Jeffrey Michael's Blog - Posts Tagged "tolkien"
One week until The Hobbit
OK, if you're not a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien then read no further.
I'm so excited. The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit prequel have been at the top of my favorite books list for nearly half a century. I've seen some lame attempts to transcribe them onto the big screen but they were, well, horrible at best. The Rankin/Bass animated production from the 70s or 80s (not sure when it was made) ranks near the top of my list of horrible failures. The latest attempt at putting it on the big screen exceeded my expectations. The local, special effects and actors combined to make a more than passable video portrail of my favorite books. Though I have to admit, it wasn't until the 'extended' version was released that I was truely happy. A lot of what hit the cutting room floor, IMHO, should have been left in the big screen version.
Now it's only a week until the final book of the series is presented to us at long last. It's funny but they put together the trilogy of the Rings and filmed the whole thing prior to going to production on the prequel. I could go into a whole diatribe on how it would have made more sense to produce the first book first and how, from an investment sense, it would have been like sticking your toe in the water to see if you should go ahead with producing the other 3. But what the heck, who can argue with success? :)
Yes, I will be going to see the movie. It's a birthday gift from my kids and we're all going to see the movie together. The anticipation is killing me, I want to go NOW! lol Well at least it's only a week away now instead of MONTHS away. I'll have to review the movie for you once I get out.
For those of you who follow my posts you'll remember that I suffer from prereadaphobia, the fear of reading the book before watching the movie. :) I've found that, for the most part, if I've read the book the big screen adaptation always seems to fall short. Case in point, The Hunger Games. I totally loved the books but felt that the movie fell far short of the book.
Well here's to hoping that The Hobbit is as good as the other 3 movies.
Holiday regards to all!
I'm so excited. The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit prequel have been at the top of my favorite books list for nearly half a century. I've seen some lame attempts to transcribe them onto the big screen but they were, well, horrible at best. The Rankin/Bass animated production from the 70s or 80s (not sure when it was made) ranks near the top of my list of horrible failures. The latest attempt at putting it on the big screen exceeded my expectations. The local, special effects and actors combined to make a more than passable video portrail of my favorite books. Though I have to admit, it wasn't until the 'extended' version was released that I was truely happy. A lot of what hit the cutting room floor, IMHO, should have been left in the big screen version.
Now it's only a week until the final book of the series is presented to us at long last. It's funny but they put together the trilogy of the Rings and filmed the whole thing prior to going to production on the prequel. I could go into a whole diatribe on how it would have made more sense to produce the first book first and how, from an investment sense, it would have been like sticking your toe in the water to see if you should go ahead with producing the other 3. But what the heck, who can argue with success? :)
Yes, I will be going to see the movie. It's a birthday gift from my kids and we're all going to see the movie together. The anticipation is killing me, I want to go NOW! lol Well at least it's only a week away now instead of MONTHS away. I'll have to review the movie for you once I get out.
For those of you who follow my posts you'll remember that I suffer from prereadaphobia, the fear of reading the book before watching the movie. :) I've found that, for the most part, if I've read the book the big screen adaptation always seems to fall short. Case in point, The Hunger Games. I totally loved the books but felt that the movie fell far short of the book.
Well here's to hoping that The Hobbit is as good as the other 3 movies.
Holiday regards to all!
