katikat | The Hobbit DVD: Official Release Date

The official release date is now March 19! Source. I think I will buy a simple DVD. I don't have the money for an external BR drive right now. But I will probably get the whole trilogy in BR later on, the extended cut, of course. It'll be the cherry on top.

Also, you know my opinion on the whole CGI vs. rubber heads thing, right? I'm all for CGI, all the way. I don't get why people complain about Azog being CGI, that they liked the orcs in LotR better. Those orcs, as realistic as they seemed, could barely move their mouths because of the extensive make-up. It's all well and good when all they have to do is grunt, when they have two or three lines and only one expression. But Azog has whole conversations, he has to express emotions with his face. And for that, a rubber head is simply not enough. Well, IMHO.