I don't even know why I like The Lord of the Rings (there is some pretty creepy stuff in there), but I do know my favorite parts are the chapters with all those funny little hobbits. The book The Hobbit is much more light-hearted and fun than the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This movie looks absolutely epic, but I hope it will reflect a lot of that light-hearted-ness as well.
This is the official trailer:
It will be made in two parts (you can probably guess because they don't show any awesome glimpses of Smaug). The first part will be coming out this December. I wonder where the first movie will end -- Laketown? The elves? Just after escaping the goblins? The movie-makers are also adding in the side-story of the White Council driving the Necromancer (Sauron in disguise) out of Dol Guldor, so that will sufficiently add to screen-time. Dark, powerful battle to balance out the sweet innocence of Bilbo.
I absolutely love the dwarves singing. Far over the misty mountains cold, to dungeons deep and caverns old...
For Narnia fans, the same actor who provided the voice of Trufflehunter is playing Balin. In the books, Balin is probably my favorite dwarf, and I was surprised in the trailer that he looked so... old. Then I looked back at the book and realized he was supposed to be old and have a white beard. What seems unfair is that, in comparison, Kili gets to look like some kind of *cough* hottie instead of a dwarf. I hope that it won't hurt Balin's appeal with first-time viewers, because he really is a tremendously wonderful dwarf. :) Anyway, I can't wait.
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