Originally posted by The RoverAbsolutely. Alot of the things that really bothered me about the trilogy was just how much of the story they changed unnecessarily. ROTK's confrontation between Gandalf and the Witch King being the moment that angered me the most.
He'll have a scary, demonic voice and it'll be cheesy. Almost guaranteed.
Still, the movies were still great and I'm sure this will do just fine.
New production blog from PJ.
Watch it here: PJ Blog 2
Gah! What has been seen cannot be unseen!
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Oin and Gloin look good - the family resemblance between those two and Gimli is a nice touch - but the others? UGH.
Originally posted by CPT Space Bomb
Absolutely. Alot of the things that really bothered me about the trilogy was just how much of the story they changed unnecessarily. ROTK's confrontation between Gandalf and the Witch King being the moment that angered me the most.Still, the movies were still great and I'm sure this will do just fine.
That change didn't really stick out as much for me. What bothered me much more were the scenes with Legolas and Gimli.
...Well, I was more bothered by Legolas than Gimli. But, still...
Also...not so sure, having seen these latest pics...my God, the horror! The horror!
P.S. Shooting the Misty Mountain/goblin scenes in the vid, I presume?
I know what you mean. But to me, I was unsure about Nori, Ori and Dori, until I saw Fili and Kili! Now they are fine to me!
The thing for me is that Fili and Kili just look too human. Yes they are younger, yes they may be more rebellious and yes PJ and co need to distinguish between the 13 of them ... but at least make it plausible. They need wavey/curley/tangled hair rather than straight hair. A slight fat suit and more beard. They just look out of place with Oin and Gloin. I hope Oin and Gloin are not the only dwarves that everyone was expecting.
Originally posted by DanielLB
I know what you mean. But to me, I was unsure about Nori, Ori and Dori, until I saw Fili and Kili! Now they are fine to me!The thing for me is that Fili and Kili just look too human. Yes they are younger, yes they may be more rebellious and yes PJ and co need to distinguish between the 13 of them ... but at least make it plausible. They need wavey/curley/tangled hair rather than straight hair. A slight fat suit and more beard. They just look out of place with Oin and Gloin. I hope Oin and Gloin are not the only dwarves that everyone was expecting.
I think those last two are the worst - I have the same reservations. I thought they were supposed to be elves, until I saw their stature.
Eh. I think I might have to stay away from any pics for a while... 😛
Originally posted by The Rover
P.S. Shooting the Misty Mountain/goblin scenes in the vid, I presume? [/B]
If you mean the scenes with the stony, spiky set, I rather think we're seeing Dol Guldur since it includes some plants and prison/torture equipment. On the other hand, it might be the entrance region of the goblin caves, which would explain the plants. Also, we see the Azog actor in front of some trees, so you might be right.
Other scenes include (obviously) Riddles in the Dark / Gollum's lake and Rivendell; the woody scenes look like the three trolls to me.
And... I hardly wouldn't have recognized Kíli as a dwarf, either (even their mother Dís must have had more beard!)... and Fíli looks rather like Asterix.
I also find it a bit sad that there's absolutely no hint of Tolkien's descriptions to be seen so far (colors? hair color? For example, the siblings Fíli and Kíli should both be blond and look somewhat alike... and have normal beards, of course).
On the other hand, maybe Peter Jackson is trying to represent a dwarf's age by the beard, somehow - after all, Fíli and Kíli are still nearly teenagers with their 77 years. So, this choice is probably still better than having 13 Gimlis.
I'm sorry, Kili and Fili just DO NOT work for me. That being said, this is a lighter story than that of TLOTR, and it would appear that Jackson is trying to tap into that humor by way of making the dwarves look like circus buffoon rejects. Perhaps it will work out, but I must say the pictures are rather troublesome so far.
