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AB23 wrote:wow i saw a fantastic movie today. made me wanna play one by one and make a music video on youtube for it

anyone ever seen The Hurt Locker???

ALTERSTEVE wrote:The first one that comes to mind is "Ted," which is directed, written, and produced by Seth MacFarlane, the creator of "Family Guy." I'm not expecting anything great but it looks like it could be funny (in a very raunchy sorta way). Comes out Friday.

Edit: Oh, you mean comedies out in theaters right NOW? Well there's "That's My Boy." It's a hard-R, extremely crude comedy starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg. It's stupid overall and pretty terrible, but it has a few moments that are VERY funny. There's also "Rock of Ages," based on the musical of the same name. It's surprisingly good and really funny IMO. Tom Cruise's performance is unreal. Plus the '80s rock music is great of course. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" and "Men in Black 3" are also playing in theaters, and both are awesome.

Scarface wrote:Am I the only one PSYCHED for The Hobbit

ALTERSTEVE wrote:

Scarface wrote:Am I the only one PSYCHED for The Hobbit

I'm so pumped! Another Tolkien trilogy = a dream come true.

Nick wrote:I'm very excited for The Hobbit but three movies seems a little excessive. I hope there isn't a bunch of fluff in these movies.

ALTERSTEVE wrote:They're going to be using material from lots of other sources too. It's going to be about a lot more than just Bilbo Baggins, though from what I understand, he will be the main focus of the three films. It seems like they're going to make the trilogy end right where "The Fellowship of the Rings" movie starts.

ALTERSTEVE wrote:

Nick wrote:I'm very excited for The Hobbit but three movies seems a little excessive. I hope there isn't a bunch of fluff in these movies.

They're going to be using material from lots of other sources too. It's going to be about a lot more than just Bilbo Baggins, though from what I understand, he will be the main focus of the three films. It seems like they're going to make the trilogy end right where "The Fellowship of the Rings" movie starts.

ADAPTATION

Jackson never said "bridge film." I got that one wrong last week but I wasn't alone. That idea never quite went away and all the talk about the appendices, made it seem likely. But Jackson said three "Hobbit" films and that is just what he meant. In the process of adapting the book to a film, in the tradition of Tolkien, it was "a tale that grew in the telling." (And hey! This article too!)

Jackson, thankfully, promised to do one thing differently than the book: He needed to flesh out the Dwarf characters. Dwarven culture, character and history needed to be revealed here; Each of Thorin's company needed to have dialog and motives and story arcs and character development. This would take time, screen time and then whatever starts in the establishing film then needs to be finished in what comes next.

From my time on set, I cannot provide any details, but I can say it was my impression that the actors and the writers wanted fully realized characters on screen and not caricatures. This, for my movie-ticket-money, makes for a much better but longer film.

Other features besides Dwarves we already know about from the media that could chew up screentime:

Evangeline Lily's character of Tauriel

Ringwraiths in tombs

Radagast The Brown

White Council

Galadriel and Gandalf

Dol Guldur

Bilbo telling Frodo the story