The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Teaser Trailer - Official Warner Bros. UK

[Steve Williams]

In case the first one wasn't long enough for you, the second installment of Peter Jackson's unnecessarily stretched-out Hobbit trilogy is due out in December, and the trailer for The Desolation of Smaug is out today. Ultimately, this preview serves to prove just how much Jackson had to extend Tolkien's slight book to make a movie trilogy. For instance, we see a lot of Orlando Bloom's Legolas—who, you know, wasn't even in the text.

But you've got to wait until the very end of the trailer for the big reveal of what we're really all here to see: Smaug, the titular dragon, who is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. And, you know, we don't get to see that much. What we do get to see of the dragon? Yeah, it kind of reminds us of Shrek. So sue us.

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Was it necessary to stretch The Hobbit? No. But it was well done. Jackson dug deep into Tolkien's lore to show a bigger piece of his world and mythology than that first small book revealed; he didn't just overstuff a movie. The first installment was awesome (in the original sense of that word). I hope for a worthy second chapter, but expect even more. My little nerd heart is all aflutter.

Tim

 

[Steve Williams]

Was it necessary to stretch The Hobbit? No. But it was well done. Jackson dug deep into Tolkien's lore to show a bigger piece of his world and mythology than that first small book revealed; he didn't just overstuff a movie. The first installment was awesome (in the original sense of that word). I hope for a worthy second chapter, but expect even more. My little nerd heart is all aflutter.

Tim

Tim

I knew you had hair on your toes