Enthusiasts of The Hobbit movie, check this out:

[Aristus]

It's an artist's depiction of Erebor, The Lonely Mountain. I lifted the image off of Wikipedia; it's not artwork from Weta Digital, or anything.

Anyway, I was struck by the photographic realism of the picture. Not to mention, the breathtaking beauty of the image itself. It helps to make the setting of The Hobbit a little more real for me.

Can't wait for the release next year...

[AllenVanAllen]

1. Very cool Aristus.

Have you seen the Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT, Production Video #3 http://youtu.be/t47TXEi0No0 13 min.
It's pretty good.

[sarge43]

2. Well, that tears it.

Now I'll have to dig out the LTOR DVDs and watch 'em again.

[Aristus]

3. I watch all three films two or three times a year.

Mostly because I need long, interesting things to watch while I'm working out. I even watch the special production features over and over.

I'm a Tolkien geek to the bone... B-)

[sarge43]

4. As with all good stories well told, there's always something more to discover n/t

[NewJeffCT]

9. I'm sure you needed a real arm-twisting there

to watch it again..

[sarge43]

11. Nah, there's no such thing as too much Viggo.

:loveya:

[Archae]

5. I want to see Smaug!

:-)

[Aristus]

6. Move to L.A. They've got lots of it.

:P

I've pronounced the name "SMOG", all my life. But apparently the correct pronunciation is "Smowg."

[Archae]

7. In the animated film...

The one from Rankin-Bass, they pronounced it "smog."

Not sure here myself.

The "Encyclopedia of Arda" pronouces it "smowg."

[AllenVanAllen]

8. I hear rumors he's going to be voiced by Leonard Nimoy

and his look will be based on John Howe's Smaug the Golden.

[Aristus]

12. Not true. Smaug will be voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes

in the BBC updated series "Sherlock".

http://thefilmstage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Benedict+Cumberbatch+National+Lottery+Awards+qFzIJvCaPlPl1.jpg

[sarge43]

13. That's interesting

Martin Freeman (Bilbo) plays Dr Watson in the updated Sherlock series.

[NewJeffCT]

10. If you had said that was a real mountain

I would have believed you...