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Subject:	Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Followup-To:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Sun, 11 Nov 2001 05:20:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Erik Olson writes: > Peter Jackson too shall pass (and Frodo isn't packing Coca-Cola--yet.) Well, if Middle-Earth can survive those awful rotoscope animations of the 70's, then there's little damage to be done by a live-action production. Peter Jackson is an actual director with a talent both for the fantastical and for character direction, rather than, say George Lucas. Jackson's "Meet the Feebles" isn't a great (ie: watchable) film, but "Heavenly Creatures" is well-directed and has good visual composition. If I had any interest whatsoever in Potter, perhaps I'd be worried about marketing issues. As it is, I'm confident that this winter will feature at least one or two good fantasy films. Dave!

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		Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
(...) We got one already. Monsters Incorporated is great. (well, it's more slapstick SF than it is pure fantasy, I suppose.) I LOVED all the sight gags in it. Mike's car, for instance. Recommended. (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
(...) This from a text brought to my attention today: "Of course, there is no way of knowing what Tolkien would have thought of such newly written texts. It can hardly be doubted that if he ever returns from the dead, he will soon be busy with a red (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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