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Eurytus · 12-10-2003, 02:45 AM

I find Christopher Tolkien’s attitude to be somewhat mystifying. All this business about not liking the arrival of the films because the attendant hype will make life difficult for him and his family. This from someone who has been milking his father’s legend dry by releasing every single piece of writing he can find. And releasing them at a very high price too.<BR>From that angle I can’t see why he would have such problems with someone making the Hobbit, especially when his father’s attitude to LOTR was art or money. (Though in the end they got both there as far as I am concerned).

12-10-2003, 02:45 AM	#11
Eurytus Wight Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 179	I find Christopher Tolkien’s attitude to be somewhat mystifying. All this business about not liking the arrival of the films because the attendant hype will make life difficult for him and his family. This from someone who has been milking his father’s legend dry by releasing every single piece of writing he can find. And releasing them at a very high price too.<BR>From that angle I can’t see why he would have such problems with someone making the Hobbit, especially when his father’s attitude to LOTR was art or money. (Though in the end they got both there as far as I am concerned). __________________ "This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against the movie The Neverending Story!" Lionel Hutz