The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey instal the last version for ios

And now, a year later and just before the theatrical release of The Desolation of Smaug, the time has finally come.Īs for the possible criticisms of the long exposition listed above, most of the changes actually take part in the second half of the film.Īt the beginning, there is an extension in Erebor. A definitive announcement came a bit later, in December 2012. However, this announcement was pulled back immediately - probably because of possible impact on theatrical boxoffice. As you also can look up in older news, this version was actually announced by Warner as early as October 2012 - even before the theatrical release of the first film.

Generally, although the movie has some lengths, it does guarantee a joyful experience for almost every fan striving to dive into Middle-Earth once again.īased on past experiences and the immense audience potential, it was not hard to predict a release of a longer Extended Version, just like it was the case with the Lord of the Rings movies (although, due to the shortness of the original Hobbit book, there could be doubts about it). On the other hand, one has to admit that the Appendices from The Return of the King were used quite skilfully in order to create meaningful extensions and turn the original children's book into a version more suitable for adults.

Some of the rather feared aspects of the first film were actually confirmed by the final result: Thorin's company sets out for the Lonely Mountain well after 40 minutes into the movie also, the real plot does not start until the second half of the film, after arrival to Rivendell. This three-movie split as well as usage of the new HFR 3D technology (which employs a double frame rate than usual for playback and thus creates a different look) caused some criticism among the audiences.

As you could read in the news, originally just a two-movie version was planned however, Peter Jackson managed to convince the studio to produce one more film. And although the literary original had a considerably smaller amount of material (~ 300 pages as opposed to ~1200 pages of LOTR), the decision was made to split the material in order to make three movies, released in theaters around Christmas time. * 3 scenes where the theatrical version is longerĪbout 9 years after the finale of the phenomenal Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson's next adaptation of J.R.R. Comparison between the Theatrical Version and the Extended Version, both represented by German Blu-Rays by Warner Bros (both versions are contained in separate releases).

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey instal the last version for ios