I don't think so....

10-05-2000, 01:37 PM

Guys, have a little faith. Tolkien himself is on record as thinking these books were unstageable and unfilmable. But I think it can be done with modern technology if (big IF) a decent screenplay is used, and the direction and final editing of the films is done with care and love for the original writing. Yes, I know it is complicated (Oy, do I know it) and I remember watching the cartoon attempts and the hash that was made out of Dune when so many things about the movie were good and so many were just atrocious... I hope and pray that it will work, I will be sitting in the theater after the release waiting for the lights to go down, saying to myself "Please,*please* be good....." and I will probably pick it apart afterwards just like everyone else, but I think that these books can be filmed, and filmed well. I have never seen a movie that was as good as its' book anyway(think GWTW) but it can still be good and not goofy. Hope is a *good* thing.

10-05-2000, 01:37 PM	#1
X Rogue Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I don't think so.... Guys, have a little faith. Tolkien himself is on record as thinking these books were unstageable and unfilmable. But I think it can be done with modern technology if (big IF) a decent screenplay is used, and the direction and final editing of the films is done with care and love for the original writing. Yes, I know it is complicated (Oy, do I know it) and I remember watching the cartoon attempts and the hash that was made out of Dune when so many things about the movie were good and so many were just atrocious... I hope and pray that it will work, I will be sitting in the theater after the release waiting for the lights to go down, saying to myself "Please,please be good....." and I will probably pick it apart afterwards just like everyone else, but I think that these books can be filmed, and filmed well. I have never seen a movie that was as good as its' book anyway(think GWTW) but it can still be good and not goofy. Hope is a good thing.