New trailer for 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Zigûr · 09-19-2012, 12:13 PM

Hello everyone,
I just thought I'd post the link to at least IGN's upload of the new trailer (released a few hours ago) for the upcoming film; it's the best one I can find.
http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/09/19...rney-trailer-2
This trailer is reinforcing my attitude towards these films as more of a vague sort of tribute to The Hobbit rather than a particularly serious attempt at adaptation. The Dwarves don't seem too bad to me and personally I think Martin Freeman looks like he will be enjoyable as Bilbo. Elrond, however, seems to be being portrayed as a grump once again and the "White Council vs the Necromancer" plot is if anything making me more uneasy as time goes on.
The CGI looks significantly more... artificial than I expected, as well, although perhaps that's just a quality of the trailer. Gandalf sounds a bit different too.
This trailer still suggests that the focus will remain on Bilbo and the Dwarves which I very much hope is the case because I am rather worried that it will become distracted in an effort to make the story more "epic", ie more like The Lord of the Rings and therefore more marketable.

09-19-2012, 12:13 PM	#1
Zigûr Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 785	New trailer for 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Hello everyone, I just thought I'd post the link to at least IGN's upload of the new trailer (released a few hours ago) for the upcoming film; it's the best one I can find. http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/09/19...rney-trailer-2 This trailer is reinforcing my attitude towards these films as more of a vague sort of tribute to The Hobbit rather than a particularly serious attempt at adaptation. The Dwarves don't seem too bad to me and personally I think Martin Freeman looks like he will be enjoyable as Bilbo. Elrond, however, seems to be being portrayed as a grump once again and the "White Council vs the Necromancer" plot is if anything making me more uneasy as time goes on. The CGI looks significantly more... artificial than I expected, as well, although perhaps that's just a quality of the trailer. Gandalf sounds a bit different too. This trailer still suggests that the focus will remain on Bilbo and the Dwarves which I very much hope is the case because I am rather worried that it will become distracted in an effort to make the story more "epic", ie more like The Lord of the Rings and therefore more marketable.