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Grettin
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stormtemplar
United States2140 Posts
On December 21 2011 16:32 ChinaWhite wrote: I really hope they do at some point. The Silmarilion actually has the most potential of all of his works, but it will need an excellent script writer to fill in the gaps and turn it into an audience friendly narrative. It will probably work best being released last anyway when people have a better understanding of the world already. The main problem with the sillmarilion as I read it is that you can't just DO the silmarillion. It would take three films of its own. There is such a vast oversupply of characters, places, wars and dates in first and second age history, even when narrowed down to the stories of the simarills that despite spending the vast majority of the non-LOTR/Hobbit writing time on that time period, Tolkien was nowhere near completing it when he died. | ||
Dbars
United States273 Posts
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karpo
Sweden1998 Posts
Never really liked the LotR movies as they are to grimdark and stale for me. The Hobbit looks to be alot more fun and colorful. Hopefully there will be more character interaction and banter a la SW ep 4-5-6 and less bland "noble warrior"-types a la LotR. | ||
Caryc
Germany330 Posts
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Falling
Canada10904 Posts
Obvious joke is obvious, I know, I know. I am super excited to see this movie. I'm a reformed book purist who has come around to realize the movie adapation is an adaption and the books remain the same no matter what changes are made in the film. As such, I greatly enjoy the LotR's and The Hobbit can't come out soon enough for me. I think it's quite neat how they're actually incorporating some of Tolkien's songs in and it looks like visually it will be similar and will maintain the seriousness. However, there will be some more comic relief as they will be throwing dishes and falling through the door on top of each other. That last trailer has got me super pumped. Oh and I would totally love someone to take a shot at a couple of Tolkien's stories (take Turin Turambar or the Fall of Gondolin or anything really and you have the makings of an epic story. Given the sorts of things they're making movies out of these days- Battleship, Where the Wild Things Are (actually a genuinely good movie, but consider there's like 9 sentences they made a movie out of.) it's not entirely unreasonable. The one thing is I would like someone else to direct it other than Jackson. Not because of his movies- I quite like what he has done. I just don't want Jackson to turn into a one trick pony like George Lucas. | ||
SilverLeagueElite
United States626 Posts
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Smaug.GR
Greece95 Posts
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KryptoStorm
England377 Posts
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gruff
Sweden2276 Posts
On December 21 2011 16:52 stormtemplar wrote: The main problem with the sillmarilion as I read it is that you can't just DO the silmarillion. It would take three films of its own. There is such a vast oversupply of characters, places, wars and dates in first and second age history, even when narrowed down to the stories of the simarills that despite spending the vast majority of the non-LOTR/Hobbit writing time on that time period, Tolkien was nowhere near completing it when he died. Agreed. I read re-read silmarillion quite recently and I have a hard time seeing how you'd turn that into a working movie. The only way it would work is to take one small part of the book and expand on that. | ||
iSometric
2221 Posts
On December 21 2011 13:04 Jeremyy wrote: Looks like a cool movie but sorta sucks that they're just re-using many of the same characters from the original movies... Lol... Are you trolling? | ||
gruff
Sweden2276 Posts
I bet he'll rage when he sees the eagles. | ||
Regime
Australia185 Posts
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SmoKim
Denmark10277 Posts
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3clipse
Canada2555 Posts
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
At least when hollywood sodomizes one of my favorite childhood stories they can't make another after this. Of course I'll watch it. But the LOTR trilogy failed to rewrite the epic memories and replace the actual characters images in my mind with the actors. Yay for everyone liking LOTR. If 1/5 people read the books for the first time then I'll buy a ticket and the DVD. But I don't have to be particularly impressed. | ||
Lorch
Germany3657 Posts
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
Can't even begin to describe how much this means to me. Hope P.J delivers once again. | ||
Capped
United Kingdom7236 Posts
Ive read the hobbit maybe 25 times over my life it is simply one of the best books ive ever read, all those memories as a child. I cannot wait for this film!! HYPED! | ||
Amestir
Netherlands2126 Posts
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