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Some of these have been kicking around for a week or so, but Fili and Kili just appeared today, so thought I'd post them as a group.

First up we have Nori, Ori and Dori...



...then Oin and Gloin (Gimli's dad)...



...and finally the two er... twins (one of whom looks more like Aragorn)



Seven down, six to go

Nice pics.

Wouldn't it be "Dwarves" in this case since that is the plural form that Tolkien favored?

Why is there a skinny and tall dwarf without a beard? I refuse.

Dwarves' beards don't usually come in until they are over 100 years old.

First up we have Nori, Ori and Dori...


***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)

Very weedy looking dwarves...


Now THAT'S a dwarf!

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.

Superb
Can't wait

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)

The last guy in the right doesn't look much like a dwarf.

Dang it the top two pics are broke for me. The bottom pic works, and dang those two look like the Half Dwarves from my own setting.

Not sure if thats a good thing or not.

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?

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.

From http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b250449_first_look_hobbits_bilbo_gandalf.html

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.

From http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b250449_first_look_hobbits_bilbo_gandalf.html

Yeah but everyone knows that dwarfs are short, stout, bearded folk. That last guy looks more like a hobbit or short human.

Flashman wrote:Some of these have been kicking around for a week or so, but Fili and Kili just appeared today, so thought I'd post them as a group.

First up we have Nori, Ori and Dori...



...then Oin and Gloin (Gimli's dad)...

They look like an emo Lollipop Guild.

This website seems to be compiling all the pictures as they are released. Might be worth following:
http://www.movieweb.com/movie/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey/PGd6f84Vc3S0fj

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.

Cheesecat wrote:

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.

Ah, you are all just used to GW dwarves. Look, Knees!

Gimli had knees, and look, he was a legitimate Dwarf.

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.

BrassScorpion wrote:

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

too skinny right now.

I think Bombur will be the fat one.

Flashman wrote:I think Bombur will be the fat one.

Makes sense.

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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!