A quick word on the long awaited trailer for next year’s
first instalment of The Hobbit: An
Unexpected Journey. Kevin Maher, writing on The
Times’ Film Spy blog (£), described it “as the tiniest bit
underwhelming”, before revealing that he (surprise, surprise) was not a Lord of the Rings fan. I can tell him,
as a member of the generation that was blown away by the original trilogy, that
he is flat out wrong. In the same way that some people should just change the
channel when Jeremy Clarkson comes on, Mr Maher should avoid this film at all
costs. He is just going to get upset.
For the rest of us, this was very exciting stuff indeed.
Sure, there’s a large thrill out of simply seeing Middle Earth back on screen,
but with that nostalgia come many fears as well. How can these films possibly
live up to the originals? Will the magic have gone? Will it be Star Wars all over again?
