Already been done ("LoTR in 30 Seconds," a parody cleverly edited together with stills), ...

...but on a serious note, I differ with your criticisms and especially the assertion that Peter Jackson's filmed Lord of the Rings trilogy is bloated, annoying and illogical.

>>> "Having seen the three episodes of "Lord of the Rings" directed by Peter Jackson, I've decided that this bloated set of computer generated is deserves a remake. This is in the interest of correcting the annoying and illogical aspects of the Jackson original as well as cutting out the numerous scenes contrived to unecessarily pad out the story and distract the audience with filler material." <<<

No offense, and I do appreciate your sense of humor, I can't take your criticisms of LoTR seriously; perhaps you only meant it in jest, but your denouncement was rather blunt. Maybe you've just been overexposed to Victor and patrick's indulging in grey poupon fare and as a result lack an appreciation for more down to Middle Earth entertainment. :o)

What "annoying and illogical aspects" ...? If you seriously didn't like the CGI, that's fine, but why rain on other folk's parade? Not everyone finds special effects utilized to suspend disbelief in an epic fantasy offensive, you know, and those effects were superbly rendered.

IMIO, Peter Jackson's LoTR is nothing short of a magnificent series of films, true epics, far from "bloated" (my wife, myself and just about everyone we know loved all three of these films, and that's in their extended versions). Of course some folks may feel "bloated" trying to sit comfortably through any 3 hour movie after too much soda, which theater chains, quite literally, promote constantly (AD infinitum, so to speak ;^D), but that isn't the fault of the filmmaker trying to faithfully recreate an epic story, is it?

Maybe theater chains should bring back intermissions, like filmmakers provided for epic films of the past such as Selznik's Gone With the Wind and David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, but that would probably require hiring more ushers to keep track of audiences in busy multi-plex cinemas in our in-and-out in 90 minute rush to judgment culture.

BTW, regardless of of comparisons, Jackson's take on Tolkein was vastly superior to Disney's pond-water sucking Chronic Ills of Nurdia which, in spite of it's running time, felt incomplete and uneven. But just to prove that I'm a good sport and enjoy parody when it isn't predisposed to a critical agenda, I tried to locate and link a clever LoTR parody someone linked a few months ago. Unfortunately, "Lord of The Rings in 30 Seconds" is currently unavailable. It has apparently been pulled or moved, but it was quite funny, even for die-hard fans of the film series like myself.

Cheers,
AuPh

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Topic - Remake of "Lord of the Rings" ! - - Includes my complete script - Bambi B 09:24:10 01/12/06 (17)

Re: Remake of "Lord of the Rings" ! - - Includes my complete script - marc g. 08:45:32 01/30/06 (0)

Lord of the Rings - late 16:25:56 01/14/06 (2)

I love 'em, too - padreken 14:25:24 01/15/06 (1)

One of the important lines from the final book was left out. - Tony D. 13:35:39 01/18/06 (0)

You made it through all 3? Me & the wife are Bored of the Rings... - musetap 22:41:35 01/13/06 (0)

In my remake, Gandalf uses airpower (the eagles)... - jonbee 14:33:24 01/12/06 (1)

As I recall, that was the approach taken in the LoTR in 30 Seconds parody. - Audiophilander 15:11:50 01/12/06 (0)

Re: Look yonder, Don Quichotte de la Mancha alias AUPH feels provoked again...nt - patrickU 12:08:27 01/12/06 (3)

I don't know about "Don Quichotte"[sic], but I thought you were Da Man from La Muncha!? - Audiophilander 13:33:16 01/12/06 (2)

Re: I don't know about "Don Quichotte"[sic], but I thought you were Da Man from La Muncha!? - patrickU 04:34:01 01/13/06 (1)

The documentary "Lost in La Mancha" ...yes! - Audiophilander 22:53:50 01/15/06 (0)

Already been done ("LoTR in 30 Seconds," a parody cleverly edited together with stills), ... - Audiophilander 12:07:48 01/12/06 (2)

LotR - Bambi B 12:19:12 01/13/06 (1)

"If the eagles could reach this place for a rescue, ..." - Audiophilander 00:22:11 01/16/06 (0)

Re: Would that work for ---- - patrickU 11:36:31 01/12/06 (2)

I doubt you would have a catharsis, but maybe for long films you could borrow Victor's catheter! (nt) - Audiophilander 11:56:25 01/12/06 (1)

Re: Yeah, you be my scatolog then...-------- - patrickU 12:01:48 01/12/06 (0)

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Already been done ("LoTR in 30 Seconds," a parody cleverly edited together with stills), ... - Audiophilander 12:07:48 01/12/06 (2)

LotR - Bambi B 12:19:12 01/13/06 (1)

"If the eagles could reach this place for a rescue, ..." - Audiophilander 00:22:11 01/16/06 (0)

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