I saw the Hobbit!  I have a few major gripes and a few great joys.

( Here there be spoilers. Also, I complain about the high frame rate version. )

Y'all, this interview of Elijah Wood being interviewed by Stephen Colbert is the cutest thing, especially the latter part where they discuss the Hobbit. They compare swords (wink wink, nudge nudge). Stephen totally geeks out.  *draws sparkly hearts around both of them*


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Y'all, there are pictures of Martin Freeman in his Bilbo Baggins costume!!!  With giant hobbit feet.  This is so adorable yet so awesome.  How will I cope until December 2012?

Now, if only they'd issue some pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch in his dragon costume*!  Kinda like this:
( deliberately bad artist's rendition that came out even worse than intended )

Look!  Peter Jackson just released a ten minute video diary about preproduction and the start of filming on the set of The Hobbit.

SQUEEEEE!!!!

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How the heck am I going to deal with this level of anticipation for as long as it will take to get this movie released???

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