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Contest — Win The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on Bluray/DVD Combo Pack

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is in stores today, (you can see my review here). Before you drop some hard earned cash at your local big box retailer take a few minutes to enter our contest to win a copy of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Bluray/DVD combo pack.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an amazing quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers.

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

To Enter the DDOY Hobbit Contest

  • Take the Are You 100% Hobbit Quiz in the app below
  • Post your results in the comments section along with your favorite dwarf
  • A winner will then be selected at random, entries should be in by 12:00PM on March 31, 2013

Disclosure: This giveaway have been provided by PartnersHub via Warner Bros. No compensation was received. The prize will be sent via FedEx or UPS. No P.O. Boxes please.

Review — The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey(Be warned, there will be spoilers ahead … )

Despite being a huge fan of The Lord Of The Rings, its was not until this past year that I actually sat down to actually read The Hobbit.  I started it right around the time Peter Jackson announced that he was turning his two Hobbit flicks into another trilogy.  After breezing through the book, I kind of sat back and wondered “where’s he getting three whole movies from?”.  I know I wasn’t alone in this thinking, coupled with the controversy over the High Frame Rate (HFR) 3D technology,

I found my interest in The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey beginning to wane.  Since The Lord of The Rings, I’ve spent time reading some of Tolkein’s other Middle Earth works like the Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin and I fully recognize that there is a stark contrast in the tones presented in those works versus The Hobbit.  Going into my HFR 3D showing this past Sunday night I realized that the greatest challenge that Peter Jackson would have to face with this new trilogy is essentially to retcon JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit into the his Middle Earth.

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Infuriating Lego Math: The Hobbit Edition

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My previous installment of Infuriating Lego Math was well received, one of my most heavily trafficked posts of the year.  Much of that had to do with it being picked up by Big Kev’s Geek Stuff in their latest episode “Worst Apocalypse Ever“.

After the Christmas holiday, I was finally able to get around to taking a look at the Lego sets based on The Hobbit.  I knew the Lego Math wasn’t going to be pleasant, considering in this case we have to take into account the cast of characters consist of 13 dwarves, 1 hobbit, and a wizard.  And in typical Lego style, they are spread out across five separate sets:

79001 – Escape From Mirkwood Spiders – $29.99 (Fili & Kili)

Escape from Mirkwood Spiders

79002 – Attack of the Wargs – $49.99 (Thorin & Bifur)

Attack of the Wargs

 

 

 

 

 

 

79003 – An Unexpected Gathering – $69.99 (Bilbo, Gandalf, Balin, Dwalin, Bombur, & Bofur)

An Unexpected Gathering

 

 

 

 

 

79004 – Barrell Escape – $39.99 (Bilbo, Gloin, & Oin)

Barrell Escape

 

 

 

 

 

79010 – Goblin King Battle – $99.99 (Dori, Nori, Ori, & Gandalf)

Goblin King Battle

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the dust cloud settles and the receipt finally finishes printing you’ll find yourself with 2525 individual LEGO pieces, (13) Dwarf Minifigures, (2) Bilbo Minifigures, & (2) Gandalf Minifigures … all for $289.95, which averages out to approximately $.11 per piece.  I’m a huge LEGO fan and an even bigger fan of Peter Jackson’s LotR adaptations; but I will be staying far away from this theme.

Images via [Brickset]

New Trailer — The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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I have a confession to make.  I’ve never read The Hobbit.  Despite having read through entirety of The Lord of The Rings a couple of time over, I’ve never taken the time to read JRR Tolkien’s initial entry into Middle Earth.  With that guilt weighing on me, I bring to you a new trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

via [Major Spoilers]

Important Things Happen on The Internet – 6/24/11

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I’ve recently became aware of the “Bronie Phenomenon” where adult males are full fledged fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. One activity they engage in are mashups of My Little Pony with various properties. Abote it is my new favorite mashup, Venture Bronies. [YouTube]

The first images from the set of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit were published in Entertainment Weekly. It’s our first official look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. [FilmDrunk]

The Cake Boss made a 2,000 Bumblebee cake to promote Transformers: Dark of The Moon. In reality only 1.5% of the total weight was actually edible. [Bam Kapow]

Who will still be alive at the conclusion of George RR Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice series? I’m pulling for Hodor. [io9]

I will most definitely be adding one of the Ka-Bar ZK (Zombie Killer) knives to my zombie apocalypse go-bag. [Uncrate]

Curious as to what Jackass star Ryan Dunn’s car looks like after it wrecked going 130-mph? [Deadspin]