The Hobbit: The Bilbo Edition 3.0

An Unexpected Update – vi/01/2020:

How-do-you-do everyone! Due to the ample fourth dimension provided by COVID-nineteen quarantines, I finally have had time to accost frequently reported bug with audio lag. Not only did I notice the source of the trouble and accept a set, merely I am also working on a new subtitled version and experimenting with different file sizes. Wait more updates in the coming weeks, and cheers to everyone who has supported and recommended this accommodation of The Hobbit over the years!

I'm happy to declare that a 4.0 patched version is bachelor for download! For best viewing experience on a computer, sentry in Quicktime or VLC. The file is 6gb and formatted for widescreen. Patch notes will be posted once I have the total update set up to go, hopefully past the end of June (exporting times have been painful and crash-happy, hence the long delay). If you're low on hard-drive space, here is a 2gb compressed version. Stay tuned, and thanks again for your continued support of this project!

4 Hour Fan-Adaptation of the Peter Jackson Hobbit Trilogy

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The Hobbit has e'er had a special place in my heart. I of my earliest memories is that of my father readingThe Hobbit to me before bed. Ever since, I've had a passion for reading and immersive storytelling. I voraciously read all of Tolkien's workin elementary school, soaking in the books and films at any take chances I could. In centre school I would picket the behind-the-scene bonus fabric of TheLord of the Rings films almost as attentively every bit I did the films themselves. It was my childhood dream to work with Peter Jackson and be function of the team that broughtThe Hobbitto life on the big screen. By the time I was in high school it had been announced the flick was beingness made. I couldn't have been more than excited, fifty-fifty if I was too young to be function of the production.

I vividly remember sitting in the theatre for the first of the Hobbit films with my family, a huge rush of nostalgia and joy washing over me. I knew the volume by heart, I'd seen the animated film dozens of times and seen the LOTR films countless more, and here I expected the same quality. Now, allow it exist said, I really enjoyed the Hobbit films, and I have a lot of respect for the product squad that brought my favorite book to life. A lot has been said about what is incorrect with the Hobbit trilogy, and I myself could probably go on at length about what in particular was then disappointing about information technology, simply if I had to explicate all of that, yous probably wouldn't be here. From my very commencement viewing, I knew that the movie could take been edited downwardly significantly and I knew I had the knowledge and drive to do it myself. So I did.

Although I was not the first to create a Hobbit fan-edit, I was amongst the get-go four, and after three years of wide success, international interest, and a flood of comments, praise and constructive feedback, I have put together a final cutting of the pop Bilbo Edition edit, a detailed revision of the three Hobbit films into a unmarried, succinct four-hour fan adaptation modeled after the original source material.

At the time that I first ready out on this project, there were just two other available fan-edits that had beat me to the punch; now in that location are likely over a dozen (a list of some of the best known ones can be found hither). I purposefully did non lookout man any until I had completed my own for fear of being influenced past others' creative choices of where to cut down, added to the fear that watching other edits first would dissuade me from forging my own. Dorsum in 2015, I was terrified that upon completion of my own edit, I would watch these other edits and discover that well-nigh the exact same cuts had been made, and that all of my care and input had been browbeaten in the race. Much to my surprise and joy, upon skimming through the other available fan edits and then and since, I tin confidently say that my picture show isdrastically different than any other available. I recall it's really special that several super-fans can have the same idea, execute it, and terminate up with wildly dissimilar, yet still completely enjoyable adaptations. I was really impressed by the other fan cuts, simply watching them likewise likewise helped me experience more than confident in my own original voice and creative decisions.

Where other cuts focused on specifically getting the picture show downwards to its barest basic possible (the original 3 hour cut was especially impressive from an editing standpoint, although information technology felt rushed in its execution; the ii-Hour cut by Fiona van Dahl has since perfected this strategy), or were sacredly bound to the volume canon and zippo more, my edit was always about combining the films into a single, faithful adaptation of my favorite volume while retaining my favorite parts of the films. In particular,The Hobbit is about Bilbo Baggins, and the trilogy suffered from an overbalance of characters, many of which are not in the volume at all. Although I understand why Jackson's team added a lot of these additions, I knew that at the heart of this trilogy lied a fantastic film centering around the hobbit himself, perfectly embodied and performed by Martin Freeman. This fan adaptation is about Bilbo while beingness as faithful to the volume every bit possible. I purposefully did not add any new music or scenes from other material, but cutting and rearranging what was already present in the trilogy and deleted footage. Major edits of The Bilbo Edition include, only are not limited to:

  • Jumping straight into the story – although the flashback sequence involving the dragon's attack on Erebor is fun, I felt that there was more drama to the dwarves' plight when they were able to explain their state of affairs in their own words.
  • The removal of many inapplicable chase and fight sequences; Azog the Defiler has largely been excised, his role dramatically repurposed.
  • The love triangle between Tauriel, Kili and Legolas is completely removed, with Tauriel and Legolas only actualization in passing as brief cameos. Likewise, the subplot of Kili's injured leg/separation from the company at Lake Boondocks is too excised
  • The barrel scene has been truncated and no longer involves a flight from orcs
  • Much of The Boxing of Five Armies has been cut, every bit even for Jackson standards the original film was pretty gratuitous
  • The troll encounter, the Rock Giants, the Goblin King, and the escape from the Misty Mountains have been drastically shortened for length, tone and step
  • Gandalf'due south investigation of Dol Guldur is entirely cut, as in the book nosotros never exit Bilbo's signal of view, salvage for Bard during the dragon attack on Lake Town. The Bilbo Edition features a Gandalf just as mysterious, mischievous and mercurial as he appears in the book. Likewise, the White Council has been cut entirely, as has Radaghast the Brown.
  • Beorn's classic introduction from the book is happily integrated into the motion picture
  • Story shattering plotholes from the original trilogy accept been corrected – for example, Smaug would accept no manner of knowing who Thorin Oakenshield is (he gets this name subsequently fleeing Erebor), nor his obsession with the Arkenstone. Consequently, much of his dialogue has been streamlined and kept faithful to the book. The lengthy cat-and-mouse chase scene involving the dragon and the dwarves has also been removed.
  • Lastly, my major focus beside trimming fat and keeping Bilbo front end and eye was to maintain tension and suspense in appropriately tense and suspenseful scenes. Jackson had an unfortunate habit of undermining all suspense in the Hobbit trilogy due to constantly switching from ane character scene to another, removing any sense of continuity or tension from these admittedly not bad scenes, if just left to their own devices. As a result, scenes like Bilbo's come across with Smaug and the attack on Lake Boondocks are far more than streamlined and continuous than in the original trilogy.

It is with with corking pleasure that I denote the concluding cut of The Hobbit: The Bilbo Edition, a labor of dear that has captivated me for the better part of iii years. This final version has taken into account years of constructive criticism and comments from the Tolkien community and is, in my humble opinion, the best style to bask The Hobbit as adapted to film. Information technology balances the best of Peter Jackson'southward contributions and visual sensibilities while staying as true to the source fabric as possible.

For those new to The Bilbo Edition, the 1.0 version was cut together prior to extended edition footage beingness available. The ii.0 version released two years ago cut the film down considerably while integrating newly released extended edition footage. The final 3.0 revisions and tweaks are as follows:

  • Both the Stone Giants and troll sequence have been cut down significantly for tone and pace
  • Sound irregularities have been touched upward and fixed in many scenes, particularly toward the Battle of Five Armies
  • Bilbo'south introduction to Gollum and the Band has been modified to be more faithful to the source material, taking a like approach to other available edits
  • Pocket-sized, lingering continuity errors have been stock-still
  • The Warg attack has been streamlined
  • Small-scale revisions to dialogue here and there for better continuity and period

My original plan for this fan accommodation was to make the film every bit easy to view as possible, something that proved exceedingly hard over the years. Initially, I had created a 15-part breakdown of the picture show to pair with the Book-to-Moving-picture show essays that I published with the 1.0 version back in 2015. The host for those 15 video capacity was taken downward soon later, and since and so I could not observe a sufficient method of releasing those chapter segments.  With the 3.0 version, I have done my all-time to execute this original program with updated fabric and creative choices.

Consequently, I am pleased to announce that The Hobbit: The Bilbo Edition 3.0 tin can be streamed as a consummate 4+ hour film through Google Bulldoze, or can be downloaded for best quality. Going even farther, for those who exercise not have the time or desire to lookout man the unabridged film in one sitting, you can at present watch all 15 affiliate segments at your leisure through the same means. That means if you lot are currently reading The Hobbit to yourself or to a loved one, you tin can now watch a chapter of the motion picture directly adjusted from the source material every bit you read it! Not merely is this method ideal for younger children or those without 4 hours to spare in one sitting, but helps to hone in on the rich themes and arcs of the private capacity inherent to the source material. Each of these video chapters are paired with complementary commentary and assay regarding the source fabric's transition from book to moving picture, both in the original Jackson films and regarding my adaptation'due south creative have.

I have also taken the liberty in reviewing a few competing fan cuts for those unsure which to invest time into. Though the many fan cuts out at that place have different creative visions, and different folks will prefer dissimilar fan adaptations, I arguehere which of the films I think are best and what makes them distinctive from alternative options.

The final product is an loftier definition, widescreen, vi.57 gigabyte motion picture running at approximately 4.three hours, accounting for extended edition footage and an untouched credit sequence. This was a labor of love and I hope that Tolkien fans will appreciate the passion and attention to detail that went into this endeavor.

I had three broad goals in mind for this fan adaptation:

  • Streamline the bulky eight+ hour trilogy into a single, coherent, narratively rich story that is both faithful to the essence of the source fabric while still maintaining the best of Peter Jackson's original contributions and deviations.
  • Maintain suspense and tension in iconic scenes and allow for the remarkable interim of all actors involved to shine, particularly that of Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen. Bilbo is the heart and soul of the story and unlike the original trilogy that dodges effectually him, here he remains front and center equally the audience surrogate and the thematically rich protagonist at the core of the story.
  • Provide the best possible fan-adaptation that can satisfy both lovers of the original films and lovers of the source textile. Although there are other fan-edits that excel in unlike areas, I truly believe my film is narratively the superior selection amid the "long-form" fan-adaptations.

The Hobbit – The Bilbo Edition three.0 ~ Google Drive Straight Download!

(04/25/18 Patch: Afterward numerous reports of an sound sync issue in the first quarter of the motion picture, I've re-compressed the file and re-uploaded with a quick 3.1 fix. All audio issues have been corrected and the full film is available again 🙂 )

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fifteen-Function Book-to-Picture show Analysis ofThe Hobbit

Click the title of the Chapter for an in-depth assay of the book-to-film translation. Click the fourth dimension stamp to be taken directly to a streaming, downloadable excerpt of The Bilbo Edition 3.0. For best quality, download at your convenience (all chapter excerpts are under 1 gigabyte)!

Part I. An Unexpected Adventure / Affiliate I. An Unexpected Party  / 00:00:00 — 00:30:35

Function II. Trouble with Trolls /Chapter II. Roast Mutton / 00:30:36 — 00:55:45

Part III. Rivendell /Chapter Three. A Short Residue / 55:46 — 01:08:26

Role 4. The Misty Mountains /Chapter IV. Over Hill and Under Hill / 01:08:27 — 01:21:03

Part V. Rings and Riddles /Chapter Five. Riddles in the Nighttime / 01:21:04 — 01:38:27

Part Half-dozen. Wargs and Current of air /Chapter Half-dozen. Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire / 01:38:28 — 01:47:49

Part VII. The Skinchanger /Affiliate VII. Queer Lodgings / 01:47:50 — 01:59:28

Office VIII. Mirkwood /Chapter Viii. Flies and Spider [and]Chapter IX. Barrels out of Bond / 01:59:29 — 02:twenty:11

Office Nine. Lake Town /Chapter Ten. A Warm Welcome / 02:20:12 — 02:34:11

Function X. The Desolation of Smaug /Chapter XI. On the Doorstep / 02:34:12 — 02:43:45

Function Xi. Smaug the Stupendous /Affiliate XII. Inside Information [and]Chapter XIV. Fire and Water / 02:43:46 — 03:06:13

Office XII. Dragon Sickness /Chapter XIII. Not at Home [and] Chapter Xiv. Fire and Water [and]Affiliate Fifteen. The Gathering of the Clouds / 03:06:xiv — 03:22:05

Role XIII. The Boxing of Five Armies /Chapter XVI. A Thief in the Nighttime [and]XVII. The Clouds Outburst 03:22:06 — 03:48:51

Function XIV. The King Under the Mountain /Chapter XVII. The Clouds Outburst[and]Chapter 18. The Dwelling house Journeying / 03:48:52 — 04:12:17

Office Xv. There and Back Again / Chapter XIX. The Last Stage / 04:12:18 — 04:xx:44

Credits / 04:twenty:45 — 04:33:45

** all page numbers given in the affiliate excerpts are from my personal re-create of the volume, the 1984 illustrated edition featuring the work of Michael Hague. If you feel technical issues while streaming, endeavour refreshing the url or downloading the file directly. 🙂

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All footage is holding of Warner Bros. Entertainment

Thank you to everyone who has supported this projection and given constructive and positive feedback over the years. This is my gift to the Tolkien community and I seek no fiscal gain from this project.

That said, if yous are friends with/are Jeff Bezos, please hire me on as a writing consultant for the new Tolkien-inspired evidence at Amazon. I know some things.

Mae yard'ovannen!