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HCIsland · 04-05-2003, 08:27 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> as long as anyoen stayed true to his epic, they were bound to produce a hit. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I'm sorry, but I can't agree with this part. If this were true these films would have been made a long time ago. The animated LoTR stayed true to the story (in many ways much more than Jackson did) but was certainly anything but a hit. LoTR has largely been considered unfilmable and with good reason. These films represented a big risk on the part of the studios and were anything but a sure hit.<P>In fact, I would say it was Jackson's willingness to play somewhat with plot and character while staying true to the themes in the books that is a big part of the success of these films.<P>H.C.

04-05-2003, 08:27 PM	#15
HCIsland Zombie Cannibal Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,000	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> as long as anyoen stayed true to his epic, they were bound to produce a hit. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I'm sorry, but I can't agree with this part. If this were true these films would have been made a long time ago. The animated LoTR stayed true to the story (in many ways much more than Jackson did) but was certainly anything but a hit. LoTR has largely been considered unfilmable and with good reason. These films represented a big risk on the part of the studios and were anything but a sure hit.<P>In fact, I would say it was Jackson's willingness to play somewhat with plot and character while staying true to the themes in the books that is a big part of the success of these films.<P>H.C. __________________ "Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed myself. Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse yet lay in the dregs." -Denethor

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