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LOTR Jumps the Shark
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."
Lets face it, the story is a bit thin - if Gandalf really knew the fate of the entire earth hinged on those two midgets dropping a ring into a volcano, he would have just sent the giant eagles to drop Frodo - ring and all - right into Mount Doom in the first place and be done with it. Even in Middle Earth there's stats for acceptable loss...