Peter Jackson's Dambusters - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 09-19-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

note on Gibson...

Gibson should NOT be allowed to make anything regarding WW2 i bet hs favorite bbokk is mein kamof the racist jerk!!!

anyway....steam lt off

'm not sure what Peter jackson wll do wth a hstory based movie...

Well, we've all said things when we're drunk that we've later regretted. I was introduced to Tolkien's grandaughter last Saturday night & apparently put my arm round her shoulder & told her 'You're my best mate, you are'

(Actually I'm told I behaved impeccably but that's not as funny...)

Child of the 7th Age · 09-19-2006, 05:54 PM

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Can't Peter Jackson find any new screenplays to direct?

Well, he's apparently found one, and it's a fantasy--not high fantasy but alternate history. He has acquired the rights for Naomi Novik's fantasy series Temeraire, a series geared for young adult readers which features a squadron of battling dragons and the Napoleanic wars. Click here.

The flying sequences would seem to be right up PJ's alley but this pushes the Hobbit back even further since filming for Lovely Bones is supposed to start in 2007.

How is he going to do all these films in one lifetime?

davem · 09-20-2006, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Child of the 7th Age

How is he going to do all these films in one lifetime?

Badly, if LotR is anything to go by. Bloatedly & overlong, if King Kong is.

Essex · 09-20-2006, 01:49 AM

Yes, King Kong was too long - but is still a very good movie (if I start watching the dvd 50 minutes in)

A few things - We should remember that PJ is the PRODUCER of this film, not the director. That's a very different kettle of fish. When do we moan or praise Barrie Osbourne on this site for the LOTR movies?

Also, it's got a budget of $30-$40m dollars - That's not gonna take them long to spend is it????!!!! So I can't see this film taking too much of PJ's time up.

And finally, why does PJ HAVE to direct The Hobbit? As good a job as he did on LOTR, maybe he'll decide he's had enough of Middle-earth - a new director could still use Weta Workshop et all for the work. Or perhaps PJ could always be the Producer of the Hobbit instead of the Director......

Child of the 7th Age · 09-20-2006, 01:56 AM

Ah, Davem. You are too harsh. I have many quarrels with the films but some aspects-- like the visuals--are worthy of praise. Plus, having suffered through the release of Bakshi, and that dreadful Rankin-Bass Return of the King, I know we could have done much worse.

I was not happy with King Kong. I far prefer the original, but I will withold judgment on the Hobbit until I see it (which I hope to do some day).

09-20-2006, 01:56 AM	#5
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Ah, Davem. You are too harsh. I have many quarrels with the films but some aspects-- like the visuals--are worthy of praise. Plus, having suffered through the release of Bakshi, and that dreadful Rankin-Bass Return of the King, I know we could have done much worse. I was not happy with King Kong. I far prefer the original, but I will withold judgment on the Hobbit until I see it (which I hope to do some day). __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

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09-20-2006, 01:49 AM	#4
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	Yes, King Kong was too long - but is still a very good movie (if I start watching the dvd 50 minutes in) A few things - We should remember that PJ is the PRODUCER of this film, not the director. That's a very different kettle of fish. When do we moan or praise Barrie Osbourne on this site for the LOTR movies? Also, it's got a budget of $30-$40m dollars - That's not gonna take them long to spend is it????!!!! So I can't see this film taking too much of PJ's time up. And finally, why does PJ HAVE to direct The Hobbit? As good a job as he did on LOTR, maybe he'll decide he's had enough of Middle-earth - a new director could still use Weta Workshop et all for the work. Or perhaps PJ could always be the Producer of the Hobbit instead of the Director......