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Petition for The Hobbit-with link-

Indeed. The studio wanted him to drop a lawsuit he had against them aobut some money so instead of settling the lawsuit, they turned around and spited him. Kind of funny, but that means the Hobbit will probably suck.

 
Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
Meh, if he wants, he'll make his own version in a few years anyway. Good stories can be told and retold to no end.
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Nope, he legally is not allowed to do so.
 
Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
Why not? Did someone buy rights to the book?
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No, the rights to filming any kind of lord of the rings sequel or the hobbit are not owned by Peter Jackson, thats what the whole petition is about. He has no legal way of making/releasing the Hobbit.
 
Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Who cares, only crybabies complain about that stuff.
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I absolutely love Tolkien's books (Hobbit, LOTR Trilogy, Silmarillion, etc.) but I couldn't stand watching the movies more than once. One of my friends who is a Tolkien "purist" refused to watch them altogether. I think it's a good thing he didn't.
 
I'm more turned off by the rumor of two movies for this one book. Sorry, I loved the Hobbit, but large chunks of it are boring and unnecessary.

For example, I was glad they left the whole Tom Bombadil foolishness out of FOTR. When Tolkien's books are good, they're the absolute best, but when they're bad...they're mind-numbingly tedious. I don't need to know every single freakin' word of every song the midgets sang on their journey...now hurry up and show the elves, and will somebody PLEASE fight something?!
 
Does no one else finds it really really fvsked up that a person cannot film his own movie, even if it's by the book? This absolutely moronic, almost unbelievable...
 
Originally posted by: ariafrost
Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Who cares, only crybabies complain about that stuff.
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Fixed.

I absolutely love Tolkien's books (Hobbit, LOTR Trilogy, Silmarillion, etc.) but I couldn't stand watching the movies more than once. One of my friends who is a Tolkien "purist" refused to watch them altogether. I think it's a good thing he didn't.
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Wow... what rebels! You guys are so cool.
 
hobbit aside (and I do think Peter should direct, but the drama he brought may take alot to smooth over)...I want to see the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant on the screen.

If I don't get Runes of the Earth for Christmas I am buying it for myself.

?Melenkurion abatha! Duroc minas mill khabaal!?
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The words were so potent and charged with passion that several Cavewights staggered where they stood.

Meaningless unless you have read any of the books, but for those that have read we still want to hear the 7th word of power uttered.

I think Thomas Covenant would be just the busted up, diseased pariah we need in these times.
 
Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong
I'm more turned off by the rumor of two movies for this one book. Sorry, I loved the Hobbit, but large chunks of it are boring and unnecessary.

For example, I was glad they left the whole Tom Bombadil foolishness out of FOTR. When Tolkien's books are good, they're the absolute best, but when they're bad...they're mind-numbingly tedious. I don't need to know every single freakin' word of every song the midgets sang on their journey...now hurry up and show the elves, and will somebody PLEASE fight something?!
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You obviously are very dense or slow if you didn't enjoy reading about Tom Bombadil. That was one of the most valuable parts of the book. The analogy you failed to catch because of your own lack of understanding should not impact people who read a book for enjoyment and for a new out take on life.

I signed it, although I doubt it will do any good. I thought the movies were portrayed in a good style, though certainly not some parts were how I would have done it. Being an armor and weapons enthusiast and a researcher and adviser to many mods weapons and warfare, I wish Weta had made more chain mail and less of that cheesy elven armor and that stupid clunk Uruk Hai Armor and more chain chain chain as Tolkien had it. And curved eleven blades is cheesy and ripped off from countless fantasy crap books, who in their deluded minds somehow started thinking that Elves with Samaria swords was the way to go. Absolute bull ****** and posh
And if you think I'm being a detailest, go ahead and sue me.
 
Originally posted by: TehMac
Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong
I'm more turned off by the rumor of two movies for this one book. Sorry, I loved the Hobbit, but large chunks of it are boring and unnecessary.

For example, I was glad they left the whole Tom Bombadil foolishness out of FOTR. When Tolkien's books are good, they're the absolute best, but when they're bad...they're mind-numbingly tedious. I don't need to know every single freakin' word of every song the midgets sang on their journey...now hurry up and show the elves, and will somebody PLEASE fight something?!
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You obviously are very dense or slow if you didn't enjoy reading about Tom Bombadil. That was one of the most valuable parts of the book. The analogy you failed to catch because of your own lack of understanding should not impact people who read a book for enjoyment and for a new out take on life.

I signed it, although I doubt it will do any good. I thought the movies were portrayed in a good style, though certainly not some parts were how I would have done it. Being an armor and weapons enthusiast and a researcher and adviser to many mods weapons and warfare, I wish Weta had made more chain mail and less of that cheesy elven armor and that stupid clunk Uruk Hai Armor and more chain chain chain as Tolkien had it. And curved eleven blades is cheesy and ripped off from countless fantasy crap books, who in their deluded minds somehow started thinking that Elves with Samaria swords was the way to go. Absolute bull ****** and posh
And if you think I'm being a detailest, go ahead and sue me.
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Detailest, perhaps not.

Somebody that doesn't understand what a movie adaptation is, then yes.
 
Originally posted by: Babbles
Originally posted by: TehMac
Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong
I'm more turned off by the rumor of two movies for this one book. Sorry, I loved the Hobbit, but large chunks of it are boring and unnecessary.

For example, I was glad they left the whole Tom Bombadil foolishness out of FOTR. When Tolkien's books are good, they're the absolute best, but when they're bad...they're mind-numbingly tedious. I don't need to know every single freakin' word of every song the midgets sang on their journey...now hurry up and show the elves, and will somebody PLEASE fight something?!
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You obviously are very dense or slow if you didn't enjoy reading about Tom Bombadil. That was one of the most valuable parts of the book. The analogy you failed to catch because of your own lack of understanding should not impact people who read a book for enjoyment and for a new out take on life.
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I signed it, although I doubt it will do any good. I thought the movies were portrayed in a good style, though certainly not some parts were how I would have done it. Being an armor and weapons enthusiast and a researcher and adviser to many mods weapons and warfare, I wish Weta had made more chain mail and less of that cheesy elven armor and that stupid clunk Uruk Hai Armor and more chain chain chain as Tolkien had it. And curved eleven blades is cheesy and ripped off from countless fantasy crap books, who in their deluded minds somehow started thinking that Elves with Samaria swords was the way to go. Absolute bull ****** and posh
And if you think I'm being a detailest, go ahead and sue me.
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Detailest, perhaps not.

Somebody that doesn't understand what a movie adaptation is, then yes.
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I perfectly understand what an adaptation is, thank you, it didn't mean my standards in some areas, so you can take your condescending attitude and shove it up your ass for all I care.
 
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