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   From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   In article ,   
    Geza Giedke  wrote:   
      
   > >>    course, he's done that before with less justification, but for the   
   > >>    previous films he still claimed repeatedly that he was doing all he   
   > >>    could to bring Tolkien's vision to life. This time, making that   
   > >>    claim could get him into deep trouble.   
   > >   
   > > How so? I mean, I understand what you mean, but if he *can't* bring   
   > > Tolkiens "vision to life" due to the Tolkien estate, the problem lies   
   > > with them, not him. His choices are to fabricate these events at the   
   > > perilous wrath of the Tolkien faithful, or do it anyway and risk a law   
   > > suit.   
   >   
   > no, he could just stick to what he has (unfortunately) the rights to: do   
   > a movie about the book "The Hobbit" and be done with it and keep his own   
   > warped vision of Middle-Earth to himself - and at least not try to make   
   > money by abusing Tolkien's name to sell his own crude ideas.   
      
   I really can't have a constructive discussion with someone that has   
   these views. I hope you will find someone else that can!   
      
   > >>    The easiest way to avoid those issues would be to make The Hobbit   
   > >>    into just one film, or maybe two, and simply not address them in   
   > >>    substantially more depth than the original book did.   
   > >   
   > > But then New Line Cinema wouldn't make as much money, now would they?   
   > > :)   
   >   
   > and neither would Jackson...   
   >   
   > >> After writing all that, I saw a wonderfully concise statement of the   
   > >> issue that someone shared on Facebook: "Bilbo's reaction to the   
   > >> announcement of a 3rd movie was actually already quoted in The Lord of   
   > >> the Rings: 'I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over   
   > >> too much bread.'"   
   > >>   
   > >> Anyone else have thoughts on the three-movie idea?   
   >   
   > I think it's the typically deplorable greedy Jackson idea. What a pity   
   > he does not like Prince Valiant or Feist - he could spend his time   
   > making movies about battles without raping art beyond his comprehension.   
   >   
   > regards   
   >  Geza   
      
      
      
      
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