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Old Nov 18th 2012, 4:45 am
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anyone going along to the Welly premier on the 28th? hopefully this thread will keep positive

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Old Nov 18th 2012, 5:02 am
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The red carpet starts outside our building so should make for an interesting day. Not sure I fancy seeing the film though.
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Old Nov 18th 2012, 5:06 am
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The red carpet starts outside our building so should make for an interesting day. Not sure I fancy seeing the film though.
Yep I'm not so crazy about seeing the movie but should be a fun day! What time does it start and from what building??
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It will be brilliant

Friend of mine went up to see the Hobbiton set and completely loved it so it is sure to be good.

What's the harm in fun .

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I saw the advert when i was at the bond film and it actually looks good. i might go see it. i've forgot when its out here, i'll need to check
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friends of ours are extra's in which ever 2 they have just made. not really into the films or books but might just have to go see and see if we can spot them
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I saw the advert when i was at the bond film and it actually looks good. i might go see it. i've forgot when its out here, i'll need to check
The hobbit premiere is for the movie stars on the 28th and they are set to come to Wellington on the red carpet! not just the normal movie premiere.

My daughter is hoping to see Martin freeman
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Yep I'm not so crazy about seeing the movie but should be a fun day! What time does it start and from what building??
I'm not sure of the time. The council just stuck a letter in our post box a couple months ago warning of restricted access to the street over a couple days.

The carpet will run down from the cinema along Courtenay Place to Taranaki Street.
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It does look good from the trailers. And the Hobbiton set is pretty amazing. It was almost ready fro filming when we visited.

One question I have is why is Wellington Council spending $1.1m promoting the film? Why isn't Peter Jackson or Warner Brothers footing the bill?
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from my understanding there is no parade or anything like that.

http://www.3news.co.nz/No-street-par...6/Default.aspx
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I like the idea of NZ getting a premier but like Rob I wonder why wellington has to fork out when Warner Bros will be getting the mega bucks.

The other thing, someone told me that this book has been strung out into 3 films! WTF! I'm getting a bit fed up of being taken by the studios.

And lastly, anyone been in Wellwood airport recently? If you haven't it's worth a quick look
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Originally Posted by RobClubley
One question I have is why is Wellington Council spending $1.1m promoting the film? Why isn't Peter Jackson or Warner Brothers footing the bill?
From what I can read , it is about Wellington promoting itself as a tourist destination on the back of the films . Not about promoting the films themselves. What do I know though.

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I take it Gollum has broken out again at Welly airport then.
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I'm going to a midnight screening in Auckland on the general opening night, and then again with the family about a week later. Looking fwd to it heaps.
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Originally Posted by love30stm
anyone going along to the Welly premier on the 28th? hopefully this thread will keep positive
Not going to the premier but I loved the Hobbit Air NZ Safety briefing last week on the AKL to WTN route - I reckon its one of the hardest jobs in film-making to come up with a new safety film:

Most travellers have seen it before (ALL on their return flight...)
The info can't change (seatbelt, exits, brace position, lifejackets, oxygen mask)
The sequence can't change
The narrative hardly changes (and then carefully...)
The setting can't change
The props can't change (seatbelt, lifejacket, oxygen mask)

Now within those limits come up with something different! Amazes me that they do - but Air NZ has some great themed pre-flight briefings....
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Air NZ has some great themed pre-flight briefings....
Agreed

Though getting Richard Simmonds involved a while back was very left field


Back to the OP - I'm massively looking forward to the Hobbit, it releases on the 16th of Dec here in Blighty.

Sadly I have to admit that I've read none of Tolkien's books, in fact I don't read much at all, much to my wife's chargrin, who reads all sorts; Terry Pratchett, Robert Jordan, George R R Martin, Tad Williams ... a bit of theme there for the literary buff among you.

Nonetheless, I love the LOTR trilogy hence my excitement about The Hobbit.
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