An Unexpected Poll: Six Films To View Them All

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

It's a Tolkien related poll. DON'T PANIC!!! And don't start a separate Tolkien forum over this!!!

When the 3 Hobbit films are all released on home video, and you plan to do your long awaited Tolkien/Peter Jackson film marathon, which order will you view the films in? The "Tolkien" order, meaning the order the books were written in and indeed how the overall story plays out chronologically? Or the filmed order. LOTR first then The Hobbit?

[mstrox 7,318]

Every release, including "prequel," is informed by the previous one, so IMO they should be watched in release order.

This topic also reminded me of this post from Doug, where he briefly touches on the same thing.

http://www.musicoflotr.com/2012/12/notes.html

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

True, if you were doing the marathon with someone unfamiliar with these films, then a lot of things would not be well exp-lained to them. For example. If you've never seen LOTR, then in AUJ Galadriel is pretty much an totally unexplained character that attends a meeting, seems to be able to do telepathy, and vanishes into thin air.

[mstrox 7,318]

Same with Old Bilbo's little buddy Frodo in AUJ, whose appearance in AUJ seems even more meaningless without the knowledge of his relevance.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

It's equally meaningless if you've seen LOTR

[mstrox 7,318]

Just wait until we see Gloin dropping Gimli off at the Council of Elrond in TaBA

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

Can't wait!

[Wojo 2,458]

There's no option for "I plan to never own any home media representation of The Bloated Hobbit."

[Jim 6,172]

I may yet consider LotR a self contained viewing experience which has no prequel connections.

[Wojo 2,458]

You're neither wrong nor alone.

[Smeltington 1,856]

AUJ referenced LotR so heavily that it seems to make a lot more sense coming afterward, so that's the order I'd do it. But most likely I'll just marathon LotR and leave out the Hobbit films, unless I like the second and third films way more than I liked AUJ.

Assuming you liked the Hobbit films enough to marathon all 6, though, it would give resonance to the end of Bilbo's journey in RotK if you watched Hobbit first, then LotR.

[Bilbo 4,262]

The Hobbit first and then the Lord of the Rings. It might make more sense to show a newbie the LOTR first but I've seen the first four films so many times (and I will see 5 and 6 a bunch of times) that it's really pointless watch LOTR first and then The Hobbit. If you already know the stories there no point watching one story and then flashing back and watching a prequel story.

[Luke Skywalker 2,322]

woah, i just realised that a Middle earth marathon would be one whole day, almost nonstop. Amazing feat.

I did LOTR twice...but this is too much for me, i think

[SafeUnderHill 205]

[JoeinAR 1,955]

Might as well rename this site the JRR Tolkien forum. based on the sheer number of threads that's what is become.

[publicist 4,650]

Scare the freaks away!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

Might as well rename this site the JRR Tolkien forum. based on the sheer number of threads that's what is become.

You must join with us, Joe.

It would be wise...old friend!

[hornist 1,242]

JoeinAr is right.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

Weren't you a woman?

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262]

Might as well rename this site the JRR Tolkien forum. based on the sheer number of threads that's what is become.

Glad you've caught on.

[Jim 6,172]

Might as well rename this site the JRR Tolkien forum. based on the sheer number of threads that's what is become.

I wholeheartedly agree. Ricard, what are you going to do about it? Don't you see that your head administrator is a Tolkien sympathiser?

psst, don't dare even wonder about his second in command.

If JWFan were Game of Thrones then Ricard would be played by Sean Bean!

[Bilbo 4,262]

Might as well rename this site the JRR Tolkien forum. based on the sheer number of threads that's what is become.

Glad you've caught on.

Dunno why anyone would sign up to a Tolkien site and then complain about Tolkien threads!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

Morgul filth!

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262]

Yes. It's puzzling.

[Bilbo 4,262]

They come with fire, they come with axes… gnawing, biting, breaking, hacking, burning. Destroyers and usurpers, curse them!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,842]

'Begone, foul dwimmerlaik, lord of carrion! Leave the dead in peace!

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262]

I call that bold talk for a prolific spambot!

[Sharkissimo 1,977]

I consider them one whole interminable mess.

[Red 75]

All six films... my word that is a lot of hours.