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Guillermo del Toro's going to direct The Hobbit (Page 2)
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I'd rather have a bajillion dollars spent on this than some shite Cameron flick.
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Originally Posted by voodoo 
A shame del Toro isn't going to make the Hobbit - it was a fine choice. I don't really understand why financing a sure thing is so hard. Even in these times.
They spent way too much money on a movie that under delivered. Despite Lord of the Rings being mega blockbusters, MGM is still going out of business. They can't risk that kind of money on such a horrible director, which is probably why Jackson is being relegated to producer.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
They can't risk that kind of money on such a horrible director, which is probably why Jackson is being relegated to producer.
That's a nice little story, but I'm sure it has more to do with the final terms of that lawsuit than their supposed opinion of a guy who made them money hand over fist on that other trilogy.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
... opinion of a guy who made them money hand over fist on that other trilogy.
Which is why they're still going out of business?
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
Which is why they're still going out of business?
You really think the TLOR Trilogy put them out business?
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
They spent way too much money on a movie that under delivered. Despite Lord of the Rings being mega blockbusters, MGM is still going out of business. They can't risk that kind of money on such a horrible director, which is probably why Jackson is being relegated to producer.
Lord of the Rings underdelivered? OK first of all New Line is a subsidiary of Warner, not MGM and is in fact in no way related to MGM.
So if Lord of the Rings did good, bad or just average it has no bearing on MGM.
I guess they got the rights for the Hobbit, but as an investment or production company MGM has no connection to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Whatsoever.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
You're pathetic.
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Episode III was so bad...
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Originally Posted by Stogieman
Looks like the MacNN filters replaced the "ass" part with three periods.
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That's my intent. While I must admit that the above pic would not communicate such a thought as clearly as I would like, the opportunity to post such an iconic pic which connects so well to the subject of that post proved too difficult to pass up.
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
I'd rather have a bajillion dollars spent on this than some shite Cameron flick.
he is "redoing" Titanic for a new 3D release. W.T.F.
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Well, Toro is out, Peter Jackson is back.
Start if production is planned for early 2011.
2 parts, filmed in 3D.
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3D? well then I MUST see it!!!!!!1111
(or just pay less and enjoy the same movie in great 2D)
choices choices.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
FFS, not Jackson again.
If you didn't like a Jackson LOTR, what makes you think you'd love a del Toro Hobbit ?
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Del Toro is doing At the Mountain of Madness, which I think is a much better choice.
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Because I like del Toro's direction and not Jackson's. If del Toro had directed LotR it would have been breathtaking, like Pan's Labyrinth with 10x more budget. That was my hope for The Hobbit.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
Because I like del Toro's direction and not Jackson's. If del Toro had directed LotR it would have been breathtaking, like Pan's Labyrinth with 10x more budget. That was my hope for The Hobbit.
Ditto.
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3D? God-dammit!
3D is uncomfortable and adds nothing to the movie experience, I am so sick of this 3D gimmick.
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I have yet to see a movie in 3D.
(Though it's likely to be jackass this weekend)
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Pfft. I'm waiting for 4D movies.
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3D is here to stay. :/
Glad to hear the movies are finally moving into production, though.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
Pfft. I'm waiting for 4D movies.
Well technically....
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
I have yet to see a movie in 3D.
(Though it's likely to be jackass this weekend)
The only "modern" 3D movie I've seen yet was "UP!" and while it didn't take much time to get used to it, the process wasn't exactly convenient. I haven't seen a live-action film that offered 3D yet, and I haven't seen a title that made me want to go out of the way to see it in 3D either.
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Movies with flying really benefit from 3D. How to Train your Dragon, and Guardians of Gahoole both had stunning sequences that 3D really made even better.
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I ware glasses, so I hate 3D. I don't know if it's how my lenses are made or what, but when I use the 3D LCD glasses, all that happens is that it's not very 3D, the screen just flickers, and I get a monster of a headache by the time the film ended.
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Originally Posted by ghporter
The only "modern" 3D movie I've seen yet was "UP!" and while it didn't take much time to get used to it, the process wasn't exactly convenient. I haven't seen a live-action film that offered 3D yet, and I haven't seen a title that made me want to go out of the way to see it in 3D either.
Yes, but I'm still young, hip, and completely devoid of discernible taste. I'm supposed to be drawn to this gimmicky bullshit like a dog's nose to an ass. You're supposed grouse and complain that the only movie worth making in 3D is Patton.
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Jackass 3D was the first 3D movie I've seen that made good use of the tech.
The 3D was awesome because they were shameless about it... launching dildos at the screen and what-not. That's how to do it.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Yes, but I'm still young, hip, and completely devoid of discernible taste. I'm supposed to be drawn to this gimmicky bullshit like a dog's nose to an ass. You're supposed grouse and complain that the only movie worth making in 3D is Patton.
Patton would have been great in 3D, but I'd have preferred to see 2001: A Space Odyssey in 3D a lot more.
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