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Interview with Peter Jackson on LoTR Bloopers
erth writes "Newsweek has an interview with Peter Jackson asking him what he thinks about some of the most famous and/or obvious bloopers in the LoTR series. Moviemistakes.com has more Fellowhip of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King bloopers as well for your snickering pleasure." I just wanted to give my props to Jackson and all- we took off early yesterday to see the final film. It was everything I hoped for... except for the bits that I expect I'll have to wait for the extended edition DVD to see. And I was to busy grinning ear to ear to notice any serious bloopers.
Why couldn't Gandalf hop on a Nuclear radiated giant eagle - fly over the top of "Mount Incinerator" and drop the ring?
The (at least 9) nazgul and ringwraiths would have stopped him. The eagles are not his to command, btw, the movies don't mention the Brown wizard who controlled the moth and eagles; you did notice the moth both times the eagle(s) showed up?
And the spewing magma would be of lower temperature than the magma inside the mountain, so throwing the ring there, if you're willing to believe it, would have only blown the ring back out to eventually be found by an orc when it cools down sufficiently.
GPL Deconstructed
Heh, they didn't even cover the good ones such as the archers without bows, the refilling quivers, the "dead" orcs that flinch when stepped on etc. Bottom line is that in my opinion Mr Jackson is not a very good director, its the actors, cinimatographer and art department that should be getting the credit for the LOR movies. They are good despite Peter Jackson and not because of him.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
He should not get an Oscar. He's a realy bad director (just look at some of his other films). The director of photography, art department and actors should get one. In all the areas where a good director should have mattered teh LOR movies fail. Hell, cheep dutch porn has better consitancy then the LOR movies. Its like they didn't bother to hire a script supervisor.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
I admit it, I liked Chicago. But Gangs of NY was better and should have won, instead.
I'm sorry, but that's a load of crap.
If you look at Aragorn in the books it is apparent that he leads his life with the certainty that he will fufill his destiny. This focus lends his character a quiet, almost restrained power. The power and dignity in his Numenorian blood is readily discernable. The fact that in the book he reflects on his destiny and worries makes him a greater, not a lesser, character
Now look at Aragorn in the movies. His actions are uncertain, he demonstrates none of the dignity and power that he is supposed to have. He just doesn't exude the sense of greatness. Of course you can't really expect an actor to portray that kind of vibe so it isn't really PJ's fault....