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Peter Jackson Not Pleased EA Experience
The New York Times reports in an article about the King Kong movie based game that director Peter Jackson wasn't entirely happy with his EA dealings. From the article: "Mr. Jackson, said close associates, chafed at his dealings with the industry heavyweight, Electronic Arts, during the making of the Lord of the Rings games. 'Electronic Arts was not interested in input from the filmmaker,' but later marketed the games as if he were closely involved, said Ken Kamins, Mr. Jackson's manager."
Lol..."chopped the LOTR".
That's funny stuff there tough-guy. But hey, you're entitled to your opinion. But I suppose, and this is only a guess, that you're one of those people that feels that everything in the books should have been put down on film including the Scouring of the Shire and such? Am I right about that? Oh, and the Elves at Helms Deep probably really sticks in your gums too doesn't it? Did you get up and walk out when that happened like I've heard others write?
Just wondering...guess this also can be thrown into all the Star Wars fans that hate Lucas for destroying their memories or something...
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
Peter Jackson has been seen to be an individual of tremendous intelligence, creativity, and (unusual) humility. It is completely understandable that a person posessing such characteristics would have problems dealing with the brainless, soulless, mindlessly commercialistic ghouls that we have come to know and loath as Electronic Arts. Witness how they treated Richard Garriot. I truly find it difficult to adequately verbalise the intense hatred and contempt which I feel for this particular corporation. When contemporary Communists (such as the GPL advocates here on Slashdot) wish to make their case as to why capitalism in general is supposedly evil, companies like EA unfortunately provide a rich source of valid support for their arguments.
As far as EA are concerned however, creative individuals (and human beings in general, for that matter) are to be chewed up and unceremoniously spat out once they are percieved to have outlived their usefulness. The company gives capitalism an exceptionally bad name, and makes it difficult for those of us who, while not wishing to be part of the eight hour a day grind, simply wish to make an honest living nonetheless, in a manner which does not involve raping either the environment or our fellow man.
Capitalism in and of itself does not have to be a bad thing...I have long believed that, and will continue to. The problem is when you have corporations like EA which, in their belief that money is more important than life itself, engage in scorched earth tactics accordingly.