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The Hobbit movies had many problems. But Bilbo's casting? Perfection

https://piefed.social/c/lotrmemes/p/1831406/the-hobbit-movies-had-many-problems-but-bilbo-s-casting-perfection

Mar 1 at 8:16pmWeb
Show threadOneWomanCreamTeamMar 1
Oh yeah, the casting was literally the only good part of those movies.
Show threadPugJesusMar 1
And a good rendition of “Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold” in the first movie.
Show threadAkasazhMar 2
True, that man choir rocked that shit.
Show threadOneWomanCreamTeamMar 2
That’s fair. The sound track as a whole is pretty good.
Show threadsik0fewlMar 1
Ian McKellen was great as Gandalf.
Show threadFenrirIIIMar 2
He did an extended interview recently and was still super charming
Show thread_stranger_Mar 2
I love them for the same reason I love the old rotoscoped animated movies. I wish he hadn’t been forced to pad that shit out to three movies, but I’m glad there’s more Tolkien to see.
Show threadOneWomanCreamTeamMar 2
Honestly, a skilled editor could probably chop all three movies down to a single pretty good movie. The filler is really the main thing that ruins them for me.
Show threadAnarchistArtificerMar 2
I think I’ve heard that a fan already did that. Apparently it’s not bad
Show threadYeller_kingMar 2
It’s good. That person also cut the extraneous content into a separate movie you can watch as a supplement.
Show threadcannedtunaMar 1
Now that Bilbo was a real frood
Show threadthreelonmusketeersMar 1
A hoopy, you might say. He certainly knew where his towel was.
Show threadOwOarchistMar 2
But not his pocket handkerchief.
Show threadSinningStromgaldMar 1
The animated Hobbit movie got me to read the book.
Show threadObtuseDoorFrameMar 1
I disagree. I think Martin Freeman was a mediocre choice. He’s a great actor but he doesn’t have the warmth that Ian Holm had in the original trilogy. Freeman is too sarcastic.
Show threadGlytchMar 1
Bilbo doesn’t have that warmth in The Hobbit book. That’s something he acquired with age.
Show thread_stranger_Mar 2
This is Bilbo ~80 years before he was a doddering old man.
Show threadGhostieMar 2
The casting for all the films is fantastic. Anybody who thinks otherwise can shut their mouth right up.
Show threadAkasazhMar 2
I dunno. The casting of Orlando Bloom for the character not appearing in the book was odd.
Show threadGhostieMar 2
You don’t tell Legolas what movies he can and cannot be in. Legolas does what Legolas wants.
Show threadAkasazhMar 2

Legolas does what Legolas wants.

including a woodland elf maiden that has a thing for dwarves. (Who might have been not in the novel either)

Show threadlobutMar 2

I actually never read any of the books and I picked up The Hobbit years after seeing the movie. There were a lot of things that I thought was added that’s actually in the book.

I watched all three … I think I liked the first? I’ve never watched any of them again though. Like many others, I’ve seen the original LOTR trilogy many times over.

Show threadNigelFrobisherMar 2
Show threadGraniteMMar 2

Martin Freeman is a solid casting choice as John Watson, though they eventually did him the disservice of turning him into an appendage of Sherlock Holmes.

Martin Freeman is perfect as Bilbo. His entire “I can’t stand this goddamn adventure, I’d much rather be at home with a cup of tea and a sandwich” attitude was absolutely spot on.