Orcs and Goblins in The Hobbit - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

unicorn · 12-30-2012, 05:23 PM

I just saw the movie and loved every second of it. It didn't have the "This is how I imagined it" feel that LOTR did, but it has been many decades since I read The Hobbit.
I note with interest that the role of the Goblin King was played by Australian comic and actor Barry Humphries, all the while I watches his scenes I was thinking this character bears an uncanny resemblance to the great British actor Joss Ackland. I had the same recognition trigger with Gollum and Peter Lorre when LOTR first came out and now I see this is a common opinion. That's all really, I'm sure I'll see TH again before the second installment hits the big screen. I rate it 11 out of 10.

12-30-2012, 05:23 PM	#8
unicorn Newly Deceased Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1	The Goblin King I just saw the movie and loved every second of it. It didn't have the "This is how I imagined it" feel that LOTR did, but it has been many decades since I read The Hobbit. I note with interest that the role of the Goblin King was played by Australian comic and actor Barry Humphries, all the while I watches his scenes I was thinking this character bears an uncanny resemblance to the great British actor Joss Ackland. I had the same recognition trigger with Gollum and Peter Lorre when LOTR first came out and now I see this is a common opinion. That's all really, I'm sure I'll see TH again before the second installment hits the big screen. I rate it 11 out of 10.