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Analysing The Battle of The Five Armies preview in The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition

Our friends over El Anillo Unico have assembled this outstanding analysis of the content of The Battle of…

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Our friends over El Anillo Unico have assembled this outstanding analysis of the content of The Battle of the Five Armies preview that you can find in Appendix 9 of The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition.

We’re delighted to be able to bring you a full English translation of their thoughts and speculation. Note: any mistakes or errors are mine, not theirs.

Usual warning: SPOILERS ahead. Continue reading “Analysing The Battle of The Five Armies preview in The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition”

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Winners of the Hobbit Fan Contest were treated to a surprise when they visited Wellington Airport Thursday, ahead of their special screening of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Sir Richard Taylor was on hand to unveil a massive sculpture of Smaug (specifically his head – measuring 4.25 metres from front to back) to the 200 lucky fans. Continue reading “Fans welcomed by Smaug at Wellington Airport”

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Amazon UK has put up some fantastic samples from the Special Edition Album of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (as well as supplied us with an updated track list).

Click on the soundtrack cover below to get your first listen to Howard Shore’s magnificent score, as well as Billy Boyd’s poignant “The Last Goodbye”. Continue reading “‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack Samples!”

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Well, the trailer is here! And I think we can all agree that it was well worth the wait. Quickly, here are twelve moments from it that really knocked our socks off!

The usual warning for spoilers, speculation and analysis goes here.

Number 1. Dwalin: “Bilbo is right, you can not see what you’ve become.” Continue reading “12 definitive moments from the trailer for The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies”

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Moments ago, the final trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies went live on the internet.

Two minutes and thirty-three seconds of highly wound tension and the promise of a gripping finale, with loads and loads going on. The best line? There are a few contenders, but I just love Chris Lee saying: Continue reading “The final trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is here!”

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Galadriel and Gandalf at Dol Guldur.

Crebain from Dunland bring us these little teasers of what we can expect from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies trailer.

If you are waiting to see the trailer, be aware these are major trailer spoilers: do not read below. Continue reading “Spies bring us teasers from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies trailer”

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