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Clash of the Empires
2012 · Film · 87 min
Directed by Joseph J. Lawson
In an age long ago, the last village of clever, peace-loving Hobbits is attacked and enslaved by the Java Men, komodo-worshiping, dragon-riding cannibals. Now the young Hobbit Goben, along with his father and sister, must seek help from the "giants" (human hunters) to find the Javas' lair and rescue the last surviving Hobbits, Goben's mother among them. In their quest to destroy the Javas, the heroic partnership of humans and Hobbits will transform both species forever.
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Fun fact: Noted 'mockbuster' movie production company The Asylum wanted to profit from the Peter Jackson Hobbit trilogy craze, so they filmed "Age of the Hobbits," about "a prehistoric struggle between a community of Homo floresiensis (known as 'hobbits') and their brutal oppressors, Java Man."
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinemas did not find their reasoning persuasive, and after a trademark lawsuit and injunction, The Asylum changed the title to the less litigatable "Clash of the Empires."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_of_the_Empires