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01-11-2012, 10:58 AM | #1 |
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The Animated Hobbit?
Here's a 12-minute video that I found has been going around on the web. Apparently, in 1966, Gene Deitch (a creator of Tom and Jerry cartoons) did a short (very short) animated version of The Hobbit.
The article is kind of aggrivating because of Deitch's attitude, but the video is, how shall I describe it...amusing? Deitch certainly gets creative in the liberties of making this version of The Hobbit: http://www.themarysue.com/gene-deitc...it-short-film/ And maybe this is where PJ did his research in doing the Tauriel character? Oh boy, we can only hope.
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Here's the full piece by the film maker http://genedeitchcredits.com/roll-th...liam-l-snyder/
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01-12-2012, 03:08 PM | #3 |
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Slag?!
Was just about to link this but Boromir and davem beat me to it!
Nicely narrated, it reminded me of Jackanory back in the day, illustrations but no animation On the other hand, not entirely up to scratch on the canonicity front. They took the canon, melted it down, painted it purple with yellow spots and recycled it into coke cans then fired them by rocket into the rings of Saturn. Only the odd trace of preciousssss metal remains!
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01-12-2012, 03:43 PM | #4 |
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It actually reminds me of if The Hobbit book had a love child with the Shrek movies.
(In a quirky way, I enjoyed it too davem )
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01-12-2012, 04:49 PM | #5 |
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I have a soft spot for the 'hippy-trippy' aspect of Tolkien fandom that grew up around the book in the '60's. I know Tolkien was fairly sniffy about it, but tbh it appeals more to me than much of the deadly dull Tolkien Studies stuff.
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01-29-2014, 06:51 PM | #6 |
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I just watched it and my brain melted a little.
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02-02-2014, 05:04 AM | #7 |
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Whoa, General Oakenshield and the Tower of Gandalf! And lol @ Bilbo's hair and the Desolation of Slag.
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02-02-2014, 11:11 AM | #8 |
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And people complaon about Peter Jackson's adaptions.
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02-03-2014, 09:41 AM | #9 |
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What did I just watch? I still can't believe this actually exists
It still deserves each one of those complaints.
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02-03-2014, 12:01 PM | #10 |
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Yes, but this one takes the cake.
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