The Hobbit movie will happen! - Page 7

***Rían*** · 04-16-2007, 07:27 PM

yeah, Legolas (the arrow) was a real twit. He finally shattered

Eomer always shoots well.

Alan Lee is awesome! I bought "The Hobbit" version that he illustrated.

***Rían*** · 04-16-2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

I'm just entering to see if there's an official post count after which we can take shots at Hectorourbelovedprez.

*blows kiss to hector and slips out*

Or here's another option - one more than whatever you currently have ...

jokejokejokejoke!

(I think Gaffer put it the best)

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-16-2007, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Gaffer

Gandalf has to be in; the question has to be is there enough botox in Christendom for Ian Holm to look the same age as Frodo did in LOTR?

He shouldn't look the same age. They were the same age, but Frodo had already had the ring for years, so he looked unnaturally young.

Peter_20 · 04-28-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

In the book I got to know the dwarves not at all during their long tea. They were mostly singing collectively, while Bilbo fetched things. So I'd rather they skipped that so I could see them in more individuated circumstances. A nice long creep through Mirkwood, for example.

What explanation of the Elven-kings halls would you like to see?

Well, I basically meant that movies based on books have a tendency to make ridiculously fast jumps in the story.
I don't wanna see no movie that goes "Gandalf knocks on Bilbo's door, AND NOW EVERYONE'S IN ELROND'S HOUSE!"

I think it's better to clearly explain events, rather than skipping all kinds of important parts of the story.

Wooley Baggins · 07-30-2007, 07:10 PM

I'd love to see a Hobbit Movie. Does it matter all that much who directs however? Peter Jackson did as far as I am concerned do an outstanding job on the Lord of the Rings, but does this mean there could not be another equally talented Peter Jackson out there?
The important point I feel is that a Hobbit movie does ultimately become reality, irregardless of who directs it in the end.

Gwaimir Windgem · 07-31-2007, 02:33 PM

*tugs at Wooley's sleeve*

psst...irregardless is a double negative...

hectorberlioz · 08-04-2007, 02:33 PM

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Gwaimir Windgem · 08-05-2007, 10:49 PM

You just love contradicting people, don't you?

...Which argument?

hectorberlioz · 08-05-2007, 11:58 PM

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hectorberlioz · 08-07-2007, 07:31 PM

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mithrand1r · 08-08-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Ian Mckellen! You may think you are getting away with distoring Tolkien's art! But you shall KNOW justice! You shall not escape the Beam of Justice that is the wrath of tolkienites, you shall not ruin yet another Tolkien project with your disgraceful interpretations! Ian McKellen, I condemn you to the utter depths of C-grade movies forever! May your influence fade, may your memory be stamped with contempt, may your shoes shine, and may be be rid of you as Gandalf!

IMO -
The more time that passes, the less likely that Ian McKellen will play Gandalf in the Hobbit or any other film. (He is getting older, like everyone else

)

At some point it will be too late for him to play the role.

I did not think that he (Ian McKellen) did a bad job as Gandalf. At times he played the bumbling fool, but I think this had more to do with direction than skills as an actor.

I still am partial to Gandalf from the animated cartoon, The Hobbit. The voice of John Huston seemed just right to me.

Jon S. · 08-09-2007, 09:53 AM

It doesn't matter who plays who or who directs a Hobbit movie, it'll clean up at the box office and all of us will see it. Then we can spend the next year criticizing every little piece of it as we did with PJ's movies because that's us.

mithrand1r · 08-09-2007, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jon S.

It doesn't matter who plays who or who directs a Hobbit movie, it'll clean up at the box office and all of us will see it. Then we can spend the next year criticizing every little piece of it as we did with PJ's movies because that's us.

Probably true.

A mini-series would be an interesting format for the hobbit. (I doubt it will happen, but it would be interesting.)

cee2lee2 · 08-09-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mithrand1r

.....A mini-series would be an interesting format for the hobbit. (I doubt it will happen, but it would be interesting.)

I like the idea of a mini-series. I would schedule my time so I could watch it even though I rarely watch much TV any more. It would be nice to see it in a form that would allow more of the story to be told instead of having it pared down for a single movie.

Gwaimir Windgem · 08-16-2007, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Ian Mckellen! You may think you are getting away with distoring Tolkien's art! But you shall KNOW justice! You shall not escape the Beam of Justice that is the wrath of tolkienites, you shall not ruin yet another Tolkien project with your disgraceful interpretations! Ian McKellen, I condemn you to the utter depths of C-grade movies forever! May your influence fade, may your memory be stamped with contempt, may your shoes shine, and may be be rid of you as Gandalf!

Oh, shut up. Ian McKellen is a highly skilled actor. I agree that he wasn't the best as Gandalf, but can we please keep the homophobia in check?

***Tessar*** · 08-16-2007, 05:33 PM

No kidding.

I thought he was brilliant as Gandalf, and I had no idea he was gay at the time.

Because, frankly, it doesn't really matter.

hectorberlioz · 08-16-2007, 05:49 PM

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bropous · 09-02-2007, 08:39 PM

So. Aside from side-swipes and body checks, can someone please sum up the developments of a Hobbit film and whatever was selected as "a second prequel"?

bropous · 09-02-2007, 08:47 PM

Okay, looked for myself:

http://www.ifmagazine.com/new.asp?article=4886

The Flatulent One is apparently eyeing another Tolkien book to make unrecognizable...

Kevin McIntyre · 09-10-2007, 09:58 PM

The Hobbit is a much simpler story than the Lord of the Rings with different pacing (as we all know it was written for young children) and tone; if anything a movie with the same tone of PJ's LOTR would actually have to draw things out more - esp the Battle of the Five Armies (which Bilbo really does not participate in). I would like to see what PJ would do with Mirkwood (as creepiness is what he likes best). As far as casting is concerned if it is a New Line/PJ production then I would want Ian as Gandalf (and if you are squeamish about a gay man playing Gandalf then you don't know actors all that well). Bilbo however I would expect someone besides Ian Holm but I it wouldn't surprise me if he were to jump on board. However if PJ is not involved I would imagine none of the actors from LOTR would care much to participate (caveat being $). In any case the LOTR movies grossed over 2.9 BILLION dollars so of course The Hobbit will be made.

04-16-2007, 07:27 PM	#121
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	yeah, Legolas (the arrow) was a real twit. He finally shattered Eomer always shoots well. Alan Lee is awesome! I bought "The Hobbit" version that he illustrated. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

07-30-2007, 07:10 PM	#125
Wooley Baggins Sapling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Newmarket, ON Canada Posts: 2	The Hobbit Movie Will Happen I'd love to see a Hobbit Movie. Does it matter all that much who directs however? Peter Jackson did as far as I am concerned do an outstanding job on the Lord of the Rings, but does this mean there could not be another equally talented Peter Jackson out there? The important point I feel is that a Hobbit movie does ultimately become reality, irregardless of who directs it in the end.

07-31-2007, 02:33 PM	#126
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	tugs at Wooley's sleeve psst...irregardless is a double negative... __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

08-04-2007, 02:33 PM	#127
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	[deleted] __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 08-16-2007 at 06:12 PM.

08-05-2007, 10:49 PM	#128
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	You just love contradicting people, don't you? ...Which argument? __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

08-05-2007, 11:58 PM	#129
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08-09-2007, 09:53 AM	#132
Jon S. Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 455	It doesn't matter who plays who or who directs a Hobbit movie, it'll clean up at the box office and all of us will see it. Then we can spend the next year criticizing every little piece of it as we did with PJ's movies because that's us.

08-16-2007, 05:33 PM	#136
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	No kidding. I thought he was brilliant as Gandalf, and I had no idea he was gay at the time. Because, frankly, it doesn't really matter.

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hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	[deleted] __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 08-16-2007 at 06:13 PM.

09-02-2007, 08:39 PM	#138
bropous EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMED DCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 1,176	So. Aside from side-swipes and body checks, can someone please sum up the developments of a Hobbit film and whatever was selected as "a second prequel"? __________________ "...[The Lord of the Rings] is to exemplify most clearly a recurrent theme: the place in 'world politics' of the unforeseen and unforeseeable acts of will, and deeds of virtue of the apparently small, ungreat, fogotten in the places of the Wise and Great (good as well as evil). A moral of the whole (after the primary symbolism of the Ring, as the will to mere power, seeking to make itself objective by physical force and mechanism, and so also inevitably by lies) is the obvious one that without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless." Letters of JRR Tolkien, page 160.

09-02-2007, 08:47 PM	#139
bropous EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMED DCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 1,176	Okay, looked for myself: http://www.ifmagazine.com/new.asp?article=4886 The Flatulent One is apparently eyeing another Tolkien book to make unrecognizable... __________________ "...[The Lord of the Rings] is to exemplify most clearly a recurrent theme: the place in 'world politics' of the unforeseen and unforeseeable acts of will, and deeds of virtue of the apparently small, ungreat, fogotten in the places of the Wise and Great (good as well as evil). A moral of the whole (after the primary symbolism of the Ring, as the will to mere power, seeking to make itself objective by physical force and mechanism, and so also inevitably by lies) is the obvious one that without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless." Letters of JRR Tolkien, page 160.

09-10-2007, 09:58 PM	#140
Kevin McIntyre Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bree Posts: 148	The Hobbit is a much simpler story than the Lord of the Rings with different pacing (as we all know it was written for young children) and tone; if anything a movie with the same tone of PJ's LOTR would actually have to draw things out more - esp the Battle of the Five Armies (which Bilbo really does not participate in). I would like to see what PJ would do with Mirkwood (as creepiness is what he likes best). As far as casting is concerned if it is a New Line/PJ production then I would want Ian as Gandalf (and if you are squeamish about a gay man playing Gandalf then you don't know actors all that well). Bilbo however I would expect someone besides Ian Holm but I it wouldn't surprise me if he were to jump on board. However if PJ is not involved I would imagine none of the actors from LOTR would care much to participate (caveat being $). In any case the LOTR movies grossed over 2.9 BILLION dollars so of course The Hobbit will be made.

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