BeeR Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I would rather they make 2 "legit" movies vs trying to crunch it all into 1 and therefore possibly losing or just brushing over stuff. IMO LOTR should have been more than 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I would rather they make 2 "legit" movies vs trying to crunch it all into 1 and therefore possibly losing or just brushing over stuff. IMO LOTR should have been more than 3. The extended editions were much better of course, but I thought they did an excellent job overall. With the exception of the 79 endings to the RotK movie.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Is there more to the "middle earth" story after the end of LOTR? ...honestly, I've not read a single one of the books... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Is there more to the "middle earth" story after the end of LOTR? ...honestly, I've not read a single one of the books... I've not read the books, from from talking to people that are really into them I;d say yes, there is more, just as there is a hugh amount of Star Wars story out there beyond the original 3 movies and the newer 3 that Lucas did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 A movie version of the Simarillion would be epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Is there more to the "middle earth" story after the end of LOTR? ...honestly, I've not read a single one of the books... LOTR really represents the end of Tolkien's universe; the third age of middle earth I believe. Tolkien has written more about the first and second ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I won't go see it. Never saw the Lord of the Rings either. I just figure I read these books growing up and again as as adult. I have this picture in my mind of the characters and the story and the scenery that I don't want diluted by the movies. I guess I prefer to preserve my own interpretations of the story. The extended version is quite satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Is there more to the "middle earth" story after the end of LOTR? ...honestly, I've not read a single one of the books... Yes, tons, like BC and Chavez have indicated. Tolkien did what many sci-fi/fantasy writers do now - world building. Where they create a universe/planet/scenes with history and mythology that are only referenced and/or summarized in the main novels - not fully fleshed out. Tolkien mentions Dwarven/Goblin wars, Gandalph adventures to the South, and all sorts of other events in The Hobbit, but never really goes into detail. Just says something like "But that is not part of our story here". The Hobbit is sort of a prequel. One sub-plot in the book tells the story of how Bilbo Baggins came into possession of the "One Ring" that Frodo has to destroy later, but the main story is a quest for dragon treasure and the events along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 The extended version is quite satisfying. agreed. and tolken has enough stuff in print for many more films. Simarillion, like billay said, would be a great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 The extended editions were much better of course, but I thought they did an excellent job overall. With the exception of the 79 endings to the RotK movie.... ??? on the endings-? I thought they were well done but even as long as they were, I had this feeling of so much being crammed in. I know 3 movies was the logical choice and 6 too impractical, but it shoulda been. Really it's about 4 or 5 movies' worth but how do you break that up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 ??? on the endings-? I thought they were well done but even as long as they were, I had this feeling of so much being crammed in. I know 3 movies was the logical choice and 6 too impractical, but it shoulda been. Really it's about 4 or 5 movies' worth but how do you break that up? The extended version runs about 12 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 I would rather they make 2 "legit" movies vs trying to crunch it all into 1 and therefore possibly losing or just brushing over stuff. IMO LOTR should have been more than 3. This: The extended version runs about 12 hours. If you're a super- like me when it comes to Tolkein, the extended editions are very satisfying and in total, runs roughly 12 hours. Not including the 20 hours of addicting "making of" and interview footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojanmojo Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 agreed. and tolken has enough stuff in print for many more films. Simarillion, like billay said, would be a great movie. Simarillion could be broken up into several movies. Beren and Luthien would in itself be a great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Is there more to the "middle earth" story after the end of LOTR? ...honestly, I've not read a single one of the books... I've not read the books, from from talking to people that are really into them I;d say yes, there is more... Yes, tons, like BC and Chavez have indicated. Tolkien did what many sci-fi/fantasy writers do now - world building. Where they create a universe/planet/scenes with history and mythology that are only referenced and/or summarized in the main novels - not fully fleshed out. Tolkien mentions Dwarven/Goblin wars, Gandalph adventures to the South, and all sorts of other events in The Hobbit, but never really goes into detail. Just says something like "But that is not part of our story here". I think billay was actually correct - there's a LOT of stuff pre-Hobbit/LOTR, but I don't know that he wrote too much stuff about AFTER the fall of Sauron. The only thing I can recall from somewhere is a mention of Gimli and Legolas having many adventures (which wouldn't be the worst movie, if given to a talented filmmaker). As Doggy says, all that pre-LOTR stuff is building a world for LOTR to take place in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I won't go see it. Never saw the Lord of the Rings either. I just figure I read these books growing up and again as as adult. I have this picture in my mind of the characters and the story and the scenery that I don't want diluted by the movies. I guess I prefer to preserve my own interpretations of the story. I've read the books probably 5 times each and have seen the movies maybe 20 times each. Whenever I'm channel surfing and I come across one, that's where I stay. The movies are by far my favorite movies of all time and it's not close. I think they did a great job creating what my mind had envisioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 ??? on the endings-? They had at least 5 different fade out "endings" at the end of Return of the King where Peter Jackson wrapped up each group of characters. I thought it was lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 They had at least 5 different fade out "endings" at the end of Return of the King where Peter Jackson wrapped up each group of characters. I thought it was lame. Its straight from the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Its straight from the books. werd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I've read the books probably 5 times each and have seen the movies maybe 20 times each. Whenever I'm channel surfing and I come across one, that's where I stay. The movies are by far my favorite movies of all time and it's not close. I think they did a great job creating what my mind had envisioned. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Its straight from the books. Yes and no. The Scouring of the Shire was completely removed which would have been cool. What I'm getting at really and apparently failing to articulate is I thought the use of fade outs was excessive leading to the appearance of multiple endings. I'm objecting to the style rather than the content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Still kinda interesteing though. I'll have to check out sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 cant fricken wait It's a raison d'etre in it's own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 The extended editions were much better of course, but I thought they did an excellent job overall. With the exception of the 79 endings to the RotK movie.... watch them all back-to-back a couple years ago. Awesome. I saw each of the LotR movies at a midnight viewing on Christmas night. The 79 endings in RotK were painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 What I'm getting at really and apparently failing to articulate is I thought the use of fade outs was excessive leading to the appearance of multiple endings. I'm objecting to the style rather than the content. agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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