Should Peter Jackson do a movie for The Hobbit?

Ninquelote · 03-26-2003, 03:58 PM

I personally think it would be a pretty good idea... As long as he doesn't mess up like in the Lord of The Rings movie.

It also would complement Lord of The Rings.

Then he should do The Silmarillion in 50 movies!

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-26-2003, 04:00 PM

There's a thread about this already.

No doubt, this one will be padlocked, and you redirected to the previous thread.

EDIT: Don't feel bad, it happens all the time. Even to the less-new members.

Ninquelote · 03-26-2003, 04:01 PM

... Oh, -bleep-...

Agburanar · 04-01-2003, 07:14 AM

It ain't happened yet, so I'll reply now.

NOOO! He should never have picked on Tolkien, never ever ever ever!

Don't let him onto the Hobbit or we'll have a big battle scene between the mysterious zombie thrush and evil Smaug the nasty.

Melko Belcha · 04-01-2003, 11:18 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God PJ will never get the rights to The Silmarillion, he would rewrite 75% of it and claim that this is what Toliken meant, like he did with LotR. PJ has no idea what Tolkien meant, all PJ cares about is MONEY!

Radagast The Brown · 04-01-2003, 03:46 PM

Who mentioned the Sil? Why did you jumped with Sil? (Though I can understand the feelings about a Sil movie)

Melko Belcha · 04-01-2003, 04:00 PM

Sorry, I meant no to The Hobbit movie idea. The statement on PJ making The Sil just got my blood boiling.

Agburanar · 04-02-2003, 04:42 AM

Absolutely, stupid man.

I wish the entmoot hadn't begun to jump on the bandwagon, please stop this film-relatedness now!!!!

Ornelírë Mistë · 04-02-2003, 05:21 PM

i think he should not. leave at least one well-known book only in imaginations. leave it pure!! they'd make changes/cuts.

gimli7410 · 04-02-2003, 11:49 PM

i dont think pj messed up lotr as much as you say but yes there were some things that were different

Ornelírë Mistë · 04-03-2003, 07:11 PM

i never said it was messed up- some things were different. pj did a good job, but once seeing a movie it is sometimes hard to imagine it as you did before you saw it and were just reading the book.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-04-2003, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Melko Belcha
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God PJ will never get the rights to The Silmarillion, he would rewrite 75% of it and claim that this is what Toliken meant, like he did with LotR. PJ has no idea what Tolkien meant, all PJ cares about is MONEY!

MY DEAR LORD!!! WHAT IN EA DID HE DO THAT ABOUT???

That little...-trails off into long string of Orkish expletives-

the language does have SOME uses y'know

Just for the record: I wholeheartedly disagree with you, gimli.

As I've said a few time before, I liked the movies, but I hated the adaptations.

Agburanar · 04-04-2003, 06:22 AM

I have to agree that, although PJ was DEFINATELY motivated by money, there was another reason for his sacriledge....

Someone told him it couldn't be done!

He was trying to prove that he could do it, but Im afraid all he's proved is that the book is totally unfilmable. Give up now and don't ruin anything else PJ!

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-04-2003, 10:58 AM

I disagree. I think he proved that HE is incapable of filming it, not that it is unfilmable. I'm sure a true follower of the Great Lord Tolkien with their priorities straight could film it.

It might be long, but who cares?

(And they'd also need to be aware of the fact that nearly all Eldar have dark hair.

)

Ninquelote · 04-04-2003, 11:50 PM

They'd probably just make low-budget films that are 9 hours long each... and there'd be 8 of them.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-05-2003, 12:18 AM

Hey, with low budget, you can't do tremendous SFX and elaborate battle scenes, so you have to rely on the story. Which of course is most important of all.

Ninquelote · 04-05-2003, 11:18 AM

But the CG was damn cool, you have to admit that.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-05-2003, 06:34 PM

Of course!

(we ARE talking about the LOTR movies, aren't we?)

CGI was spectacular. I never denied that. I'd have to be:

A. An Idiot
or
B. A Liar

to say that.

Hmm...now that I look at that first one...it sucked!

Ninquelote · 04-05-2003, 08:14 PM

Lets go back to our original topic...

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-05-2003, 10:20 PM

All right...NO!

03-26-2003, 03:58 PM	#1
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	Should Peter Jackson do a movie for The Hobbit? I personally think it would be a pretty good idea... As long as he doesn't mess up like in the Lord of The Rings movie. It also would complement Lord of The Rings. Then he should do The Silmarillion in 50 movies! __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

03-26-2003, 04:00 PM	#2
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	There's a thread about this already. No doubt, this one will be padlocked, and you redirected to the previous thread. EDIT: Don't feel bad, it happens all the time. Even to the less-new members. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-26-2003, 04:01 PM	#3
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	... Oh, -bleep-... __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

04-01-2003, 07:14 AM	#4
Agburanar Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dorset Posts: 608	It ain't happened yet, so I'll reply now. NOOO! He should never have picked on Tolkien, never ever ever ever! Don't let him onto the Hobbit or we'll have a big battle scene between the mysterious zombie thrush and evil Smaug the nasty. __________________ I would wish, were it to any avail, that the LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS had never been wrought. ROLLING STOCK, WE'RE ROLLING STOCK!!

04-01-2003, 11:18 AM	#5
Melko Belcha Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Behind the Walls of Night Posts: 286	NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank God PJ will never get the rights to The Silmarillion, he would rewrite 75% of it and claim that this is what Toliken meant, like he did with LotR. PJ has no idea what Tolkien meant, all PJ cares about is MONEY! __________________ "....rapturous words from which ultimatley sprang the whole of my mythology" - JRR Tolkien Hail Earendel brightest of angels, over middle-earth sent unto men Crist by Cynewulf (lines 104-5)

04-01-2003, 03:46 PM	#6
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	Who mentioned the Sil? Why did you jumped with Sil? (Though I can understand the feelings about a Sil movie) __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

04-01-2003, 04:00 PM	#7
Melko Belcha Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Behind the Walls of Night Posts: 286	Sorry, I meant no to The Hobbit movie idea. The statement on PJ making The Sil just got my blood boiling. __________________ "....rapturous words from which ultimatley sprang the whole of my mythology" - JRR Tolkien Hail Earendel brightest of angels, over middle-earth sent unto men Crist by Cynewulf (lines 104-5)

04-02-2003, 04:42 AM	#8
Agburanar Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dorset Posts: 608	Absolutely, stupid man. I wish the entmoot hadn't begun to jump on the bandwagon, please stop this film-relatedness now!!!! __________________ I would wish, were it to any avail, that the LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS had never been wrought. ROLLING STOCK, WE'RE ROLLING STOCK!!

04-02-2003, 05:21 PM	#9
Ornelírë Mistë Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 482	i think he should not. leave at least one well-known book only in imaginations. leave it pure!! they'd make changes/cuts.

04-02-2003, 11:49 PM	#10
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	i dont think pj messed up lotr as much as you say but yes there were some things that were different __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

04-03-2003, 07:11 PM	#11
Ornelírë Mistë Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 482	i never said it was messed up- some things were different. pj did a good job, but once seeing a movie it is sometimes hard to imagine it as you did before you saw it and were just reading the book.

04-04-2003, 06:22 AM	#13
Agburanar Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dorset Posts: 608	I have to agree that, although PJ was DEFINATELY motivated by money, there was another reason for his sacriledge.... Someone told him it couldn't be done! He was trying to prove that he could do it, but Im afraid all he's proved is that the book is totally unfilmable. Give up now and don't ruin anything else PJ! __________________ I would wish, were it to any avail, that the LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS had never been wrought. ROLLING STOCK, WE'RE ROLLING STOCK!!

04-04-2003, 10:58 AM	#14
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I disagree. I think he proved that HE is incapable of filming it, not that it is unfilmable. I'm sure a true follower of the Great Lord Tolkien with their priorities straight could film it. It might be long, but who cares? (And they'd also need to be aware of the fact that nearly all Eldar have dark hair. ) __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-04-2003, 11:50 PM	#15
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	They'd probably just make low-budget films that are 9 hours long each... and there'd be 8 of them. __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

04-05-2003, 12:18 AM	#16
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Hey, with low budget, you can't do tremendous SFX and elaborate battle scenes, so you have to rely on the story. Which of course is most important of all. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-05-2003, 11:18 AM	#17
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	But the CG was damn cool, you have to admit that. __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

04-05-2003, 06:34 PM	#18
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Of course! (we ARE talking about the LOTR movies, aren't we?) CGI was spectacular. I never denied that. I'd have to be: A. An Idiot or B. A Liar to say that. Hmm...now that I look at that first one...it sucked! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-05-2003, 08:14 PM	#19
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	Lets go back to our original topic... __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

04-05-2003, 10:20 PM	#20
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	All right...NO! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

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