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From: Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
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Subject: Re: SEVENEVES at Legendary
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:03:23 -0700
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On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:23:41 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

>
>
>On Sat, 10 Aug 2024, William Hyde wrote:
>
>> Cryptoengineer wrote:
>>> On 8/10/2024 1:23 PM, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
>>>> On 10/08/2024 10.50, Paul S Person wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 21:41:13 -0500, Lynn McGuire
>>>>> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>>>> The second scene in the Hobbit trilogy is funny with all of the =
dwarves
>>>>>> walking into Bilbo's house with the round doors and stealing all =
of his
>>>>>> food and beer.
>>>>>> =A0=A0=A0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D2skcNR3jYzs
>>>>>=20
>>>>> The Elf-Dwarf romance spanning the second and third
>>>>=20
>>>> The WHAT? I am very glad that I didn't go to any after the first, =
with
>>>> its 3-D roller-coaster.
>>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> There are a few scenes in the Hobbit trilogy that stand out, but
>>> the amount of ridiculous stuff with no respect whatsoever for
>>> the original material is overwhelming.
>>
>> The three movies could perhaps be edited to make one good three hour
>> movie.  Even a pair of good two hour movies, possibly.
>>
>> William Hyde
>>
>
>I think this is close to the truth.

I think it is correct that a one-film version could be produced that
would be a /lot/ better than what we had to put up with with three
films. But it would still be a profanation of JRRT. The stench of PJ
is hard to remove when it is in every scene related to the book.

But what's the point? The Rankin-Bass /The Hobbit/ covers the ground
pretty well, and is a lot closer to JRRT's story.
--=20
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"