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**RollWithEm** · 11-17-2012, 05:14 PM

**RollWithEm** · 11-17-2012, 05:26 PM

**RollWithEm** · 11-17-2012, 05:35 PM

**RollWithEm** · 11-21-2012, 01:26 PM

Why was Martin Freeman cast as Bilbo?

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His great sense of comedy is something we do need in the story. He's quintessentially English, and that's a hard thing to define, and one of his great gifts as an actor is that he's immediately likeable.

I hope they are right.

**RollWithEm** · 11-21-2012, 01:37 PM

**RollWithEm** · 11-21-2012, 01:55 PM

Ian McKellen so frustrated with The Hobbit FX it made him cry.

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"In order to shoot the dwarves and a large Gandalf, we couldn't be in the same set. All I had for company was 13 photographs of the dwarves on top of stands with little lights - whoever's talking flashes up. Pretending you're with 13 other people when you're on your own, it stretches your technical ability to the absolute limits.

I cried, actually. I cried. Then I said out loud, 'This is not why I became an actor'. Unfortunately the microphone was on and the whole studio heard."

Poor classically trained thespian!

**RollWithEm** · 11-21-2012, 02:01 PM

PETA is planning to protest the release of The Hobbit.

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While it seems that all animals were filmed safely and with due respect while on set, problems arose with where they were being held, resulting in the deaths of up to 27 animals. Approximately 150 animals were housed on a farm near Wellington that, allegedly, had a number of sinkholes, bluffs and various other potential "death traps."

Peter Jackson's spokesman, Matt Dravitzki, acknowledged some unnecessary deaths, but insisted that many animals died of natural causes. This is in direct opposition to four wranglers who all raised concerns about where the animals were being contained. One wrangler, Chris Langridge, even went as far as to bring in his own fences in order to pen in the horses so as to protect them from dangerous bluffs and sinkholes. According to Langridge, however, it ultimately proved to be too impossible a task.

Some of the wranglers, including one Johnny Smythe, took their concerns to their bosses, only to be ignored and, in the case of Smythe, fired for being too argumentative. At this point, PETA stepped in to shine a light on what was happening.

PETA will be hosting protests in the U.S., the United Kingdom and New Zealand. While spokesmen continue to insist that "We do know those deaths were avoidable, and we took steps to make sure it didn't happen again" and "are attempting to speak with all parties involved to establish the truth," the wranglers and PETA seem to feel the damage has been done.

Will this make you think twice about seeing the movie?

**Hyperion** · 11-21-2012, 03:54 PM

**** PETA. They are the biggest pieces of shit in the world. They are the biggest proponents of euthanizing pets, especially at the shelter. They don't believe humans should have pets.

**Krstic All-Star** · 11-21-2012, 04:02 PM

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While it seems that all animals were filmed safely and with due respect while on set, problems arose with where they were being held, resulting in the deaths of up to 27 animals. Approximately 150 animals were housed on a farm near Wellington that, allegedly, had a number of sinkholes, bluffs and various other potential "death traps."

The horror of a field having, gasp, natural formations! My parents' backyard has sinkholes, for crying out loud. You want perfect safety, keep the animals on astroturf

**RollWithEm** · 11-29-2012, 01:00 PM

**RollWithEm** · 11-29-2012, 06:38 PM

**RollWithEm** · 12-01-2012, 06:33 AM

**RollWithEm** · 12-01-2012, 06:45 AM

First online review was good, except for this:

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Like all unexpected journeys, there are a few pitfalls along the way, most notably the tangential subplot surrounding bumbling wizard Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy), whose buffoonery at times descends into Jar Jar Binks territory.

Uh-oh.

**RollWithEm** · 12-03-2012, 06:35 PM

RR 823 · 12-03-2012, 10:43 PM

First few reviews seem to be mixed. I might start to get apprehensive. This is the one movie of 2012 that I didn't want to see disappoint.

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RR 823 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: CA Posts: 1,156 Rep Power: 790656	Re: The Hobbit First few reviews seem to be mixed. I might start to get apprehensive. This is the one movie of 2012 that I didn't want to see disappoint. __________________ Bulls / Yankees / Raiders / Illini Athletics Fan

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