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OSCAR WINNER PETER JACKSON TO DIRECT “THE HOBBIT” IN TWO INSTALLMENTS (Green light given)
New Line/Warner Brothers ^
| October 15th, 2010
| Press Release
Posted on 10/15/2010 7:51:41 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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To: Texaspeptoman
“I have grown older, that story has become precious to me.”
It’s been called that before but not by you. I think you’ve had that story quite long enough. ;)
To: christianhomeschoolmommaof3
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posted on
10/15/2010 8:55:59 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Thanks! I know a lot of people have been looking forward to this for some time, and I really hope that this same group considers tackling some of the other Tolkien sagas as well...
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posted on
10/15/2010 9:03:32 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Now what kind of a geroo are you anyway?)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
My husband wondered if anyone would get it. When I was pregnant with my 3rd child, my husband worked nights and I didn’t sleep well. I fell asleep watching those movies every night. I have them memorized.
To: christianhomeschoolmommaof3
I am one of the Hobbit Hole Hobbits, ever since the original HH thread. Actually I started posting about the philosophical importance of the Ring movies since about the time they started filming them. Can’t say I’ve memorized them though. First read the books in the 1960’s.
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posted on
10/15/2010 9:25:55 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Bean Counter
Well the Silmarilion has about 10,000 years of history to adapt, but folks aren’t as familiar with it as TLOTR or The Hobbit.
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posted on
10/15/2010 9:28:59 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I see a young Aragorn sliding into the screen, as well as Legolas (for the chicks in the audience).
Elrond and Saruman, of course, and maybe a reappearence of the Witch-King (at Dol Guldur by this time).
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posted on
10/15/2010 9:40:39 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Marking Time On The Government's Dime)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
As Christian mythologist Tolkein is unsurpassed, imo, even by C.S. Lewis. I too read the books in the 60’s, twice. The second time straight through in 3 days. That was long ago and far away....
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posted on
10/15/2010 9:47:33 PM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
(The American Revolution is just as unpopular with statists today as it was at our founding.)
To: Old Sarge
Legolas is particularly possible, since he was a Wood Elf, the ones that Bilbo and the dwarves meet up with. According to most chronologies, Aragorn would have been a teen-ager or younger. The character is possible, but not Viggo.
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posted on
10/15/2010 9:51:46 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Bean Counter
The Silmarillion can be heard on You Tube. I've been up 'til past midnight this last week listening to the story and following the events on various maps available on the 'net. It is now precious to me.
To make the story into a quality movie - which would require many installments - would be a feat near to the creation of the Sillmarills themselves.
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Since good ‘ol Tom Bombadill was missing, it has me wondering if Beorn, the shape shifter will be included.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:06:40 PM PDT
by
TruthConquers
(Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
To: Ready4Freddy
No Scouring of the Shire They blew the whole effort right there. It was the point of everything, according to Gandalf.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:18:47 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(“The contract with America is the Constitution.” - Sharron Angle)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Should have been one movie. Making it in two parts is a marketing decision, not an artistic one.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:19:52 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(“The contract with America is the Constitution.” - Sharron Angle)
To: EternalVigilance
Alia jacta est.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:22:25 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
My opinion of Peter Jackson as a movie maker was marred forever by having to sit through a screening of his remake of King Kong.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:24:55 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(“The contract with America is the Constitution.” - Sharron Angle)
To: EternalVigilance
‘It was the point of everything, according to Gandalf.’
A good example of why a novel can’t be fully transmitted to film. As drama the Scouring of the Shire would have been an enormous anti-climax.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:25:21 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Not if it was done properly, I don’t believe.
But, in any case, it would have been better than the nonsense they tacked on the end of it anyway.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:29:05 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(“The contract with America is the Constitution.” - Sharron Angle)
To: EternalVigilance
The ending of the movie was similar in tone to the end of the books, Bilbo, Frodo, and the last Elves sailing out of the Grey Havens, and Sam returning to his happy home.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:37:21 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Turning things over to the night shift, good night.
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:38:44 PM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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posted on
10/15/2010 11:40:38 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
(18 days 'til Election Day... RetireBarney.com)
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