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27 Mar 26 - 05:06 PM (#4237406) Subject: BS: Colbert proposes one more LOTR film From: Stilly River Sage He mentioned it recently on his talk show: Stephen Colbert is a HUGE Tolkien fan, and he has suggested he will write a film focusing on material overlooked in the Jackson films. (I'm aware that Amazon Prime has something running to do with the stories but I've never watched to know what content they focus on). I was disappointed that the hobbits returning to the shire and having to finally finish off Saruman was cut (they earned the right to be heroes to their own people, instead of returning home quietly.) Will Stephen Colbert’s Lord of the Rings film be Tom Bombadil’s time to shine? The US talkshow host’s script will focus on chapters three to eight of Tolkien’s first volume – a section Hollywood originally thought disposable but is now circling back to monetise If you’ve ever read Tolkien’s trilogy, you will probably remember these pages for provoking a creeping worry that if the rest of the 1,000-page plus story didn’t escalate fairly rapidly beyond tales of Farmer Maggot’s mushrooms, Tom bloody Bombadil and some slightly scary trees, it was all going to be something of a letdown. It does get much better, albeit in Tolkien’s own sweet time. But there is a reason Jackson bypassed most of the above for a streamlined Nazgûl pursuit in which the hobbits fast-forward straight to the village of Bree. |
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27 Mar 26 - 06:37 PM (#4237414) Subject: RE: BS: Colbert proposes one more LOTR film From: Helen It's a long time since I read LOTR - i.e. just on 50 years ago so I don't remember the part you are referring to but I remember being overawed by the story, the settings, the characters, the storytelling etc. I actually read it as part of the Fantasy and Sci-Fi unit I studied, which was one of my favourite units when studying English Lit at Uni. My Sis recommended Colbert's show about a year ago and Hubby & I have watched every episode since then. [On a divergent note, regarding Colbert being cancelled from The Late Show, I watched this week's episode of Aussie comedian Adam Hills The Last Leg (a show on UK TV) and I suspect Adam is hoping to be cancelled as well. He called tRump a "f***ing idiot" three times within the one hour episode. I've watched him in another music quiz series called Spicks and Specks for about 20-something years and, knowing his comedic style and strong, determined personality, I am betting he is pushing for a big reaction from you-know-who.] |
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28 Mar 26 - 07:33 AM (#4237441) Subject: RE: BS: Colbert proposes one more LOTR film From: Donuel The stunning scenes and locations of LOTR are a blast from the past, but now they are also redoing Harry Potter. |
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28 Mar 26 - 08:06 AM (#4237443) Subject: RE: BS: Colbert proposes one more LOTR film From: MaJoC the Filk Cutting out the Scouring of the Shire was severely damaging. Tolkien mentioned in the Preface that Saruman's death on Frodo's doorstep was planned from the beginning; to me, the hobbits coming home to find that the war has preceded them, and that they've grown enough to be able to do something about it, is the whole point. But that's only one of Jackson's offences against the original. Next time we're in town, I really must see if the Beeb's audio version of LotR is available on CD --- there was suppposed to be an anniversary issue (50th?). Vastly superior; the only subplot that got dropped (reluctantly) was Tom Bombadil, as is traditional in adaptations of LotR. Treebeard was magnificent. |
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28 Mar 26 - 03:06 PM (#4237464) Subject: RE: BS: Colbert proposes one more LOTR film From: Dave the Gnome I have the beebs LOTR and The Hobbit on MP3. PM me your email addresis if interested. Back to Colbert. The last series of Rings of Power had Bombadil in near the end. I didn't enjoy S1 first time round but catching up and following with S2 was different again. Well worth a watch. Hopefully Colbert will fill the bits between Gandalf meeting Tom in Rings of Power and the Hobbits meeting him in LOTR. I must reread The Silmarillion but, if I remember rightly, Bombadil is a much more powerful and older character than anyone in LOTR |