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Forum: The Books
02-24-2013, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 17,876
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davem
As far as the word 'Hobbit' is concerned, we've...
As far as the word 'Hobbit' is concerned, we've just seen a recent case of a movie using the word Hobbit being effectively banned http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20781777 Given that there was no... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2013, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 17,876
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davem
Pretty dire quality control if you're correct as...
Pretty dire quality control if you're correct as most of those authors would support my statement that Tolkien drew very liberally on the sources I mentioned. Hammond and Scull's frankly creepy... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2013, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 17,876
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davem
The attempt to ban the Mirkwood novel, the actual...
The attempt to ban the Mirkwood novel, the actual ban on the Hilary biography and the threatened legal action against the Canadian children's camp. |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2013, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 17,876
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davem
I think with Tolkien 'influence' always has to be...
I think with Tolkien 'influence' always has to be in quotes. He basically lifted images, characters and whple scenes -.often without even bothering to change the names (cf the dwarf names in TH). If... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2013, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 17,876
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davem
Great as my love Tolkien's work is, I have never...
Great as my love Tolkien's work is, I have never had much sympathy with the copyright thing - given the sheer degree of 'theft' of earlier writers' work he indulged in. If Beowulf, the Mabinogion,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2013, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 17,876
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davem
Lots of people are cashing in on the Hobbit at...
Lots of people are cashing in on the Hobbit at the moment - and on a lot of other things. That doesn't justify banning a book. Neither does the fact it contains inaccuracies. Taking recent history... |
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Forum: The Books
02-21-2013, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 17,876
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davem
Another one bites the dust....
Daniel Grotta, author of one of the earliest biographies of Tolkien, has had a reprint of his work, which he wanted to publish as a free ebook, nixed by the Estate (getting a bit boring now imho)... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-08-2013, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 23,834
Posted By
davem
But the existence of the films (which no one has...
But the existence of the films (which no one has to watch) doesn't affect the books. I might as well argue that CT shouldn't have published the early drafts of LotR as they spoil all Tolkien's... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-08-2013, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 23,834
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davem
Annoying for him, certainly, but no-one's being...
Annoying for him, certainly, but no-one's being force fed the burgers. And if papa sold his right to the name being used then I don't see how you can impute any fault to the buyer for using what is... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-08-2013, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 23,834
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davem
Battle of Five Armies: Kili & Tauriel either die...
Battle of Five Armies: Kili & Tauriel either die together, or she just fails to save him (weepy scene like Theoden's death in Eowyn's arms syle of thing). Chill dudes - its a Jackson film. If you... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-07-2013, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,803
Posted By
davem
The Azog thing became a lot clearer on a second...
The Azog thing became a lot clearer on a second viewing - its obvious that Thorin had convinced himself (consciously at least) that he'd killed Azog because Azog had killed his Grandfather & he had... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-05-2013, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,252
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davem
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Forum: The Movies
12-30-2012, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,803
Posted By
davem
I'm not sure-it's similar to a lot of other...
I'm not sure-it's similar to a lot of other things I've heard him say in the past. And why assume it's trolling on his part-many non fans feel exactly that way about Tolkien? |
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Forum: The Movies
12-30-2012, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,803
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davem
Ginks vs Gonks
According to Billy Connoly (Dain) Which got me wondering whether Billy is the odd one out, as all the other actors/production team have been praising Tolkien, the fans & the books to the skies,... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-29-2012, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
I will, I think, now bow out of this one (unless...
I will, I think, now bow out of this one (unless I change my mind at some point). I am aware that not everyone gets my approach, which is to attack points made by individuals rather than individuals... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-28-2012, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
I possibly went too far in my use of the term...
I possibly went too far in my use of the term 'idiot'. I recall a similar incident many years ago when a friend of mine repeatedly slammed a door on his fingers to see if it would hurt just as much... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-28-2012, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
If you genuinely thought you'd get anything other...
If you genuinely thought you'd get anything other from a Peter Jackson movie (forget Fellowship, think TT, RotK and King Kong) then I have a really nice bridge going cheap (pm me if you want... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2012, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
Then why did you go? Seriously-did you honestly...
Then why did you go? Seriously-did you honestly expect anything other than you got? If not then I don't get the anger, frustration and overal disappointment. I'm not saying this is a great film, and... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2012, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
Everything in the film, good and bad, absolutely...
Everything in the film, good and bad, absolutely screamed Peter Jackson. You may not be able to guess exactly what will happen, but you know what Jackson will do with the material and the approach he... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2012, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
I never said only positive reactions are...
I never said only positive reactions are legitimate. I merely pointed out that its a Peter Jackson film and everything in it is exactly what one would expect -whether one liked it or not. Or was... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2012, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
Yep. I am saying that anyone who watched the LotR...
Yep. I am saying that anyone who watched the LotR films and went to AUJ expecting anything other than what they got is a bit of an idiot. Isn't the definition of insanity something like doing the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2012, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
And once again :) that's not why I'm getting...
And once again :) that's not why I'm getting 'worked up'. My point is simply that people seem to be complaining that they've seen a Peter Jackson middle-earth movie and complaining that he's done... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2012, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 79,579
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davem
OK. Anyone go see AUJ who hadn't already seen the...
OK. Anyone go see AUJ who hadn't already seen the LotR films and therefore had no idea what Peter Jackson would do with the story, and what form the adaptation would take? Sorry, but if you saw the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-23-2012, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,803
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davem
Part two of Rateliff's review...
Part two of Rateliff's review http://sacnoths.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/hobbit-movie-review-part-two.html?m=1 |
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Forum: The Movies
12-22-2012, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,803
Posted By
davem
I do take your point, but as I've said I've found...
I do take your point, but as I've said I've found as many, if not more, errors in the negative reviews which weren't attacked in the same way, so I can't help feeling that the 'offence' taken has... |
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