Hobbit reviews: post them here!

[Valandil]

Originally Posted by mithrand1r

I just saw the movie. (I guess I am a bit late to the party. )

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... The part of trolls turning to stone with sunlight seemed odd, since I seem to remember trolls in LOTR out in the sunlight. I will need to watch LOTR to see if this was commented in the film.

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Trolls DO turn to stone in sunlight - established as fact in both The Hobbit and LOTR texts by JRRT. Remember - the trolls turned to stone in the book too, when the sun rose. Yes - late in LOTR there are Trolls that survive in the sunlight/daytime. This is somewhat explained by a mention in the Appendices of the appearance of trolls who could endure the sunlight.

[mithrand1r]

Originally Posted by Valandil

Trolls DO turn to stone in sunlight - established as fact in both The Hobbit and LOTR texts by JRRT. Remember - the trolls turned to stone in the book too, when the sun rose. Yes - late in LOTR there are Trolls that survive in the sunlight/daytime. This is somewhat explained by a mention in the Appendices of the appearance of trolls who could endure the sunlight.

Thanks valandil!

I remember the part of the trolls turning to stone in the hobbit, but I did not remember what they did in the LOTR movies. I was trying to keep my review solely based as a stand alone film w/out reference to the text.

I will need to watch again if I plan to see how well the movie is as an adaptation of the Hobbit. My initial impression is good, but I would need to think more on some of the differences found in the movie.