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** Watching the only being who can guide you out of a deep, labyrinthine cave ''arguing with himself'' is pretty damn creepy.



* Watching the only being who can guide you out of a deep, labyrinthine cave ''arguing with himself'' is pretty damn creepy.
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* Gollum, both in appearance and Brother Theodore's voice work. Until Andy Serkis came along and made the character his own, he was the definitive Gollum, and some fans say still the creepiest, ''especially'' when he discovers [[BerserkButton someone had stolen his Precious]]. The fact that his eyes have minor shifts in coloration depending on how agitated he is doesn't help.

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* Gollum, both in appearance and Brother Theodore's voice work. Until Andy Serkis Creator/AndySerkis came along and made the character his own, he Teddy was the definitive Gollum, and some fans say still the creepiest, ''especially'' when he discovers [[BerserkButton someone had stolen his Precious]]. The fact that his eyes have minor shifts in coloration depending on how agitated he is doesn't help.



* The Battle of the Five Armies stays true to the book as a very grim depiction of war.

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* The Battle of the Five Armies stays true to the book as a [[WarIsHell very grim depiction of war.war]].

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* Some people can find the scene where the Great Goblin almost bites off Thorin's head scary.
** Probably doesn't help that he's voiced by [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred's boss Mr. Slate]].

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* Some people can find the scene where the Great Goblin almost bites off Thorin's head scary.
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scary. It probably doesn't help that he's voiced by [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred's boss Fred Flintstone's boss, Mr. Slate]].



* Smaug himself, especially when he goes berserk.

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* Smaug himself, especially when he goes berserk. His BadassBoast, punctuated by him demonstrating his various terrifying features with [[BaritoneOfStrength a very deep and loud roaring voice]] -- courtesy of Richard Boone -- is also very fear-inducing. [[OhCrap You can]] ''[[OhCrap really]]'' [[OhCrap see in Bilbo's face]] just how far in over his head he is trying to negotiate with the dragon; especially when Smaug, incensed by his words, then promptly sets off to lay waste to Lake Town.
--> '''Smaug''': Be done with your riddles! What else brought you, Lake-man?\\
'''Bilbo:''' Revenge!\\
'''Smaug:''' Revenge...?\\
'''Bilbo:''' Surely, you realize that your success has made you some bitter enemies.\\
'''Smaug:''' (''laughs sadistically'') Revenge? You?! HAH! ''I AM '''SMAUG!''''' I kill where I wish. I am strong. Strong! '''STROOONG!''' 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''. (''[[BreathWeapon breathes a jet of flame into a nearby pile of gold, melting it to slag]]'') Well? '''WELL?!''' Where are your riddles '''NOW?!'''
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* Far from being bumbling and slow witted like in the Peter Jackson film, the trio of trolls are actually cunning and intelligent, as they instantly pick up on the fact that if Bilbo was there, then he'd have company. Heavily implied with their last conversation, they had a pretty good idea of what they were cooking and just arguing about the method, the worst being eaten "raw". Only by Gandalf's intervention, that the company was spared.
* The reptile eyed goblins' first appearance when they appear to be getting closer and closer in the dark. While laughing evilly.
* Some people can find the scene where the Great Goblin almost bites of Thorin's head scary.

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* Far from being bumbling and slow witted like in the Peter Jackson film, the trio of trolls are actually cunning and intelligent, as they instantly pick up on the fact that if Bilbo was there, then he'd have company. Heavily implied with their last conversation, they had a pretty good idea of what they were cooking and just arguing about the method, the worst being eaten "raw". Only by Gandalf's intervention, that intervention was the company was spared.
* The reptile eyed goblins' first appearance when they appear to be getting closer and closer in the dark. While dark while laughing evilly.
* Some people can find the scene where the Great Goblin almost bites of off Thorin's head scary.
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* The Gollum, even in the context of this book alone, is a terrifying creature. A slinking, deformed, monstrous creature -- like a goblin, but foul in its own unique way, that prowls through the dark places of the earth, eating whatever victims it can catch, including residents of Goblin-town which it strangles and drags them off for its meals. It's one of the many terrors of the underworld to the goblins, and when Bilbo meets it, it only gets worse, revealing it to be a [[PsychopathicManChild clearly demented, yet eerily childlike]] figure. When Bilbo meets it, he can't really make out much of it more than [[ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes eerily glowing eyes]] in a twisted figure that skulks around in the dark, openly talking to itself about how much it wants to eat him.

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* The Gollum, even in the context of this book alone, is a terrifying creature. A slinking, deformed, monstrous creature -- like a goblin, but foul in its own unique way, that prowls through the dark places of the earth, eating whatever victims it can catch, including residents of Goblin-town which it strangles and drags them off for its meals. It's one of the many terrors of the underworld to the goblins, and when Bilbo meets it, it only gets worse, revealing it to be a [[PsychopathicManChild clearly demented, yet eerily childlike]] figure. When Bilbo meets it, he can't really make out much of it more than [[ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes eerily glowing eyes]] in a twisted figure that skulks around in the dark, openly talking to itself about how much it wants to eat him.

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