The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

[Primula Baggins]

Thanks, Elen! Especially for posting the larger banner—for a dreadful moment I thought that was Legolas standing behind Thorin.

[Passdagas the Brown]

I would PAY to see Legolas take an arrow to the heart to save Thorin, and then have him resurrected by Sauron, implying that the Legolas of LOTR is a zombie spy. This would go a long way in explaining/ justifying Bloom's acting choices.

[Elentári]

Okay, prepare yourselves for yet another remarkable banner....



I present to you, the one and only, one-legged Thorin!

[Voronwë the Faithful]

It also looks like he has Orcrist, although that can't be right.

I do like the troll though!

[Dave_LF]

There's been more than one picture now of Thorin fighting with Orcrist in the battle; I think it is right. Maybe he gets it back as part of his bargaining, or maybe it is returned voluntarily once the armies unite.

(fighting *using* Orcrist, I mean)

[Voronwë the Faithful]

If you hadn't added that parenthetical phrase at the end, I would not have come away with this image of Thorin in a boxing ring facing Orcrist.

Thanks a lot!

[Elentári]

So what's the towering wall on the far right of the image?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

That was going to be my next question!

[Dave_LF]

If you hadn't added that parenthetical phrase at the end, I would not have come away with this image of Thorin in a boxing ring facing Orcrist.

Thanks a lot!

Thank whomever decided to drop the instrumental case from English.

So what's the towering wall on the far right of the image?

Minas Tirith, apparently.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

There's been more than one picture now of Thorin fighting with Orcrist in the battle; I think it is right. Maybe he gets it back as part of his bargaining, or maybe it is returned voluntarily once the armies unite.

Now that I've gotten that (ahem) image out of my head, I can respond more substantively. I don't recall any such images that actually come from footage, as opposed to one of these wonderful photoshopped poster/banner thingees, which we all know are not exactly reliable (which staff, Mr. Gandalf?).

[Dave_LF]

As to that, we should have a better idea in two days!

But it seems like it would be a solid storytelling decision to let him have it back so he could put it to some substantive use after all the Checkov buildup in AUJ.

[Primula Baggins]

That clump of fighters just to the left of the "Hobbit" lettering look awfully cheerful to me.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

As to that, we should have a better idea in two days!

But it seems like it would be a solid storytelling decision to let him have it back so he could put it to some substantive use after all the Checkov buildup in AUJ.

[PtB mode]Storytelling 101![/PtB mode]

Although in this case, I agree with PtB mode and would prefer that they buck convention, as Tolkien did, and not have Thorin put Orcrist to good use in the climatic battle despite the previous build-up and instead have it be used as part of the posthumous reconciliation.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

And an article in the USA Today with some new pics that appear to be from the trailer.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movi ... /18450651/

I must say, I really like that troll. Some place between Tom, Bert and William, and the LOTR trolls.

[Elentári]

Nice pic of Galadriel and Gandalf, too...still can't get my head around this "weak" Gandalf, so it will be interesting to see how it will all pan out in the movie.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Another new banner, this one I think with less to complain about:

[Elentári]

Ah, the Eagles....633 Squadron to the rescue!

[Voronwë the Faithful]

I knew you would find something to complain about!

[Dave_LF]

Gandalf's hair is too bushy!!!11

[Frelga]

Talk about a spoiler, though!