Official 'The Hobbit' Thread - Part 8

[Tacit Ronin]

I thought Bernard Hill gave the best performance in the entire trilogy. Even over Sir Ian.

 

[Marvolo]

I thought Bernard Hill gave the best performance in the entire trilogy. Even over Sir Ian.

One of my favorite scenes and probably the saddest in the whole trilogy is Theoden at his sons grave. Christ the emotion.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Freeman's casting is my choice for the Hobbit. Possibly up there with McKellen's casting. I still cant believe that Sean Connery was their first choice for Gandalf. Lol WTF were they thinking!

I just edited that in. I too can't quite believe it myself.

 

[Kane52630]

Another reason to love the extended versions was Boromir and Faramir. Just so tragic.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I thought Bernard Hill gave the best performance in the entire trilogy. Even over Sir Ian.

Great choice. I love how Peter talks about how they had to cut one of his speeches because it was too inspirational, too good. No one could doubt their eventual victory.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Another reason to love the extended versions was Boromir and Faramir. Just so tragic.

I could watch a whole trilogy of Sean Bean's Boromir.

 

[Marvolo]

Another reason to love the extended versions was Boromir and Faramir. Just so tragic.

Loved that added story between them at Osgiliath.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

One of my favorite scenes and probably the saddest in the whole trilogy is Theoden at his sons grave. Christ the emotion.

The fact that we were able to feel for a guy we've only seen for one short scene (two for the EE) is all in credit to Hill's amazing selling of the scene.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Loved that added story between them at Osgiliath.

It is good to see just how much the Ring played on his fear. Boromir was a good man with a massive burden.

 

[Marvolo]

It is good to see just how much the Ring played on his fear. Boromir was a good man with a massive burden.

A massive burden being a father who could win *****e of the year ad infinitum.

 

[Marvolo]

The fact that we were able to feel for a guy we've only seen for one short scene (two for the EE) is all in credit to Hill's amazing selling of the scene.

Its the moment when he looks at Gandalf and its all gone out of him and he says "No parent should have to bury their child." I damn near lose my **** every single time.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

A massive burden being a father who could win *****e of the year ad infinitum.

Really puts their relationship into perspective. Boromir must have been the caregiver, idol and father figure in Faramir's life.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

I will never understand why Jackson felt the need to cut that from the theatrical addition. I know the common defense: that it steers focus away from the core characters. Yet Faramir is an essential part of TTT. And that scene is essential in showing what actually drives him and why his ill treatment of Frodo and Sam, and why, at the conclusion of his arc, he proves his father wrong. In the theatrical cut he just comes off as a dbag and Sam's admiration of his "qualities" doesn't register.

 

[Marvolo]

I will never understand why Jackson felt the need to cut that from the theatrical addition. I know the common defense: that it steers focus away from the core characters. Yet Faramir is an essential part of TTT. And that scene is essential in showing what actually drives him and why his ill treatment of Frodo and Sam, and why, at the conclusion of his arc, he proves his father wrong. In the theatrical cut he just comes off as a dbag and Sam's admiration of his "qualities" doesn't register.

Agreed. It is the pin that holds faramir's and pretty much boromir's arc together so to lose it was sad. TTT had a rough go in post-production so it may have just been a result of peter's exhaustion and not thinking clearly at the time. The whole crew reached the breaking point on TTT.

 

[Boom]

Theoden's speech at the Battle of Pelennor Fields is one of the trilogy's crowning moments. It doesn't matter how many times you've seen the film. If that scene doesn't still give you chills every time you watch it, there's something wrong with you.

 

[Marvolo]

My local theater got its equipment updated this week so they can play HFR. Guess Im gonna check it out in HFR afterall. On my second viewing of course. Good ol 2D the first time.

 

[Spider-Who?]

One of my favorite scenes and probably the saddest in the whole trilogy is Theoden at his sons grave. Christ the emotion.

Its the moment when he looks at Gandalf and its all gone out of him and he says "No parent should have to bury their child." I damn near lose my **** every single time.

Yup. Beautiful scene.

 

[Kane52630]

Theoden's speech at the Battle of Pelennor Fields is one of the trilogy's crowning moments. It doesn't matter how many times you've seen the film. If that scene doesn't still give you chills every time you watch it, there's something wrong with you.

So incredible that I have to see it again (even though I JUST went though the entire trilogy today lol)


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[Boom]

Aragorn's speech pales in comparison.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Aragorn's speech pales in comparison.

Yeah, it kind of kills his new position as the leader of men.

I think though that I preferred Theoden's speech in TTT over his own in ROTK. Something simply chilling about it for me.

 

[Kane52630]

Aragorn's speech pales in comparison.

and Sam's speech in the Two Towers. That for me sums up the entire trilogy.

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[DarthSkywalker]

and Sam's speech in the Two Towers. That for me sums up the entire trilogy.

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Will someone please just kill that fat Hobbit already.

 

[Boom]

And who could forget this gem?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

And who could forget this gem?

That might be my favorite moment in the series. As the music changes at the end leading into the the reveal of the great city. Perfection.

I also absolutely adore the callback later as Frodo stands on the shore, with the Breaking of the Fellowship. God do I love Fellowship of the Ring.

 

[Boom]

My favorite moment, by far: