It has really incredibly use of sound--almost as a character--throughout.
I agree, Scrappy, and I thought that the music was excellent too (all that
typewriter percussion),
until the
final scene with Vanessa Redgrave,
when it sadly
tipped into overdone and very, very intrusive
.
The PJ Hobbit is going to happen!
The two “Hobbit” films – “The Hobbit” and its sequel – are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, with pre-production beginning as soon as possible. Principal photography is tentatively set for a 2009 start, with the intention of “The Hobbit” release slated for 2010 and its sequel the following year, in 2011.
The Hobbit Blog.
Its sequel?
ETA: And New Line cut a deal with PJB just days after The Golden Compass's poor opening weekend.
Its sequel?
The Hobbit 2 - Wrath of Smigel
The Hobbit 2 - The Ringwraiths Strike Back
Bilbo Boogaloo
Ha!
I'm assuming that they're dividing it into two parts? Which is weird. I mean, the story isn't
that
sprawling.
It does make me fearful that if the two proposed movies make a billion or so for New Line, Peter Jackson's The Silmarillion won't be too far behind.