Peter Jackson will exec-produce "The Hobbit" but not direct
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[Dec 18,2007 3:20pm - thuringwethil ""]
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/18/film.thehobbit.ap/index.html
can't wait for the scene with the trolls.
[Dec 18,2007 3:32pm - Yeti ""]
at least he is working on it. hopefully the director spends most of the time saying "uh, Pete, you want to take over". i can't wait to see what they do with Smaug.
[Dec 18,2007 3:42pm - ZJD ""]
AHHHH this will be better than LotR. I would love to see a Smith of Wootton Major adaptation adaptation too.
[Dec 18,2007 3:55pm - thuringwethil ""]
the original Gollum from the cartoon is still my favorite. More froggy and a more threatening voice.
[Dec 18,2007 4:00pm - aril ""]
awesome.
I'm just curious how they're going to make it into 2 movies. I mean, it's a pretty short book.
I can't wait to see all the dwarves.
[Dec 18,2007 4:05pm - y_ddraig_goch ""]
aril said:awesome.
I'm just curious how they're going to make it into 2 movies. I mean, it's a pretty short book.
I can't wait to see all the dwarves.
I think there is more action and things going on in the hobbit then in all of the lord of the rings books
[Dec 18,2007 4:08pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
y_ddraig_goch said:aril said:awesome.
I'm just curious how they're going to make it into 2 movies. I mean, it's a pretty short book.
I can't wait to see all the dwarves.
I think there is more action and things going on in the hobbit then in all of the lord of the rings books
Fair enough. The cartoon adaptation managed to make a feature-length out of the book, and still left plenty of stuff out - I don't see why they couldn't make two if they left everything in. (Although it'll break my heart to see The Hobbit without that "The greeeeeeeeateeeeeest adventuuuuuuuure" song.)
[Dec 18,2007 4:14pm - aril ""]
I enjoyed the Hobbit more than LotR. More entertaining.
Did anyone read Tolkien's (son's..) new book? I bought it the day it came out but have yet to crack it open.
[Dec 18,2007 4:26pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
In unrelated news, here's an extremely hot picture of the Baroness:
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[Dec 18,2007 4:31pm - ancient master ""]
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YUP
[Dec 18,2007 4:35pm - Kinslayer ""]
thats not Chris Tolkiens new book; that's wicked old...
It's called Children of Huron and it's good but slow at times much like the Silmarilion.
[Dec 18,2007 4:41pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
I'm disappointed we're not talking about how hot Lisa Loeb Baroness is.
[Dec 18,2007 6:17pm - Dankill ""]
Lisa Loeb didn't pop into my head when I looked at that picture.
Now, I can't help but see it.
And that IS a great drawing.
[Dec 18,2007 6:29pm - DestroyYouAlot ""]
Gotta love a mousy-but-hot librarian goth with a leather catsuit and lots of guns.
[Dec 18,2007 6:43pm - ancient master ""]
i know its old, but still a great read
[Dec 18,2007 7:00pm - thuringwethil ""]
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MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!!
[Dec 18,2007 7:10pm - pam ""]
Should be cool.
[Dec 18,2007 9:07pm - boine ""]
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YUP
im glad that they could not make that book into a movie it would ruin it
[Dec 18,2007 9:23pm - neverpurified ""]
Ian McKellen better play Gandalf or I'm going to be very upset
[Dec 18,2007 9:56pm - Ryan_M ""]
I very much look forward to seeing this movie - The Hobbit is my favorite book and there are so many scenes I think could be brought to life so well with a movie: the three trolls, Bilbo & Gollum's "Riddles in the Dark", the whole journey through Mirkwood forest, the defeat of Smaug, and the Battle of 5 Armies at the end....
I absolutely loved the LOTR movies, I hope they make The Hobbit equally amazing.
[Dec 18,2007 10:23pm - boine ""]
has any one read the unfinished tales or any of the history of middle-earth?
[Dec 19,2007 12:25am - Fuck_Logging_In_NLI ""]
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[Dec 19,2007 12:27am - ZJD ""]
boine said:has any one read the unfinished tales or any of the history of middle-earth?
Yes. Have you read The Smith of Wootton Major?
[Dec 19,2007 12:41am - boine ""]
no but sounds interesting
[Dec 19,2007 12:44am - ZJD ""]
It's my favorite Tolkien dealy. It's like 70 pages.
[Dec 19,2007 12:56am - boine ""]
the Tolkien Reader has some good storys
[Dec 19,2007 12:57am - ZJD ""]
boine said:the Tolkien Reader has some good storys
I had a "Tolkien Reader" that was composed mainly of stories that influenced him and like 2 things he wrote. It was pretty great.
[Dec 19,2007 1:22am - NuclearWinter ""]
Best work Tolkien ever authored was "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil."
[Dec 19,2007 1:39am - boine ""]
the best thing he authored was the Silmarillion it was a crazy tale
[Dec 19,2007 10:35am - Yeti ""]
oh man the battle of five armies is going to rule. they should get The Great Khali to play Beorn.
[Dec 19,2007 10:42am - DestroyYouAlot ""]
Fuck_Logging_In_NLI said:[HOT-ASS BARONESS PICTURE (ALTHOUGH MEASURABLY LESS HOT THAN LISA LOEB BARONESS)]
Zowie.
[Dec 19,2007 10:45am - ariavette ""]
thuringwethil said:the original Gollum from the cartoon is still my favorite. More froggy and a more threatening voice.
he's def. scarier in the cartoon. Can't wait for this though the cartoon will still always be my favorite.
[Dec 19,2007 11:05am - xmikex ""]
I'd feel better if Jackson were directing this, but I can think of very few ways that someone could fuck up The Hobbit.
I demand a 9 hour Silmarilion epic movie.
[Dec 19,2007 11:07am - DestroyYouAlot ""]
xmikex said:I'd feel better if Jackson were directing this, but I can think of very few ways that someone could fuck up The Hobbit.
I demand a 9 hour Silmarilion epic movie.
It'd be a massive commercial flop, and completely unintelligible to the casual viewer. I'd buy 3 copies.
[Dec 19,2007 11:15am - xmikex ""]
When I was like a junior in high school I had this dream that Emperor (this is before all their crappy albums came out) made this totally epic movie based off the beginning of the Silmarillion. The character based off Melkor was a woman, and looked like the broad from the inside of the Cradle of Filth "Cruelty and the Beast" cd. There were firestorms, and these huge landscapes of ice. It was the most absurdly epic dream I've ever had. Imagine my disappointment when a year later this movie had never been made, and Emperor released IX Equilibrium.
[Dec 19,2007 11:21am - NEVERPURIFIED NLI ""]
IX Equilibrium is amazing, and you're dumb for not thinking so
[Dec 19,2007 11:23am - xmikex ""]
On it's own it's a decent album. But following Anthems, and Nightside Eclipse... come on. Seriously, come on.
[Dec 19,2007 11:24am - DestroyYouAlot ""]
NEVERPURIFIED NLI said:IX Equilibrium is amazing, and you're dumb for not thinking so
They did kind of jump the shark with that one. I like it all the same, but it's kind of a disappointing direction for them to take when you're expecting a followup to Anthems. I actually like Prometheus way better.
[Dec 19,2007 12:00pm - aril ""]
only Thou Shalt Suffer is real.
[Dec 19,2007 12:26pm - NuclearWinter ""]
"Big sunglasses, not Emperor sunglasses. Big, BIG sunglasses. Very important. Always big sunglasses, cool band."
[Dec 19,2007 12:41pm - ExploitationofMistakes ""]
DestroyYouAlot said:NEVERPURIFIED NLI said:IX Equilibrium is amazing, and you're dumb for not thinking so
They did kind of jump the shark with that one. I like it all the same, but it's kind of a disappointing direction for them to take when you're expecting a followup to Anthems. I actually like Prometheus way better.
IX is better than Anthems. I don't know why everyone jocks that album so hard, it's not that great IMO. The production fucking sucks.
Hordane's Land > In The Nightside Eclipse > IX Eqilibrium > Wrath of the Tyrant > Anthems > Prometheus
Prometheus is definitely the worst.
[Dec 19,2007 12:44pm - Yeti ""]
ok back to the matter at hand, The Hobbit will rule.
[Dec 19,2007 12:52pm - xmikex ""]
ExploitationofMistakes said:
IX is better than Anthems. I don't know why everyone jocks that album so hard, it's not that great IMO. The production fucking sucks.
Hordane's Land > In The Nightside Eclipse > IX Eqilibrium > Wrath of the Tyrant > Anthems > Prometheus
Now there's a worthwhile critique. The production on Anthems sucks, but not Wrath of the Tyrant and Nightside Eclipse? Gotta be kidding. I thought black metal was supposed to have shitty production anyways?
I do agree though that Nightside Eclipse, and the Enslaved split might be better than Anthems.
[Dec 19,2007 1:25pm - ExploitationofYo'DumbAss ""]
xmikex said:ExploitationofMistakes said:
IX is better than Anthems. I don't know why everyone jocks that album so hard, it's not that great IMO. The production fucking sucks.
Hordane's Land > In The Nightside Eclipse > IX Eqilibrium > Wrath of the Tyrant > Anthems > Prometheus
Now there's a worthwhile critique. The production on Anthems sucks, but not Wrath of the Tyrant and Nightside Eclipse? Gotta be kidding. I thought black metal was supposed to have shitty production anyways?
I do agree though that Nightside Eclipse, and the Enslaved split might be better than Anthems.
Way to try to sound like you know what I'm talking about douchewrangler.
The production on those records is far superior (although obviously much more poorly recorded and mastered) than Anthems. That has to do with the way Anthems was mixed. Anthems has a pervasiveness of synth and an emptiness of guitar tone that I utterly despise and gives me a headache if I listen more than a few songs at a time.
[Dec 19,2007 1:26pm - Yeti ""]
Anthems rules your soul.
[Dec 19,2007 1:26pm - ExploitationofYo‘DumbAss ""]
But that's just me and I'm just being an argumentative asshole. You're a funny shit xmikex. One of the few people on this board that doesn't make me wanna rip my hair out when reading their posts.
[Dec 19,2007 2:09pm - xmikex ""]
We obviously we disagree on what "production" includes. And what exactly it means to wrangle a douche.
[Feb 2,2008 8:04pm - boine ""]
http://movies.ign.com/articles/849/849112p1.html
According to the British newspaper The Guardian, the announcement was made at the French premiere of the del Toro-produced thriller The Orphanage. "Today is a big day because we are announcing what everyone wanted to hear, which is that he will be directing The Hobbit," the host reportedly told the audience as he introduced del Toro.
[Feb 3,2008 1:42am - y_ddraig_goch ""]
boine said:http://movies.ign.com/articles/849/849112p1.html
According to the British newspaper The Guardian, the announcement was made at the French premiere of the del Toro-produced thriller The Orphanage. "Today is a big day because we are announcing what everyone wanted to hear, which is that he will be directing The Hobbit," the host reportedly told the audience as he introduced del Toro.
del torro is on his way to becoming god
he wants to do a harry potter movie, hellboy 2 is going to be gold, he is making another civil war esque movie, and at the mountains of madness
I hope the hobbit doesn't push back at the mountains of madness, I iwll be pissed
[Feb 3,2008 10:22am - christopher ""]
Where as I usually don't supports Hollywood's desire to lay claim on every other form of art, I must say, I think The Hobbit is a story much more fit for a really big and goofy movie.