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Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

My progress on the treasure box is not nearly as exciting as stuff people have been posting recently, but I'm getting there for my coins. In the tray are a set of Noble coins (repainted), 6 Hobbit coins and 460 repainted plastic coins. Still waiting for a few more coins before setting up the box. My...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Probably enough info there for someone to do one in steel, although the actual dimensions are a bit blurred. [quote=""N2darkness""]I'm surprised no one mentioned the article with Kit on TheOneRing.net. I was really interested in this picture they posted of Sauron's mace, it looks...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Lindir""]Great photos Kit :) The Weta daggers look awful though :/ I'll definitely be going with the UC versions :P [/quote] +1. Looks like Weta molded an actual not-so-great prop, while UC had to do a design clean up to make it worth making in steel. T PS. Thanks for th...

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[quote=""Nasnandos""]Oh well, the fan edits have already started. And at lower than DVD quality no less. Uhg.[/quote]

He does say he will upload a higher quality version (6GB) if there is "demand".

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[quote=""Lindir""]Apparently a fan edit has been created http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11356763/Fan-cuts-The-Hobbit-trilogy-into-one-four-hour-film.html I havent seen this (I don't know where to see it) but the fact that they cut out the Dol Guldur investigation has mad...

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[quote=""Nasnandos""]The only reason they did it was that they needed a big climactic action scene for part 2. That was all added after they made the decision to split it into 3 movies. I think it would have worked better had they simply used the attack on Laketown and the death ...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Canon just to the Hobbit and just in this one instance. Don't even want to step into the pit of Hobbit book vs movie canon. The Hobbit movies will likely make me learn video ripping and editing so I can remove vast swatches of the bad stuff to make them watchable. Lots of good stuff in the movies ma...

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Finally got back to see BOFA for the second time yesterday and was happy to notice the the original Bolg design did make it into the movie. The ork the dumps Gandalf out of his cage at Dol Guldur is this guy. Pretty sure I even saw the weapon. Will be rereading the Hobbit soon... http://i16.photobuc...

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[quote=""Valkrist""] Also, can you or someone jog my memory for me? The trailer showed a charge by dwarves riding rams, but I don't recall that at all, only Thorin, Fili, Kili, and Dwalin getting four of them to climb up Ravenhill. Where was that scene supposed to be?[/quote] Kit...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Nasnandos""]The original filmed version was a lot different than that concept art. There were several Bolg designs that I thought were much more terrifying looking in the concept art that the filmed design, and far better than what ended up in the final film. It's almost...

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[quote=""Valkrist""] Their power was related to concealment after all, so I don't think even he could tell that Narya was so close all along, or he would have taken it from Gandalf when he was imprisoned in Orthanc.[/quote] Excellent point Val! Was Narya actively hidden from him?...

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So Galadriel, Elrond, and Gandalf all have rings of power, but the head of the White Council, Saruman, does not. I assume Saruman is aware of the Elven rings, but I might be wrong? Could they be hidden, even from him? If he knows about them, why is he not jealous that less senior members of the Coun...

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[quote=""Deimos""]Not watching a lot movies at the theatre, and not being "format savvy", will the BOTFA be shown in a 2D version? [/quote] My research shows that its being released in 2D, 2D HFR, 3D, 3D HFR and IMAX 3D. There may also be IMAX 2D, but I have not confirm...

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[quote=""BladeCollector""] My jury is still out on whether or not I really like HFR. For the most part I do, but something about closeups, I don't know how to really technically e xp lain it, but when the camera is in for a closeup, it looks like I am watching a live stage play a...

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Also debating whether I want to watch all of the endless, overdone chase scenes in order to see the new movie today...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Nasnandos""] Unfortunately not many of the Dwarven weapons lend themselves to actually making a real world production steel replicas. They are not like the LOTR designs, which were based more on real-world weapons. [/quote] Too bad you can't translate/modify the weapons ...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""GuardianWolf""] At the moment, I'm leaning towards doing the exchange. I want the piece, and I don't want to drop $70-80 for the shipping to then buy it elsewhere that will A) be from a different batch and B) have different policies.[/quote] Perhaps ask them to take a ph...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Valkrist""]It's a shame they are being hesitant. Normally they are very up front about listing defective items and even offering pre-sale discounts on them. They obviously didn't know about this one as it was probably factory sealed. Thing is, UC will replace it for them...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

There are major symmetry problems with that sculpt and or casting. Throw a grid on the pic and things become obvious. Eyes are not aligned. Large spikes do not start at the same place. Right large spike is tilted, etc. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/timdps/UC2941_2_l_zps3c8bbc35.jpg United an...

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[quote=""Deimos""] So are we going to get yet more Fili - Kili swords? I mean, they have their pre-capture swords and they each get a new [different] one for TBOFA?[/quote] Seems like the Dwarves get three sets of weapons over the three movies Pre capture Laketown provided Recove...

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I quite like Fili's sword. Kili's is a bit futuristic, but also cool.

Will probably get both of these even though I have not bought the first ones.

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[quote=""Nasnandos""]All will become clear, and the guy who wrote that is dead wrong.[/quote]

LOL! Nice one Kit!

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[quote=""Valkrist""]Real Bolg.

R.I.P.

:'( [/quote]

I'm with you on that one. Great costume, would have really liked to see him in action.

Elrond looks worried or even a little scared of Bolg... although Elrond always looks worried... :D

T

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[quote=""Lindir""]I have this feeling that the green crystal disappearing has something to do with Radagast using it to absorb the dark magic from Sebastian in AUJ.[/quote]

Perhaps it overloads/e xp lodes when the SHTF at Dol Guldur...

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[quote=""Valkrist""]No idea what's going on there, though like you said, this wouldn't be the first time a combo of Photoshop and laziness created something that is clearly erroneous to those with an eye for detail. Either that or the Light of Earendil is going to make a cameo as...

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[quote=""Deimos""]That is a very lovely place where you are. Are there no other people close by? Or is just you (and family) and the butterflies? How fortunate you are![/quote] Yes, we were fortunate to find this place. There are other people around, thirteen houses on our 1/4 mi...

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Butterflies continued... Spent a few minutes today trying to pics of the butterflies in flight around the apple tree below the deck. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/timdps/BF2_zpse996c04f.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/timdps/BF1_zps13e1cb03.jpg Blue flash changed to purple in Photo...

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[quote=""Deimos""]ooooo....tim is my new super best-est friend in the forums because: 1) he articulated very well how The Hobbit is such a patchwork of chase scenes (no wonder I came out of the theatre exhausted :P ), and 2) He is older than I am! (maybe only by a few years, but ...

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Tim's DOS rant Background: Read The Hobbit in grammar school in the early '60s and loved it, but could not get into LOTR at the time. Gave LOTR another try in high school (late '60s) and loved it and have reread it every few years since then. When I started making my own custom jewelry in 1981, I na...

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The Bluray is a huge improvement. The theatrical movie was much too dark and I'm also not a fan of the increased blue/orange saturation.

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

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[quote=""Olorin""] Back on topic, watching the LOTR movies this week after having watched both the AUJ EE and TDOS recently, I find I am seeing the LOTR movies with very fresh eyes. I don't mean that I am more adept at catching bloopers (though I have done that a bit), but I am a...

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Just watched EE Fellowship over the last two nights and Legolas' eyes are always pretty dark to the point of not being able to tell any distinct color. The very pale blue Legolas eyes in DoS are very odd and very disconcerting...

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Will take the advice and watch in normal format first, then hfr. Saw it first in hfr last time and it was a little distracting.

From an Off Topic post in another forum: "Coming to OT for advice is like walking into Mordor with a gold ring around your neck." :-)

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[quote=""Valkrist""]

Lindir is right though, I do like the look of Bard. :thumbs_up [/quote]

Dunno... In addition to the Aragorn lookalike issue, he looks too much like an older version of Orlando Bloom to me.

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