First Look At Martin Freeman And Ian McKellen In The Hobbit

Wow, I got that feeling. I didn’t expect that I was 13 when the first LOTR came out and Its all coming back

First off let me say that I enjoy seeing these pictures, I really cannot wait to see these on the screen, though I am not excited about it being in 3D because the glasses make movies look darker.  I am really enjoying seeing the extended editions in theatres, as we saw The Two Towers Tuesday night and next Tuesday the Return of the King.  My daughters had not seen these in theatres as they were too young, but now they are enjoying seeing these on the big screen.  So whether it is a cash grab or not makes not difference, what makes me smile is seeing my daughters eyes glow as this movie unfolds on the big screen.
 
That being said, I disagree partially with Lackshmana in that I do not believe this is only being done simply for the money.  Peter Jackson is excited as an artist of cinema to bring these stories to the big screen for fans of the book and those who have never sat down to read them.  I have always loved the hobbit but felt like I wish tolkein would have gone back and wrote another book explaining what happened at the White Council and the Necromancer.  So I look forward to seeing what Peter Jackson can conjure up story wise and seeing how he will connect this to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy making it almost be like a seemless story.
 
It’s exciting for me and my daughters are now reading the Hobbit on my iPad, very exciting indeed…

With all the additional material Tolkien had sitting around, fleshing it out into two movies shouldn’t be particularly difficult.

I still hope some of the Guillermo Del Toro did stays, especially creature designs etc. Freeman is perfect casting for Bilbo.