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guthmund · 12-02-2003, 09:52 PM

While I do admit that some of the "edited" stuff would do better left in. I applaud Jackson for taking a very difficult series of books and making a fantastic set of movies.

If he were to follow the books exactly we'd end up with a 87 hour movie. And maybe I'm speaking for myself here, but I have neither the inclination nor "ass stamina" to sit in one spot and watch an 87 hour movie. I'm thankful that Jackson remained relatively true to the series and managed to cut them around 3 hours.

I hear a lot about "being true to the series," but would you really enjoy the film more if we had 15 minutes of Bambadil and crew frolicking in the forest dancing and singing?

12-02-2003, 09:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	While I do admit that some of the "edited" stuff would do better left in. I applaud Jackson for taking a very difficult series of books and making a fantastic set of movies. If he were to follow the books exactly we'd end up with a 87 hour movie. And maybe I'm speaking for myself here, but I have neither the inclination nor "ass stamina" to sit in one spot and watch an 87 hour movie. I'm thankful that Jackson remained relatively true to the series and managed to cut them around 3 hours. I hear a lot about "being true to the series," but would you really enjoy the film more if we had 15 minutes of Bambadil and crew frolicking in the forest dancing and singing? __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.