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Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT Trailer – Review and LOTR ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ GIVEAWAY

Tolkien fans rejoice! The adventure fantasy The Hobbit: There and Back Again, adventure novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien, and published in 1937 is here–well, the soon-to-be film version of the hobbit tale; and precursor to Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy will soon be in theaters winter of 2012. The Hobbit will be the 4^th film based on Tolkien’s novels to appear on the big screen. Well, not exactly the first to appear; there are two animated versions of The Hobbit (1977), and The Lord of the Rings (1978), based on The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, which influenced Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring. Of course, what is extremely worth mentioning are the trilogy of films directed by Peter Jackson.

The screenplay for The Hobbit is written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro, adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous novel. The quest written by one Bilbo Baggins, a shire loving Hobbit, who was whisked away on an adventure by the wizard Gandalf , who tricked Bilbo into hosting a small party for 12 dwarves who take Bilbo deep into the Misty Mountains, where he encounters the creature Gollum, and finds the mysterious “one ring,” that is the focus of The Lord Of The Rings tale.

The hobbit trailer debuted December 20 of this year, and has sparked a frenzy of excitement leading up to the official release date for The Hobbit film, December 14, 2012.

The trailer serves as a long-awaited preview of what’s to come in the movie—movies, I should say, Jackson decided to stretch the film into two movies which gives them the opportunity to bring in some unique materiel that’s not in the original Tolkien’s books. But what he is doing here is this:  he’s giving fans of the Hobbit and LOTR series a broader perspective of middle earth, by bringing in more visuals, landscapes, and characters. You can see a little bit of this in the trailer. Also, in the trailer you see the elf Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), who is one of the featured characters in The Lord Of The Rings book trilogy– she is not in the original tale of Tolkien’s The Hobbit.  

In the book and as it will be in the film, the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), disappears to participate in the White Council meetings–the film will make note of those events. Also you see the “younger” Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), and a descriptive montage of his dwarven companions–eager to reclaim the treasure the dragon Smaug stole. Even more intriguing is that you will see and hear the song–poem about the “Misty Mountains” being sung, however, what you do not see, is the highly anticipated view of the dragon Smaug.  We also get to see and hear, the creature Gollum (Andy Serkis), deep in the dark cave of the Misty Mountains, where Bilbo finds “the One Ring.”

Bilbo – “My name is Bilbo—Bilbo Baggins.”
Gollum – “Bagginsss? What is a ‘Bagginsses, Precious?”

What the trailer does successfully? Heighten anticipation and serves as a gift for Tolkien fans to ponder and drool over– waiting for a film that seems like a lifetime away.

Gandalf – “You’ll have a tale or two to tell when you come back.” 
Bilbo – “Can you promise that I will come back?”
Gandalf – “No, and if you do, you will not be the same.”

“Seventeen years ago there appeared, without any fanfare, a book called The Hobbit which in my opinion, is one of the best children’s stories of this century.”  W. H. Auden

Keep up on all things The Hobbit (2012) on The Hobbit Blog: The Official blog of THE HOBBIT movie; TheOneRing.net website that features all things J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings; and “like” Hobbit Movie News on Facebook.

Aidy Reviews… featured Movie Giveaway

I am giving away the iTunes DIGITAL COPY of THE LORD OF THE RINGS - Fellowship of the Ring – EXTENDED EDITION. The digital code for the film giveaway is from my own personal, purchased copy of The Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy on Blu-ray. I did not want the code to go to waste, hence, one of the reasons behind the movie giveaway. The other reason–it feels good give a FREE MOVIE to one of you!  How to win your digital copy of The Fellowship of the Ring? All you have to do is leave a comment below. Feel free to also tweet about it if you like! Thank you! 

NOTE: I am only giving away ONE CODE for The Lord Of The Rings: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. “THE TWO TOWERS” and “THE RETURN OF THE KING” digital codes ARE NOT part of this giveaway, but will be part of future giveaways.

The winner is selected via the RANDOM.ORG number system. AIDY Reviews… have no control of the automated selective process. Example: If your comment is the first–it will be numbered as ’1′ so on and so forth. The total number of comments (minus my own) will be entered into the RANDOM generator and the winning number is selected.Just be sure when you comment, you leave a valid email address because I will send the code via the email you use in the comment section below. PLEASE NOTE: This giveaway is not sponsored by iTunes®, Warner Bros®, New Line Productions®, Lord of the Rings®, nor any of its subsidiaries., etc. Your information (email address) will remain private and will not be used outside this contest description.

UPDATE 12/29/2011:  SPECIFICATIONS: The DIGITAL COPY offer includes Standard Definition copy of the extended versions of the films only. Special Features are not included. For technical support, go to wbdigitalcopy.com/support. Neither New Line Productions, Inc nor any affiliate is responsible for maintain access to any website or its content. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:  Compatible with iTunes® (except in Mexico). and Windows Media®, Windows XP® service pack 2 (iTunes requires 32-bit edition) or later or Windows Vista® or Windows 7®, Internet Explorer® 6.0 or above. iTunes® most recent version or Windows Media Player® most recent version, Adobe Flash Player® most recent version. MAC REQUIREMENTS: Mac OS X as required by iTunes® and iTunes® most recent version. NOTE: PC Requirements and MAC Requirements are subject to change. Adobe®, Apple®, and Microsoft’s®respective software each has additional system requirements. Windows®, Windows Media®, Windows Vista® and Internet Explorer® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation® in the United States and in other countries. Mac® and iTunes® are trademarks of Apple Inc®., registered in the US and in other countries. Adobe AIR and Flash are either registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated® in the United States and in other countries. 

The contest ends midnight Tuesday, January 3, 2012! Thereafter, the winner will be notified via email. This post will be updated as well. GOOD LUCK! 

Image source: The Hobbit Blog

*WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT*

CONGRATULATIONS PERSIAN POETESS! YOU WON THE ITUNES DIGITAL COPY OF “THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING” THE INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU SHORTLY!

THANKs TO ALL WHO HAVE ENTERED. 

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