever seen. She was shook. We went back the next night together. I was still tearing up at Gandalf's fall. She pushed a Kleenex in my face and I yanked my head away, annoyed at her mocking me. She wasn't. She was a sobbing mess.
The first film is still one of the best experiences of my adult life. I was very hesitant when I saw them announcing some of the actors, seeing a lot of them as having small and insignificant roles. I didn't think Sean Astin could act. The trailer looks decent but was a bit underwhelming except for that magnificent mountain group shot. I knew it was going to be a long while I went in expecting a ton of changes to the source material.
Immediately I loved the intro with Galadriel, but man the CGI to me was terrible, especially the scene in Mt Doom with Elrond. I was going to say that I enjoyed the intro at least when Frodo got on the cart and "concerning hobbits" started playing and my heart skipped a beat and I was hooked. The only problems I had were that I had some college kids behind me and the girls did not want to be there, they were the type they were giggling at every little line and laughed when Gandolf died, "finally". We also had an 8 year old kid who kept yelling out but that turned out to actually be the best moment from the movie because when Aragorn decapitates that orc, the kid yelled out "awesome!" and we all got a good laugh out of that.
I went home and my girlfriend at the time asked me how it was and I said you won't believe it, and she said "oh my God it's even worse than you thought I was going to be?" I said that this may be the best movie I have ever seen. She was shook. We went back the next night together. I was still tearing up at Gandalf's fall. She pushed a Kleenex in my face and I yanked my head away, annoyed at her mocking me. She wasn't. She was a sobbing mess.
i've made a huge mistake.I feel like half the people think that The Hobbit was horrible and needed to be remade but then the other half the people find it one of the greatest pieces of animation from the last 50 years.
The charming acting, the beautiful landscapes, the catchy as all hell songs. Watching this before Jackson's LOTR trilogy, some cocoa, a warm fire: this is exactly what I needed on a chilly fall afternoon.
The sequel Rankin and Bass made was so bland.
Under the disguise of being a sequel to the rotoscoped, horrible and never completed Lord of the Rings, it condensed three books into one very bad movie that only resembled the hobbit and it's art style, but none of its charm.
The only thing that may make it worth remembering is the incredible "where there's a whip there's away" song. Which had a pretty phenomenal metal remake.
but, my favorite gollum isn't this one
it's this one
Everyone has their own opinion. I actually think that my favorite Gollum is the one from the original hobbit. I prefer the shaggy frog to the skinny bald one from both versions of the Lord of the rings movies.
I like him not being so much a creature and retaining some of his weird politeness
My biggest beef with the entire trilogy is that opening scene.
Awesome recap though.
