I have been on a The Hobbit trilogy binge all day. I watched/listened to the entire 3 movies in one day. I don't sit and watch, but I have them playing in the background while I'm doing things so essentially it's like listening to an Audible book. I bought the movies on Amazon and bought the extended versions on both The Hobbit trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy and I'm in love allll over again!
There are some scenes where I'll stop what I'm doing and go watch, but at the moment I am seriously fangirling over Luke Evans. I just love me some Bard the Bowman. My inner fan girl just sighs dreamily and sits back and takes in all of his gorgeousness.
I also love the scene with the Dwarves singing in Bilbo's Hobbit hole. Both songs are great! They literally sung them themselves, there no lip syncing.
Song 1: Blunt the Knives
Blunt the knives, bend the forks
Smash the bottles and burn the corks
Chip the glasses and crack the plates
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
Cut the cloth, tread on the fat
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat
Pour the milk on the pantry floor
Splash the wine on every door!
Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl
Pound them up with a thumping pole
When you're finished, if they are whole
Send them down the hall to roll
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
Song 2: Misty Mountain
"Far over the Misty Mountains rise
Leave us standing upon the height
What was before we see once more
Is our kingdom a distant light
Fiery mountain beneath the moon
The words unspoken, we'll be there soon
For home a song that echoes on
And all who find us will know the tune
Some folk we never forget
Some kind we never forgive
Haven't seen the back of us yet
We'll fight as long as we live
All eyes on the hidden door
To the Lonely Mountain born
We'll ride in the gathering storm
Until we get our long forgotten gold
We lay under the Misty Mountains cold
In slumbers deep, and dreams of gold
We must awake, our lives to make
And in the darkness a torch we hold
From long ago when lanterns burned
Until this day our hearts have yearned
Her fate unknown, the Arkenstone
What was stolen must be returned
We must awake and make the day
To find a song for heart and soul
Some folk we never forget
Some kind we never forgive
Haven't seen the end of it yet
We'll fight as long as we live
All eyes on the hidden door
To the Lonely Mountain born
We'll ride in the gathering storm
Till we get our long forgotten gold
Far away the Misty Mountain's cold.
I can't read these lyrics and not heard the song in my head and I just love that!
I will say. I LOVE the Legolas version in this movie. The older and wiser Legolas. This Legolas is a man, the one from Lord of the Rings comes off more as a teenager to me. I know it sounds weird, and yeah Orlando Bloom was younger then and older now, but it's how he's portrayed in the movies.
I really wish they did the movies in reverse order. Did the Hobbit first with a young Orlando and then the Lord of the Rings with the older Orlando. I think it would have made more sense, though Orlando looks great in both. lol
