SafeUnderHill 205 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Its not necessarily quality, its traits that the two are sharing. Clearly Jackson is a better filmmaker than Lucas ever was, but he has proven he is as prone to excess as much as Lucas. He's still got a solid foundation to bounce back, but I think The Hobbit makes it hard to argue this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ain't much a difference between how Lucas presented Gungans and African Americans. Ironic, considering your avatar...It's a character from the cult UK comedy The League of Gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 As long as the originals are availeble in the same format and quality as any new version, i certainly would not mind him tinkering.A The Hobbit quality Gollum in LOTR would be cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 The prequels had one well shot film (TPM) that actually looks like, you know, a film, incredible art direction, and three fine scores by Williams (even if they're not on the same plane at the OT). In THE HOBBIT, everything that once I liked about the LOTR trilogy (a sense of age, scope, Andrew Lesnine's EXABALIR-esque anamorphic cinematography, iconic and truly memorable scores, great casting) was gone, but all that I hated (monotonous CGI battles, lazily directed dialogue, stilted acting, pomposity, dumbing down for the kids) was there in spades.Fake plastic trees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Well, we have 2 more films before we can make a final ruling.Tauriel may save the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 In retrospect I don't think I've seen more gaudy art direction than that of The Phantom Menace. The design of the thing is like the most spectacularly decorated wedding cake ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I see more of a similarity between Peter Jackson and William Shatner. Both directors wanted rock men in their movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 PJ succeeded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Shatner can now borrow those special effects and incorporate them into his movie the way he always wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 If they do redo the effects in LOTR, I want more random piles of skulls all over the place. They wouldn't even need the bridge of Khazad Dum if they could just fill the gorge with skulls. Stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 If they do redo the effects in LOTR, I want more random piles of skulls all over the place. They wouldn't even need the bridge of Khazad Dum if they could just fill the gorge with skulls. Stuff like that.Have you seen the ROTK Extended Edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 That's what inspired the comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Have to disagree there - From the perspective of not having read the book, The Lovely Bones is not a bad movie.It's flawed, but I really enjoyed it.Okay, I do sort of like The Lovely Bones but more as a guilty pleasure. The tone is all over the place and Saoirse Ronan's performance is painfully schmaltzy. The visuals are cool though and Stanley Tucci's performance is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 The Hobbit is superior to the prequels in almost every aspect, starting from acting, script, and ending with some heart the prequels never had.Plus, PJ is nowhere nearly as disrespectful towards his creation and fanbase as Lucas is.Agreed. The Hobbit had a few issues but it was nothing close to the prequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Plus, Tolkien never really minded about that Jar Jar Binks character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Has nobody seen Heavenly Creatures?Thought it was anodyne shite, just like LOVELY BONES. He's a got a very limited understanding of human psychology, and resorts to ghoulishness (see Stanley Tucci in BONES) or childish fantasy as a crutch, like he hasn't grown out of playing with action figures.I thought Tucci was the best part of The Lovely Bones.Have to disagree there - From the perspective of not having read the book, The Lovely Bones is not a bad movie.It's flawed, but I really enjoyed it.Okay, I do sort of like The Lovely Bones but more as a guilty pleasure. The tone is all over the place and Saoirse Ronan's performance is painfully schmaltzy. The visuals are cool though and Stanley Tucci's performance is great.Agreed. I hated pretty much everything besides Tucci (delightfully creepy) and the cinematography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Have to disagree there - From the perspective of not having read the book, The Lovely Bones is not a bad movie.It's flawed, but I really enjoyed it.Okay, I do sort of like The Lovely Bones but more as a guilty pleasure. The tone is all over the place and Saoirse Ronan's performance is painfully schmaltzy. The visuals are cool though and Stanley Tucci's performance is great.Tucci is in a different movie than the rest, though. Jackson should have done CITIZEN X with Tucci. The rest is a headbanging mess so misguided it should have earned PJ a corrective training course for film directors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Even if that's true, The Lovely Bones does have some memorable scenes (most notably The Dollhouse scene and the Underground Shelter scene) and Soairse Ronan gave a surprisingly natural performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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