tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post6221324533561104364..comments2023-12-22T01:00:05.754-08:00Comments on Pensuasion: Peter Jackson . . . the New George Lucas? S. L. Hennessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-31729205024812140072014-03-26T13:16:53.364-07:002014-03-26T13:16:53.364-07:00I've never seen the LotR movies, but I have se...I've never seen the LotR movies, but I have seen a lot of Jackson's work. It's getting progressively more commercial as he gets higher and higher up the ladder in Hollywood. Maybe in the end that's the only way to get ahead.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-78931284335649586212014-03-24T14:41:52.726-07:002014-03-24T14:41:52.726-07:00No, I think I missed it. I'll take a look at y...No, I think I missed it. I'll take a look at your archives...S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-6134608967255463542014-03-24T13:10:28.568-07:002014-03-24T13:10:28.568-07:00I have no sentimental feelings over the Lord of th...I have no sentimental feelings over the Lord of the Rings films, though I was quite bored with the first Hobbit movie and I never felt that way watching the original trilogy. I only have so much room for high fantasy and something about the pacing in the Hobbit just made me crazy.<br /><br />Star Wars is my favorite movies series ever, and I adore the original three films. I can absolutely see the comparisons you're making btwn Lucas and Jackson. I recently watched Phantom Menace again and I was sort of shocked at just how bad it is. Everyone points to Jar Jar as the worst offender (fair point) but there doesn't seem to be any sense of point of view, it's literally just THINGS HAPPENING and character soup. At least the original, despite introducing many characters and the universe, you had a sense of a journey with Luke. It's easy to blame kid actors, but not so easy to blame CGI made by talented designers and voiced by professionals, so it comes down to writing and directing. Lucas should have stepped back from some of those roles, but well, hindsight.<br /><br />I"m still way geeked for JJ Abrams' version. At least once every few weeks I remember there will be new Star Wars movies and I get excited :)Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-5097644459116938202014-03-24T12:21:13.971-07:002014-03-24T12:21:13.971-07:00Did you see my review of Hobbit 2?Did you see my review of Hobbit 2?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-64741307700257410592014-03-24T06:46:06.664-07:002014-03-24T06:46:06.664-07:00I can see the comparison you're making. I rea...I can see the comparison you're making. I really enjoyed the LotR trilogy (also a fan of the extended versions), but I can't get into The Hobbit. While it looks great and jives along with the LotR series, it doesn't have the same spirit. I can't quantify it with examples. I just know when I watch the 1st hobbit movie I wasn't nearly excited as with I saw The Fellowship of the Rings. Even without the changes he made, for the better or the worse, I still feel the movie lacks the magic of the LotR series. Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-20136590169420851652014-03-24T05:06:51.083-07:002014-03-24T05:06:51.083-07:00I love LOTR and so far what I've seen of THE H...I love LOTR and so far what I've seen of THE HOBBIT (still haven't seen part 2...or 3 for that matter). However, nothing tops THE FRIGHTENERS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-33835296913831119072014-03-24T04:29:01.607-07:002014-03-24T04:29:01.607-07:00What Tony said.
I like the Hobbit movies. I think ...What Tony said.<br />I like the Hobbit movies. I think a lot of the changes came about when the studio demanded three movies. He had to make up some stuff to draw it out that long. And remember, he didn't even want to direct them in the first place.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-69925153749593849922014-03-24T02:28:02.571-07:002014-03-24T02:28:02.571-07:00Jackson messed around with more elements in his or...Jackson messed around with more elements in his original trilogy than you might think. He already had the impulse. What's better with the new films, if you choose to see it that way, is that he now better trusts his ability to shape the story his own way. It's more obvious, and as such perhaps more offensive, but it's got more integrity for it. I'd rather him take risks than just copy and paste. Even Tolkien rethought some of his own material. He realized Bilbo's ring was much more significant than it at first appeared to be. And so he went back and edited <i>The Hobbit</i>. In <i>that</i> sense, Jackson addressing the dangers to come (or what we've already seen) is addressing the monkey in the room that is otherwise not apparent as Bilbo faces his own problems.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.com