Posted on 08/16/2002 2:09:21 PM PDT by Long Cut
A toy company, "Applause Entertainment", has some pictures on its website of various action figures from the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie, "The Two Towers". One such photo may be of their figure for Treebeard, the old Ent who helps out Merry and Pippin. As such, it also might be VERY close to the way the old tree-herder will look in the movie. Corona's Coming Attractions at http://corona.bc.ca/films/main.html has the story, just go to the link and scroll down to the link "Treebikini"(?). The photo itself MUST be considered a SPOILER and should be viewed only after some thought, as the movie isn't out yet and some might like the surprise.
Anyway, you've been warned. the photo of the toy is at THIS LINK. Enjoy!
Thanks for the link, can't wait for the movie.
Time will tell. But considering how horrible it could have looked, I'm happy with it. I still remember how crushed I was when the "Americanized" Godzilla was revealed to be an ugly iguana.
It always amazes me how the movie industry comes to the conclusion that the millions of people who came to love a book or other work of art would somehow prefer to see its title alone, attached to yet another formulaic, dumbed-down cheese-fest. I know they have to sell it to a wider audience, but come on! Alienating the thing's original fan base CANNOT be a good place to start.
Fortunately, LOTR seems to be finally putting that philosophy to rest. Once the original, hardcore fans saw the movie, their enthusiastic "buzz" and word-of-mouth did wonders for the box office. New Line Cinema must be commended for taking such a huge (and it was, most certainly) gamble. It's not often that the label "Instant Classic" is appropriate nowadays, but they did it this time.
They really went all out, in every way. They had to meet the expectations of millions of fans of all ages, they seem to have been extremely successful.
There's something very different about LOTR. Different from other movies that are being made thesedays. There's an deep sence of...of something, it's hard to put into words.
But it doesn't feel like a motion picture. It feels like a timeless, stylish, wonderful piece of art. Just like the book.
I've read some comments by Andrew Lesnie, who's seen the whole 3hrs 20mins of The Two Towers, he seems very excited about it indeed. It really will be amazing if it can outshine Fellowship.
According to Harry (who has developed a close friendship with Mr. Jackson), this all has worked to build an attitude of teamwork at the LOTR production that goes all-out for the best from everyone...from the stars to the janitors, and it shows.
It's been done. To Have and To Have Not, 1943. The movie retained the name of its main male lead (played by Humphrey Bogart) and little else from the book. Not that it was a bad movie by any means...any movie claiming Lauren Bacall's debut, set on a Carribean island during the war, almost can't miss. It was great in its own right. Even "Papa" himself liked it, according to the legend.
But it was nowhere near the original novel.
LOL and FReegards...MUD
Dittoes...MUD
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