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#27
Posted: 11/6/13 at 10:33am
So of course I watched the extended edition of The Hobbit last night. The extra 13 minutes are truly unecessary. Despite a few seconds of extended scenes here and there the majority of the extra material is in 3 scenes:
The prologue had about 3 minutes added to it. These were the best of the bunch. They add some backstory to the rift between the Dwarves and the Elves.
The Rivendell scene has been lengthened and now has the company of Dwarves going all "Animal House" at the feast and some shots of Bilbo walking around.
The Goblin Town scene now has about 4 extra minutes where the Goblin King sings the song from the book (♫"going down, down, down to Goblin Town..."♫)
There was one interesting bit that is also worth mentioning: during the council scene at Rivendell, Gandalf mentions that in addition to the One Ring, there is another missing ring. The 7th ring given to the Dwarf Lords has disappeared.
I don't remember reading about this and I'm not sure how it's going to come into play, but it was definitely a plot point that was stressed in the scene.
Oh, and Radagast on his bunny sleigh still looks superimposed and tacky.
The prologue had about 3 minutes added to it. These were the best of the bunch. They add some backstory to the rift between the Dwarves and the Elves.
The Rivendell scene has been lengthened and now has the company of Dwarves going all "Animal House" at the feast and some shots of Bilbo walking around.
The Goblin Town scene now has about 4 extra minutes where the Goblin King sings the song from the book (♫"going down, down, down to Goblin Town..."♫)
There was one interesting bit that is also worth mentioning: during the council scene at Rivendell, Gandalf mentions that in addition to the One Ring, there is another missing ring. The 7th ring given to the Dwarf Lords has disappeared.
I don't remember reading about this and I'm not sure how it's going to come into play, but it was definitely a plot point that was stressed in the scene.
Oh, and Radagast on his bunny sleigh still looks superimposed and tacky.
....but the world goes 'round
#28
Posted: 11/7/13 at 2:46am
**Spoiler Alert**
I think the reason they harp on the Dwarven ring so much is because, in Tolkien lore, Thorin's father has that particular ring and is imprisoned in Dol Guldur by the Necromancer. Gandalf discovers him while investigating Dol Guldur, and Thorin's father then gives him the map with the secret way into the Lonely Mountain.
The previews for Desolation of Smaug and the scene you mentioned seem to indicate this exchange will happen in the next film, though it would be on a completely different timeline than the books - by the time The Hobbit begins, Gandalf has already investigated Dol Guldur. In the film, they don't even seem to realize Dol Guldur exists until Radagast stumbles upon it.
**End Spoiler**
I think the reason they harp on the Dwarven ring so much is because, in Tolkien lore, Thorin's father has that particular ring and is imprisoned in Dol Guldur by the Necromancer. Gandalf discovers him while investigating Dol Guldur, and Thorin's father then gives him the map with the secret way into the Lonely Mountain.
The previews for Desolation of Smaug and the scene you mentioned seem to indicate this exchange will happen in the next film, though it would be on a completely different timeline than the books - by the time The Hobbit begins, Gandalf has already investigated Dol Guldur. In the film, they don't even seem to realize Dol Guldur exists until Radagast stumbles upon it.
**End Spoiler**
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