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Title: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: TheJord on July 20, 2011, 08:43:20 AM
Pictures of the Dwarf company

http://geeks.thedailywh.at/tag/the-hobbit+dwarves/
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: Yanko Markovic on July 20, 2011, 10:33:15 AM
Ooh yeah, I saw them including Thorin yesterday. Overall I like them, but well, there are some things that are not so good. Bombur is Obelix here, some beards are a bit too short (like Thorin's), Nori's hair, and Kili, which I believe didn't get much love, though in the movie he still might be cool.

I like the fact that each one of them is completely different from the others, and are very recognizable... once you learn the names.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: Doom on July 20, 2011, 12:50:18 PM
Hmm... I think I expected Thorin to have a bit bigger beard.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: mille1212 on July 20, 2011, 01:39:58 PM
I was wondering how they would portray the dwarves.  This Thorin doesn't even look like a dwarf to me, especially not the Arthur Rankin Jr. version I grew up on. 

Hmm... I think I expected Thorin to have a bit bigger beard.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: FM on July 21, 2011, 07:29:49 AM
Also, they don't look like classic dwarves, more like trendy RPG characters that just happen to be dwarves. I don't remember if The Hobbit describes their weaponry in detail (I think it doesn't), but seriously, dual-sword-wielding dwarf? Might as well give him a pet panther to boot.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: Doom on July 21, 2011, 12:49:48 PM
This ^^
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: Yanko Markovic on July 21, 2011, 01:50:07 PM
Completely agree with FM. A little too much "coolness" factor here.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: azogsbane on July 21, 2011, 04:36:34 PM
In the book the dwarves were only armed with knives and stick. They weren't really valiant at all.

But as a dwarf-lover I am glad to that changed. Those dwarves look awesome! (even if Kili does look like a scruffy elf)
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: LOTRFreak15 on July 22, 2011, 06:41:22 AM
I can't fricking wait for this movie! Gonna be badass! Can't beleive we have to wait over a year.......
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: FM on July 22, 2011, 07:10:30 AM
In the book the dwarves were only armed with knives and stick. They weren't really valiant at all.

But as a dwarf-lover I am glad to that changed. Those dwarves look awesome! (even if Kili does look like a scruffy elf)

Yeah, but, where's the Dwarveness? Hand axe + shield? Two-handed battle axe? MAYBE sword + shield or a two-handed sword sometimes? Dual-wielding hand axes, sure. Swords? Not so much. Cool, but out of place.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: Elessar's Socks on July 22, 2011, 07:26:05 AM
Offhand, I see Dwarves, Hobbits, Men, an Elf, and a Klingon.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: ket_the_jet on July 22, 2011, 07:41:29 AM
Right now, I don't like them. If even the women had beards, then they #$&*@! should too.

Do like the cudgels that some have.
-wtk
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: mille1212 on July 22, 2011, 09:46:38 AM
lol........  That's funny.  I assume you are referring to Thorin in regards to the Klingon..  Now that you mention it, he definitely does have that look.  A few more ridges around his face would definitely do the trick.  Thanks for the laugh..  Too many of them just don't look like dwarves to me..

Offhand, I see Dwarves, Hobbits, Men, an Elf, and a Klingon.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: Jerba on July 25, 2011, 06:33:58 AM
I think one reason they look odd to us is that they still have their "human proportions" to us. We haven't seen them in the context of "dwarfness" as short guys next to Gandalf. I think making them shorter will help us accept them a little more. However, I too agree, they are a little to 'cool' for traditional dwarves.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: sickofpalantirs on July 25, 2011, 09:17:33 PM
The only ones that look off to me are fili kili and thorin.  All the rest look like dwarves in my opinion.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: macheteman on July 26, 2011, 06:23:39 AM
once you look at thorin for long enough, hes not too bad. kili is a mess. no beard. a bow and arrows. hes skinny. i mean seriously.... what is the world coming to?
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: LOTRFreak15 on July 26, 2011, 07:36:32 AM
He's the new Legolas  ;)
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: macheteman on July 26, 2011, 07:48:24 AM
as if one wasn't more than enough...
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: FM on July 26, 2011, 08:22:03 AM
Next thing you know, he'll be shield-skating down the path in the cave where Bilbo falls, shooting people left and right, and swinging upward one-handed to mount an angry charging pony.
Title: Re: Pictures from The Hobbit
Post by: LOTRFreak15 on July 26, 2011, 09:37:31 AM
Now that would be awesome! Hhaahahahah.....