Hobbit Smaug Poster I’m not much into box office chest beating, but IB Times has done some interesting number crunching on The Hobbit versus The Lord of the Rings.

Turns out that if The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies hits $942 million US, the total take for the Hobbit films will top that of Peter Jackson’s three The Lord of the Rings films.

That might seem a lot, but maybe it’s not in a series where the US box office take is becoming less important overall. Continue reading “How much does The Battle of The Five Armies need to make for The Hobbit to outsell Lord of the Rings at the box office?”

Our friends over El Anillo Unico have assembled this outstanding analysis of the content of The Battle of the Five Armies preview that you can find in Appendix 9 of The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition.

We’re delighted to be able to bring you a full English translation of their thoughts and speculation. Note: any mistakes or errors are mine, not theirs.

Usual warning: SPOILERS ahead. Continue reading “Analysing The Battle of The Five Armies preview in The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition”

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vlcsnap-2014-11-07-05h46m53s225 YouTube recently enabled High Frame Rate (HFR) playback supporting 60 frames per second and the new Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies trailer is the first to take advantage of High Frame Rate. Click to watch the video, and when it starts click on the gear in the lower right and choose 1080p60.

Peter Jackson famously filmed the entire Hobbit trilogy in HFR, and every film has been available in theaters in this unique smooth format.

Gamers used to 60fps love it, cinephiles loathe the change from standard film 24 fps. Fans are growing accustomed to the new HFR smooth movie — and for good reason as many other filmmakers including James Cameron plan to utilize this enhanced film format. Continue reading “Watch The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies trailer in silky smooth HFR!”

Well, the trailer is here! And I think we can all agree that it was well worth the wait. Quickly, here are twelve moments from it that really knocked our socks off!

The usual warning for spoilers, speculation and analysis goes here.

 

 

 

Number 1. Dwalin: “Bilbo is right, you can not see what you’ve become.” Continue reading “12 definitive moments from the trailer for The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies”

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THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES Moments ago, the final trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies went live on the internet.

Two minutes and thirty-three seconds of highly wound tension and the promise of a gripping finale, with loads and loads going on. The best line? There are a few contenders, but I just love Chris Lee saying: Continue reading “The final trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is here!”

Galadriel and Gandalf at Dol Guldur.
Galadriel and Gandalf at Dol Guldur.
Crebain from Dunland bring us these little teasers of what we can expect from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies trailer.

If you are waiting to see the trailer, be aware these are major trailer spoilers: do not read below. Continue reading “Spies bring us teasers from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies trailer”