The Hall of Fire

Thanks Elen for that update. You are our town crier, Paul Revere and information central aIl rolled into one. :kiss: I went there and read what is on the EE and what is not. I cannot wait to see the Dol Goldur sequences as it sounds terrific. A bit down to hear we will nit get a dwarf led tour of Da...

I love that poster with Sauron!!!! I do hope its real. As a very minor comment - I do see it a rather difficult item to get signed by more than a few participants given all the rather dark area. But that matters little next to an effective poster that reaches out and captures you.

thanks Elen for that link. It looks like some giant trolls will be on the battlefields. And I hope some enterprising company issues those battle standards as memorabilia. Is that part of Dol Guldur in flames i see or is it something else?

Or it could be due to a conscious decision not to saturate the market too early. Which is not to say that I think that that is or is not the correct marketing tactic. In any event, I don't care much, since I am more concerned (as I am sure both of you are) with how good the film is than how well it...

Thanks Alatar - that one worked perfectly.

This should be good .... very very very good.

sorry - double post

all I get is a black box... and I tried both this link and the one through theonering.

But glad to hear about Thrain even though I cannot see the clips.

so here is my concern: I thought my ticket in would be my massive collection of stuff that shows I am one of the deserving fans. I have a 20 x 20 foot room jam packed with stuff from the movies (80%) and other non related film items like paintings. But then I read this in the rules Your Entrant Cont...

Here is a link to the big contest: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2014/08/25/92424-win-a-trip-to-view-the-final-hobbit-film-with-peter-jackson-in-new-zealand/ Can somebody please explain to me in plain english what anyone has to do to win and what I can and cannot do? :scratch: I read the rules and...

I suspect I was celebrating my 85th birthday. Or was it the 75th?

sorry Elen and V. I was so eager to scoop both of you that I goofed. I guess when my ship comes in I will be at the airport.

Great stuff Elen - thanks much for being our official scout. EMPIRE MAGAZINE has a good article which can be accessed through theonering.net

EMPIRE MAGAZINE has an article on BOFA with some very interesting information and pics. You can get it through the onering.net.

I especially liked the line about THE SILMARILLION.

Elen - thanks for that - it was fun.

I would be very happy with the ending as seen in this little film. It nearly mirrors the finish in the book and - as a purist - that is what I look for more than anything else.

Great covers Elen. Thanks for being the lead on this.

I love the helmet on the Sibley cover. As Gollum might say.... "me wants it"

Looks decent enough to me with two of the three figures actually fairly accurate. Its a great deal considering what you get and what WETA wants for a single barrel rider figure. Now what would be really cool is if they had five different variations so you can have the entire 14 figures as they go d...

Looks decent enough to me with two of the three figures actually fairly accurate. Its a great deal considering what you get and what WETA wants for a single barrel rider figure. Now what would be really cool is if they had five different variations so you can have the entire 14 figures as they go do...

Thank you V.
It worked perfectly. I liked the scene a great deal and especially the Dead Marshes feel of it with the reflection in the water.

Really looking forward to seeing this in November.

I get the audio but the screen is pure black. Anybody else with this difficulty?

I love photorealism in both still art and CGI. I take my fantasy seriously and want it to look as real as possible. When I look at Smaug on screen it is as close to the real deal as technologically possible - and that helps with the willing suspension of disbelief that is so important in the accept...