TRAILER! IT IS HERE!! Desolation of Smaug - Trailer! ACTUALLY HERE!!! OMG!

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UGH. they showed the dragon. Now we get to judge it. Looks like a raptor. No thrill in its reveal. It’s Gandalf the White’s reveal all over again

The New 'Hobbit' Trailer Is Long on Orlando Bloom and Short on Dragon
By Esther Zuckerman | The Atlantic Wire – 1 hr 38 mins ago

In case the first one wasn't long enough for you, the second installment of Peter Jackson's unnecessarily stretched-out Hobbit trilogy is due out in December, and the trailer for The Desolation of Smaug is out today. Ultimately, this preview serves to prove just how much Jackson had to extend Tolkien's slight book to make a movie trilogy. For instance, we see a lot of Orlando Bloom's Legolas—who, you know, wasn't even in the text.


But you've got to wait until the very end of the trailer for the big reveal of what we're really all here to see: Smaug, the titular dragon, who is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. And, you know, we don't get to see that much. What we do get to see of the dragon? Yeah, it kind of reminds us of Shrek. So sue us.

But still! We're excited to see what Cumberbatch does since a) we believe he can probably do anything and b) he recently told Vulture: "It was publicized that I 'voice' Smaug, and I thought, Fucking hell. My voice, my motions—I worked my ass off to create that dragon!"
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Pettytyrant101 wrote:Dale I presume, not as I imagined it, but I dont mind it. Location seems a bit off but Ill need to check that- I thought it was moe on the shore at the mountains foot.

Amarië wrote:They.... managed to ruin Smaug.
I thought at least they would manage to make a dragon. The Weta dragon collectible art thingy looked promising, wft is THAT!?

Just pack up your megaedit kit and ride into the sunset, Petty, there's nothing to work on here.

source: http://subtleandquicktoanger.tumblr.com/post/52726389793/the-desolation-of-smaug-trailer-was-really-quite

The Desolation Of Smaug trailer was really quite awful. Everything just looks so…fake. The overuse of CGI is so glaringly apparent and the exterior shots look so bright that I have to wonder how this trailer was approved for release. Those cannot be anywhere close to finished shots.

And why does Peter Jackson continue to view the Elves as superheroes capable of any kind of physical act he can think of. I have always found his portrayal of the Elves to be slightly problematic, but now it looks like he’s going overboard. Please keep this man as far away from any kind of Silmarillion adaptation as possible. And was I the only person who started to think of the infamous monkey swinging scene from Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull when we saw the shots of the Elves jumping through the trees? If your trailer starts to remind people of the lowest point of Indy 4 then you are not off to a good start. And I hope that Legolas doesn’t end up having any kind of substantial role. Orlando Bloom is simply not a good actor.

I’m just getting tired of Jackson’s interpretation of Middle-earth. The Lord Of The Rings trilogy was fantastic, but An Unexpected Journey was a disappointment and it looks like the sequels are heading the same way. I’m ready for a fresh take and new vision for the on-screen representation of this mythology that I love. Oh how I wish Guillermo Del Toro was still directing these Hobbit films.

Norc wrote:yeah... here's some more smaug to study (there is a link on the gif so i feel sort of safe putting them up here)





nope. still not like it.

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Definetly a deal breaker Amarie- an amatuer crabbit at best.
As to that blog Norc I feel my own review was more accurate, in every way.

Spoiler:

Eldorion wrote:

Amarië wrote:They.... managed to ruin Smaug.
I thought at least they would manage to make a dragon. The Weta dragon collectible art thingy looked promising, wft is THAT!?

Just pack up your megaedit kit and ride into the sunset, Petty, there's nothing to work on here.