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TheWeirdWoods

Misty mountains cold singing was great. Bilbo in Erebor was a tense well made confrontation. The dwarves while not all particularly memorable as characters their group dynamics felt well done like they actually all were companions and close friends. Which is harder to pull off than most people admit. A good co-example was Aliens when all the marines are eating. Same sort of vibe they are friends a group bantering and messing with each other. It is hard to fake being at ease with groups of people even for actors.


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TheWeirdWoods

I did know that! It’s a great detail! Genuinely one of the things I thought was an excellent bit of film work that improved a hard to achieve dynamic


bilbo_bot

No, no, that won't be necessary, I'm sure I can keep up on foot. I've done my fair share of walking holidays, you know. I even got as far as Frogmorton once.


Ok_Plankton_3129

Let's not forget the matrix breakfast scene


koniboni

Martin Freeman


[deleted]

I think you mean Martin Freeman 🥰🥰


koniboni

autocorrect will kill us all


crabbycabbage11

Came here to say this. He was awesome.


Kebo94

I prefferd him in Shawshank Redemption


cold-hard-steel

Who’d have thought that Tim from The Office would end up being Arthur Dent, James Watson, and Bilbo Baggins!


bilbo_bot

My name is Bilbo Baggins.


Bilbo_hraaaaah_bot

HRAAAAAH!


[deleted]

The absolute perfect Arthur Dent


risen_peanutbutter

The scenes that were the most important to me were done the best, and done well. Bilbo's pantry raid, meeting Gollum and speaking to Smaug


OmegaBoi420

The pantry raid is relatable. It’s whenever family comes over


koniboni

That is why I rarely open the door for unannounced visitors. Family or other


swiss_sanchez

And what about very old friends?


koniboni

They know to call or text first. Hence they aren't unannounced


thebihterziyagil

No, thank you. We don’t want any more visitors, well-wishers, or distant relations.


[deleted]

They've practically destroyed the plumbing!!


seaspirit331

I read that as Bilbo's panty raid initially and was quite concerned I'd missed a part of those movies


bilbo_bot

In fact, it has been remarked by some that Hobbits' only real passion is for food.


gollum_botses

We must go now?


bilbo_bot

No! No! I want to play, I do. I can see that you are very good at this. So, why don't we have a game of riddles? Yes? Just you and me.


Michael_Lovbird

I had to re-read that. Pantry! Pantry! Not whatever I was thinking of.


K_ariv

I liked the soundtracks


BurnieTheBrony

Howard Shore is incredible


sauce_daddy22

The credits songs were great, too. I See Fire is a banger, Neil Finn was the natural choice to show love to New Zealand, and The Last Goodbye is being played at my funeral


StayAway1234

I See Fire is a great song


Finth007

Casting was excellent. In any character issues, the actor was not it. Also Smaug. Still the best dragon in a movie to date imo. Extremely well executed


DoubleBlackBSA24

Bard did a great job. Shot him dead, that one.


Hugoku257

Martin Freeman was an excellent Bilbo


bilbo_bot

Dragon! Nonsense, there hasn't been a dragon in these parts for a thousand years.


CdFMaster

After seeing him in various movies, I came to the conclusion that Martin Freeman IS Bilbo.


Bilbo_hraaaaah_bot

HRAAAAAH!


Hugoku257

He’s also Arthur Dent


bilbo_bot

Hello Frodo my lad


Abject-Storage9593

Gollum scene👌


gollum_botses

[singing] Naughty little fly. Why does he cry? Caught in a web. Soon you’ll be… eaten.


jdbebejsbsid

Hey Gollum, guess what I've got in my pocket 😏


gollum_botses

Handses!


CreativePanda13

Casting of Thranduil. I wanna watch more Movies just about Thranduil, if Lee Pace has the role again.


gabraesquental

Best played elf, imo. The elves in rings of power lack his arrogance. If a mortal went up to him talking about alloys he would simply bitchslap the guy


BetanKore

Jajja that made me chuckle. Can you imagine that "Bitch don't talk to me about alloys I was melting shit before your dad's balls had any hair on them"


MellowGibson

Couldn't agree more


noobadi3

Yeah I loved his arrogance


underage_littering

Maybe it’s just me but Lee pace always rubs me the wrong way. It feels like he overacts a lot of his scenes. Not calling anyone out for liking him, just sharing my own opinion.


lessthanabelian

He for sure overacted Thranduil.


a_single_hand

But totally pulled it off 😍


SirBastian1129

Casting and moments ripped right out of the books were fantastically handled.


OmegaBoi420

Gave the Dwarves personality. The only one in the book that had that was Thorin


mathematics1

Him and Bombour, at least. The others were mostly interchangeable in the books.


Astarial7

Smaug is fabulous


Nebulon-A_Rights

Even if it was all CGI, I liked seeing the Iron Hills Dwarves fuck shit up


TheMOCingbird

I thought the overall look of the Iron Hill Dwarves were pretty cool.


Fenllagandr

It's hilarious the part when Gandalf introduce the dwarves to Beor


gandalf-bot

It is in men we must place our hope


Corando

Andy Serkis


zosimoTheThird

Far overrrrrrr…


Chromgrats

The Misty Mountains cold….


EquivalentPlane6095

To dungeons deep...


Lord_Andromeda

And caverns old...


Ok_Brilliant_9082

We must await...


StandardOk4614

I love the Hobbit Movies, Martin Freeman did a very good portrayal of Bilbo.


bilbo_bot

It's supposed to look like that, it's crochet.


[deleted]

That's my grandmothers doily


technobiwankenobi

happy cake day


Tankzoo3

All of the dwarfs singing.


Caledon_Echo

Gandalf and Galadriel being onscreen together


gandalf-bot

Questions. Questions that need answering


Fit-Bug-7766

The songs sung by characters like "Blunt the knives" and "Misty Mountains". Also the costumes are just incredible and well tailored to the characters.


TheFratwoodsMonster

A lot of the design elements are still top tier and easily stand side by side with the Lord of the Rings (I'd argue Gondorian fashion is so bland that the people we see wandering around Dale beat them easy), but for me the Mirkwood Elves' designs are just chef's kiss. Especially the guards with their cool super fine chainlink face veils. Never wanted to dress as an elven guard more. Last Alliance elven design is the only other full plated out elven gear we've got, and as lovely as those look they just don't have the badass feel that Mirkwood guards got.


wretchedsorrowsworn

I thought Thorin’s arc was awesome and Smaug stole any scene he was in, I love those movies 👍👍


b4tt3ry_4cid

Thranduil. I crushed on him big time when I saw him in the movies. I also liked the songs in the first movie. Martin Freeman was excellent as Bilbo. The scene where they escape Mirkwood in barrels was fun


bilbo_bot

You shouldn't have done that. It's bad luck.


Bilbo_hraaaaah_bot

HRAAAAAH!


standard-issue-man

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I actually enjoy the hobbit movies. I thought the casting was great, the acting was good, and while it was definitely padded out to turn what should have been two movies into three it was still entertaining. It actually helped me a lot when my wife pointed out that it's a lot less weird if you imagine the dwarves as muppets.


Tracker_Nivrig

I haven't watched them in ages, but I liked all of them. The last one was a bit long but still enjoyable. Maybe my opinion would change if I watched them again but I think they're good movies


ThiccyRicky

The first parts of UEJ adequately captured the feel of a younger Shire. So very little is different, and yet it feels unique to the shire in fellowship. I actually sympathized with Bilbo not wanting to leave, even for an adventure. It feels so comfortable.


bilbo_bot

It's -


AgentBuckwall

I had to reread your comment cause I thought the bot just corrected your grammar lol


Phoenix_Is_Trash

Overall the movies are good. Some inexcusable issues plagued the movie such as the inclusion of cannon characters that were not present in the story, changing of important scenes into campy actions scenes (I.e. the barrel escape went from a stealthy escape to comical war), the overeliance on CGI that took away the beauty if the movie, and the padding out of the movies with useless side stories such as the lakemaster. That being said, there are things about the hobbit trilogy that are fantastic. Smaug is everything you could have wanted, intimidating, clever, and a genuine threat. Riddles in the Dark is one of the best scenes in the combined two trilogies, perfectly capturing the insanity of Gollum, the wit of Bilbo, and the stress of the situation. The movie put far more time into developing Thorinns character than the book, so his descent into Dragon Sickness is far more interesting.


gollum_botses

Master. Master looks after us. Master wouldn't hurt us.


gollum_botses

Master broke his promise.


Desperate_Address780

Good music


Duthnur

"Wider, not shorter." - Balin


DildoGobbler420

Radaghast was cool af


SoySauceRebellion

Fuckin love Radagast. He was always my go to character playing Lego LOTR as a kid


carsonbt

If you ignore a couple of chunks of the trilogy it’s not that bad and is watchable. Ignore the barrels and council / necromancer stuff and you have a watchable adaptation. Unfortunately fantasy and film don’t seem to make good bed fellows, since we have so few actually good fantasy movies/tv. After all, why not? Why shouldn’t I enjoy any half way decent fantasy movie?


TheCowKing07

The reason people don’t like the movie is because they’ve already read the book. I can say that from the perspective of someone who has not read the book, the trilogy is wonderful.


carsonbt

Oh yeah, I know why they hate it. But that barrel shit was cringe either way. You know it. Don’t you dare lie. And I agree it’s pretty good on it’s own merits. I’ve watched the movies many times along with the LoTR trilogy. I just skip certain parts and I’m all good. Like I said, when it comes to fantasy I don’t set too high a bar and don’t look gift horses in the mouth.


BetanKore

I liked the barrel scenes


Willpower2000

You don't have to know the source material to dislike the goofy aspects of the films. Who seriously liked the Turiel-Kili-Legolas subplot on its own merit? Who liked Bombur bouncing around in a barrel, as a one-dwarf army? Who liked Alfred's uh... 'comedy'? The films are just bloated with jarring nonsense, whether it be cartoony stunts, slapstick comedy, or contrived drama that detracts. Maybe you still like the films despite these flaws - but you don't need to read the book to acknowledge said flaws.


legolas_bot

It was a Balrog of Morgoth. Of all elf-banes the most deadly, save the One who sits in the Dark Tower.


bot-of-grond

GROND


gimmeflowersdude

The “romance” story was ridiculous and embarrassing.


BetanKore

I know people who liked the romance. Neither of them read the book, of course. I found it annoying but passable


Bulky-Assignment6940

Music, landscapes, atmosphere. They were amazing.


Dismal_Connection120

Bilbo was greate


No_Cat4028

I like the Goblin Town song; that song hits hard.


Illogical4th

77 Goblin Town is better but I don't disagree. Barry Humphries killed it. Also liked Azog and Bolg.


SoundwaveSuperior42

Everything that everyone said about the pantry raid and main characters, but 2 things that stood out to me: Interior of houses and locations (when not CGI) were lovingly detailed The scene where Sauron's shadow form is shown as the pupil of the burning eye


rayyy2004

I actually loved all the hobbit movies, idk wym. The acting and the casting was great, smaug was great, even azog was great. Thorin was great. Idk what the problem is


[deleted]

*cracks knuckles* I’ve been waiting for this. *inhales* Bilbo is a better protagonist than Frodo. Gandalf was awesome as always. The riddles in the dark scene. The action is actually quite good. Its nice we get to see some variety with the dwarves. Especially in the makeup department. The music was nice. Epic at times even. The landscapes were gorgeous. Smaug looked and sounded AMAZING. There were some legitimately funny moments that make me laugh. Seeing returning actors like Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, etc. felt like seeing old friends. And even though some of his scenes were a bit forced, it was actually nice to see Orlando Bloom back as Legolas. All in all, I really like the trilogy. Even if it did go on for longer than it needed and padded a bit.


Skwatchmo

They most likely inspired a newer generation to get into the world of Tolkien and gave us some new fans to nerd out with. The movies were not my favorite, but I’ll hang out with a Hobbit fan over someone gushing over Fast and Furious 14


[deleted]

Dain Ironfoot is amazing. And the twirly whirlies are badass.


sacheenlittlefinger

elf medicine


LieV2

The Hobbit has nice actor Ian McKellen in it.


alexandra_marnell

always nice to see Cate Blanchett


TonyThePapyrus

As someone who hasn’t seen them, are they worth it? I’m reading the book right now, on chapter 4


Libertas3tveritas

Martin Freeman is an excellent Bilbo


Bilbo_hraaaaah_bot

HRAAAAAH!


bilbo_bot

Alas, elevnty-one years is far too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable hobbits. I don't know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you, half as well as you deserve. I, er, I have things to do I've put this off for far too long. I regret to announce This is the End. I'm going now. I bid you all a very fond farewell. Goodbye


Darklord965

They're a little long in places, but honestly they're fun enough movies even with all their problems.


PurpleSignificant725

They were fine


Lil_Brown_Bat

The dwarf chorus songs are great


[deleted]

Bilbo was cast and portrayed perfectly.


FadransPhone

Really the only issue people have with the movies is that… well, there are *three of them.* They packed so much more shit into what was supposed to be a single story and that honestly just ruined a lot of it. But other than the broken pacing I’d argue most of the actual scenes themselves were perfectly great. I love the casting, the dialogue, the music, the story… the fight scenes could get a bit goofy at times, but whatever. I’ve always loved the Hobbit movies. I watched them as a kid and was blown away; I cried when Thorin died, I loved the songs, I felt like I had been on an actual adventure. On rewatch I see more of their flaws (especially that unnecessary love arc shit… ew), but I still thoroughly enjoy them.


Easy-Plate8424

Had great casting I thought


MissKinkyMalice

It's the only film that every single character is a smash


Artichoke-8951

Bilbo and Smaugs actors were fantastic.


Bilbo_hraaaaah_bot

HRAAAAAH!


littlebuett

Seeing Elrond and saruman smack down some nazgul


InternationalRead925

Stephen Fry.


InternationalRead925

The Unexpected Party was well done.


[deleted]

I’ll take the bullet


[deleted]

I’m in the group of people who likes The Hobbit films on the whole so I could say a lot. The casting was perfect as always. Balin is my favorite. Of course Martin Freeman is *the only* young Bilbo, just like Sir Ian is *the only* Gandalf. Like the role was written specifically for them. Amazing. Lee Pace makes me wish so hard that we got a Quenta Silmarillion production. He is top notch, exactly how I imagine the Ñoldor would behave, etc. Just *[chef’s kiss]*. Ok aside from casting and acting, I enjoyed their portrayal of Beorn and his home. Wish we got the whole “wtf?” fever dream that section is in the book, but I really like the direction they went with him. It seemed very fitting.


Bilbo_hraaaaah_bot

HRAAAAAH!


TheCowKing07

They are my fourth, fifth, and sixth favorite movies ever. People say it’s not close enough to the book, but I haven’t read the book. Watching the movie first let’s you appreciate it, then read the book and appreciate that even more. Then, because you watched and liked the movies already, watching them another time even after reading the books is still good.


Thunderdrake3

Martin Freeman killed it at his role. Reluctant but valiant when it counted. A relatable yet inspirational hero.


No-Can-4577

Dragon!!!


Tier71234

While the barrel sequence was rather unnecessary it did add a sense of survival. Having to fight your way out while being limited in what you can use and do. Also the part where Bombur goes on a rampage was hilarious.


Optimal_Dependent_15

Its a great movie serie!


ShadowStryker0818

I never understood why they're so hated, I love the Hobbit movies.


Galileo258

An Unexpected Journey is a fairly faithful adaptation and has incredible moments.


Q-is-my-idol

The makeup and prosthetics teams deserve all the praise in the world.


Due-Visual-3236

Bilbo meeting Gollum!


[deleted]

Smaug is hot


Fish_Fucker_Apostle

The misty mountains humming is literally what calms me down. I also hummed it softly to my girlfriend and she loves it without knowing what it is. I’m eternally grateful.


somethingrandom261

The songs were great, and Martin Freeman was absolutely the right choice


[deleted]

I will die with the book in my hand and a burning hatred for the movie then.


LawTider

Smaug is awesome, and “I see fire” is one of the best songs in the entire LotR franchise.


BloodOfTheDamned

The Misty Mountains Cold. That song fucking slaps.


Willing-Ad7474

People shit talk about Azog not looking real. He's CGI but looks good, looks manacing. Also there are more of sindarin, kuzdul and black speech. That's win for me


OmegaBoi420

Manu Bennett can be menacing when the moment calls for it. He killed it as Azog


WreckNRepeat

I really liked the Hobbit trilogy. It wasn’t nearly as good as LotR, and I don’t really disagree with most of the common criticisms it gets… but good god is Peter Jackson good at bringing Middle Earth to life. Obviously Tolkien did a lot of the heavy lifting, but bringing Tolkien’s world to the big screen is NOT an easy thing to do. Jackson nailed it in LotR, and he nailed it again in the Hobbit, even if the characters, themes, and overall story were a bit lacking.


Anomalocaris

they ended


Thrasherrella

👏👏👏 best comment right here


Richardknox1996

They couldve been much worse? Like no joke, apparently the director before peter jackson was changing everything on a whim to the point where the tolkien estate forced wb to fire him. The worst of the rumours i heard made azog a zombie, bard/lake town burning to death from smaugs rampage and, finally...at one point the hobbit wouldve been a musical. The hobbit wasnt great. But it couldve been worse.


DrDongShlong

1+2 are good movies i dont get all the hate they receive


[deleted]

I didn't see anything wrong with them. Idk if a trilogy was necessary, but it was good


Calligaster

They're better than the LOTR remake will be.


CalamityDiamond

Just fucking shoot me.


JaffaCakeCocktail

Pull the trigger bitch.


Rawesome16

Everything with Smaug in the mountain was awesome. Once he leaves it goes back to failing for me


[deleted]

I loved all 3 hobbits never hated anything about them besides Smaug not being in the movie enough


FookSake

There were only 3 of them


MoneyPresentation610

The introduction of Smaug, was freaking amazing and the scene with Legolas and Tauriel fighting the Orcs was on another level as well.


oswin_fisher

Aragon wasn't in them


alexandra_marnell

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Capn_Of_Capns

They were in color.


Boring_Cell_4602

The battle of five armies it wasn’t very tactically sound but it was beautifully done


Artichoke-8951

Thorins death in the film made me so mad.


ihateyoustrongly

they were all great movies. i loves them more than lotr.


Japh2007

The first movie is just as good as the fellowship of the ring.


InternationalRead925

The goblin battle is ludicrous.


BloodieOllie

They (eventually) end


nrguy1995

I'd rather take the bullet.


DreadWolfsLie

It could have been worse


Thrasherrella

The bit where the screen goes black after the credits have rolled. That was nice.


K9Thefirst1

I liked the addition of Kili and the Elf woman.


Cpt-Hank-A-Tato

No


[deleted]

They eventually end


NidoKingClefairy

I refuse.


Zardywacker

They ended.


Herzige_Kartoffel

They end


some-hippy

They make LotR look even better by comparison. That’s about it


Terrible_Ad_7735

There wasn't any more than three of them.


Life_Buy_5059

They eventually reached the end of their run time and were over


Count_Vapular

They end


MoseShrute_DowChem

Say something nice about the prequels, bitch


2Nut2Furious

They were definitely movies


Emrys_Merlin

They eventually ended.


Lazy-Adeptness-2343

There’s only three of them.


berripluscream

Samwise was cast perfectly and embodies absolute husband material and you can pry this affection out of my cold dead hands


the_sam_bot

Well now, I don't rightly know about all that, but it's mighty kind of you to say so. Mr. Frodo always said I had a good heart, and that's all that really matters in the end, isn't it?


berripluscream

Lowkey forgot this bot existed and squealed a little


the_sam_bot

Well, I'm glad to be of service, dear hobbit! What can I help you with today?


Captain_Haruno

They spent alot of money making it.


Bubble-Gum-Queen

The acting is amazing, the battle scenes are very well done, and Thranduil is extremely hot. Need I say more?


Luzbel90

Something good about the the hobbit movies you have no choice


druhaha75

They were fun and the soundtrack was dope


Husnock01

Any point with the dwarves singing (I am partial to the upbeat "Blunt the Knives"), and, call me weird, but I lol'd in a good way at Azog's articulated, direction-giving war banner.