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.

Comments

Blooper?

[MadFarmAnimalz]

No blooper is as big as PJ being denied an Oscar these last 2 years.

If he doesn't get it this year the Oscars will become irrelevant. It's just that obvious.

Re:Blooper?

[Elwood P Dowd]

This is what will make the Oscars irrelevant? Titanic winning sweeps didn't do it for you? That's just the first thing that leaps to mind. Jesus, best actress for Julia Roberts over Ellen Burstyn didn't set off any alarms?

C'mon, man, you've got to watch better movies, whether or not LoTR is worthy.

Re:Blooper?

[johnbr]

Bull hockey. The books (I've read the series at least 5 times in my 33 years) are visionary and epic. But I found the characters in the books generally flat and uninteresting. Boromir, Smeagol, Faramir, Elrond and Aragorn are all much more interesting and complex in the movie than they are in the book. Boromir seems much more distraught over the gravity of his countries peril in the movie. Smeagol's emotions are clearer and more profound. Faramir's emotional bond to his brother and problems with his father are better. Elrond is clearly extremely upset at the prospect of his daughter's mortal peril. Aragorn is uncertain, and worried - in the book he says "I am Isildur's heir, not Isildur himself", while in the movie, it is Arwen who says it to him - because he is afraid of the burden he has to bear. I think PJ did an excellent job making the characters more lifelike and interesting. Re-read the books and imagine that Aragorn in the movie - always perfectly certain of his action, unquestioned by his followers and lacking in any real demonstrable emotion other than humor.

because...

[levl289]

Let's take your comments apart, and explain to the dimwitted (or the jaded film students who are currently working in retail), exactly why he deserves an award for Best Director:

Its a big trilogy
To my understanding (from the extended DVDs), so big, that it took three completely separate locations for filming (aside from the studio sets), combining to stretch out over 14 months. For a single person to (follow me here), direct this massive undertaking, and painstakingly boil it down the the parts that matter requires great directing skills.

It has very nice CG
For which the pencil-to-paper decision making goes all the way back to 1997. Again, Jackson was the goto guy that approved this stuff. For someone to put together a team (Weta) that brought about the Ents (prior to which, few artists were able to render to any likeable levels), and the unbelievably detailed Lothlorien, again, takes great directing skills.

Theme music is great
Well, it didn't come off of a CD. Again, much time was spent by (of all people) Jackson, in choosing the music and directing its specifics with RE to the movie.

But is this worthy of a "Best Director" award?
I can't think of a single movie made in the last decade that is as massive an undertaking as LOTR was. Jackson was the man that directed all of it. Even if you don't appreciate things like its character development, or the music, for one person to be the nexus for this creation, IMO (and clearly, many other lowbrow movie fans), certainly demands recognition.