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Lindale · 10-09-2008, 08:27 PM

Goodness me if Smaug dies in the first what shall be left in the second?... oh capitalists! Maybe it shall be an hour when Bard and Thranduil would be plotting, another Thorin's hot-head, and thirty minutes battle scene, (like they did at Helm's Deep), and the rest devoted to crying Dwarves or Lake Towners or dying Legolas-clones.

Oh well. Whatever can we all do about it...

Nerwen · 10-10-2008, 05:21 AM

Hmmn. That interview is giving me a funny vibe. You know what? I think our filmmakers are really, really stuck. I bet they wish no one had ever suggested a second film.

I mean, look at this:

Quote:

“We don’t even call it the bridge movie, we just call it ‘The Movie.’ And this is great. When we found what reverberated, and we found it in one of our virtual meetings - we understood. It’s a movie.”

So... they've reached a plane of perfect understanding on which they've agreed to call the movie a movie.

I see.

Mithalwen · 10-10-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindale

Oh well. Whatever can we all do about it...

One thing.
Vote with your feet and don't put any more of your hard earned pounds (other currencies are available) into Mr Jackson's pocketses.

Tuor in Gondolin · 10-10-2008, 03:40 PM

Frankly, while I agree that the "additions" in the
LOTR movie were virtually all disastrous, I think
stopping at Smaug's death in H1 and then having
an H2 merge the end of the Hobbit with 'bridge"
material is an excellent concept--- always with the
(rather dubious) priviso that PJ and friends don't
botch the job as they frequently did in LOTR,
perhaps del Toro can be a positive influence.

10-09-2008, 08:27 PM	#1
Lindale Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: midway upon... in a forest dark Posts: 975	Goodness me if Smaug dies in the first what shall be left in the second?... oh capitalists! Maybe it shall be an hour when Bard and Thranduil would be plotting, another Thorin's hot-head, and thirty minutes battle scene, (like they did at Helm's Deep), and the rest devoted to crying Dwarves or Lake Towners or dying Legolas-clones. Oh well. Whatever can we all do about it... __________________ The heart does things for reasons Reason itself cannot comprehend. - Blaise Pascal Legal Madness.

10-10-2008, 03:40 PM	#4
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	Frankly, while I agree that the "additions" in the LOTR movie were virtually all disastrous, I think stopping at Smaug's death in H1 and then having an H2 merge the end of the Hobbit with 'bridge" material is an excellent concept--- always with the (rather dubious) priviso that PJ and friends don't botch the job as they frequently did in LOTR, perhaps del Toro can be a positive influence. __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'