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I totally saw this coming.

Other than his penchant for lying "historical revisionism", what's Jones' primary criticism of Lucas? I've only read Pollock's (now outdated) book.

House of the Dragon 2x06 Smallfolk TEAM GREEN More small council meetings. TEAM BLACK More small council meetings. TEAM DAEMON More angst, melancholy & ghosts at Elsinore Harrenhal. Rinse & repeat. Rating: 🐉🐉/🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

In Bakshi's Lord of the Rings, they changed Saruman to "Aruman" for similar reasons, i.e. to avoid confusion with Sauron. And yes, it was stupid, especially since the result was that it was even more confusing because they still alternated calling him Saruman.

Yeah, that's real fine fancy words you’ve got there Mr. Hooper. I don’t know what that bastard shark’s gonna do with ‘em. Might eat ‘em.

Do you think that's grass you're touching?

No. It means there is no here. And what time do you think you have? Do you think that's time you're wasting? Huh.

Do not try to prove JWFan exists, that's impossible. Instead, only try to realise the truth: there is no JWFan.

Well, it does feel a bit like when they broke with the plan and invited Abrams back after TLJ debacle.

Well to be fair, @Thor mentioned grain, he didn't say anything about "dirt". I like the trailer well enough, but I do agree with him that it has a slick, digital look that's not as natural looking as the first one. I'd also rather see that grain. That said, from a commercial standpoint I understand why Scott went this route, this is how audiences today expect movies to look and they're going to have to appeal to a lot more than middle-aged guys with Gladiator nostalgia if this film is going to be successful. If the story and characters are good, the digital look won't matter all that much to me.

I only ask because some of the costumes in The Hobbit do look slightly more "fantasyesque" to me than LOTR, and less lived in (like ROP), and I'm wondering, given her screen credit, if some of her designs made it into the final film. It's a pity that Ngila Dickson didn't return for The Hobbit, because no matter Hawley's level of involvement, Buck & Maskrey's work( to say nothing of Hawley's) just isn't as convincing as Dickson's Oscar winning designs.

Do you know the story behind this?

While the 1980 Shogun series & Jarre's outstanding score are superior to the new version, the update was still excellent and the clear best show on this list. The show and the score both deserve the win.

That's a deep cut! Oh yeah. Actually IMO, Jaws, like The Godfather, is one of those rare instances where the film is better than the novel.