Remembering There and Back Again Link-up - The Desolation of Smaug

It's been so fun reviewing/remembering these movies! Here's the Desolation of Smaug--

Favourite Character

Myrtle: ...

Les: (and I quote) "Thorin & Nephews + Thranduil & Son & Tauriel + Bard & Family
...with a [redeemed] dragon and every other elf included for good measure."

S. F.: Oh, you already know my favourites. (The above listed and Bilbo.)

Favourite Actor

Myrtle: Luke Evans, John Bell,the Dwarves( especially sick Kili), Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, the Wizards.

Les: All of the above. Don't forget the fine performances of Lee Pace and Orlando Bloom!

S. F.:Yeah, the ones above mentioned.

Favourite Actress

Myrtle:All the females in the movie.

Les: Peggy and Mary Nesbitt (Sigrid and Tilda).

S. F.: See above.

Favourite Quote/Line

Myrtle:"I belong with my brother.", 'Are we not part of this world?"

Les: "I belong with my brother." ~ Fili + "I am fire... I am death." ~ Smaug

S. F.:  
"Balin: In truth, lad, I do not know what you will find down there. You needn't go if you don't want to. There's no dishonor in turning back... 
Bilbo: No... no, Balin, I promised that I would do this, and I think that I must try. 
Balin: It never ceases to amaze me. 
Bilbo: What's that? 
Balin: The courage of hobbits."
And "If this is to end in fire, then we shall all burn together."

Favourite Soundtrack

Myrtle:"Feast of Starlight", "Laketown Theme".

Les: "Beyond the Forest" (take heed in listening to it as it can easily induce feels!)

S. F.: Erebor (Doesn't it just give you the chills?) and the Courage of Hobbits.

Favourite Friendship

Myrtle: See below.

Les: Sibling friendships again: Fili/Kili and Sigrid/Bain/Tilda.

S. F.: Hmm... besides the ones mentioned? The various friendships between Thorin/Balin/Dwalin/Bilbo.

Favourite Costume

Myrtle:The elves,Bard's children's.

Les: The costumes of my favourite characters, of course!

S. F.: The brilliant blue jacket of Mister Baggins and the epic scarlet cape of King Oakenshiled. And I can't forget King Thranduil's fabulous cloak. (Let me be honest, I love Tauriel's green outfit.)

Favourite Weapon

Myrtle: Tilda's plate and Bain's bench.

Les: The bows and arrows of Legolas and Tauriel.

S. F.: Well, I must give some credit to Bard for his improvised weapons. And all the knives were epic!

Favourite Minor-Character

Myrtle: Sigrid, Bain, Tilda, Percy, Hilda Bianca (her)

Les: Bard's darling children.

S. F.: I must say, Tilda's doll and the Black Arrow were mighty fine characters. ;)

Favourite Scene

Myrtle: Orcs attacking Bard's house was a great action one, and we get to see more of Sigrid, Bain and Tilda, Tauriel heals Kili, and Balin talking to Bilbo, and what Les said.

Les: When Fili refuses to leave his brother; Tauriel's beautiful speech on starlight.

S. F.: The ones Les and Myrtle mentioned, plus the Bilbo meeting Smaug. And the whole scene from when the dwarves cross the lake to the Mountain to when Thorin and Balin enter. Oh! And my very most favourite may be when Bilbo climbs the tree in Mirkwood.

Favourite Screen Shot

Myrtle:

Les: Beorn's lovely ponies against a gorgeous NZ background~

 

S. F.:

Favourite Location

Myrtle:The Throne Room of the Lonely Mountain.

Les: The location of the bridge leading into the Thranduil's Halls was beautifully designed (image).

S. F.: Does the tree tops of Mirkwood count? Beorn's house had some great details.

Did You Cry?

Myrtle: Mmm... I don't think so.

Les: When we first meet Smaug and his theme song played, aye.

S. F.:I didn't think I would, and then I saw this shot and heard the Erebor theme~

And then I cried.

Did You Dress Up As Anything?

Myrtle: Fili! I quite liked that costume.The gloves especially.

Les: Yes, I went as Kili!

S. F.: Yep! I was Bilbo Baggins--red coat, green waist-coat, and all. When we were outside the cinema, I was very cold in my hobbity costume, meanwhile Fili and Kili had the advantage of coats. Ehehe! But then it was all okay once we came inside. To celebrate today, I'm wearing my waistcoat.

Did You Watch it at a Theater?

All: Yes, on a chilly December 14th 2013. :)

What Are Your Personal Thoughts on the Movie?

Myrtle: I really enjoyed returning to Middle Earth, but was a bit sad knowing there would be only one more movie after this. To counter that,I looked at it like this: The Lord of the Rings was made before The Hobbit, but the story happens afterwards. Creating a circle. A ring... that has no end.

Les: Two years have passed since I watched it first, and from then to now I would say personally it was a grand adventure with exquisite music and powerfully interwoven themes of loyalty, pride vs. humility, the importance of love and respect in the family, kindness, and the consequences poor choices have on others. So be true to all that is good!

S. F.: DOS was the Hobbit film that I was the most excited about. It led us on the continuation of our journey there and back again with Bilbo. There was tense moments, sad moments, and then of course there were moments of stillness and moments to make you smile. I liked that we were shown the in-between part of the adventure--the plot and characters were developing, and we still were on the edge of our seats wondering about the next part.

Remembering There and Back Again Link-up - An Unexpected Journey

Oh my! We're a bit behind. :) Well, without further ado. . .

Favourite Character

Myrtle: Fili, Kili, Gandalf, and Myrtle the Pony.

Les: Confession: before I watched AUJ in theatres I was quite unfamiliar with the story of The Hobbit. Therefore, I referred to my favourites upon first observing it as "the dwarf buds." One was blond, the other an archer. Hmm, any guesses? ☺ And of course the elves were a favourite as well.

S. F.: You all probably know the answer, because it's none other than Bilbo Baggins himself. :) But, to say a bit more, after watching it for the first time my favourites were Fili and Kili.

Favourite Actor

Myrtle:You got me there!

Les: (see above)

S. F.: They all were brilliant, though I think my favourite was Oscar Strik. (Little Bilbo.) ;) *squeal* Click here to see.

Favourite Actress

Myrtle:Cate Blanchett. That one was very easy to narrow down!

Les: (see above)

S. F.: Now, this is very limited, and I'm not sure who to answer... :)

Favourite Quote/Line

Myrtle: "Quickly, all of you!" ~ Thorin (Sounds like he's saying "Quickly, I love you!) and "Kili, grab my hand!" ~ Fili

Les: "I've found it is the small things; everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay... simple acts of kindness, and love." ~ Gandalf the Grey

S. F.:  "Look, I know you doubt me.I know you always have. And you're right, I often think of Bag-End. I miss my books. And my armchair, and my garden. See, that's where I belong. That's home. And that's why I came back. Because... you don't have one. A home. It was taken from you. But I will help you take it back if I can." ~Bilbo Baggins

Favourite Soundtrack

Myrtle: Misty Mountains.

Les: "The Hidden Valley" (link)

S. F.: "Dreaming of Bag-end". This song. . . *FEELS*

 

Favourite Friendship

Myrtle: The brotherhood of Fili and Kili.

Les: Sibling friendships are very close to home for me, so that of Fili and Kili was heartwarming.

S. F.:  I really liked the friendship between Bilbo and the Dwarves that evolves though the trilogy, especially the friendship of Bilbo and Bofur.

Favourite Costume

Myrtle: All the dwarves.

Les: Galadriel's wardrobe (elven garb in general). Also, delightfully quaint was the first outfit we see younger Bilbo in.

S. F.: All of Bilbo's outfits, and hobbit outfits in general.

Favourite Weapon

Myrtle: Gandalf's staff and Ori's sling-shot.

Les: The bow and arrows of Kili the dwarf + the elven weaponry.

S. F.: I'll have to go with Sting--the letter opener. ;)

Favourite Minor-Character

Myrtle: Lindir.

Les: Those nameless elven musicians at the dinner in Rivendell.

S. F.: SEBASTIAN!

 

Favourite Scene

Myrtle: Blunt the Knives.

Les: The last scene, especially Thorin's speech to Bilbo.

S. F.: The ones listed above, as well as the entry to Rivendell, the Misty Mountains scene (when they're singing), and the "I'm going on an adventure!" scene.

Favourite Screen Shot

Myrtle:

Les:

 

S. F.:

Favourite Location

Myrtle: Hobbiton and Dale/Lonely Mountain.

Les: Imladris, The Last Homely House East of the Sea.

S. F.: Bag-end (and all of Hobbiton), plus the gorgeous locations in "Over Hill".

Did You Cry?

Myrtle: No.

Les: Almost when my favourite location's theme song began playing.

S. F.: Nope!

Did You Dress Up As Anything?

All: We went as elven maidens.

Did You Watch it at a Theater?

All: yes, on the opening day.

What Are Your Personal Thoughts on the Movie?

Myrtle: I think AUJ was the most like the middle earth from Lord of the Rings . DOS and BOTFA didn't quite feel the same.

Les: AUJ introduced me to the world of The Hobbit; I read the book after watching it, so my first thoughts about it were rather limited to my knowledge of LOTR. Sir Peter Jackson's interpretation of Tolkien's masterpiece was well done. Bravo!

S. F.: I like the light-heartedness that comes with it being the first film. It makes me happy. :) I love re-watching it and noticing all the details. This movie is a wonderful start of an unforgettable adventure! "Home is behind you, the world is ahead."

The Company of Thorin Oakenshield

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY LOOK AT THIS PICTURE

and not become emotional.

One Month. One Last Time.

"If this is to end in fire, then we will all burn together."

"Will you follow me, one last time?"

Is it just me, or does Thorin have some epic quotes?

The end draws nigh. We have but thirty more days.

Someone help us.

One month.

One last time.

One ring to rule them all.

~ S. F.

What character poster's your favourite?

Official Trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Official Trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies = NO.

Most of you have already watched it, but if you haven't, I don't know if I should tell you to or tell you not to. It is not okay.

I mean, look at the image it shows before you click play of Thorin. Look at the look in his eye! Does any one else want to go shake Thorin really hard and make him see what he's become? Though there's that one heart braking shot of him with Kili and they're both smiling. . .

Speaking of Kili-- no, wait, I don't think you want to get me started on Fili (why did we barely see any Fili?!) and Kili or this post would most likely never finish.

Bilbo mace me want to cry. Why shouldn't he? He's a hobbit who likes a quiet life and here he is talking about war? That is not okay!

The Mirkwood elves. . .I just. . .I mean. . .no, no, no.

The White Council . . . what is going on?

Bard. . .what? What?!

Everyone and everything else. . .Nope.

There you go. That is my review thing. I don't know what December 17th holds for us, but. . .no...

~ S.  F.

ps.-- when I clicked on the trailer on YouTube, it said that it couldn't be watched with Safety Mode on. Smart thing.

pps.-- these posters are not okay~

Three Days More

The Hobbit just announced this on FaceBook. They said there will be a trailer in three days.

Exciting, no?

~ S. F. (who is keeping herself from fangirling so this isn't a crazy post.)

ps.--That picture of our Durins. Nope. Nope. Nope.

Don't Play With My Feels

Click to receive the full torture.

No. Just no. Help. *sobs* *tears* *screams* It'll be okay. No. Help...

Dearest fangirls,

There is a new Battle of the Five Armies poster. What's that? A new B.o.t.F.A. poster?! *gasp*

The King Under the Mountain Thorin. Oooohhhh....

The Elven army about to battle...Orcs on mountain goats? Looookk at Dale in the background. *sniff, sniff* Looks like Thrandy still has his beloved Irish elk. *gasp* What's going to happen to it?

Legolas and Tauriel. What---nnnnooooo. Elves aren't supposed to cry or be dirty or hurt. What happened?

Thorin, Fili and Kili. In armour. Nope. Wrong. They look to determined and prepared and ready for battle. Please, tell me it's no true.

Master Bilbo Baggins. Sthap. Sthap. Don't do this to us. *buckets of tears*

I won't leave you on that sad note. Here's an adorable hedgehog to make you happy:

Love ~ S. F. the Man-Hobbit

An Unexpected Postponed -Blog- Party (THIS IS IT.)

YES. IT'S TIME. 

*Doorbell rings* *"What?! Oh fine."* *Opens the door. . .*

Well look who's here!

It's all of you and your entries. PARTY TIME.

My thanks to everyone who participated. I really wasn't sure if any one would. :) It is, I agree, NOT May 5th...but that doesn't matter, really, does it?
And now. . .

 © S. F.: Bilbo Baggins, of Bag-end.

If you could do anything with this favourite character of yours, what would it be?
Have him show me around Hobbiton and Bag-end. Then perhaps read "There and Back Again".

What are three adjectives to describe this character?
Hilarious, quirky and sympathise-able. (How dare it tell me that is not a word!)

© Les V. : Thranduil, the Elven King

If you could do anything with this favourite character of yours, what would it be?
Take a stroll far away from the Woodland Realm, into Lothlorien. And there, we would paint the flowers. 

What are three adjectives to describe this character?
Beguiling, tranquil (I had to), resonant.

© Kara: A Lord of the Ring's and Narnia checker set.
(Favourite character picked is Thorin.)

If you could do anything with this favourite character of yours, what would it be?
If I could do anything I would go with him, Bilbo and all the other dwarves to reclaim the mountain from the dragon Smaug. How amazing would that be?!

What are three adjectives to describe this character?
Honest, tough, warrior

© Korin: Tauriel, Captain of the Guard.

If you could do anything with this favourite character of yours, what would it be?
I would do target practice with Tauriel.

What are three adjectives to describe this character?
brave, adventurous, and compassionate.

© Saphira: Thorin Oakenshield, King Under the Mountain.

If you could do anything with this favourite character of yours, what would it be?
That is a very hard question.....um.....anything.....go outside and climb rocks. Or have him hunt down the bear that has been wandering around our house and shoot it. -shrugs-

What are three adjectives to describe this character?
Strong, determined, and undaunted.

All of this art (and checker board) are so amazing! Wow. You are so talented. :)

 Thank you so much for participating. Let's give everyone who joined a round of applause! *applause*

Love ~ S. F.

Note: Lily and Sarah would have joined, but they weren't able to. *applause for them to because their art would have been fabulous!*

"We will join all the merriment deep in our hearts & are participating in spirit!! :)" ~ Lily.

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY {YESTERDAY}

If you weren't aware...THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY ON DVD turned 1 yesterday! YAY!

One year old. Wow!! Wow!!

An' now some 'caps from the movie:

Happy birthday to it! (I'm not insane because I'm wishing a DVD happy birthday; I'm just crasy and weird. Believe me.)

~ S. F.

Can We Wait for April 8th?

Photo from Facebook

 As announced, the Desolation of Smaug will be out on DVD . . . APRIL 8TH! I. Am. Excited. Finally we can watch Bilbo the whole epic-ness of the film! :) And even Smaug is excited. (View the above.)
I don't know if I'm more excited about to be finally able to watch it myself again, or for some of my friends who haven't watched it yet because they were waiting for it to come out on DVD.
Take it in with me...we shall all burn together be able to WATCH THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG...IN OUR HOMES! *squeal*
Just thought you'd like to know...if you didn't.
~ S. F.

Middle-earth Music

The power of music is very strong.Well, it is for me at least! Because what would the Hobbit and LOTR be without the music that Howard Shore wrote? Probably still brilliant, but most of the Feels would probably die. You wouldn't get shivers up and down your spine as the dwarves are walking before the Thunder Battle and the Misty Mountains them is playing, etc. etc. etc.!

 "Dreaming of Bag-End" is, I think, my favourite. (It plays in the end-credits of AUJ.) It captures the "dreamy" Feel so well! Sometimes when I listen to it, I almost want to cry! Because the Feels just come so strong. And when Les plays it on the piano...BEAUTIFUL! Even sometimes when I'm listening to it I can barely do anything, for I'm...dreaming of Bag-End. :)

  The dwarves singing "Misty Mountains" in Bag-End. HOW CAN THORIN HIT THOSE NOTES?! I don't know, but this song is...I cannot describe it. And it's even more fabo, when you learn all the verses from the book!


And this, I'm putting on because it's got the "hobbit" team song (0:50), the "Erebor" team song (1:51), and, yes, the "Smaug" team song (4:02).


Yes, the music's beautiful! :)
~ S. F.