Crimes Against Tolkienity - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eurytus · 12-15-2003, 04:26 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Jackson never even tried. I seriously, and I mean this, doubt that Jackson has read the book. I'm sure he skimmed all sorts of bits he thought were "boring". There's certainly no evidence that this pathetic hack of a director understood the book or cared about the characters. <BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>And you sarcastically call me a genius……<BR>Yes, someone who built themselves up from financing their own low budget films, to winning an Oscar for Heavenly Creatures (a universally admired film), to winning several for LOTR (so far), to earning $20 million and 20% of the gross for his dream picture and being named one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.<P>Yeah, right, someone who has achieved more than you or I, or anyone here can ever hope to is a pathetic hack.

12-15-2003, 04:26 AM	#1
Eurytus Wight Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 179	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Jackson never even tried. I seriously, and I mean this, doubt that Jackson has read the book. I'm sure he skimmed all sorts of bits he thought were "boring". There's certainly no evidence that this pathetic hack of a director understood the book or cared about the characters. <BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>And you sarcastically call me a genius……<BR>Yes, someone who built themselves up from financing their own low budget films, to winning an Oscar for Heavenly Creatures (a universally admired film), to winning several for LOTR (so far), to earning $20 million and 20% of the gross for his dream picture and being named one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.<P>Yeah, right, someone who has achieved more than you or I, or anyone here can ever hope to is a pathetic hack. __________________ "This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against the movie The Neverending Story!" Lionel Hutz