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LOTR Jumps the Shark

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-sharks-&-jets dept.

eggoeater writes "The latest incarnation of The Lord of the Rings is here in the form of musical theater and, as reported by Yahoo News, the reviews are not good. The Toronto production puts less emphasis on plot, character, and music, and concentrates more on hi-tech theatrics. The production uses a 40-ton, computer controlled stage with 17 elevators and the cast of 55 goes through 500 costumes in the 3 hour performance. Despite this, the same critics say it will be a big money-maker."

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  1. The whole trilogy?? by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Peter Jackson had to cut huge chunks out of the trilogy to fit it into 10 hours or so of film. How much of the content could possibly be retained in a stage show that runs about a quarter as long, and made interesting and comprehensible to a general audience?

    FRODO: Hi there, I'm Frodo.
    GANDALF: Here, take this ring and chuck it.
    FRODO: Okay!
    BLACK RIDERS: Grrrr!
    FRODO: *chuck*
    CAST: Yay!

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  2. Don't forget Spock! by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's been done before, and by no less than Leonard "Spock" Nimoy and a chorus of overly-wholesome '70s fly-girls

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  3. My first thought was... by MarkusQ · · Score: 5, Funny

    My first thought was "I'd never pay to see that!"

    Then I re-read the line:

    40-ton, computer controlled stage with 17 elevators and the cast of 55

    My second thought was, "Hmmm. I wonder if they use MSWindows, on a wireless network?" It might be worth going to see after all.

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