[Diamond18]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Is it right that TTT, which is a worse movie then FotR make more money? .... Shouldn't we show to PJ somehow which of the movies were better and why? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Well, I'm not thinking of "showing PJ" as being the issue. Basically because RotK is already made, so what does it matter? I can't say that him being "sorry" about TTT matters to me much. The movie is still what it is—a film which is, overall, worth watching and better than a lot of other movies out there, but not as good as its predecessor and not true enough to its source as it could be.<P>Here's what I'm thinking: If TTT were to be considered a failure, whether it be because of a low overall gross or one at least lower than FotR, I don't think most people would understand why. I can just see the Hollywood-types saying, "We told you it was too much of a gamble to make three movies at once, because you can't count on holding an audience's attention for that long."<P>I think that if it "failed" the media and the public at large would call it a fad turned into boredom, not disgruntled purists boycotting the film. The consensus would be that PJ tried to drag out a single storyline when he should have just made one movie. This would not be the truth, of course, but it is (I think) what the popular opinion would be.<P>I say this mainly from the fact that many people here on the Downs have talked about having friends or acquaintences who disliked or even hated FotR because it was "boring" and "didn't have an end." So I can just imagine the reason for a failed TTT would be "It didn't have a beginning or an end."<P>Now, realistically, I think TTT will continue to do very well. I'm just saying, I'm glad of that because a failure would discourage other filmakers from trying to do large scale epic movies that take more than one movie to complete. And also, if TTT and RotK were to fail, I think you could kiss the chances of a different film adaptation of LotR goodbye. Producers would wonder why they should "remake" a failed movie. Personnaly I'm not concerned about a different film version of LotR, but I know some have expressed wishes for it. So if you ever expect it to happen, this version needs to do well.<P>As for myself going to see it again, you bet I will. I certainly won't go 8 times, though. But I wouldn't have even if it was better than FotR...I'm just not an 8-times-in-the-theater kind of person, I guess.