[Goober5000]

Originally posted by mikhael
What we need on the big screen is Peter Jackson doing the Chronicles of Narnia. That would rock.

*does double-take at the username*

Agreed -- though I'm surprised to hear you advocate it, given the subject.

[Setekh]

Oooh, Narnia, that would be awesome.

I also thought Murray and Johannsen nailed their roles in Lost In Translation. I loved the whole thing - it was very refreshing. Plus, that Japanese director made me laugh. "Cutto cutto cutto CUTTO!!!"

[TrashMan]

Originally posted by Killfrenzy
Ben Hur got 11 and was nominated for 12.

Titanic got 11 and was nominated for 14.

LOTR: ROTK was nominated for 11 and won 11. I think that's a pretty good pedigree!

Titanic is ****! A clear proof of humanities collective stupidity!!!

I would really like to se something from Sillmarillion!

Turin Turanbar! The challenge of the Noldor king to Morgoth! (what was the name? Finarfin? Fingoln?)
The downfall of Numenor! The War of the Valar! The 2'nd war....

[kode]

Originally posted by mikhael
What we need on the big screen is Peter Jackson doing the Chronicles of Narnia. That would rock.

http://www.narniaweb.com/content.asp?id=2
Andrew Adamson is directing, WETA is doing the special effects.

[Setekh]

Originally posted by kode


http://www.narniaweb.com/content.asp?id=2
Andrew Adamson is directing, WETA is doing the special effects.

Wow, sweet.

[Rictor]

Originally posted by TrashMan


Titanic is ****! A clear proof of humanities collective stupidity!!!

I would really like to se something from Sillmarillion!

Turin Turanbar! The challenge of the Noldor king to Morgoth! (what was the name? Finarfin? Fingoln?)
The downfall of Numenor! The War of the Valar! The 2'nd war....

Fingolfin.

I don't think audiences would have the patience. I mean, they complained about LOTR being too long to sit trhough. The Silmarillion would take even longer to tell. I wouldn't mind, but it just would not have the same mass market appeal as LOTR.

[Killfrenzy]

Originally posted by TrashMan
Titanic is ****! A clear proof of humanities collective stupidity!!!

Titanic only gets good once the iceberg shows up and if you ignore the completely unrealistic 'characters' and love story.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by mikhael
What we need on the big screen is Peter Jackson doing the Chronicles of Narnia. That would rock.

Originally posted by Goober5000
*does double-take at the username*

Agreed -- though I'm surprised to hear you advocate it, given the subject.

Hah! I had the exact same response!

[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by Stunaep
LOTR's adapted screenplay was overrated though.

I will never forgive them for ****ing up the scenes where Aragorn and Treebeard were introduced, as well as Gandalf's encounter with Saruman.

[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by Killfrenzy


Titanic only gets good once the iceberg shows up and if you ignore the completely unrealistic 'characters' and love story.

Go iceberg go!:drevil:

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Goober5000
*does double-take at the username*

Agreed -- though I'm surprised to hear you advocate it, given the subject.

You know, I think you lot have entirely the wrong idea about my beliefs.

[Setekh]

Indeed. Mik just loves good fantasy storytelling. Don'tcha?

[mikhael]

Yes, I do, Steak, but that's not what I was talking about.

I argue religion and the niceties of whatever theology is being discussed at the moment. I don't subscribe to a particular faith.

I am, however, a man of faith. My faith, however is private and very personal, and hence I don't really discuss it much in public except in the vaguest terms. I do discuss it in private with people I feel comfortable around. My faith is not a matter for open public debate.

[TrashMan]

Originally posted by Woolie Wool


I will never forgive them for ****ing up the scenes where Aragorn and Treebeard were introduced, as well as Gandalf's encounter with Saruman.

The army of Dead was the biggest mistake. They couln't kill...They just had the power of terror. This way it makes it look like Aragorn could have just walced inside Mordor with them...
And where are the Dunedain?

Allso, the "good guys" have been made even weaker than in the book. The Forces of Mordor never made it past the first gate of Gondor.... The Witch King never broke Gandalfs staff... Aragorn led far greater forces into Mordor than it was shown in the movie...

[Gloriano]

awesome.

[SadisticSid]

The Oscars... good riddance for another year. I hate it when Alias gets knocked back because of it.

[mikhael]

Originally posted by TrashMan
The army of Dead blahblahblah. They blahblah...They just blahblahblahblah. This way blahblahblah Aragorn could have blahblahblahblah Mordor blahblahblah...
blahblahblahblah Dunedain?

Allso, the "good guys" blahblahblah, blahblahblahblahblah. blahblahblahblah, blahblah. blah blahblahblah, blahblah; blahblahblah

Quite with the endless whining already. You made your point the first eleventy-one times you stated it. Its not the same as the books. Guess what: if it gets remade, the Hobbit won't be either.

And you know what? The movies ARE BETTER FOR IT. You know why? Because for the rest of the world, no one knows who the bloody Atlanteans--er, DUNEDAIN are.

Movie: Not made for obsessive-compulsive fanboys. Movie: made to make money in the box office. Don't like it? remake it with all the details you're so obsessively fanboyish over.

[Setekh]

Agreed. I thought the rendition was perfectly suited to the purpose. Obviously the Academy did too.