What gets me is he starts out angry, but when Bilbo yells "revenge" Smaug starts laughing, because any threat to him is laughable. It's like Smaug thinks it's cute that anyone would actually try and overcome him.
Director "So we need this scene with a giant dragon..." Animator "I'm really good at drawing cats though" Director "But he's a Dragon" Animator "Sure sure. I'm really good at drawing cats though" Director "Yeah I love cats, but Smaug is a dragon" Animator "Say no more."
@@kanrup5199 not really. They’re very snake like. The further back in time you go, the more snake-like dragons are. The first dragons in mythology were all straight up giant snakes
Eh, better design than the asthmatic wyvern from Jackson's version, to be honest. It has a more Old-Style Fantasy feel that the 70s and 80s were known for. I'd rather have a unique design like this any day over the boring "realistic" design they chose for Smaug.
"My armor is like ten-fold shields; my teeth are like swords; my claws - spears; the shock of my tail - a thunder bolt; my wings - a hurricane; and my breath - death" That has to be the most perfect description about a dragon.
Rest in peace, Richard Boone. He did the voice of Smaug. _"My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are like swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath... Death!"_
I’d Also Like To Point Out How Bilbo Keeps Asking Smaug Riddles Which Smaug Finds Entertaining And How Dragons Like Riddles According To Myths, Legends, Literature, And Other Form Of Storytelling
@@Yyywywhwhhwhwhhwhwhu Yes, people always idealize dragons too much, I think. Smaug is just a sociopath who thinks too high of himself and is being outsmarted by Bilbo, nothing more, nothing less.
@Shasvin Puvanesvaran I meant, he is outsmarted when he shows his belly to Bilbo to brag about how invencible he is, and how wrong is Bilbo thinking the smallest chance of defeating him is possible. Had to read the chapter to see, it's easier for him, as he can smell that Bilbo and the poneys have been with dwarves all that time. Smaug also wonders why he left the small hole that never left him confortable uncovered, and has nightmares about knights killing him, that suggests that despise his narcissism he knows he is not as powerful as he thinks, doesn't mean he is a wimp.
The actual quote from the book is much more epic: Revenge! Revenge! The King under the Mountain is dead and where are his kin that dare seek revenge? Girion Lord of Dale is dead, and I have eaten his people like a wolf among sheep, and where are his sons' sons that dare approach me? I kill where I wish and none dare resist. I laid low the warriors of old and their like is not in the world today. Then I was but young and tender. Now I am old and strong, strong, strong, Thief in the Shadows!"
Kern665 Sure you can, but if you want it to sound dramatic, you gotta say it a bit slower. So having less words, but more intimidating sounding delivery, you can make it have far more gravitas than if you had a TON of words rattled off really quickly.
+Bieti But Jackson's version changed the dialogue quite a lot, along with what was happening at the same time. This version is actually closer to the scene in the books, though abridged.
I LOVE Smaug's response to being told someone wants revenge on him. He would have been less confused if Bilbo had said he wanted to be the dragon's live in cook.
0:20 I find him like this... chilling. His reaction is not an instant fury, or defiance, or even an attack. He laughs. Such is the thought to him, the concept that they'd try to get revenge upon him, is amusing. Laughable
I always loved how the fire was animated in this and in Flight of Dragons. It just looks so soft and inviting for some reason, but also has such a hint of magic making it feel otherworldly. Such beautifully unique artistry in these films especially impressive for its time when hand drawn was the only way. Still one of the best ways for 2D in my opinion now.
i watched the hell out of Flight of Dragons as a kid....it has a good message too. It promotes science but suggests you leave room for magic (a metaphor for imagination) to bring inspiration. I like how Peter ends up hooking up with Melissandre. Perfect union of magic and science. I think that shit influenced me as a kid
I’ve always felt the depiction of Smaug as a cat-like serpent is actually very fitting. The temperament of a dragon is very much that of a cat: calm, cunning, and confident almost to the point of arrogance. Not to mention a penchant for sleeping for long bouts of time.
I understand when the dragon was sleeping Smaug was more or less like a big cat with scales instead of hair. even after he passes away no one go's near the place he fell into the lake
Cumberbatch's performance also puts more emphasis on how evil Smaug is. Boone is mostly indifferent to Biblo, and casually talks about how he will destroy Laketown. Cumberbatch is just dripping with evil in his dialogue.
My armor is like tenfold shields, My teeth are like swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wing a hurricane, and my breath... DEATH!
@@hazbinotakusimp2182 I was a kid when this was first broadcast, and it wasn't until years later that I saw HGWT, so I kind of had the same reaction in reverse! 🙂
The use of beams of light from his eyes really adds a layer of intimation and fear. The viewer knows Bilbo is invisible with the ring on, but the beams make you doubt even that, as if Smaug has an overwhelming sense that would allow him to see even the invisible. This is emphasized by how Bilbo still ducks and hides from the beams despite being invisible
My hide is like ten folded shields, My teeth are like swords, My claws spears, The shock of my tail, thunderbolts My wings, a hurricane! And my breath? DEATH!
"My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are like swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath... Death!"
I like the way this version of Smaug speaks; it's strangely grounded, yet intimidating and earthly; unlike the 2012 version (which is great in it's own rights) which, I think, tries too hard to be bombastic than it needs to be.
"I laid low the warriors of old, and their like is not in the world today!" Shame how both adaptations leave that out. "and none dare resist!' The scene feels wrong without that after "I kill where I wish"
M00s3r Presumably he's speaking about the wars between Morgoth (Sauron's master, e.g. the devil) and the forces and allies of Valinor during the First Age. Back when elves were effectively Super Saiyans and every man fought like Conan, and Smaug was just your average soldier in an army of orcs, demons, balrogs, and dragons so large they'd make Godzilla look like a little bitch.
The movie didnt necessarily leave the warriors part out, they just moved it to right before Smaug leaves the Mountain. From the movie "You will take nothing from me Dwarf. I laid low your warriors of old, I instill terror in the hearts of men, I am King Under the Mountain."
Or this Bilbo: we're still talking. Smaug: True but I haven't decided between cremating you alive or toying with my prey: namely you. Just because I do plan on killing you doesn't mean I'm going to be rude or a bad host. Like many things, there is a right and a wrong way of doing things.
The unforgettable voice of actor Richard Boone. Who has done an excellent job of voicing the character of Smaugs the dragon from the animated movie The Hobbit.
"There are moments.. which can change a person for all time... And i suddenly wondered if i would ever see my hobbit hole again... I wondered... If i actually wanted to..."... (the butterflies scene) I mean.. some parts of this movie kind of can make on even cry and stuff... The new one is just like one BIG game 'cinematics'...
When I was in high school my English teacher wanted the class to pick a quote from a novel that described us. I couldn’t think of one so I just put down Smaug’s quote because he was awesome. The teacher thought it was pretty funny.
This is the hobbit I grew up with, before I ever read the book or the rings trilogy. I was lucky enough to find this gem refurbished on dvd maybe 20 years ago & I still watch it to this day. I’ll be 53 in April. The little kid in me will never die. I won’t let him. Our youth keeps us young & in motion. Hold on to it 😊🤗
"Black arrow you've never failed me. And I've always recovered you. You came from my Fathers Father and he from of old. If ever you came from the true King Under The Mountain, GO NOW AND SPEED WELL!!"
Back in kindergarten during the nap time I used to quietly act out this very scene and of course as you can probably guess I played Smaug and I knew all of Smaug's lines (word from word) LOL
The thing that works about this scene is momentum, the music swelling, Smaug's voice getting louder - in the Jackson films, they kept cutting away from Bilbo and Smaug to the other characters, so the tension and might behind the boast deflated a little.
I really enjoy this look. With the body parts of various animals, this Smaug looks very alien like he should in no way exist. Much more original, and I feel, effective than the winged lizard that we're used to.
Live action: i am dragon. fear meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! while me walk on ground where me can get shot ez cartoon: i am cat dragon. fear me and my tuna breath while i fly in the air where it hard to shoot meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. hisssssssssssssss
This is and will always be my favorite interpetation of Smaug. The voice, the gestures, the unique design. I like the design because he's not the a-typical dragon we've always come to know. It opened my eyes to even more imagination not only because I was a kid when I saw this, but Rankin-Bass can really make some unique flares to it's creatures and character design. They gave us THUNDERCATS for cryin' out-loud! Smaug gave me the ever-lasting impression that something ingrained in our psyche can be more than just the generic to get the image across. Kind of like how He-Man & The Masters of the Universe meshed swords & sorcery with sci-fi elements. Also, the eyebeams give a sense that NOTHING can hide from his gaze. As fearsome as the gaze of the Eye of Sauron himself. I mean, my gawd, who thought of that BEFORE the live-action movies? GENIUS I say! GENIUS! The voice of Smaug is both intimidating, wise, and ancient, DEMANDING of respect; hence the humble Mr. Baggins.Smaug sounds like... like a cranky old man that just wants to be left alone with his treasure and tell the kids to get off his lawn; but still this old man is strong and back up his words with more than curses and shaking fist. When Smaug makes his "boasts", you immediately know that you don't have to believe him, because you know what he speaks is frighteningly true, And then, there is the laugh,,, The chilling all-knowing laugh that runs a chill down your spine that fills you with anticipated dread ringing in the back of you mind: "He knows... He knows". At first it's has he found Bilbo? No, but then he says something else that still has your number. He's guessed the riddle and now innocent people are going to die. And then he backs it up. Laughing and scoffing like a cat playing with it's prey and to answer Bilbo's threat with a "HA!" as if to remind him what he and all before Smaug are but meant to be stamped beneath him like so many ants. Benedict Cumberbatch has a great performance but he was not as intimidating and just seemed like they panned the whole scene for time to make it a two-part movie.
I think you meant to say "typical" not "a-typical". Also I think this version has a good idea for what Smaug should look like but as a gen-z kid, the animations are hard to appreciate. Voice is great though. Dialogue is a bit inconsistent in quality, being more or less copy-pasted from the book. Saying "Strong" three times is just not a natural way to speak imo. I'd say most people in this comment section are either "quirky" in their tastes or they're riding a nostalgia high when they say "this is better than Jackson's Smaug". Like objectively, Jackson's Smaug is just of a higher quality, but it's got twenty-first century technology and blockbuster money backing it so I get that it's an unfair comparison. I also wouldn't call Jackson's Smaug "generic". It's pretty derivative obv. but the way his mouth curves upward at the end instead of the standard point or flat snout and his horns are more like a mane of feathers the way they spread out and fold back. I just think this Smaug is more lore accurate and Jackson's Smaug is sleeker and modeled to appeal to the sensibilities of general audiences. Like anyone who isn't a Tolkien fan will probably gripe about the ridiculousness of putting FUR on a DRAGON. That's like giving a woodpecker a glass beak, not practical. TL;DR : Noice post I agree mostly except at the end where you say Cucumberbranch's Smaug isn't intimidating. Also I think you meant to say "typical" not "a-typical" in your third sentence.loveyoubye¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The one thing I really miss with the version is the original sound effect when he breathes fire. They nerfed it somehow when they released it on DVD. The original sound effect was almost like an explosion, it gave it a real feel of impact.
That and when he cracks his claws, it originally sounded like an earthquake and the screen literally shook. All this made him so much more intimidating and like an unnatural disaster. I remember seeing this on tv when it first came out, Smaug was a terror straight out of the book. Especially, his look as it was described as a cross between a cat and a bat. It is epic to think that Tolkien was alive at the time and most likely had input on the Rankin & Bass production. The massive book of the tv film production was both huge and gorgeous…
The guy who voiced smaug was so powerful in voice when I heard him do the dragon as a kid it won me over, that dragon had to be the greatest. I think all the voices of the Hobbit animation were supreme and many thanks for giving me a love for all the Tolkien books and movies I watch now 👏✌️
WOW!! I love Smaug's boast; it's one of my favorite moments of The Hobbit. I could use his scales for my armor and sheild, one of his teeth for my sword, and one of his claws for my spear!!
I watched the movies before I read the books so anytime I read a famous line from the movie in the book it just gave me a shiver down my back Just Awesome
When I first saw this i thought it was such a cheeseball outdated animation, but.... OMFG Smaug is such a badass. The voice work by Richard Boone is perfect. I was nerding out on the Lotr Wikia right after and I find it sweet that Dragons may be the only one of Morgoth's creations that are actually feared and ADMIRED by the free peoples. (which supports a view that they may not have been created by Morgoth since they're so awesome) Hope P.J does you justice, Smaug. RIP you Wily Lizard.
While Benedict Cumberbatch did a great job as Smaug, I prefer this more prideful boast, not to mention the suspense that is present throughout this speech. While Jackson's Smaug is flying and moving around while doing his speech, this one simply builds it up slowly, until the end leaves the watcher in awe of Smaug's power. So this adaption definitely did the speech better. Not to mention that while Cumberbatch was more sly and cunning, this one is bombastic and theatrical.
EXACTLY. It's like the feeling you get from the book: You wait the entire story to finally meet Smaug and when Bilbo finally stands before him, you want to read about how powerful and awesome he is. And his speech is like the written version of all those 80's action movies, where you see all the arming with weapons.
squashedeyeball you can compare smaug to the fire lord in avatar. Both are built up as being powerful and dangerous and when you finally see the power they posses you are amazed!
squashedeyeball What I really love about this version of Smaug is that dark chuckle of his beginning at twenty one seconds in; it was one of the most brilliant things in this adaptation. It just screams personality to me; that incredibly smug sense of superiority imbued within him. When he hears about the mere concept of someone plotting against him, he doesn't freak the hell out. I mean, why would he? He's remained unchallenged for years; he decimated a Dwarven Kingdom beforehand, and he's just been lying all comfy in the treasury ever since. So when this concept of a challenge is presented to him, and that dark chuckle sets in, it just says "...Really? Like...really? You really want to start this shit? I don't think you do, little man." I honestly find that response a lot more frightening than him taking immediate offense to intruders. When he senses Bilbo at first he's not angry or immediately enraged of his presence, he's just like "Yeah whatever, this is a bit new. I'll admit. Amuse for a little bit before I decide what to do with you." There's a bit more of a subtle arrogance for me in that kind of collected nonchalant persona. And when he DOES get mad, there's a pretty big difference between Boone Smaug and Benedict Smaug; it's how they handle the concept of a challenge. When Benedict Smaug finds out about the plot against him he's understandably enraged, but there's something else present in his voice-a visible twinge of fear. He would never admit it, and if it was pointed out to him he'd get even angrier about it, but there is part of him that is fearful of the challenge presented to him once more. He knows that last time there WAS a threat that could've ended him, it's resurfaced again, and it could potentially kill him. He doesn't want to think about it though, because the thought of puny little humans killing him enrages him as much as it frightens him; which again, he'd never admit. What does Boone Smaug do with the challenge presented? He's not fearful at ALL; he just wants everybody dead. The determination is just as strong as Benedict's, but the difference is Boone Smaug doesn't show fear of the situation at hand. He's a gigantic ancient beast, and Laketown is made of insects that couldn't possibly harm him (in his own mind, due to his ego); so what does he have to fear? Nothing. He's already won, him going on another rampage is just an encore performance in his mind. I guess I actually do prefer the elderly, patient yet vindictive Smaug to the overly aggressive one. Benedict is a great Smaug, but I just like Boone's patience with the character better.
Kenpachi Ramasama Awesome point of view man. Yeah. Benedict Smaug had some paranoya to him while Boone's Smaug was sane lol That being said, Imagine how awesome is would be to see Ancalagon in screen... His mere sneezing is like a carpet bombing of cluster bombs. Although, in the battle of the five armies (may/may not be a spoiler) ***spoiler*** Smaug is a little different in sense that he is a total beast.
squashedeyeball I just appreciated Boone's patience with Smaug more than I did Benedict's often easily angered nature with the character. With something ancient and massive, even if it's anger is something truly legendary to behold, I've always pictured a being that old to be more wizened where it wasn't immediately angered by the thought of a challenge. Not only that, but as I said, Benedict's Smaug has a twinge of fear (alongside his rage) in him when he hears about Laketown's supposed uprising. While Boone's Smaug is pissed too, there's no hint of fear in his voice; he's just angry at the thought of these little ants trying to pick a fight with him when they already lost. Like, imagine if you had all the power to dominate mortal life, pretty much nothing could stop you, and then the very same people you crushed beforehand tried to make a second attempt at your life several years later. Wouldn't that annoy you a bit? That you already proved your point that you invincible years earlier, but then the same idiots you crushed didn't learn their lesson? It's like a very, very angry teacher trying to teach a really stupid kid common math; and then gets pissed as hell at him when all the other students get it, but he doesn't. So to me, Smaug's anger here comes from a number of things. One, the thought that he's just content to lay where is and doesn't want to get out of his golden bed; he has what he wants and he's comfy with it. Two, the fact that the same beings he dominated didn't learn their lesson, and are like barking puppies that just won't shut up. And three, the fact that he feels his station as such a powerful creature is being disrespected. Again, falls into that mentality that "every other stupid person seems to get I'm invincible, but you morons don't. How many times do I have to keep doing this?" sort of logic. Oh, there was ONE important thing I forgot to mention that made Boone's Smaug seem more powerful to me. Benedict's Smaug is fiercely protective his treasure, to the point of paranoia and insanity. He did say "I will not part with one coin" after all, in a VERY possessive manner. This is very different than Boone's Smaug. For starters Smaug actually doesn't take offense at the thought of Bilbo taking some of his treasure, he says that there's "plenty to spare"; so he'd part with a bit of it. He's only enraged when he figures out that Bilbo was working with the Lakeman (who he hates), so then Bilbo taking the treasure was more like "stealing" in Smaug's mind, whereas beforehand Smaug was just going to let him take a handful of it no problem. I think the reason for this is that in some kind of strange way, Boone's Smaug slightly respected that Bilbo came alone as he did. Who the hell in their right mind goes up to a dragon's lair, alone? The idea of it just amused him, so at that point Smaug's mindset on Bilbo (before he learned who he was affiliated with it) was all like "Hmph, you're either brave, or stupid. Go on and take some gold, just don't be stupid and test my patience." It's like the attitude where you give a kid a reward despite the fact that he didn't win, just because you're like "well, you tried; here you go." The big difference is that he's not doing out of sympathy, he's just doing it because he's like "Well, you amused me, so go ahead I guess." I like the way the gold was handled better with Boone Smaug too. Again, Benedict Smaug is paranoid to the point of madness with the gold. And while Boone Smaug his possessive of it too, it seems to be mainly directed toward the Lakemen rather than just a lone thief like Bilbo. Why does this matter so much, you may ask? Because Boone's Smaug doesn't let the premise of the treasury possess him so much. Let me put it this way, the fact that Benedict Smaug is so territorial of it seems like a very mortal aspect; beings he claims to hate, and be superior to. So in a way, he's contradicting himself through this very human greed, but he doesn't realize it. With Boone Smaug, it's more about just hating the Lakemen rather than the thought of parting with the gold. The key perspective here is that Boone Smaug says "my treasure", as in he knows it's his; and it's his possession. But with Benedict Smaug, the treasury actually OWNS Smaug; he's a victim of his own desires, and he can't see it. Then you have Boone Smaug, who knows that the treasury is HIS, not the other way around. Everything there belongs to him, but he doesn't let it control him. I think there's a lot more majesty in that than having him fall prey to his own convictions.
you never get tired of this movie it was so well written and the detail was beautiful.....its why Rankin/Bass are my favorite animators u could just TELL how much love and devotion they put into each of their projects.....I was so psyched when this came to dvd .....and than I saw it and thought "WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO THE SOUND!?!?!?" they cleaned up the graphics yeah but they also got rid of all the awesome sound effects that made this movie so great
The animation team certainly did their homework! Especially in their adaptation of _The Return of the King,_ where you see things like the banners of various kingdoms just as Tolkien described them as well as the cameo of Faramir, even though he's not featured in the special.
@@MaskedMan66 its a dam shame they didn't get the rights to the first 2 movies too I'm still hoping the Hobbit cartoon gets the remake it deserves with all the classic animation
@@nicklancial7103 The Rankin-Bass adaptation of the book "The Hobbit" doesn't need a remake; it's fine the way it is. Now, if some studio somewhere wanted to do their own adaptation of the book, that would be a different matter.
@@MaskedMan66 I didn't mean remake like completely redo it I meant give it the modern HD that the DVD version got but include THE ORIGINAL BADASS AUDIO!
The dragons you see in animation and movies tend to look mostly the same today while way back when this movie was animated the dragons had more of a fantastical approach in literature. They took inspiration from some of the really old dragon and wyrms seen in ancient art. Some of the wyvern art in history can look pretty bizarre. Take in account this picture from the 16th century which is likely from the Middle East. www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/216441 I think the fur and feline appearance came from blending in aspects of oriental dragons with European dragons. The dragon in the Hobbit animated movie was pretty unique in design.
Both Smaugs are fantastic in their own regards, but this Smaug gestures more when he boasts like when he says, "my wings are hurricanes", he actually flaps his wings to prove it. They do a much better job focusing on the parts they should. Also the design for this Smaug is much more unique. Both Richard Boone and Benedict Cumberbatch did brilliant voices for them, though.
I think that this version portrayed Smaug's arrogance, impulsiveness, and how egotistical he was more. When Bilbo came in, he didn't even deem him a threat worthy of his interest. Sure he asked why he was there and what not, but he didn't seem to care about the conversation until it became about him, at which point this part starts, and then once he leaps to the conclusion it's a lake man, he immediately leaves to burn the village down for the intrusion. Personally, I like this one more, but hey.
@@jakedubiel8483 uh, you can have a towering presence and still be boasting/lying. Seen it before. Don't get me wrong, great voice acting, still prefer feats. Over claims though.
@@zionthedragon8866 Nah, I like movie Smaug. This one looks terrible and ridiculous to the max, but I understand that it was made decades ago so it's understandable. I was just curious to see it, I wasn't expecting much so I wasn't disappointed. But I couldn't watch the entire video without skipping through it, it's pure cringe lol
Okay I know it's a cartoon but I grew up with it and still to this day when smaug laughs in response to the word revenge still fills me with actual dread.
This is the version of Smaug that I grew up with. Even as a kid, I noticed that he would look right at home on an episode of ThunderCats, which was animated by the same company a few years after this movie.
Probably the only redeeming scenes in Desolation of Smaug was Smaug himself. The suffered from far to much padding, and focused way to much on romance.
@Great White come on man, why you gotta throw shade on a great mans name. do you know anything about the production disasters those films went through??
@@MokuTom I'm sure it gives most of us no pleasure to speak ill of Peter Jackson. The LOTR movies are still the greatest thing my eyes have ever seen onscreen and as far as I'm concerned he'll always be a hero for giving them to us. But the Hobbit movies are real shitty. They're a fake looking CGI mess with lots of embarrassing cartoon hijinks, ruined characters, made-up characters, assorted silly nonsense, and a horrendous Attack of the Clones-level romance to top it off. I wish it were otherwise, but we have no one else to blame for this shit but Peter Jackson.
@@pCeLobster did you read my comment? it seems like you aren't aware of the huge production problems the movies had.. go do some research and educate yourself if you really respect the man. otherwise you're just a bitch slagging him off without knowing the full story.
@@pCeLobster Knowing what we do now about the extremely dysfunctional production and its mountain of problems, in hindsight Peter Jackson seemed to be one of the few people holding it together. The first two movies are solid and have their moments - it's only really the third one that completely falls apart.
Right, except the fur it's an accurate portrait of Tolkien's drawing for Smaug. There is no need to go for Eastern dragons as a lot of people do, Western ones had eagle, wolf or lion heads aswel.
Smaug: AND MY EYES ARE FLASHLIGHTS!
Smaug: MY FACE IS LIKE A KITTY CAT
@@Acen2036 more like wolf
@Angry Biscuit like he's at a job interview
@@turkmanshah1861 A mad wolf. In old days, they had no idea what rabies was or what caused it?
They aren't flashlights, they are the shinning of his *BLINDING GLORY!*
Dude even as an adult, when he says "Revenge...? You? Ha! I....AM.....SMAUG!!" my hype meter still goes right to 10
Richard Boone really sank his teeth into the role (pun intended, of course).
More for me when he says “I am strong, strong, strong!!!”
What gets me is he starts out angry, but when Bilbo yells "revenge" Smaug starts laughing, because any threat to him is laughable. It's like Smaug thinks it's cute that anyone would actually try and overcome him.
@@jordanhowe188 Exactly. And as has happened with so many villains, that overconfidence proves to be his downfall.
One of the hardest lines ever spoken
Director "So we need this scene with a giant dragon..."
Animator "I'm really good at drawing cats though"
Director "But he's a Dragon"
Animator "Sure sure. I'm really good at drawing cats though"
Director "Yeah I love cats, but Smaug is a dragon"
Animator "Say no more."
As far as I know he is described like an hybrid from Cat and Bat
@@haldir_1234 Ehh he looks more like a Chinese dragon to me than a European one but still a dragon nonetheless. Not a big complaint for me
don't Norse dragon depictions sometimes look a bit wolf-like?
Animator: "I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back about this."
@@kanrup5199 not really. They’re very snake like. The further back in time you go, the more snake-like dragons are. The first dragons in mythology were all straight up giant snakes
A lot of people meme on this movie, but this voice acting is actually really good. I also like how true to the book this was.
It stays very true to the book, moreso than the Jackson trilogy
well, Richard Boone who played Smaug was a fantastic TV presence in the 50s and 60s - watch him in Have Gun will Travel on youtube - he was great
Eh. This was a bit goofy IMHO. Kids would like it, obviously, but the dragon looks like a cat and it's just cringe to me.
Eh, better design than the asthmatic wyvern from Jackson's version, to be honest. It has a more Old-Style Fantasy feel that the 70s and 80s were known for. I'd rather have a unique design like this any day over the boring "realistic" design they chose for Smaug.
@@Aithalothes wtf?
"My armor is like ten-fold shields; my teeth are like swords; my claws - spears; the shock of my tail - a thunder bolt; my wings - a hurricane; and my breath - death"
That has to be the most perfect description about a dragon.
Or a mother-in-law :3
You're mother-in-law is a dragon? lol, jk. :)
Josh Steffey :D
Like Fatalis?
No read the book of Revelations
Rest in peace, Richard Boone. He did the voice of Smaug.
_"My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are like swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath... Death!"_
"You Ding Dong"- Richard Boone (the last dinosaur 1977 )
Have Flame-Will Travel
@@chrismc410 Ironic that a Paladin played a firedrake.
@@wotaj How so? And I think Smaug was one of a kind, not fittable into any classifications.
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"-And my breath.. Death!"
Yeah, i know a few people with that skill
It sure is, dude, you need a breath mint!
Dude dude peyro
I haven’t brushed my teeth in months
SpongeBob Armed with his sundae
@Utahraptor yup. That was a year ago. Only nice white teeth now
The way he says “revenge” with a “I’m so tired of this shit” tone. Probably the gazillionth time someone’s broken into his pad for revenge.
The shade he threw at bilbo in that tone could darken all of Middle earth.
Smaug is charismatic and addresses bilbo politely and like a gentleman, but he still manages to be intimidating and imposing, just like the books
Exactly.
I’d Also Like To Point Out How Bilbo Keeps Asking Smaug Riddles Which Smaug Finds Entertaining And How Dragons Like Riddles According To Myths, Legends, Literature, And Other Form Of Storytelling
what do you mean addresses Bilbo politely he calls him thief in the shadows and tries to kill him
@@Yyywywhwhhwhwhhwhwhu Yes, people always idealize dragons too much, I think.
Smaug is just a sociopath who thinks too high of himself and is being outsmarted by Bilbo, nothing more, nothing less.
@Shasvin Puvanesvaran I meant, he is outsmarted when he shows his belly to Bilbo to brag about how invencible he is, and how wrong is Bilbo thinking the smallest chance of defeating him is possible.
Had to read the chapter to see, it's easier for him, as he can smell that Bilbo and the poneys have been with dwarves all that time.
Smaug also wonders why he left the small hole that never left him confortable uncovered, and has nightmares about knights killing him, that suggests that despise his narcissism he knows he is not as powerful as he thinks, doesn't mean he is a wimp.
The actual quote from the book is much more epic:
Revenge! Revenge! The King under the Mountain is dead and where are his kin that dare seek revenge? Girion Lord of Dale is dead, and I have eaten his people like a wolf among sheep, and where are his sons' sons that dare approach me? I kill where I wish and none dare resist. I laid low the warriors of old and their like is not in the world today. Then I was but young and tender. Now I am old and strong, strong, strong, Thief in the Shadows!"
You can say it in under 20 seconds. How is that even a monologue let alone a huge one?
Kern665 Sure you can, but if you want it to sound dramatic, you gotta say it a bit slower. So having less words, but more intimidating sounding delivery, you can make it have far more gravitas than if you had a TON of words rattled off really quickly.
+Bieti But Jackson's version changed the dialogue quite a lot, along with what was happening at the same time. This version is actually closer to the scene in the books, though abridged.
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Some of these Words i have heard in the hobbit 2013
And the hobbit 1977
This version of the The Hobbit will always have a special place in my heart.
I like this version of Smaug better than the Peter Jackson movies.
@@huwhitecavebeast1972 agreed.
100% man, for all of us
@@huwhitecavebeast1972 way better than Jackson's version
Its trash bro
"WHERE ARE YOUR RIDDLES NOW?"
"In a puddle at my feet..."
Just kidding, I shat me self.
I LOVE Smaug's response to being told someone wants revenge on him. He would have been less confused if Bilbo had said he wanted to be the dragon's live in cook.
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0:20 I find him like this... chilling. His reaction is not an instant fury, or defiance, or even an attack.
He laughs.
Such is the thought to him, the concept that they'd try to get revenge upon him, is amusing. Laughable
He seems amused at first, but the more he considers it, the more outraged he becomes. That they would DARE seek revenge against him is an insult.
I always loved how the fire was animated in this and in Flight of Dragons. It just looks so soft and inviting for some reason, but also has such a hint of magic making it feel otherworldly. Such beautifully unique artistry in these films especially impressive for its time when hand drawn was the only way. Still one of the best ways for 2D in my opinion now.
i watched the hell out of Flight of Dragons as a kid....it has a good message too. It promotes science but suggests you leave room for magic (a metaphor for imagination) to bring inspiration. I like how Peter ends up hooking up with Melissandre. Perfect union of magic and science. I think that shit influenced me as a kid
@@gondwanandreams7635 I may have to watch that again, but from what I remember, it was very much anti-magic.
I’ve always felt the depiction of Smaug as a cat-like serpent is actually very fitting. The temperament of a dragon is very much that of a cat: calm, cunning, and confident almost to the point of arrogance.
Not to mention a penchant for sleeping for long bouts of time.
I understand when the dragon was sleeping Smaug was more or less like a big cat with scales instead of hair. even after he passes away no one go's near the place he fell into the lake
Smaug in the movie was better and more fitting to the actual dragons in the lore. This doesn’t fit at all.
@@sands201 This fits Tolkien better than that horrible mishmash of a movie trilogy.
@@MaskedMan66 we are talking about dragon not trilogy...
@@PLTakeMe Tell that to Sands; he or she is the one who brought up the movies.
Cumberbatch played up Smaug's animal cunning. Boone was more about his brute force. Both were good.
Too much dialogue for me in Jackson's version.
Cumberbatch's performance also puts more emphasis on how evil Smaug is. Boone is mostly indifferent to Biblo, and casually talks about how he will destroy Laketown. Cumberbatch is just dripping with evil in his dialogue.
@@dragonstormx That's because Paladin's a lot smarter and meaner that Holmes ever was.
@@dragonstormx That's what makes it good 😈😈😈😈😈
Cumbermunch was awful.
I am Stroongg!!.....Strooooong!!!....STRRRROOOOOONNNGGG!!
My armor is like tenfold shields, My teeth are like swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wing a hurricane, and my breath... DEATH!
Mitchel Anhalt My breath is death too but I don't go around boasting about it
Mirku I was just making it like a branch off one comment. But yes, I breath is death.
Well? WELL?!? Where are your riddles Now?!
Well... WELL? Where are your riddles now?! 😀 😀 😀 😀
Wow this actually gave me goosebumps. I didn't expect it too at all. This voice actor did an incredible job.
That's Richard Boone, star of _Have Gun, Will Travel._
@@MaskedMan66 my grandparents smiled the biggest smile when we saw this part because of that voice lol
@@hazbinotakusimp2182 I was a kid when this was first broadcast, and it wasn't until years later that I saw HGWT, so I kind of had the same reaction in reverse! 🙂
His laugh in the beginning is genuine and under rated.
"MY CHEEKS ARE LIKE ROSES, MY NOSTRILS LIKE CHERRIES!!" - Smaug, the uncut version
+cainster "AND I SHAKE WHEN I LAUGH LIKE A BOWL FULL OF JELLY!!"
@@TheCosmicChicken A right jolly old dragon
Bilbo: which cheeks?
My eyes are like Diamonds! My eyelashes...... BDSM whips
@@gobzanuff5078 sadfjklsdfkla
"Revenge? You? HAH! I am SMAUG!" -Best line in the whole video.
*I KILL WHERE I WISH!!*
*”The greatest adventure is what lies ahead... Today and tomorrow are yet to be said.*
The chances, the changes, are all yours to make.
.. The mold of your life is in your hands to break.
Richard Boone's Smaug will forever be my Smaug. What a performance.
Since the speech was taken line for line from the novel itself, it's even more impressive when you think about it.
Precisely!
I grew up loving Smaug as my first favorite dragon. This speech was imprinted in my mind my whole life. :D
My first favorite dragon was Blue Eyes White Dragon.
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Ghidorah & Smaug are still childhood favourite dragons Xx
Yeah same :-)
Smaug’s unique design is the telltale sign of the Japanese animation behind this classic
I actually had no idea this was a Japanese animation, that's so cool that they liked the Hobbit enough to make an animated version!
Damn! I always loved this scene. Even as an adult it still gives me the chills. Cumberbatch just can’t top this performance.
The use of beams of light from his eyes really adds a layer of intimation and fear. The viewer knows Bilbo is invisible with the ring on, but the beams make you doubt even that, as if Smaug has an overwhelming sense that would allow him to see even the invisible. This is emphasized by how Bilbo still ducks and hides from the beams despite being invisible
My hide is like ten folded shields,
My teeth are like swords,
My claws spears,
The shock of my tail, thunderbolts
My wings, a hurricane!
And my breath? DEATH!
Hotel? Trivago
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"My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are like swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath... Death!"
@@ginefloki3022 gosh dangit i read the original comment hoping someone didnt do it. you win this round lmfao
"MY FARTS ARE A VOLCANO!"-Smaug's cut dialogue from the appendices.
"MY NUT IS A GEYSER!"
Rated R Edition
@@MrWhatdafuBOOM haha XD
I like the way this version of Smaug speaks; it's strangely grounded, yet intimidating and earthly; unlike the 2012 version (which is great in it's own rights) which, I think, tries too hard to be bombastic than it needs to be.
That's Richard Boone, star of _Have Gun, Will Travel._
I love that old music. Brings back memories.
"I laid low the warriors of old, and their like is not in the world today!"
Shame how both adaptations leave that out.
"and none dare resist!'
The scene feels wrong without that after "I kill where I wish"
Did the books ever talk about these 'warriors of old'? Cause I don't remember them but want to read about them if they are mentioned.
M00s3r Presumably he's speaking about the wars between Morgoth (Sauron's master, e.g. the devil) and the forces and allies of Valinor during the First Age.
Back when elves were effectively Super Saiyans and every man fought like Conan, and Smaug was just your average soldier in an army of orcs, demons, balrogs, and dragons so large they'd make Godzilla look like a little bitch.
The movie didnt necessarily leave the warriors part out, they just moved it to right before Smaug leaves the Mountain.
From the movie
"You will take nothing from me Dwarf. I laid low your warriors of old, I instill terror in the hearts of men, I am King Under the Mountain."
"And how would you know about men today, O Smaug the Slumbering?"
@@Zlarel your comment is perfect
I'm just gonna come out and say I like this more than the newer version.
Smaug: do you think flattery would keep you alive?
Bilbo: N-no...
Smaug: No indeed.
but here he doesn't even flatter about smaug
@@thefunden9128 From the Peter Jackson movie, numnutz
Or this
Bilbo: we're still talking.
Smaug: True but I haven't decided between cremating you alive or toying with my prey: namely you.
Just because I do plan on killing you doesn't mean I'm going to be rude or a bad host. Like many things, there is a right and a wrong way of doing things.
@@johnmayernick9561 This isn't that movie, numnutz
@@OriginalAkivara I know that. I just find it strange you waited till now to reply.
"And my breath...DEATH!"
These movies have always made for such fun quote fodder with my brother.
I saw this in 1977, when I was a kid, I thought this was the greatest part ever. I loved the artwork.
This is classic. I remember it from when I was a little kid. I was like “oh shiiiiiii*****”! He’s dead.
The unforgettable voice of actor Richard Boone. Who has done an excellent job of voicing the character of Smaugs the dragon from the animated movie The Hobbit.
Ah...if only he had called Bilbo a ding-dong. Yeah, I know about "The Last Dinosaur".
@@menslady125eif2590 Classic
"There are moments.. which can change a person for all time... And i suddenly wondered if i would ever see my hobbit hole again... I wondered... If i actually wanted to..."...
(the butterflies scene)
I mean.. some parts of this movie kind of can make on even cry and stuff... The new one is just like one BIG game 'cinematics'...
Thank you, Mr. Hagen, for showing this movie in class in grade 5, almost 15 years ago now. Tolkein fan for life now because of this movie!
When I was in high school my English teacher wanted the class to pick a quote from a novel that described us. I couldn’t think of one so I just put down Smaug’s quote because he was awesome. The teacher thought it was pretty funny.
the effects they used on smaugs voice along with the swelling pulsing of the music is better than the live action movie in my opinion
Can we just appreciate the sound effects going on throughout this scene? It's gold.
I've seen a lot of cuts of this scene in other videos in which the sound was messed up, mostly about the noises Smaug makes during his boasts.
Smaug one of the best villains ever!
Yep!
I love how he says "revenge?" like so many have tried to do that same thing before that he's been bored of it.
This is the hobbit I grew up with, before I ever read the book or the rings trilogy. I was lucky enough to find this gem refurbished on dvd maybe 20 years ago & I still watch it to this day. I’ll be 53 in April. The little kid in me will never die. I won’t let him. Our youth keeps us young & in motion. Hold on to it 😊🤗
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"Black arrow you've never failed me. And I've always recovered you. You came from my Fathers Father and he from of old. If ever you came from the true King Under The Mountain, GO NOW AND SPEED WELL!!"
I love both this Smaug and the new Smaug from the live action movies. :) They're both great.
The live action Hobbit is awful.
@@fjccommish you are awful
@Mia McCormick hey where can i found smaug in live action?I tried to search it on youtube,but there is none.
@@netko4725oh trust me it’s there
Love hearing Smaug laugh at the thought of someone trying to take revenge on him.
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I know it’s popular to make fun of this Smaug, but I find this Smaug to be genuinely terrifying
Hahhah, what a story Mark!
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You're lying, I nearly hit you. YOU ARE TEARING ME APART LISA!!
Oh, hey, doggy
Smaug: Where are your riddles now?
Bilbo: They are currently filling up my pants and dripping down my leg, oh Smaug the autocratic.
I do this speech when my class gets too rowdy. They are all bouncing off the walls, when I start to laugh: “Revenge? You? HAH!”
Richard Boone was such a great actor, his voice as Smaug was magnificent!
yea he was a pretty famous actor of tv series and movies. 2 with john wayne, the shootist and big jake. I think it's cool a cowboy actor did this.
@@jamespinkston7084 Richard Boone was awesome in Big Jake! What a great bad guy! His gravelly voice was perfect for Smaug...
So sad that they trimmed this speech in the new movie. I know it's trimmed here, too, but they at least left all his boasts intact.
You must understand, they had to cut it for time, whereelse could they have fitted in the 34th fightscene against the orcs in this 2.5 hour movie?
they got most of it for Cumberbatch. he was just talking much faster in that version
Oh! I'm gonna complain on how it was trimmed in the movie but give a pass to this poor excuse of an animation cause... Cause... He boasts!!!
@@mrgreen027 This was over 40 years ago
@Rooster Yes it is. How could a book change from what it is?
"Well? WELL?! ...bitch!"
This scene is so great, Smaug's voice actor's delivery is absolutely perfect
Honestly the delivery made it sound like he was reading from a script and wanted to get out of the recording studio as soon as he could.
@@chris_columbus445 Watch past the bit where Smaug is SUPPOSED TO BE BORED and then listen when he's getting angry. He did an excellent job.
That's Richard Boone, star of _Have Gun, Will Travel._
The VHS version audio was so much better. :( I wished they kept it intact! Still an awesome scene though.
I know, I was seriously peeved when I watched this on dvd and a lot of the sfx were either too quiet or just outright missing.
Epic, so freaking epic. All JRR Tolkein adaptations and his books. SO EPIC!!!
Back in kindergarten during the nap time I used to quietly act out this very scene and of course as you can probably guess I played Smaug and I knew all of Smaug's lines (word from word) LOL
One of my FAVORITE parts of the movie🥰 so cool
The thing that works about this scene is momentum, the music swelling, Smaug's voice getting louder - in the Jackson films, they kept cutting away from Bilbo and Smaug to the other characters, so the tension and might behind the boast deflated a little.
I really enjoy this look. With the body parts of various animals, this Smaug looks very alien like he should in no way exist. Much more original, and I feel, effective than the winged lizard that we're used to.
You mean winged bat in the movie? Also, all except most of his head in this, I too, like the design.
That music adds a lot of suspense, gave me goosebumps
Book Smaug: dragon
Live-action Smaug: dragon
Cartoon Smaug: *Uhh,meow?*
Love the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog movie reference.
Live action: i am dragon. fear meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! while me walk on ground where me can get shot ez
cartoon: i am cat dragon. fear me and my tuna breath while i fly in the air where it hard to shoot meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. hisssssssssssssss
This is and will always be my favorite interpetation of Smaug. The voice, the gestures, the unique design.
I like the design because he's not the a-typical dragon we've always come to know. It opened my eyes to even more imagination not only because I was a kid when I saw this, but Rankin-Bass can really make some unique flares to it's creatures and character design. They gave us THUNDERCATS for cryin' out-loud! Smaug gave me the ever-lasting impression that something ingrained in our psyche can be more than just the generic to get the image across. Kind of like how He-Man & The Masters of the Universe meshed swords & sorcery with sci-fi elements.
Also, the eyebeams give a sense that NOTHING can hide from his gaze. As fearsome as the gaze of the Eye of Sauron himself. I mean, my gawd, who thought of that BEFORE the live-action movies? GENIUS I say! GENIUS!
The voice of Smaug is both intimidating, wise, and ancient, DEMANDING of respect; hence the humble Mr. Baggins.Smaug sounds like... like a cranky old man that just wants to be left alone with his treasure and tell the kids to get off his lawn; but still this old man is strong and back up his words with more than curses and shaking fist. When Smaug makes his "boasts", you immediately know that you don't have to believe him, because you know what he speaks is frighteningly true,
And then, there is the laugh,,, The chilling all-knowing laugh that runs a chill down your spine that fills you with anticipated dread ringing in the back of you mind: "He knows... He knows". At first it's has he found Bilbo? No, but then he says something else that still has your number. He's guessed the riddle and now innocent people are going to die. And then he backs it up. Laughing and scoffing like a cat playing with it's prey and to answer Bilbo's threat with a "HA!" as if to remind him what he and all before Smaug are but meant to be stamped beneath him like so many ants.
Benedict Cumberbatch has a great performance but he was not as intimidating and just seemed like they panned the whole scene for time to make it a two-part movie.
You have terrible taste.
@@philbecker4676 And you have no imagination.
I think you meant to say "typical" not "a-typical". Also I think this version has a good idea for what Smaug should look like but as a gen-z kid, the animations are hard to appreciate. Voice is great though. Dialogue is a bit inconsistent in quality, being more or less copy-pasted from the book. Saying "Strong" three times is just not a natural way to speak imo. I'd say most people in this comment section are either "quirky" in their tastes or they're riding a nostalgia high when they say "this is better than Jackson's Smaug". Like objectively, Jackson's Smaug is just of a higher quality, but it's got twenty-first century technology and blockbuster money backing it so I get that it's an unfair comparison.
I also wouldn't call Jackson's Smaug "generic". It's pretty derivative obv. but the way his mouth curves upward at the end instead of the standard point or flat snout and his horns are more like a mane of feathers the way they spread out and fold back.
I just think this Smaug is more lore accurate and Jackson's Smaug is sleeker and modeled to appeal to the sensibilities of general audiences. Like anyone who isn't a Tolkien fan will probably gripe about the ridiculousness of putting FUR on a DRAGON. That's like giving a woodpecker a glass beak, not practical.
TL;DR : Noice post I agree mostly except at the end where you say Cucumberbranch's Smaug isn't intimidating. Also I think you meant to say "typical" not "a-typical" in your third sentence.loveyoubye¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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i hate when my friends are late too bud
+Videto My friends are all late... in fact they're still not here.... ;_;
+Videto REVENGE!!!
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*REVENGE? YOU? HAAAH*
Videto He is SMAUG!!! He kills when he wishes!!!
The one thing I really miss with the version is the original sound effect when he breathes fire. They nerfed it somehow when they released it on DVD. The original sound effect was almost like an explosion, it gave it a real feel of impact.
That and when he cracks his claws, it originally sounded like an earthquake and the screen literally shook. All this made him so much more intimidating and like an unnatural disaster. I remember seeing this on tv when it first came out, Smaug was a terror straight out of the book. Especially, his look as it was described as a cross between a cat and a bat. It is epic to think that Tolkien was alive at the time and most likely had input on the Rankin & Bass production. The massive book of the tv film production was both huge and gorgeous…
the took away Stings sound effect, the dwarves complaining in the barrel ride, and the spiders screams. It was disappointing to me
it always did feel like some sounds were missing here, as amazing as it is. Neat info!
The guy who voiced smaug was so powerful in voice when I heard him do the dragon as a kid it won me over, that dragon had to be the greatest. I think all the voices of the Hobbit animation were supreme and many thanks for giving me a love for all the Tolkien books and movies I watch now 👏✌️
WOW!! I love Smaug's boast; it's one of my favorite moments of The Hobbit.
I could use his scales for my armor and sheild, one of his teeth for my sword, and one of his claws for my spear!!
I watched the movies before I read the books so anytime I read a famous line from the movie in the book it just gave me a shiver down my back
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I like this Smaug more than the one in the recent adaptation.
I really like this interpretation of Smaug
Wooow I totally forgot about this movie! Loved it as a kid! It was one of my VHSs that got wore out! Thanks for the nostalgia!
When I first saw this i thought it was such a cheeseball outdated animation, but.... OMFG Smaug is such a badass. The voice work by Richard Boone is perfect. I was nerding out on the Lotr Wikia right after and I find it sweet that Dragons may be the only one of Morgoth's creations that are actually feared and ADMIRED by the free peoples. (which supports a view that they may not have been created by Morgoth since they're so awesome)
Hope P.J does you justice, Smaug. RIP you Wily Lizard.
While Benedict Cumberbatch did a great job as Smaug, I prefer this more prideful boast, not to mention the suspense that is present throughout this speech. While Jackson's Smaug is flying and moving around while doing his speech, this one simply builds it up slowly, until the end leaves the watcher in awe of Smaug's power. So this adaption definitely did the speech better. Not to mention that while Cumberbatch was more sly and cunning, this one is bombastic and theatrical.
EXACTLY. It's like the feeling you get from the book: You wait the entire story to finally meet Smaug and when Bilbo finally stands before him, you want to read about how powerful and awesome he is. And his speech is like the written version of all those 80's action movies, where you see all the arming with weapons.
squashedeyeball you can compare smaug to the fire lord in avatar. Both are built up as being powerful and dangerous and when you finally see the power they posses you are amazed!
squashedeyeball What I really love about this version of Smaug is that dark chuckle of his beginning at twenty one seconds in; it was one of the most brilliant things in this adaptation. It just screams personality to me; that incredibly smug sense of superiority imbued within him.
When he hears about the mere concept of someone plotting against him, he doesn't freak the hell out. I mean, why would he? He's remained unchallenged for years; he decimated a Dwarven Kingdom beforehand, and he's just been lying all comfy in the treasury ever since.
So when this concept of a challenge is presented to him, and that dark chuckle sets in, it just says "...Really? Like...really? You really want to start this shit? I don't think you do, little man." I honestly find that response a lot more frightening than him taking immediate offense to intruders.
When he senses Bilbo at first he's not angry or immediately enraged of his presence, he's just like "Yeah whatever, this is a bit new. I'll admit. Amuse for a little bit before I decide what to do with you." There's a bit more of a subtle arrogance for me in that kind of collected nonchalant persona. And when he DOES get mad, there's a pretty big difference between Boone Smaug and Benedict Smaug; it's how they handle the concept of a challenge.
When Benedict Smaug finds out about the plot against him he's understandably enraged, but there's something else present in his voice-a visible twinge of fear. He would never admit it, and if it was pointed out to him he'd get even angrier about it, but there is part of him that is fearful of the challenge presented to him once more.
He knows that last time there WAS a threat that could've ended him, it's resurfaced again, and it could potentially kill him. He doesn't want to think about it though, because the thought of puny little humans killing him enrages him as much as it frightens him; which again, he'd never admit.
What does Boone Smaug do with the challenge presented? He's not fearful at ALL; he just wants everybody dead. The determination is just as strong as Benedict's, but the difference is Boone Smaug doesn't show fear of the situation at hand.
He's a gigantic ancient beast, and Laketown is made of insects that couldn't possibly harm him (in his own mind, due to his ego); so what does he have to fear? Nothing. He's already won, him going on another rampage is just an encore performance in his mind. I guess I actually do prefer the elderly, patient yet vindictive Smaug to the overly aggressive one. Benedict is a great Smaug, but I just like Boone's patience with the character better.
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Awesome point of view man. Yeah. Benedict Smaug had some paranoya to him while Boone's Smaug was sane lol That being said, Imagine how awesome is would be to see Ancalagon in screen... His mere sneezing is like a carpet bombing of cluster bombs.
Although, in the battle of the five armies (may/may not be a spoiler) ***spoiler*** Smaug is a little different in sense that he is a total beast.
squashedeyeball I just appreciated Boone's patience with Smaug more than I did Benedict's often easily angered nature with the character. With something ancient and massive, even if it's anger is something truly legendary to behold, I've always pictured a being that old to be more wizened where it wasn't immediately angered by the thought of a challenge.
Not only that, but as I said, Benedict's Smaug has a twinge of fear (alongside his rage) in him when he hears about Laketown's supposed uprising. While Boone's Smaug is pissed too, there's no hint of fear in his voice; he's just angry at the thought of these little ants trying to pick a fight with him when they already lost.
Like, imagine if you had all the power to dominate mortal life, pretty much nothing could stop you, and then the very same people you crushed beforehand tried to make a second attempt at your life several years later. Wouldn't that annoy you a bit?
That you already proved your point that you invincible years earlier, but then the same idiots you crushed didn't learn their lesson? It's like a very, very angry teacher trying to teach a really stupid kid common math; and then gets pissed as hell at him when all the other students get it, but he doesn't.
So to me, Smaug's anger here comes from a number of things. One, the thought that he's just content to lay where is and doesn't want to get out of his golden bed; he has what he wants and he's comfy with it. Two, the fact that the same beings he dominated didn't learn their lesson, and are like barking puppies that just won't shut up.
And three, the fact that he feels his station as such a powerful creature is being disrespected. Again, falls into that mentality that "every other stupid person seems to get I'm invincible, but you morons don't. How many times do I have to keep doing this?" sort of logic.
Oh, there was ONE important thing I forgot to mention that made Boone's Smaug seem more powerful to me. Benedict's Smaug is fiercely protective his treasure, to the point of paranoia and insanity. He did say "I will not part with one coin" after all, in a VERY possessive manner.
This is very different than Boone's Smaug. For starters Smaug actually doesn't take offense at the thought of Bilbo taking some of his treasure, he says that there's "plenty to spare"; so he'd part with a bit of it. He's only enraged when he figures out that Bilbo was working with the Lakeman (who he hates), so then Bilbo taking the treasure was more like "stealing" in Smaug's mind, whereas beforehand Smaug was just going to let him take a handful of it no problem.
I think the reason for this is that in some kind of strange way, Boone's Smaug slightly respected that Bilbo came alone as he did. Who the hell in their right mind goes up to a dragon's lair, alone? The idea of it just amused him, so at that point Smaug's mindset on Bilbo (before he learned who he was affiliated with it) was all like "Hmph, you're either brave, or stupid. Go on and take some gold, just don't be stupid and test my patience."
It's like the attitude where you give a kid a reward despite the fact that he didn't win, just because you're like "well, you tried; here you go." The big difference is that he's not doing out of sympathy, he's just doing it because he's like "Well, you amused me, so go ahead I guess."
I like the way the gold was handled better with Boone Smaug too. Again, Benedict Smaug is paranoid to the point of madness with the gold. And while Boone Smaug his possessive of it too, it seems to be mainly directed toward the Lakemen rather than just a lone thief like Bilbo. Why does this matter so much, you may ask?
Because Boone's Smaug doesn't let the premise of the treasury possess him so much. Let me put it this way, the fact that Benedict Smaug is so territorial of it seems like a very mortal aspect; beings he claims to hate, and be superior to. So in a way, he's contradicting himself through this very human greed, but he doesn't realize it.
With Boone Smaug, it's more about just hating the Lakemen rather than the thought of parting with the gold. The key perspective here is that Boone Smaug says "my treasure", as in he knows it's his; and it's his possession. But with Benedict Smaug, the treasury actually OWNS Smaug; he's a victim of his own desires, and he can't see it.
Then you have Boone Smaug, who knows that the treasury is HIS, not the other way around. Everything there belongs to him, but he doesn't let it control him. I think there's a lot more majesty in that than having him fall prey to his own convictions.
you never get tired of this movie it was so well written and the detail was beautiful.....its why Rankin/Bass are my favorite animators u could just TELL how much love and devotion they put into each of their projects.....I was so psyched when this came to dvd .....and than I saw it and thought "WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO THE SOUND!?!?!?" they cleaned up the graphics yeah but they also got rid of all the awesome sound effects that made this movie so great
The animation team certainly did their homework! Especially in their adaptation of _The Return of the King,_ where you see things like the banners of various kingdoms just as Tolkien described them as well as the cameo of Faramir, even though he's not featured in the special.
@@MaskedMan66 its a dam shame they didn't get the rights to the first 2 movies too I'm still hoping the Hobbit cartoon gets the remake it deserves with all the classic animation
@@nicklancial7103 The Rankin-Bass adaptation of the book "The Hobbit" doesn't need a remake; it's fine the way it is. Now, if some studio somewhere wanted to do their own adaptation of the book, that would be a different matter.
@@MaskedMan66 I didn't mean remake like completely redo it I meant give it the modern HD that the DVD version got but include THE ORIGINAL BADASS AUDIO!
@@nicklancial7103 That would be a remastering, not a remake. I don't remember the audio being any different on T.V. than on the home video.
Why does Smaug look like a Dragon Cat? Is it like that on the book?
The dragons you see in animation and movies tend to look mostly the same today while way back when this movie was animated the dragons had more of a fantastical approach in literature. They took inspiration from some of the really old dragon and wyrms seen in ancient art. Some of the wyvern art in history can look pretty bizarre. Take in account this picture from the 16th century which is likely from the Middle East. www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/216441 I think the fur and feline appearance came from blending in aspects of oriental dragons with European dragons. The dragon in the Hobbit animated movie was pretty unique in design.
No But At Least He Doesn’t Look Like Kong From Felidae
He looks like Chester Cheetah if he had a bad hair day.
HA! 😂👏🏻
It is said in the book that he sounded like a giant cat purring when he was still asleep, but it never said smaug had fur
Both Smaugs are fantastic in their own regards, but this Smaug gestures more when he boasts like when he says, "my wings are hurricanes", he actually flaps his wings to prove it. They do a much better job focusing on the parts they should. Also the design for this Smaug is much more unique. Both Richard Boone and Benedict Cumberbatch did brilliant voices for them, though.
I think that this version portrayed Smaug's arrogance, impulsiveness, and how egotistical he was more. When Bilbo came in, he didn't even deem him a threat worthy of his interest. Sure he asked why he was there and what not, but he didn't seem to care about the conversation until it became about him, at which point this part starts, and then once he leaps to the conclusion it's a lake man, he immediately leaves to burn the village down for the intrusion. Personally, I like this one more, but hey.
@@jakedubiel8483 uh, you can have a towering presence and still be boasting/lying. Seen it before. Don't get me wrong, great voice acting, still prefer feats. Over claims though.
Flapping his wings in the movie would have looked stupid af LOL
@@fabiana7157 yeah, in the new one, espically with the model they used.
@@zionthedragon8866
Nah, I like movie Smaug. This one looks terrible and ridiculous to the max, but I understand that it was made decades ago so it's understandable. I was just curious to see it, I wasn't expecting much so I wasn't disappointed. But I couldn't watch the entire video without skipping through it, it's pure cringe lol
"Where are your riddles now?"
Dried up and shuddering in a corner
That's some pretty *STRONG* voice acting.
My favorite voice acting in any anime scene ever.
RIP Richard Boone who died of cancer shortly after recording this.
@Tattle Boad Japanese cartoons
This is not anime, it's animation. Take your weeaboo bullshit elsewhere, child.
What kind of cancer? He sounds right healthy here. His voice is strong. Strong! STRONG!
@@misanthropicisolation4013 I mean technically it's anime, since the animation was done by a Japanese studio. Just sayin'
Same Richard Boone of Have Gun-Will Travel?
Okay I know it's a cartoon but I grew up with it and still to this day when smaug laughs in response to the word revenge still fills me with actual dread.
It's a fantasy tale. The fact that it's animated is incidental.
What an amazing film this was. One of the most haunting scenes when I was a child. So good. So epic.
This is the version of Smaug that I grew up with. Even as a kid, I noticed that he would look right at home on an episode of ThunderCats, which was animated by the same company a few years after this movie.
Smaug was terrifying in this animated version of the hobbit film he looked like a demon
Probably the only redeeming scenes in Desolation of Smaug was Smaug himself. The suffered from far to much padding, and focused way to much on romance.
Sadly, yes. The LOTR films were phenomenal, though.
@Great White come on man, why you gotta throw shade on a great mans name. do you know anything about the production disasters those films went through??
@@MokuTom I'm sure it gives most of us no pleasure to speak ill of Peter Jackson. The LOTR movies are still the greatest thing my eyes have ever seen onscreen and as far as I'm concerned he'll always be a hero for giving them to us. But the Hobbit movies are real shitty. They're a fake looking CGI mess with lots of embarrassing cartoon hijinks, ruined characters, made-up characters, assorted silly nonsense, and a horrendous Attack of the Clones-level romance to top it off. I wish it were otherwise, but we have no one else to blame for this shit but Peter Jackson.
@@pCeLobster did you read my comment? it seems like you aren't aware of the huge production problems the movies had.. go do some research and educate yourself if you really respect the man. otherwise you're just a bitch slagging him off without knowing the full story.
@@pCeLobster Knowing what we do now about the extremely dysfunctional production and its mountain of problems, in hindsight Peter Jackson seemed to be one of the few people holding it together. The first two movies are solid and have their moments - it's only really the third one that completely falls apart.
I always loved this scene, thanks for posting it!
"REVENGE!"
"*sigh* revenge...?" Smaug gives 0 sh*ts.
Well written and acted dialogues are fun to listen, it just makes me happy 😊
REVENGE!? YOU!? HA! I AM SMAUG!
Better line than anything Cumberbatch said.
nope
That mothafucka is PREACHING!!
Old animation style and cartoon looks, like this just has a certain charm to it, i can't really describe it, the random zooms and camera pannings
I love that last line from Smaug: "Where are your riddles now?"
For those making fun of the dragon design, you should see the drawing of Tolkien himself. You think that dragons were always seen as giant lizards?
Right, except the fur it's an accurate portrait of Tolkien's drawing for Smaug.
There is no need to go for Eastern dragons as a lot of people do, Western ones had eagle, wolf or lion heads aswel.
In fact, the earliest depictions of dragons portrayed them as Frankenstein-monstrosities composed of the predators primates fear the most.
"Have Wings, Will Travel"
you have to be a bit older to get this comment.
@@elrond3737 Or just know a thing or two about the chap voicing Smaug. :-)
The weakness of a dragon is his own hubris, the belief if yet he remains untouched that he will go on untouched
Smaug seems like the type of person to boast how humble they are.