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Forum: The Movies
11-22-2017, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 275,532
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Michael Murry
The After and the Before
If I understand the legal situation surrounding the proposed television series and possible spin-offs, the TV programs may cover anything and everything in Middle Earth from after The Hobbit (book... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-22-2017, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 275,532
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Michael Murry
Between a Literary Rock and a Motion Picture hard place
Yes, the various LOTR appendices do contain calendars of dates and summary plot outlines which could form the basis for additional "Middle Earth" stories. Unfortunately, Peter Jackson and Company... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-21-2017, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 275,532
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Michael Murry
There and Back and There and Back
In my above comment about public-domain literary masterpieces and how later writers and movie directors feed off of them, I mentioned Bram Stoker's Dracula because -- in relation to Tolkien's epic... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-21-2017, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 275,532
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Michael Murry
The Beautiful and the Appalling
Speaking of treasured literary works in the public domain and what inspiration -- both/either appalling and/or beautiful -- others have drawn from them, you might find the following of interest: ... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-18-2017, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 275,532
Posted By
Michael Murry
"Gimli" on the prospective LOTR TV series
I just caught this from Den of Geek: I don't do Internet links very well in this forum, so would someone please fix this if I get it wrong? ... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-17-2017, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 275,532
Posted By
Michael Murry
The "Why" and the "What?"
Originally Posted by Kuruharan: This seems like a rather inescapable -- if not implacable and inexorable -- observation. Consider, from Wikipedia: More from Wikipedia: |
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Forum: The Movies
11-03-2017, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 24,984
Posted By
Michael Murry
Lord of the Rings TV Series in the works
I just came across this at Rolling Stone: "http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-in-the-works-w511077" I have no idea what to make of this. I had hoped to see a... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-14-2016, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 43,510
Posted By
Michael Murry
The Hobbit and a Bridge to The Lord of the Rings
My thanks to everyone for resurrecting this thread for additional discussion. With the unfortunate film butchery of The Hobbit now consigned to the dustbin of history, it will probably take a long... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-14-2016, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 58,440
Posted By
Michael Murry
Peter Jackson Explains Why the ‘Hobbit’ Movies Are Such a Huge Mess
I apologize if others have already addressed this link, but apparently Peter Jackson has now admitted -- on an extended edition DVD that I will not purchase -- just how bad a job he did with these... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-18-2016, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 53,358
Posted By
Michael Murry
On a somewhat related topic
I realize that the "Hobbit" movies have come and gone, and the Elf Chick Warrior Queen sequels have not yet entered pre-production, but for those longing for more of the "strong woman," "shield... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-27-2016, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 53,358
Posted By
Michael Murry
Interspecies Gay Pregnancies
My compliments to the commenters for their various acidic views on the promotional interview that took place over a year ago featuring three marginal cast members of The Hobbit films. I have... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-23-2015, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 17,547
Posted By
Michael Murry
New Theory Blames Bilbo for Bad Hobbit Movies
I just stumbled upon this little piece of -- I hardly know what to call it -- "explanation" as to why the Hobbit movies stank "like the Volga River at low tide," to quote Count Dracula in the movie... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-01-2015, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 105,945
Posted By
Michael Murry
Does Anybody Know of an Available Film Editor?
I'll go somewhat further and suggest that Peter Jackson's Hobbit films could have used an editor, and not just an AVID film-editing technician like Jabez Olssen. Obviously and unfortunately, Peter... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-26-2015, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 41,761
Posted By
Michael Murry
Consequence of Bad Film Adaptations
Looking around for a list of movies to rent on DVD, I came across a review of the final Hobbit film at a website called Consequence of Sound: ... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-10-2015, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 41,761
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Michael Murry
The Bad and the Bungled
In reply to Faramir Jones and Morthoron: I covered these ridiculous "love story" plot points in comment number 95 on page three of the "Battle of the 5+ Armies" thread, I called the posting... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-06-2015, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 130
Views: 105,945
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Michael Murry
Unrequited Elf/Dwarf Libido
For some reason, my computer connection to the Barrow Downs failed several months ago and has only now (in early May, 2015) magically resurrected itself. Since I saw this dreadful film at the theater... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-24-2014, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 105,945
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Michael Murry
Imagination Unnecessary
Thanks for the "Cracked" reference. I found the article online with no trouble. My favorite quote at the end: "... And now Jackson gets the entire economy of New Zealand to toy with. That much... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-20-2014, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 105,945
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Michael Murry
The Formula Middle-Earth Movie
Why would anyone take part in a discussion of anything if they did not expect to find others with differing points of view? And why would anyone find the expression of a different point of view... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-12-2014, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 105,945
Posted By
Michael Murry
Coming Distractions
Here in Southern Taiwan, the local cable TV channels have started running promotional trailers and interviews with cast members touting the upcoming release of ... well ... you know ... I'd... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-28-2014, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 111,987
Posted By
Michael Murry
As the Stomach Turns
Yes. Implausibe from a Tolkien point of view, but commercially crass and predictable from Peter Jackson and the studios who gave him half-a-billion dollars to play around with. Someone apparently... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-01-2014, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 157,260
Posted By
Michael Murry
Some dwarves and elves and orcs and a few wizards and a hobbit and ...
Aside from the satirical treatment of Bilbo Baggins as the put-upon punter in his own fake exhibition, I found the following passage from the review pretty much the heart of the matter: This... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-01-2014, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 157,260
Posted By
Michael Murry
Notes on terminology
From Wikipedia, a note on the term, "punter" : Also from Wikipedia, a few notes on the equivalent American English term, "sucker": Crowds of punters (i.e., suckers) continuing to pay... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-30-2014, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 157,260
Posted By
Michael Murry
A Necessary Balance
If someone else has already posted this link, then I apologize for the redundancy. Still, for something like this to appear on The One Ring fan site does merit notice, I think. ... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-17-2013, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 179
Views: 157,260
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Michael Murry
The Desecration of Tolkien
Thank you for those excellent -- priceless, actually -- analogies: "Beheading Ballets," "Kill Bilbo," "CGI opera," "Violence Porn," and "cheap kung-fu movie," each -- or all together -- with a bigger... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2013, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 22,369
Posted By
Michael Murry
The Positive and the Pollyanna
My youngter brother once played for a college football coach who had to pull the starting quarterback after he had five passes intercepted and team morale had plummeted. Meeting the dejected player... |
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