The final installment of the “Extended Editions” of The Hobbit trilogy has been revealed this week. The Battle of the Five Armies will include 20 minutes of additional footage for the film itself, then will also include more than 9 hours of special features. This movie will also be rated R – this is different from the theatrical cut of the film which is rated PG-13. This new rating has been pushed to the film by the MPAA for “some violence.” As if there weren’t violence in the film in the first place. This film will be released in Blu-ray/Digital HD combo packs in both 2D and 3D starting on November 17th, 2015. This will – very obviously – be just in time for the holidays and ready to roll for surround-sound systems of all sorts with DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround. This “Extended Cut”, as it’s also called, will come presented in 1080p. Director/producer/writer Peter Jackson and co-producer/writer Philippa Boyens will be providing commentary for the full film, while the Appendices will complete The Hobbit collection besides.
Inside this release is “The Appendices Parts XI and XII”, which showcase a chronological history of the filming of The Battle of the Five Armies. According to Warner Home Video, this presentation sets about “documenting the work done on set chronologically through the three shooting blocks and in the world of its digital effects.” , this release will also include “New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth – Part 3”. Above you’ll see the full-sized version of this combo pack’s cover. We’ll be crossing out fingers for a more classical book-style release like the Lord of the Rings Extended Cut trilogy in the near future.October 27, 2014 3:17 am Demosthenes The final Lego sets for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies have been out for a little while now, so I thought it might be a good time to put them all in one place for folks to look over. Plus I wanted to indulge in a little speculation. Included minifigs: Dain II Ironfoot, Azog the Defiler, Thorin Oakenshield, 2 x Gundabad Orcs, Bard the Bowman, Gwaihir the Windlord, Legolas Greenleaf.
Spoiler analysis (highlight below to read) Two stand-outs in this set, I think. The first is, of course, the Dain mini-fig, which TORn staffer MrCere discussed just the other week. The second is the actual location: it’s the titular battle, yet it’s sited firmly within Dale in this playset.Yet, Peter Jackson’s draft battlemap depicts a much more widespread conflict that encompasses not just Dale, but the entire mountain of Erebor and its surrounds, with forces approaching from all directions. I continue to wonder whether the ruins of Dale will form some early, yet significant, skirmish, with a larger, climactic battle involving Beorn and Bolg on the plains in front of the front gate of Erebor itself. Also, despite the inclusion of the ballista, it doesn’t contain any of the large troll-like monsters we’ve seen in recent artwork. Included minifigs: Smaug the Dragon, Dwalin, Balin, Bilbo Baggins, Kili, Fili. This is a strange one: it really feels like a leftover from The Desolation of Smaug.
I mean, Smaug is there and it features the mine/rail car set that was a big set-piece toward the climax of the film. Yet Fili and Kili — who stayed in Lake-town — are there. Maybe the Fili and Kili plotline came after Lego locked in this set? I dunno, it seems to defy logic that Smaug would re-enter Erebor in the final film: he’s off to a hot date with Bard and the Black Arrow (ballista bolt?) Included minifigs: Elrond, Galadriel, The Witch-king of Angmar. Official artwork has thus far paired Galadriel and Gandalf, and Elrond and Saruman. This set suggests something different. I wonder whether this playset is an indication that there’s going to be a confrontation between Galadriel, Elrond and the Witch-king as a prelude to freeing Gandalf. Will the two elves arrive first, and take care of the Witch-king and free Gandalf before running into trouble against Sauron? Will Saruman then catch up with the trio and save the day? The other thing to note is Galadriel’s possession of the Phial — also absent from the official artwork.
Its light (that of the Silmaril the Earendil carries) could be potent in repelling the Witch-king. Included minifigs: Bard the Bowman, Bain son of Bard, Tauriel, 2 x Gundabad Orcs. Finally, there’s the Attack on Lake-town playset. This features a couple of Gundabad Orcs as the antagonists. In the film, Bolg lead the previous attack on Lake-town, searching specifically for Thorin Oakenshield. He called the infiltration off when the orcs discovered he had gone. So, why would they attack it again? What, or whom, do they seek?Does it have some relevance to Thrain’s revelation in the DOS: EE that “They are in league — the dragon and the one!”? If so, will Bolg’s underlings act at Smaug’s behest to attack Lake-town in tandem with his own assault? That could be why we see the Windlance in this set. Definitely raises lots of questions. Posted in Collectibles, Hobbit Movie, LEGO, LEGO, Merchandise, The Hobbit, Toys“R” rating for the extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
August 5, 2015 11:00 pm by Altaira - According to a bulletin published today by the Motion Picture Association of America Classification and Rating Administration, the extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will carry an “R” rating for “some violence.” Of course, it’s no news flash that the movie contains violence. The theatrical version’s PG-13 rating came with an advisory for “extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.” So, it’s intriguing to imagine what, exactly, in the EE bridged that gap, especially with only “some violence” to go by. Possible EE spoilers ahead! There’s speculation that the deaths that were in the theatrical version might have been toned down a bit for theater goers. As difficult as they were to watch, Thorin’s death, and Kili’s in particular, may have had some of the more gruesome bits cut. There’s also speculation that a rampaging Beorn, who saw little battle screen time in theaters, might be shown getting more revenge on the orcs and other villains.