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Nixorbo
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Originally posted by Blackadder11: I just think the spirit of Tolkien is lost. Would "the spirit of Tolkien" involve setting up every scene with wide, gandiose shots that show every detail of the surrounding environment for about half an hour? Because that's what Jackson would have had to have done to be as close to the books as some people wanted him to be. Remember people, this is just one group of people's interpretation, what they deemed would work in movie form and what wouldn't. Frankly, a movie that had as much dialogue and description as was in the books would have been more boring than a National Geographic special. I liked Tom Bombadil, I liked The Scouring of the Shire. Would either have worked in film form? The Scouring of the Shire, certainly. Return of the King was already 3 and a half hours long. What would you have cut to make time? Can you possibly grasp just how long these three movies would have been had he left everything in? It would not have worked. Trust me, I've seen the actual film on the actual projector. There's only so much room on one of those things.
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Grim
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well thats not suprising seeing as the Lord of the Rings was the 2nd most read book of the 20th century
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Originally posted by Grim: well thats not suprising seeing as the Lord of the Rings was the 2nd most read book of the 20th century That's what I find confusing. I think it was the German publisher who claimed that it was the 2nd most read book of the 20th century. But then why the movies were considered a risky bussiness? No one in Hollywood wanted to make these movies. Not even when the original idea was to make 2 of them. If it is indeed the 2nd most read book in the 20th century (which may be true) then I don't understand the insecurity by studio executives.
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Nixorbo
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Originally posted by Zed 85: My mum says that it's a very "different" book to the LOTR and The Hobbit. It's the difference between historical fiction and a history textbook
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Action Jacktion
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« Reply #412 on: 03-15-2004 22:38 »
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Originally posted by ~FazeShift~: I noticed the "LOTR Trilogy" bit, and I know someone who's waited for all extended cuts in one box set. But I doubt there'll be the collectors statuettes or special DVD's going with it? For one thing, a boxed set with all three DVD sets of the theatrical versions will be released simultaneously with RotK. (It's already available for pre-order at Amazon.com.) Apparently you'll be able to get the box with just RotK if you already own the other two. There has been no official news about a box set of the extended versions (though you can bet there'll be one), but Peter Jackson did mention that he'd like to do a set containing new transfers of all the movies, but that wouldn't come out until after he's finished with King Kong.
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Grim
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New transfers? I thought most modern blockbusters were taken from their digital source for dvds these days
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Action Jacktion
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He said he wanted to do special high-definition versions.
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Grim
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maybe THX sound?
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~FazeShift~
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Oh yeah?!? If I had the money, I would have bought J.R.R. Tolkiens corpse and Peter Jackson's corpse (after killing him of course) and mounted them in my living room in a "best of pals" position (one arm around each other smiling)!!! Beat that smart guy! Oh and I bought The Silmarillion today.
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Teral
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And Anduril pwns them all. Plus it have a cooler name. Originally posted by Pikka Bird: If I had been really rich, I'd have bought every single one of the LOTR weapons and helmets they sell at BattleOrders. I think the limited editions are gonna be hard to get from now on. And then we could fly in the PEELers and re-create the Battle Of Pelennor Fields. Ofcoruse we'll need a lot more PEEL ers than there currently is...
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« Reply #426 on: 03-29-2004 20:57 »
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I can be a mumakil, just give me some black bin-liners and sticky tape! Question: Where is Beleriand in relation to the Middle Earth of LOTR? I guess North. Chris Tolkien mentions it slightly in his foreword of The Silmarillion, he says the Ered Luin (Ered Lindon, Blue Mts.) appear on both maps, but on opposite sides and I just see any way to connect them. Nerd: "Are we to believe that these are, *snort* magical mountains?!? *snort*".
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Action Jacktion
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« Reply #427 on: 03-29-2004 23:46 »
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Most of what was Beleriand was destroyed at the end of the First Age, and sank into the Sea. A detailed explanation.And my respect for Peter Jackson has just dropped a bit: He cast Jack Black in King Kong. Yes, Jack "Inexplicably Popular" Black.
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Originally posted by Nixorbo: Glamdring > Aragorn's Ranger sword > Narsil/Anduril Aragorn's "Ranger sword"? What are you talking about? He carried the shards of Narsil until they got to Rivendell, where it was reforged into Andúril. He didn't have any other swords. Also, Orcrist > Glamdring. Originally posted by Action Jacktion: And my respect for Peter Jackson has just dropped a bit: He cast Jack Black in King Kong. Yes, Jack "Inexplicably Popular" Black. Oh, I don't know. I think that Jack Black could play a pretty convincing ape. You did mean that he was cast in the title role, right?
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Nixorbo
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I'm talking about swords that we have film versions of. Straight-up Peter Jackson stuff here. But nice try.
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Teral
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They're the Dunlendings, blood-enemies of the Rohirrim. Dunland lay to the West of Rohan, and the two people have been in war several times. Originally posted by Coilette: Who'd be on which side though? I call Rohan! ... since the Elves didn't participate.
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Nixorbo
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Originally posted by catindisguise: Queeeeestion: You know in the two towers when Christopher Lee is encouraging those people to burn down Rohan, who the hell are they?
Are they giant dwarves? They're the WIld Men of . . . somewhere. I call Legolas.
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Teral
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Yeah, the EoA is a great website. Love the maps.
Anyway, if we're going for single characters I'll take Eomer. And that would mean no Rohirrim-charge against the mumakils. We'd just shot the riders from a distance.
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