There is everything you could need to quench your thirst for Middle Earth; a secretive voice-over (“I told you the truth, I may not have told you all of it”), a nice introduction to the much younger Bilbo (Martin Freeman), a now-grey Gandalf (Ian McKellen) deep in thought, Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) with perfect hair, a baker’s dozen of dwarves, providing both the slapstick (Note: keep Bombur off the tables) and the shadowy foretelling of doom (“I cannot guarantee his safety”), all smothered in a glossy coat of haunting dwarf song.
And of course, what would Middle Earth be without the Ring of Power (we briefly see it sat in the dirt only a few Hobbit-feet from our hero), and its manic, murderous protector Gollum, who could not exist without Andy Serkis rocking the green bodysuit.
There’s still another year until the release date, so crack open the Longbottom weed and fetch in a round from The Green Dragon; it’s going to be a long wait.
Until then, you could just stare at the beautiful first poster.The trailer can be seen here.
