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Blu-ray Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – The Extended Edition (2013)
Flickering Myth ^ | November 5, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Posted on 11/09/2014 7:16:15 AM PST by Perdogg

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"Filmgoers and shire admirers have become as used to Peter Jackson and his J.R.R. Tolkien adaptations over the years as they have the obligatory “extended cuts” of every already long film. The Hobbit films have been no different and now comes The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – The Extended Edition.

The extended cut, like other Jackson extended cuts, is not a light one. It’s packed with 25 minutes of new footage. I debate to simply reveal said extended and new scenes, but one of the true pleasures of this extended cut is to go in cold and discover the new ground in a fresh manner."


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: fantasy; jrrtolkien; peterjackson
If you are not interested, please move on. Thank you.
1 posted on 11/09/2014 7:16:15 AM PST by Perdogg
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; fidelis; JDoutrider; Tax-chick; Altariel; Ann de IL; Aevery_Freeman; ..

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2 posted on 11/09/2014 7:17:27 AM PST by Perdogg (I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush)
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To: Perdogg

I’m waiting for Jackson to release the box set.


3 posted on 11/09/2014 7:17:41 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Perdogg

Not interested?????

Gimme more info!!!


4 posted on 11/09/2014 7:18:07 AM PST by icwhatudo (Low taxes and less spending in Sodom and Gomorrah is not my idea of a conservative victory)
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To: Perdogg

I’m a big Tolkien fan. I’ll move along now.


5 posted on 11/09/2014 7:22:32 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats have a lynch mob mentality. They always have.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL!


6 posted on 11/09/2014 7:24:15 AM PST by NewCenturions
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To: Perdogg

I went to see it last week. They tell me it’s going to be over soon.


7 posted on 11/09/2014 7:24:55 AM PST by Blackirish
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To: Perdogg

8 posted on 11/09/2014 7:36:04 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Perdogg

I thought the extended versions of The Lord of the Rings were good, they included scenes from the book, but it seemed to me, the Extended version of The Hobbit included Jackson’s own scenes. Does this one add from the book?


9 posted on 11/09/2014 8:00:07 AM PST by Yogafist
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To: Perdogg
I got this, and I was surprised by the long segment of the movie, involving Thorin's father, Thrain, that was completely absent from the released film. I thought it was terribly important.

Throughout the movie, Thorin is portrayed as being a bit un-hinged, and the belief that his father still lives is part of that portrayal; but, this piece of the movie, Thrain alive at Dol Gul Dor, shows that Thorin, may in fact, be sensing that his father still lives.

Most of the extra stuff is just dialogue that was cut out and is now back into the film; but, the segment with Thrain is long enough that it makes a difference in the film. IMHO

10 posted on 11/09/2014 9:06:58 AM PST by LibertarianLiz
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To: ClearCase_guy

My 18 year old son just finished the Hobbit book and is starting the Lord of the Rings. He decided to put off the third book of the Game of Thrones.

He is loving the whole Tolkien series. What an inspirational set of books and as I told him, very RICH in detail and thought.

I am a nerd, though. My first video games were Moria and Adventure.

Tolkien was brilliant.


11 posted on 11/09/2014 11:12:55 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: LibertarianLiz

Interesting that the Hobbit is only one, regular length, book (300 pages?)... that was made into three full length movies.


12 posted on 11/09/2014 11:15:14 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Perdogg

I’d be interested if Jackson REMOVED an hour of footage from the movie instead of ADDING more. Then it would be much more faithful to the novel. He is padding the trilogy way too much and a two hour Desolation of Smaug would be a far more enjoyable movie. The theatrical version dragged.


13 posted on 11/09/2014 5:54:45 PM PST by BillyBoy (Thanks to RINOs, Illinois has definitely become a "red state" -- we are run by Communists!)
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To: dhs12345

Yes, Jackson and Co. made 3 movies from one book. It’s not so hard to understand when you can interpret the heavenly music of the Ainur. That holy music makes this sound, “Cha-Ching!” It worshiped amongst the lower men of Hollywood.


14 posted on 11/10/2014 10:48:49 PM PST by Seruzawa (Gully Foyle is my name, and Terra is my nation)
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To: Seruzawa
Lol. Yep. It made three pretty good movies. Well, at least, two. The third one is yet to be released.

My son was giving me daily updates while reading the book. So we already know how the third movie is going to end. But it will be a good father/son activity when the movie is released in a couple of weeks. We can critique the movie together.

15 posted on 11/11/2014 10:21:16 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: BillyBoy
Lol. Exactly. To quote my wife — more “padding” for the chair and less for the movie. Although she said the same about the LOR.

Then again, I loved all five soon to be six moves. We plan a movie marathon over Christmas — lets see approx. 3 hours per movie x 5 = 15 hours.

16 posted on 11/11/2014 10:28:00 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Perdogg

The Hobbit was the first book I ever read just for fun.

I went to high school only opening a book when I had to. I was amazed at how much I enjoyed it, and spent the next couple of years reading everything I had ever hear of but never read.

If not for Tolkien I would never be where I am today (college, engineer, highly paid computer god)


17 posted on 11/11/2014 10:32:58 AM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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To: dhs12345

Jackson added a lot of material from the Appendices of the LotR books. Tolkein had put a lot of the back story and connecting stories (relating the events of “The Hobbit” to the plot of “The Lord of the Rings”)into the appendix.


18 posted on 11/11/2014 10:35:43 AM PST by VietVet (I am old enough to know who I am and what I believe, and I 'm not inclined to apologize for any of)
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To: VietVet

My son was telling me about the prologue. He was pretty excited since he had just read the Hobbit. He is just now getting to the first chapter.

I’ll mention the appendices to him. Thanks!


19 posted on 11/11/2014 10:43:28 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Perdogg

Watched this last night with the Mrs. Very fun. Much new stuff. Was nearly like watching it for the first time.


20 posted on 11/11/2014 10:59:30 AM PST by Manic_Episode (GOP = The Whig Party)
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