19-05-2021
The Hobbit Trilogy Extended Edition Download
Ever since the classic 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy ended, fans were clamoring for JRR Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' to be adapted for film as well. After all, 'The Hobbit' contains the seeds of the sequel trilogy's plot, so it made sense.
But instead of a straightforward adaptation of Bilbo Baggins' adventures, Peter Jackson sets the stage for everything to come -- in addition to Bilbo finding the Ring, it is about the corruption of Middle-Earth as the Dark Lord returns to conquer. There are some notable flaws (a contrived love story) and isn't quite as brilliant as the 'Rings' trilogy, but the overall effect is a strong, epic story with a sublimely talented cast.
Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is a nice boring gentlehobbit who has no interest in adventures... until the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) descends on Bag End with thirteen dwarves. They are setting out for the lost city of Erebor, which the dragon Smaug stole many years ago, and now Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) wants to reclaim it. He especially wants the Arkenstone, a jewel that symbolizes kingship of the dwarves. Among their problems: vicious trolls, goblins, giants and an albino orc who literally wants Thorin's head (preferably separated from the rest of him).
But unknown to the dwarves, Bilbo has encountered a grotesque creature known as Gollum (Andy Serkis), and found a golden ring that gives invisibility. He uses this Ring to survive the attacks by giant spiders of Mirkwood, and later avoid imprisonment by the deadly wood-elf King Thranduil (Lee Pace) and his son Legolas (Orlando Bloom).
But finding the Arkenstone turns out to be perilous when Bilbo accidentally wakes Smaug, who immediately figures out what Bilbo is doing there, and goes on a burn-everything-to-the-ground rampage over the human city of Laketown. The only one who has a chance of stopping him is the archer Bard (Luke Evans) -- but even without Smaug, Thorin's paranoia and growing madness spark off a war between the dwarves, humans and their wood-elf allies.
While all this is going on, the wizard Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy) warns Gandalf of something sinister that moved into the old fortress of Dol Guldur. Gandalf believes that this may mean that Sauron is returning to his old power, and starts snooping in old mountain graves and the ruins of Dol Guldur. But what he finds is more horrifying than anyone in the White Council expected.
'The Hobbit Trilogy' is not adapted ONLY from Tolkien's original novel, which is a very linear and simple story. Peter Jackson mined a lot of material from the 'Lord of the Rings' appendices, which give background information on Sauron's rise and the way that the White Council attacked him at Dol Guldur. Since Tolkien himself once considered rewriting 'The Hobbit' to make it more closely tie in to its sequel, it's not that strange an idea.
As a result, the movie feels a bit like a very long three-act tale, with one act forming each movie. And Jackson does a typically brilliant job evoking Middle-Earth's danger and majesty, sweeping us across glittering mountain citadels, murky forests and rotted fortresses. There are some absolutely stunning action scenes, such as Thorin stalking down a fallen, burning tree to fight his mortal enemy, or the sinuous, slithering Smaug filling the stone caverns with fire. Some of the fat could have been trimmed, but most of the stuff here is pretty solid.
The biggest problem? The whole subplot involving Tauriel. Don't get me wrong -- she's a good character and Evangeline Lilly does an excellent job, but the whole idea of her falling in love with resident hot dwarf Kili is painfully cheesy and goopy. Also, the whole character of Alfred. Why is he there?
Freeman is the perfect mix of fussiness and gutsiness as Bilbo, and we can see him slowly growing into his friendships with the Dwarves and earning their respect. It's too bad that he often is sidelined, since he IS the titular hobbit. Armitage is similarly brilliant as a butt-kicking dwarf prince who can be prickly and crabby, but Jackson shows audiences how much loss, pain and humiliation he has suffered over the years. By the third movie, Thorin is a tragic figure who is crumbling under the weight of his own hubris.
There are many familiar faces -- McKellen, the elegant Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, a typically acrobatic Bloom as a younger and less experienced Legolas, and the sonorous-voiced Christopher Lee. Benedict Cumberbatch deserves special praise for giving a silken-voiced sadism to Smaug, and there are some amazing performances from Evans as a stalwart, noble man who fiercely loves his family; McCoy as a delightfully scatterbrained wizard who spends all his time with animals; and Pace as a sinuous, elegant elf king with a raw core of pain.
As with 'Lord of the Rings,' the extended edition is the one to get -- the pieces woven back into the story allow it to flow more smoothly, and fleshes out the characters further (such as Beorn's introduction to the dwarves, or Thorin's worry about mental illness in his family). It also even adds in some subplots that were excised from the theatrical version, such as Gandalf finding an old friend in the heart of Dol Guldur.
It has some flaws like the cheesy love story, but 'The Hobbit Trilogy' is a strong, majestic prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, mingling fantasy adventure with a sense of Shakespearean tragedy. Just don't expect direct adaptation.
But instead of a straightforward adaptation of Bilbo Baggins' adventures, Peter Jackson sets the stage for everything to come -- in addition to Bilbo finding the Ring, it is about the corruption of Middle-Earth as the Dark Lord returns to conquer. There are some notable flaws (a contrived love story) and isn't quite as brilliant as the 'Rings' trilogy, but the overall effect is a strong, epic story with a sublimely talented cast.
Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is a nice boring gentlehobbit who has no interest in adventures... until the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) descends on Bag End with thirteen dwarves. They are setting out for the lost city of Erebor, which the dragon Smaug stole many years ago, and now Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) wants to reclaim it. He especially wants the Arkenstone, a jewel that symbolizes kingship of the dwarves. Among their problems: vicious trolls, goblins, giants and an albino orc who literally wants Thorin's head (preferably separated from the rest of him).
But unknown to the dwarves, Bilbo has encountered a grotesque creature known as Gollum (Andy Serkis), and found a golden ring that gives invisibility. He uses this Ring to survive the attacks by giant spiders of Mirkwood, and later avoid imprisonment by the deadly wood-elf King Thranduil (Lee Pace) and his son Legolas (Orlando Bloom).
But finding the Arkenstone turns out to be perilous when Bilbo accidentally wakes Smaug, who immediately figures out what Bilbo is doing there, and goes on a burn-everything-to-the-ground rampage over the human city of Laketown. The only one who has a chance of stopping him is the archer Bard (Luke Evans) -- but even without Smaug, Thorin's paranoia and growing madness spark off a war between the dwarves, humans and their wood-elf allies.
While all this is going on, the wizard Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy) warns Gandalf of something sinister that moved into the old fortress of Dol Guldur. Gandalf believes that this may mean that Sauron is returning to his old power, and starts snooping in old mountain graves and the ruins of Dol Guldur. But what he finds is more horrifying than anyone in the White Council expected.
'The Hobbit Trilogy' is not adapted ONLY from Tolkien's original novel, which is a very linear and simple story. Peter Jackson mined a lot of material from the 'Lord of the Rings' appendices, which give background information on Sauron's rise and the way that the White Council attacked him at Dol Guldur. Since Tolkien himself once considered rewriting 'The Hobbit' to make it more closely tie in to its sequel, it's not that strange an idea.
As a result, the movie feels a bit like a very long three-act tale, with one act forming each movie. And Jackson does a typically brilliant job evoking Middle-Earth's danger and majesty, sweeping us across glittering mountain citadels, murky forests and rotted fortresses. There are some absolutely stunning action scenes, such as Thorin stalking down a fallen, burning tree to fight his mortal enemy, or the sinuous, slithering Smaug filling the stone caverns with fire. Some of the fat could have been trimmed, but most of the stuff here is pretty solid.
The biggest problem? The whole subplot involving Tauriel. Don't get me wrong -- she's a good character and Evangeline Lilly does an excellent job, but the whole idea of her falling in love with resident hot dwarf Kili is painfully cheesy and goopy. Also, the whole character of Alfred. Why is he there?
Freeman is the perfect mix of fussiness and gutsiness as Bilbo, and we can see him slowly growing into his friendships with the Dwarves and earning their respect. It's too bad that he often is sidelined, since he IS the titular hobbit. Armitage is similarly brilliant as a butt-kicking dwarf prince who can be prickly and crabby, but Jackson shows audiences how much loss, pain and humiliation he has suffered over the years. By the third movie, Thorin is a tragic figure who is crumbling under the weight of his own hubris.
There are many familiar faces -- McKellen, the elegant Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, a typically acrobatic Bloom as a younger and less experienced Legolas, and the sonorous-voiced Christopher Lee. Benedict Cumberbatch deserves special praise for giving a silken-voiced sadism to Smaug, and there are some amazing performances from Evans as a stalwart, noble man who fiercely loves his family; McCoy as a delightfully scatterbrained wizard who spends all his time with animals; and Pace as a sinuous, elegant elf king with a raw core of pain.
As with 'Lord of the Rings,' the extended edition is the one to get -- the pieces woven back into the story allow it to flow more smoothly, and fleshes out the characters further (such as Beorn's introduction to the dwarves, or Thorin's worry about mental illness in his family). It also even adds in some subplots that were excised from the theatrical version, such as Gandalf finding an old friend in the heart of Dol Guldur.
It has some flaws like the cheesy love story, but 'The Hobbit Trilogy' is a strong, majestic prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, mingling fantasy adventure with a sense of Shakespearean tragedy. Just don't expect direct adaptation.
Own The Hobbit Extended Edition Trilogy today! All 3 films feature new and extended scenes of this epic Middle-earth adventure. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes one of the most exciting adventures in motion picture history, adapted from the enduringly beloved novel, The Hobbit, by J.R.R.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2012)A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug.
For more about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray release, see the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Review published by Kenneth Brown on October 31, 2013 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5.
Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: Fran Walsh,Philippa Boyens,Peter Jackson,Guillermo del Toro,J.R.R. Tolkien
Starring: Ian McKellen,Martin Freeman,Richard Armitage,Ken Stott,Graham McTavish,William Kircher
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham,Zane Weiner,Fran Walsh,Peter Jackson,Alan Horn,Toby Emmerich
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