Reminds me of the image on the first book of The Hobbit I read.

Saw the trailer in 3D last week. Looked pretty good.

Is it the same trailer thats out already?

On that note, I went to see Wrath of the Titans last week for $1. Movie sucked and so did the crowd. But when the trailer unexpectedly came on, I creamed my pants! I fucking love it and that song! Made the night worth it and I may go again just for the trailer and walk out.

I just want to see wtf this looks like in 48fps. I don't care about the 3D, I kind of know what to expect when solid talent uses those cameras. I just want to see this 48fps for myself.

Read in we that the film will be able to be viewed at 48 and 24

somehow I missed this:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DyK-q1PFuxc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Panorama poster:

Looked different, lots more stuff.

I wonder if that bear in front of Gandalf is really

I guess this means the second movie is going to be all Lake-town/Lonely Mountain?

Okay, that panoramic poster is badass!

Given all of the love they got for this type of scene in LOTR, don't be surprised if a good amount of time in part II is

So... this comes out in 5 months.
Does a list exist yet that shows exactly which theatres will be showing this in 48fps?

Jackson is doing this right. This is good, this is perfect.

That's a damn sexy poster.

Too large of robes if he has to hold it up so he doesn't trip on it simply to walk.

That's was the street style back then for wizards. Equivalent to how "ganstas" wear their pants half-way to their knees now.

But that is cuz they're inviting for anal sex, no?

Gandalf be saggin, homes.

Peter Jackson showed a new trailer at Comic Con, in 24fps:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/16/c...bbit-reaction/

Peter Jackson explains on Facebook his reasoning for not showing it in 48fps:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/peter-...51078936971558


Some interesting articles I found about the 48fps debate:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/08/frame-wars/
http://effectscorner.blogspot.com/20...ond-24fps.html

Those are some great articles, Jay. I especially like "Frame Wars," although I disagree with the author's insistence that there is more than "Filmstockholm Syndrome" at work regarding peoples' preference of 24 fps. In fact, that is exactly what it is. 24 fps looks good to people because it is what they have always known, not because it is inherently better. If Edison's suggestion had been followed, and 46 fps had been settled on as the standard, then that would be the frame rate to which everyone would be attached today, and an attempt to introduce a meager 24 fps system today would be "laughed to scorn."

Yeah, that makes sense. Doesn't Bilbo sleep through it in the book?

He was knocked out during the battle by a goblin but he did take part in it.

So now they're ripping off Game of Thrones? Pathetic.

Game of Thrones was published in 1996. Jackson couldn't get the rights so he made these cheap knock-offs instead (first movie came out 2001).

But Tyrion wasn't knocked out in the book, so they're clearly ripping off the tv show adaptation from 2011.