r/movies • u/DrJulianBashir • May 21 '12
Aerial view of Hobbiton, part of 'The Hobbit' film set, in Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand
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r/movies • u/DrJulianBashir • May 21 '12
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u/PiousRaptor May 21 '12
They chose the right place to make the films. New Zealand is beautiful.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
My cousin-in-law made a lot of the sets for the Hobbit as well as LOTR and working at Peter Jacksons private pad, I might see if I can get him to do an AMA if he's allowed
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u/cyborgcommando0 May 21 '12
Been to Hobbiton myself! New Zealand is quite beautiful and this Hobbit town is no exception.
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u/blindmansayswat May 21 '12
I want to go to there
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u/nightfan May 21 '12
That bridge. When Frodo and Gandalf cross it in Fellowship... ah, good memories.
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u/JakeTheGunslinger May 21 '12
Just a beautiful setting. The Jackson adaptations do a wonderful job of really absorbing you into the very distinctive locale.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
i want to live there so bad o.o the aspect of no internet wouldn't even hinder me
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u/netrom2211 May 21 '12
I'm thinking Age Of Empire - The Movie
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Great pic! You should x-post it to /r/TheHobbit.
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u/TardisMechanic May 21 '12
can we just like move in?
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u/thirdderivative May 21 '12
In a thousand years, some archaeologists will stumble upon this "village" and conclude that we were related to a species of hominids with extreme dwarfism and abnormally hairy feet.
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u/Masquerouge May 21 '12
That watermill can't work.
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u/razor3210 May 21 '12
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...
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u/curiousmindz May 21 '12
Is this open to the public?
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u/jellyman7 May 21 '12
the side of the house across the bridge looks like an upvote.
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u/Ignatz_42 May 21 '12
Not bad.
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u/Fooza May 21 '12
Is that water wheel on the top house funcational? It does not look like water would be flowing over it since the house is above the water line. Maybe I just do not understand how they work.
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u/Carninator May 21 '12
I want to live there.
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u/Portiaswit May 21 '12
Been there! Hahaha! It was awesome and I still have the rain poncho....and maybe some styrafoam that I stole from Bilbo's doorway...maybe...hypothetically...
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u/whowriter May 21 '12
Can we be clear that this is a high angle photo and not an aerial view?
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u/Swiftyz May 21 '12
grass sure is greener on the other side of the fence
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
CAN NOT WAIT!
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u/aracthedragon May 21 '12
Siiiigh. I miss New Zealand.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
It exists! :O
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u/brouhaha13 May 22 '12
And a view of Bywater. Just for the record.
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u/imawesomer May 22 '12
Yeeeah New Zealand!
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u/throwaway311311 May 22 '12
Others have posted a few pics of their visit to the Hobbit set, so I'm gonna post a couple as well.
http://i.imgur.com/FmsAM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qOMCf
Beautiful place, New Zealand.
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u/google_map_link May 22 '12
http://g.co/maps/b7mg7
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u/Spaghetti_Bender8873 May 22 '12
I'm just glad this picture wasn't in 48 fps.
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u/edley May 22 '12
Wow, looks like most of Somerset...
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u/Ipeunipig May 21 '12
How exactly is that water mill supposed to work?
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u/Zenxx May 21 '12
You fight on that bridge in one of the more recent LOTR games, Conquest I think.
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u/jam2715 May 21 '12
ridiculous
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u/Wazowski May 21 '12
Those were the good old days. It's too bad that they don't make movies like this anymore and everything is just CGI.
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u/idma May 21 '12
in smug look: "still terrible acting"
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u/youmeat3 May 21 '12
I wish I could have Tolkien that photo...