***Ok these guys are disconcerting to me for some reason. Whats with this guy's hair???
...then Oin and Gloin (Gimli's dad)...
***Now those are proper dwarves. Manly dawrves who do manly dwarf things.
...and finally the two er... twins (one of whom looks more like Aragorn)
***Are you sure these are dwarves? Someone get the swabs. We need a DNA test, pronto!
(left the nefarious prankster, right the pretty boy pirate wannabe for the filmgoing ladiez)
Does anyone else think they look very non-dwarf like? Well, the first and last pictures anyway. The Dwarves from the LotR movies series looked very good, some these almost look like fan costumes.
iproxtaco wrote:Does anyone else think they look very non-dwarf like? Well, the first and last pictures anyway. The Dwarves from the LotR movies series looked very good, some these almost look like fan costumes.
Yes, this contravenes all my DnD images of dwarves. I suppose there has to be some separation else you'd turn this into a Transofrmers -which decepticon is that one? situation, but they seem, off.
Yikes, those last 2 look like Elves with dwarven weapons. But at least the others look pretty good, minue the weird hair on that top one Im liking the looks f these guys (again not soo hip on the half elf/dwarf things)
You'll note the bottom right dwarf looks like the wind is blowing softly through his hair like a figure from a Harlequin Book cover. I'm thinking this minor character will get lots of air time.
Regarding the complaints on appearance, this is the reason why for years no one really attempted a serious, full-blown effort at making J.R.R.'s stories into movies. As soon as you put a set look on something it's not ever going to match the imagination of many of the fans. Tolkien deliberately gives colorful descriptions of character but they are sometimes vague on specific details of physical appearance and each reader sees what he or she wishes to see. Years ago Disney owned the rights to LotR and decided against ever trying to make it knowing that it was near impossible and that the fans could just as easily blast the project as embrace it. Then, Bakshi tried and got blasted for it. It's amazing the LotR movies from New Line turned out as well as they did, but even with them being much longer than most films there were still complaints about what had to be left out, what got changed, what didn't match people's personal vision, etc. I hope The Hobbit turns out at least half as well as LotR did.
I'm liking Bilbo and Gandalf.
Of the bunch other than Dwarf Fabio I'm ok, if I can understand the weird hair job on Nori (are we sure thats not a hat?).
BrassScorpion wrote:Regarding the complaints on appearance, this is the reason why for years no one really attempted a serious, full-blown effort at making J.R.R.'s stories into movies. As soon as you put a set look on something it's not ever going to match the imagination of many of the fans. Tolkien deliberately gives colorful descriptions of character but they ares sometimes vague on specific details of physical appearance and each reader sees what he or she wishes to see. Years ago Disney owned the rights to LotR and decided against ever trying to make it knowing that it was near impossible and that the fans could just as easily blast the project as embrace it. Bakshi tried and got blasted for it. It's amazing the LotR movies from New Line turned out as well as they did, but even with them being much longer than most films there were still complaints about what had to be left out, what got changed, what didn't match people's personal vision, etc. I hope The Hobbit turns out at least half as well as LotR did.
Frazzled wrote:You'll note the bottom right dwarf looks like the wind is blowing softly through his hair like a figure from a Harlequin Book cover. I'm thinking this minor character will get lots of air time.
Really?
I think the elves from Rivendale would be a more suitable place to fill the screen with eye candy for the ladies. I've never heard of a handsome dwarf after-all.
Frazzled wrote:You'll note the bottom right dwarf looks like the wind is blowing softly through his hair like a figure from a Harlequin Book cover. I'm thinking this minor character will get lots of air time.
Really?
I think the elves from Rivendale would be a more suitable place to fill the screen with eye candy for the ladies. I've never heard of a handsome dwarf after-all.
Legolas is going to appear in the hobbit along with many other characters.
Not only that but the last two dwarves look like the men of dale suprisingly. either that or they are the shapeshifter and the other dude.
Andrew1975 wrote:Ah, you are all just used to GW dwarves. Look, Knees!
Knees are fine, I've never drawn fantasy style dwarves like GW anyhow but do Tolkien's dwarves loose height (and change body proportions) to that degree with age? I suspect it might be more of: 'we need handsome dwarves... how do we do that... oh yeah, ignore our design of them totally so they look human!'
No problems with the first two pictures but after finding the full pic of the twins... I simply can't help but laugh at the attempt to make them 'pretty' and so very un-dwarfish.
I simply can't help but laugh at the attempt to make them 'pretty' and so very un-dwarfish.
It's no surprise that some parts of the movie are getting "Hollywooded up", or perhaps "Holly-weirded up" even.
Actually, none of them appear as stout as they made Gimli appear in LotR, and I don't think it's a bad idea to have the younger dwarves appear significantly so and the best way to do that is to go easier on the makeup, but it is very noticeable because they went so much easier on it. Apparently, the facial features of Dwarves get broader and thicker with age as well as wrinkling and sagging like they do on us humans.
I simply can't help but laugh at the attempt to make them 'pretty' and so very un-dwarfish.
It's no surprise that some parts of the movie are getting "Hollywooded up", or perhaps "Holly-weirded up" even.
Actually, none of them appear as stout as they made Gimli appear in LotR, and I don't think it's a bad idea to have the younger dwarves appear significantly so and the best way to do that is to go easier on the makeup, but it is very noticeable because they went so much easier on it. Apparently, the facial features of Dwarves get broader and thicker with age as well as wrinkling and sagging like they do on us humans.
I would say the 2 middle guys are just as stocky looking as Gimili. Either way adding bigger noses is a good way to dwarf-up the bottom guys without making them look too old, oh and giving them a bigger paunch, way
BrassScorpion wrote:It's no surprise that some parts of the movie are getting "Hollywooded up", or perhaps "Holly-weirded up" even.
Actually, none of them appear as stout as they made Gimli appear in LotR, and I don't think it's a bad idea to have the younger dwarves appear significantly so and the best way to do that is to go easier on the makeup, but it is very noticeable because they went so much easier on it. Apparently, the facial features of Dwarves get broader and thicker with age as well as wrinkling and sagging like they do on us humans.
Its not the facial features I so much have a problem with... big ears, slightly too pretty but I could go with that. Well for the blond one anyhow. Its the fact they have longer legs and arms than the others and if they were to simply have broader features and/or bodies (if they were depicted as older) they would not look like the other Dwarves at all.
But yeah, no surprize really on the Holly-weird makeover for them.
Edit: @WARORK... I'm totally for different body types but there does come a point when the Dwarf shape becomes too Human. Not enough Dwarf in there for me... get those DNA tests out again!
The Hobbit has officially taken over the Internet. Every day something new and awesome is released from the set of the movie, and we've got the latest—the first official photo of the dwarves Fili and Kili.
Fili is played by New Zealand native Dean O'Gorman, and Irish actor Aidan Turner plays Kili. In Hobbit lore, their characters are the youngest dwarves born into the Durin royal line. They're the nephews of Thorin Oakenshield, and even though they're inexperienced at life, they know their way around a sword.
We have to admit, they're some pretty good-looking dwarves. Their costumes look great, and their weapons are fierce. We can't wait to see these guys in action. Their journey will be an interesting one to follow.
Over the past few days, we've already seen our fair share of Hobbit characters. Fili and Kili can now join Dori, Nori and Ori, as well as Oin and Gloin in the expanding Hobbit photo album. We wonder who they'll reveal next!
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens in theaters on Dec. 14, 2012.
J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit Movie Franchise" is back on track and headed to the big screen. The two Peter Jackson directed Hobbit films began filming in Spring 2011 for 14 months in New Zealand. The movies will be released in theaters as follows: Part 1, December 2012, and Part 2, December 2013. Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, Orlando Bloom and Cate Blanchett reprise their roles from The Lord of the Rings trilogy in both "The Hobbit" movies. Both "The Hobbit" and "The Hobbit 2" are being filmed and released in 3D and IMAX.
Hobbit-Movie
The Oscar-winning, critically-acclaimed LOTR Trilogy grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide at the box-office. In 2003, "Return of the King" swept the Academy Awards, winning all of the eleven categories in which it was nominated, including Best Picture – the first ever Best Picture win for a fantasy film. The Trilogy's production was also unprecedented at the time.
"The Hobbit Movies" are based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit book, which is the story of Bilbo Baggins, who is seen in Lord Of The Rings trilogy. "The Hobbit" follows Bilbo as he first encounters Gandalf. He is somewhat unwillingly swept off on an adventure to the lonely mountain to rid it of the dragon, Smaug. The dragon is guarding a treasure of enormous value that he had firstly taken from the dwarfs who once lived there. A major battle shortly, ensues.
Check back often for the most comprenhensive "The Hobbit Movies" updates.
STARRING: Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, Ian McKellan, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis, Saoirse Ronan, Orlando Bloom, David Tennant, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Leonard Nemoy
STUDIO: MGM RATING: PG-13 (For fantasy violence) THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD RUNNING TIME: 3 hours, 15 minutes TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
I simply can't help but laugh at the attempt to make them 'pretty' and so very un-dwarfish.
It's no surprise that some parts of the movie are getting "Hollywooded up", or perhaps "Holly-weirded up" even.
Actually, none of them appear as stout as they made Gimli appear in LotR, and I don't think it's a bad idea to have the younger dwarves appear significantly so and the best way to do that is to go easier on the makeup, but it is very noticeable because they went so much easier on it. Apparently, the facial features of Dwarves get broader and thicker with age as well as wrinkling and sagging like they do on us humans.
The twins are in fact the Dwarven tweens/teenagers are they not? Thus I don't really think they should look like old timers from a nursing home...
They still look like adult humans but they probably haven't even hit puberty...
I don't really have a problem with the makeup either. These aren't necessarily what I was expecting, but I don't have a problem with the interpretation either. And marketing is an issue and having a few good looking young guys in the movie helps broaden the audience beyond the mostly geek guys comprising the main audience for fantasy fiction. Look what Orlando Bloom did for the LotR pics, he brought in the teen gals for sure.
BrassScorpion wrote:I don't really have a problem with the makeup either. These aren't necessarily what I was expecting, but I don't have a problem with the interpretation either. And marketing is an issue and having a few good looking young guys in the movie helps broaden the audience beyond the mostly geek guys comprising the main audience for fantasy fiction. Look what Orlando Bloom did for the LotR pics, he brought in the teen gals for sure.
The thing is they could have good looking guys when they show the elves in Rivendale. Fili and Kili both are described as having blond beards and blue cloaks, so why does the guy have dark hair?
I think they look a little bit odd, but I do have to remind myself that Tolkien Dwarves are not GW Dwarfs, or even D&D Dwarves. Tolkien's Dwarves should have more natural proportions. Remember that in LotR they actually have the height/proportions to shoot bows- there are no guns or crossbows.
Overall the official pics are definitely getting me more psyched about these movies. Thanks for sharing!
Couldn't resist the urge to have a bit of fun with the old "if you don't like it..." comment.
I believe it is the first time and probably the last I shall do so and was not intended to be taken seriously,
Personally I don't mind the pics so far and we have to bear in mind that the proprtions of the youg whippersnapper dwarves may change post production? Otrhers may know better
The pics are being released in batches with each group of dwarves representing one of the rhyming subsets. We can presume therefore that Balin and Dwalin are next, possibly alongside Thorin, but my guess is that he'll get his own pic.
EDIT - Can you believe that's James Nesbit in the middle there as Bofur? You would have thought this is one part where they would have let him hold off shaving his eyebrows.
I thought it is a pity we will not be able to see what the GW versions are going to look like until after they go on sale, so I've put together a couple of guesses for what I think they might do with the concept.
Those fake posters are not very good. So far i am happy with what I am seeing and have no issues with the look of them. We'll have to wait and see them in context to their environment and acting to get a better sense of things.
Kilkrazy wrote:I thought it is a pity we will not be able to see what the GW versions are going to look like until after they go on sale, so I've put together a couple of guesses for what I think they might do with the concept.
""Dwarf Lords in their own right, Balin and Dwalin are close relatives of Thorin. Beyond this, these brothers are two of his most loyal and trusted friends. An old warrior, Balin has lived through hard times and fought many battles, yet he harbors doubts about the wisdom of the Quest to retake the Lonely Mountain. Dwalin has no such forebodings – his belief in Thorin’s leadership is unshakeable. A powerful and bruising fighter, with a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf, particularly anyone who might be an Elf, Dwalin is not someone to cross lightly."
(L-R) Ken Stott as Balin and Graham McTavish as Dwalin"
""Dwarf Lords in their own right, Balin and Dwalin are close relatives of Thorin. Beyond this, these brothers are two of his most loyal and trusted friends. An old warrior, Balin has lived through hard times and fought many battles, yet he harbors doubts about the wisdom of the Quest to retake the Lonely Mountain. Dwalin has no such forebodings – his belief in Thorin’s leadership is unshakeable. A powerful and bruising fighter, with a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf, particularly anyone who might be an Elf, Dwalin is not someone to cross lightly."
(L-R) Ken Stott as Balin and Graham McTavish as Dwalin"
Well so far I'm deown with all of them except Aragorn elf dwarf. I like that they have querky looks to them, and aren't all serious or identical. Hopefully it might be an indication that the Hobbit is a more cheerful movie than the LOTR series, which is as it should be.
Frazzled wrote:Well so far I'm deown with all of them except Aragorn elf dwarf. I like that they have querky looks to them, and aren't all serious or identical. Hopefully it might be an indication that the Hobbit is a more cheerful movie than the LOTR series, which is as it should be.
My thoughts exactly, Frazz. Also I notice none of the characters have helmets, which could have been used as visual tool to distinguish one character from the other. Any way thanks for the pics reds8n.
""Dwarf Lords in their own right, Balin and Dwalin are close relatives of Thorin. Beyond this, these brothers are two of his most loyal and trusted friends. An old warrior, Balin has lived through hard times and fought many battles, yet he harbors doubts about the wisdom of the Quest to retake the Lonely Mountain. Dwalin has no such forebodings – his belief in Thorin’s leadership is unshakeable. A powerful and bruising fighter, with a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf, particularly anyone who might be an Elf, Dwalin is not someone to cross lightly."
(L-R) Ken Stott as Balin and Graham McTavish as Dwalin"
Very nice. The Hobbit just went up a notch on the cool meter
One of the flaws of The Hobbit as a novel is that there are too many Dwarf characters to be kept track of, which is made worse by their names (Dwalin, Balin, Falin, Kalin, Nalin, Halin, Palin and Galin, etc. -- I exaggerate for effect...)
Bilbo is the hero, of course, but there are times when it seems like most of the Dwarves are there only to keep up the numbers.
I think the designer has done a good job making all the Dwarves look a bit different while still fundamentally Dwarvish and related. I look forwards to seeing the whole ensemble with Bilbo and Gandalf.
Kilkrazy wrote:One of the flaws of The Hobbit as a novel is that there are too many Dwarf characters to be kept track of, which is made worse by their names (Dwalin, Balin, Falin, Kalin, Nalin, Halin, Palin and Galin, etc. -- I exaggerate for effect...)
Bilbo is the hero, of course, but there are times when it seems like most of the Dwarves are there only to keep up the numbers.
I think the designer has done a good job making all the Dwarves look a bit different while still fundamentally Dwarvish and related. I look forwards to seeing the whole ensemble with Bilbo and Gandalf.
thats so true. Their names are so similar it takes alot of effort to memorize the fellowship. but 15 D:
Got a new lad at our little after school group painting Moria goblins and playing LoTR and looking forward to seeing the film. Reading the book with his brother.
A large number of the names in The Hobbit were not made up by Tolkien, they were "borrowed" from Norse mythology, though they certainly worked well for adding some whimsy to his book.
Try reading the ancient Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson, though spellings were altered to avoid requiring the special characters that go over the vowels to signify pronunciation, some of the names borrowed include: Bifur, Bofur, Bombor to name a few as well as the name, Gandalf.
I'm finally (after procrastinating for years) digging into reading the Islandinga sogur, and the names are a mix of humorous and feeling like I'm home.
IMHO these dwarfs look like they should have a court order slapped against them...they look creepy, apart from the fat guy.
Not looking forward to this new film. Having read other authors in the genre, and having watched G.O.T recently, I realise how naff Tolkien's works are.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it in my teens, but that was before I discovered Joy division. Now i'm showing my age! But I freely admit to being a hyprocrite, so you'll probably bump into me at your local cinema.
Yes and no. It's not just not sarcasm, it's an actual book title. Bored Of The Rings is an awesome parody of Lord of the Rings written by the Harvard Lampoon staff about 40 years ago at the height of the popularity of Tolkien's books. Back in the days when "Frodo Lives" was common graffiti on college campuses Harvard Lampoon managed to write one of the funniest parodies ever turning Tolkien's roughly 1500 page epic into 160 pages of pure hilarity. Some of that particular staff from Harvard Lampoon founded National Lampoon magazine shortly thereafter. Doug Kenney also worked on Animal House as a writer and actor.
If you've never read Bored Of The Rings it's worth reading LotR just to get BotR. But brush up on your pop culture references going all the way back to the turn of the last century, the book was written by very literate folks and there are jokes in there referencing brand names, commercials and such that were already old when the book was published around 1970.
The book never fails to make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I've read it. Everything in it is a joke, even the excerpt in the front of the book which is not really an excerpt, after you finish the book you realize it was an extra joke that appears nowhere in the actual text of the novel. The parody of the map of Middle Earth is hysterical, the list of other books by the authors are not actual books for sale as in most paperbacks, they are jokes too!
Excerpts:
"And thus it's written to this day in ballad, lay and poem, never trust an elf or dwarf as far as you can throw 'em!" "That's a sad story, is it true?" "No, there's a song too."
The book goes in and out of print, thanks to the recent and upcoming related movies, it's back in print again and in a nice hardback not too expensive:
Editorial Reviews Product Description Sometimes childish, sometimes rude, always clever and always very, very funny, this book has delighted most, and outraged a few, Tolkien fans in the US for more than40 years. Pulling in references to popular culture and fantasy literature as a whole, this is a killingly effective parody of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. From the dreary Goddamn (Gollum) to the feckless Arrowroot (Aragorn), the bungling Goodgulf (Gandalf) to the timid, mean-minded boggies Frito (Frodo) and Dildo (Bilbo), no character is safe. Fleeing the Nozdrul, bored by acid-casualty Tim Benzedrine and harassed throughout by the minions of Sorhed, the fellowship move through a Middle Earth like no other. Short, sharp and very much to the point, even Tolkien would be hard-pressed to surpress a giggle at BORED OF THE RINGS.
About the Author The Harvard Lampoon was essentially Douglas Kenney and Henry Beard. They wrote BORED OF THE RINGS when they were students at Harvard. They then went on to form tTHE NATIONAL LAMPOON, a satirical institution in the '70s. Kenney died in 1980. Beard lives in the Hamptons in the USA.
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:IMHO these dwarfs look like they should have a court order slapped against them...they look creepy, apart from the fat guy.
Not looking forward to this new film. Having read other authors in the genre, and having watched G.O.T recently, I realise how naff Tolkien's works are.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it in my teens, but that was before I discovered Joy division. Now i'm showing my age! But I freely admit to being a hyprocrite, so you'll probably bump into me at your local cinema.
How does listening to Joy Division (a post-bunk band) have anything to do with your taste in novels?
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:IMHO these dwarfs look like they should have a court order slapped against them...they look creepy, apart from the fat guy.
Not looking forward to this new film. Having read other authors in the genre, and having watched G.O.T recently, I realise how naff Tolkien's works are.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it in my teens, but that was before I discovered Joy division. Now i'm showing my age! But I freely admit to being a hyprocrite, so you'll probably bump into me at your local cinema.
How does listening to Joy Division (a post-bunk band) have anything to do with your taste in novels?
Erm... because his love of books will tear him apart again? (sorry, that's the only Joy Division song I know).
I expect he means he discovered Joy Division at roughly the same point he stopped reading children's fantasy books. I don't think I ever reached that point
In answer to the above, I grew up in the countryside and it was a very boring place. LOTR is all about saving the shire, and when I was in my teens, I had no interest in saving my 'shire.' I wanted to be in the cities where the music was or on the picket lines.
Back on topic - I'm not happy with the fact that the film is split in two (shameless profiteering b££££££s) or with Martin Freeman getting the title role, as it won't be the same without Gervias turning up with a guide dog!
Martin Freeman is an excellent choice for Bilbo imho Any problems with associating him with Gervais is not the fault of the film makers.
Splitting the film am unsure of, as it is so long since I read The Hobbit I have only the bare outline of the plot committed to my porous memory.
It may be that Jackson felt the story would be better served over two 90 minute films than having complaints about x and y being ommited or having an over long family film. Three hours is too much to expect little uns to sit through.
snurl wrote:I wonder if they will make "Bored of the Rings" into a film next?
One of my favorite parts of the book is where it said pity stayed Dildo's hand from killing Goddamn, and the next sentence has Dildo commenting,"Pity I've run out of bullets."
The entire part with the Ballhog is some of the funniest fantasy writing, short of the Cugel series from Jack Vance.
The LOTR parody softcore cable porn movie "Lord of The G-String" (with "throbbits" and "Dildo Saggins") was probably the best parody that could be done because while it was as forced, pretentious and coat-tail riding as most parodies (films and books), at least it had naked elves doing the nasty...
Is it shameful to admit I had to google James Nesbitt to find out who he is?
any hoo found this doozey from the Daily Fail:
With a twinkle in his eye and a cheeky grin, James Nesbitt makes the perfect Middle Earth dwarf. The Cold Feet star has been pictured in his latest role of Bofur, 'a disarmingly forthright, funny and occasionally brave dwarf' in the big budget movie, The Hobbit. Joined by 12 companions the 45-year-old actor will star alongside newcomer Adam Brown who plays Ori and Martin Freeman who takes the lead role in the two part Lord of the Rings prequel.
Never watched the things he has been in and no longer have a TV
only really remember him for the Yellow Pages ads
As long as Bofur has a telephone directory I will be able to recognise him.
The movie looks like fun. Hopefully we'll get the Fellowship Of The Ring Peter Jackson directing and not the let's remake King Kong Peter Jackson on this picture.
Thorin looks a bit like Gowron (Robert O'Reilly) on ST: TNG, just without the forehead:
I'm ok with having a different take on dwarves. I will wait to see them in context before allowing my jimmies to get as wrustled as some here are already allowing.
The twins will look a lot less like elves once people see them standing next to another dwarf, then they will look very young compared to the rest of the dwarves. As a whole I like the look. The beards get larger and the dwarves get stockier as the dwarves age. Take a deep breath and calm down about the runtie little beards on the twins for a minute and think about it for a minute; the twins who are very young (maybe 100 or less) are being compared to the seven fathers of the Dwarves. It takes time for dwarves and their beards to fill out, so the young dwarves should not look like Gimli or the 7 fathers of the dwarves.
schadenfreude wrote:The twins will look a lot less like elves once people see them standing next to another dwarf, then they will look very young compared to the rest of the dwarves. As a whole I like the look. The beards get larger and the dwarves get stockier as the dwarves age. Take a deep breath and calm down about the runtie little beards on the twins for a minute and think about it for a minute; the twins who are very young (maybe 100 or less) are being compared to the seven fathers of the Dwarves. It takes time for dwarves and their beards to fill out, so the young dwarves should not look like Gimli or the 7 fathers of the dwarves.
But even then, as dwarfs they should be stockier and uglier. The blond one on the left actually looks like a convincing dwarf teen, the right one just makes me laugh.
Was showingthe pics on Theonering to the kids at the library who are currently reading the Hobbit
First time I have enlarged them (the pics not the kids)
It was great fun, all very excited. There were no complaints about the young dwarves.
As an aside they are also wanting the Hobbit Dwarf minis and one bagged the LoTR Moria starter set from GW on Sunday at 50% discount for his birthday! Yup £25 for the starter set!
Who said GW doesn't do discounts was telling porkies.
Sorta reminded me of something then while googling I found a picture of Failin on set.
Wait, why does Thorin have an elven sword? Isn't that an insult to dwarf craftsmanship and isn't it kind of contradicting to the lore because Tolkien dwarfs aren't that fond of elves.
Sorta reminded me of something then while googling I found a picture of Failin on set.
Wait, why does Thorin have an elven sword? Isn't that an insult to dwarf craftsmanship and isn't it kind of contradicting to the lore because Tolkien dwarfs aren't that fond of elves.
Look at the sweep at the top of the blade. It looks like a well polished and worked falchion which is in line with the more crude assymetrical blades noted in the other pictures.
Yep, though they translate Orcrist as "goblin cleaver" in The Hobbit, IIRC. But yeah, "Orc" is right in the name. The two words are basically used interchangeably in The Hobbit.
When I was in the Marines my buddy (also a secret nerd) used to sing "Where There's a Whip There's a Way" while on working parties and hikes and whatnot.
i think the trouble with dwarfs in these images is that theres nothing larger than them to make them look the correct scale. Once we see them scaled next to Gandalf it might be better. I agree that some of them just look to big in the full company image. Early days i say lets wait and see.
Im pleased that James Nesbitt is going to be in it. Hes one of my favourite actors. Even tho hes suffer with DVT from the flights out to NZ..... Doh...
When I promoted Bored Of The Rings back on page 3 of this topic thread Amazon was sold out by morning though it was still available through their independent sellers. I noticed yesterday that Amazon has restocked the book. I guess the boost in sales I gave them made them decide to keep selling it for a while.
I got my nice new hardback copy yesterday. It's the third time I've bought the book and I can't think of too many others I'd buy repeatedly like that. It's just that funny.
Also note that this hardback printing is a UK printing while the previous paperback printings I've purchased were done in the US. The book only has UK pricing on its cover which would explain why the book is available online but not so easy to find in US book stores. Though book stores in the US are becoming scarce now that Borders is closing. :(
I also noticed that this UK printing of Bored Of The Rings omits one page of jokes, the faux "other books you can buy page". Other than that, I have no criticisms of this printing, the quality of the cover and binding appears to be very nice. Sometimes this book goes out of print for years, so if you haven't grabbed one yet and would like to check it out you might want to order one with some alacrity.
Im liking the looks f these guys (again not soo hip on the half elf/dwarf things)
