The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012).Similarly, while the Hobbit stories are being written down afterwards by an older Bilbo, the story itself takes place when Bilbo is younger. It's set in the time after Bilbo's 111th (or eleventy first) birthday. While some of the scenes in Fellowship of the Ring occur in the time years before the first Hobbit movie, most of it is set in the times afterward. The rest of the company - now joined by the might of Rohan - is engaged in war with the dark forces of Middle-earth to save Gondor, while its power-mad steward seems intent on tearing it down from within. Sam and Frodo's perilous journey is almost ended early thanks to some sneaky work from Gollum, but no matter the obstacles in their way, they have to get the ring into the fires of Mount Doom. Warner Bros The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) All of which easily run over the three-hour mark. Each of the six movies is available as a much longer version than released in the theatres/cinemas. Best viewing order for Hobbit and Lord of the Ringsīut the question remains: which is the best order to watch the two existing trilogies? There is no right way, of course, but there's a way we think makes the most sense.ĭepending on how patient and committed you are, you may want to seek out the extended editions. Think of these as being set thousands of years before The Hobbit when evil re-emerges in Middle-earth. Instead, these will be based on some of the longer, deeper and more historical world missed out by the two movies.

It's worth noting, Amazon's series won't be rehashing or going over the story paths already trod in the two movie trilogies so far. (Pocket-lint) - With Amazon set to launch a new series set in the universe of Lord of the Rings, there's never been a better time to catchup on all of our little Hobbit friends' adventures leading up to this point to get a sense of the universe they live in.

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