More Seaxes from PJ & Co.

[Manveruon]

Saw this pop up on Facebook. It would appear that the designers for the Hobbit movies have decided they REALLY like seaxes, because even the Elves are getting them in the next movie!

[Ringulf]

Hey! an Elven "Santo"!!!

[Greg]

Eh. A little too "X-Men" for my tastes. Would've preferred something closer to Legolas's. Meh, can't win 'em all.

[Manveruon]

If I let myself get nit-picky, I would have to say that I feel rather disappointed in nearly all the new costumes and weapons from the Hobbit films so far. Rather than taking cues from historical models, with elements of fantasy thrown in, it feels like this time around they're just going full-on Dungeons and Dragons with it.

Still, there is some really cool stuff as well, but overall I just feel like most of it has a sort of "fake" feel that the originals didn't.

[Ringulf]

Yes I agree. A bit more fantasy story book feel to all of it, almost like they were trying to capture the more juvinile audience the book was written for...hey...wait you mean Professor Tolkien didn't write for a discriminating mature fan base? Damn...whooda thunk?

[Mirimaran]

I don't care for them myself, or for most of the Dwarven weaponry. If you look at the art and design book, I think there were better ideas that never made it off the page. Pity, but more for us to try and recreate.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Hobbit-Unexpe ... hobbit+art

Ken

[Eledhwen]

I don't care for them either. I think the leaf and branch elements of elven weaponry were just fine; no need to blend them with Norse work. I've become a lot less enamored of PJs 'The Hobbit' as time has passed.

Eledhwen

[Manveruon]

Interestingly, I don't actually dislike the design itself, it's more the construction I'm not pleased with. They just sort of look... I dunno, too chunky? And overall, kinda' fake. The cutouts in the bade are a bit much for my tastes too, but they would have been easier for me to swallow if it looked in any way hand-crafted. I've seen some really amazing openwork in blades by talented smiths, but these just scream "we're made of resin" to me in a way that Legolas' daggers never did.

[Elemmakil]

Very few of PJ's arms & armour designs have made me happy. I did like much of the Rohirrim stuff, but the rest was either merely tolerable (Narsil/Anduril, Glamdring, Sting) or atrocious, as with the above example.

[robinhoodsghost]

I like the design....wonder if they were made by the same weaponsmith from the first movies?

[wulfgar]

If I let myself get nit-picky, I would have to say that I feel rather disappointed in nearly all the new costumes and weapons from the Hobbit films so far. Rather than taking cues from historical models, with elements of fantasy thrown in, it feels like this time around they're just going full-on Dungeons and Dragons with it.

Still, there is some really cool stuff as well, but overall I just feel like most of it has a sort of "fake" feel that the originals didn't.

I agree completely. Bilbo and Gandalf's clothing and equipment are the only things I like, and feel are in keeping with the book.