the hobbit

To celebrate finishing shooting scenes for the upcoming "The Hobbit" sequels, director Peter Jackson got Orlando Bloom to recreate a class "Lord Of The Rings" meme.

To get you thoroughly in the mood for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," some industrious fans have compiled a 7-minute long, chronological video made out of all the trailers and TV spots for the movie.

Below, check out the full trailer for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the highly anticipated first part of Peter Jackson's three-part "Lord of the Rings" prequel. Watch it while it's still up!

YouTube commenters are all over this: "This is such an obvious LOTR ripoff, please tell me this is a joke. It even looks like the same actor plays the wizard...has Hollywood honestly come to this?"

There truly is one NY Times correction to rule them all.

Now, if somebody can find an MP3 of the song, it'll be