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Forum: The Movies
02-12-2008, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
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Lalwendė
Indeed, it would be that Lord of the Rings was...
Indeed, it would be that Lord of the Rings was just another brand name like Coke or Gap that could be sold to make more money. The reason people love Tolkien is that he gave us these great stories,... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-12-2008, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
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Lalwendė
That's just what I'm getting at! The story in...
That's just what I'm getting at! The story in itself is perfect with just The Hobbit and Rings - it's worked for millions of people so far so why does it need any extra padding? Not that this... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-11-2008, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
Posted By
Lalwendė
The point is that none of this would add anything...
The point is that none of this would add anything to the story, even to the story as Peter Jackson sees it. Despite the flaws he introduced to the plot line and characterisation in the Rings films,... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-10-2008, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
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Lalwendė
So, Boro, don't fancy sitting through three hours...
So, Boro, don't fancy sitting through three hours of Bilbo hiding from his neighbours with the tense point being the death of Frodo's parents? Nor me. ;) The Star Wars analogy is spot on. What... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-02-2008, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
Posted By
Lalwendė
But this is what I mean - there is no story...
But this is what I mean - there is no story written for the 'bridge' film, nothing in the way of one of Tolkien's tales to adapt for the screen. All we have are a few notes and ideas, that's it. LotR... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-02-2008, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
Posted By
Lalwendė
Not sure I know all those apart from Mork and...
Not sure I know all those apart from Mork and Mindy (nanu nanu .... awesome :D ) and Happy Days. But like I say, TV spin offs and originals can't exist independently of the TV itself (same with... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-02-2008, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
Posted By
Lalwendė
Hmmm, it was at least original though. I'm...
Hmmm, it was at least original though. I'm thinking about "spin-offs", which this will be. In the main, spin-offs are not great. One which does work is Torchwood, taken from Doctor Who, but then... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-02-2008, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
Posted By
Lalwendė
Note, this is not about what it may or may not...
Note, this is not about what it may or may not contain, it's about the 'ethics' of making such a film, about if it's a good idea or not. For me, it's not a film I'm looking forwards to seeing at... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-02-2008, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,939
Posted By
Lalwendė
One Hobbit Good, Two Hobbits BadThere's an interesting item on the Grauniad website here: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/02/what_on_middle_earth_will_the.html Now this brings up the real sticking point for me about the... |
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