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Originally Posted by Nogrod
This would be great, but it would take at least a trilogy (and we would be whining again how this and that important thing was missing!).
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You're right, and it might not have enough appeal to draw audience for three films. Though, concerning LotR, I was more bothered by what had been changed and didn't fit than by what had been left out. After all, better to pick a few things and do them properly than to do everything a little.
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Originally Posted by Nogrod
And let's face it. This would be a movie-series for the hardcore fans, not to the wider public that wishes more of Harry Potter and Spider Man (with the doll-faced celebrity actors filling the main roles). To make such an investment as the LotR-trilogy, there should be the commercial assurance that it would sell more than enough. With this scheme there is none.
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Would it really just be for hardcore fans? It can't be denied that the PJ trilogy sparked some interest in Middle-earth, even with people who never even thought about touching the books after watching. And let's take the Drowning of Númenor: A magnificent villain, a magnificent semi-villain. intrigue and suspense, Isildur and Anárion for the teenage girls, battles and almost-battles - and the drowning itself! Even without hobbits and wizards (and humour), I think it would attract a sufficient audience, for one film at any rate.