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dormouse
Half-elven
Feb 1 2013, 1:59pm
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.... and my reaction was that the whole thing is based on a false premise. The writer, whoever he or she might be, begins by assuming a concensus view on the film. 'Let's be honest, the new Hobbit film is disappointing at best' or words to that effect, going on the say that the majority know this to be true, and so on. Well, who says? That 'let's be honest' lost me from the start. If I were to go along with an argument that began in that way I'd be lying. I wasn't disappointed by the new film, I thoroughly enjoyed it. And I've known and loved the book for almost half a century. My brother, who is older than me, also enjoyed it, as did his son (20-something) and a number of other friends. I know some people enjoyed it with reservations, or only enjoyed bits of it, or were disappointed and didn't enjoy it at all - but I'm not in a position to say which group are in the majority and I can't see how the writer of the article is in a position to say it either. Which makes the rest of his/her argument fall very flat. 'A sense of fatigue' ... 'current boredom with the movies'.... 'if the general population feel oversaturated at this stage and box office takings plummet'.... I'm beginning to feel as if I'm reading about a different film here - after all, is The Hobbit not doing rather well at the box office? A Tolkien museum in Oxford would be an interesting idea in its own right. But the notion of funding a museum with the takings of a film which the writer dislikes so much is bizarre - and as for the roller coaster ride into Mount Doom - words fail (as they do at the suggestion that the Tolkien Estate is happy with the idea of a theme park. Words fail - is this meant to be a serious article? Anyway, here's the link
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The Jackson Quibble: Is the new Hobbit flick harming the greater good?
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 12:59pm
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Good and bad
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stoutfiles
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Feb 1 2013, 1:34pm
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Anecdotal evidence
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arithmancer
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Feb 1 2013, 1:41pm
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What do you think about the idea
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 1:48pm
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Here's a link, Imin.
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ShireHorse
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Feb 1 2013, 1:46pm
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Thanks
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 1:50pm
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Speaking of Oxford....
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ShireHorse
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Feb 1 2013, 1:57pm
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I saw that....
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dormouse
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Feb 1 2013, 1:59pm
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Not gonna bother now
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Elessar
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Feb 1 2013, 2:06pm
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Why would that be bizarre?
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 2:11pm
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Bizarre?
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dormouse
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Feb 1 2013, 3:48pm
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They are getting that money anyway
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 3:55pm
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Fair enough
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dormouse
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Feb 1 2013, 3:56pm
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wel said dormouse!
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andwise
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Feb 1 2013, 8:34pm
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Agreed. Dissapointing how, to whom, and from what perspective? I
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 2 2013, 3:28am
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I had the same reaction to that opening line ... "let's be honest ... " ...
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Escapist
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Feb 3 2013, 4:59pm
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Aren't people taking these movies WAAAAY too seriously?
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bborchar
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Feb 1 2013, 2:14pm
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It is too serious
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 2:54pm
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As far as CT is concerned...
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bborchar
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Feb 1 2013, 3:19pm
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It's called first world problems, lol
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 3:35pm
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Exactly first world problems :)
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bborchar
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Feb 1 2013, 3:53pm
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You know what i think that is kinda what it is for me
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 3:59pm
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It does end eventually
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Elessar
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Feb 1 2013, 4:16pm
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For me...
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bborchar
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Feb 1 2013, 4:40pm
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I understand that
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Elessar
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Feb 1 2013, 5:04pm
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Try the BBC
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Lusitano
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Feb 1 2013, 5:42pm
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Imin... Unlikely
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Bombadil
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Feb 1 2013, 4:18pm
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Cheers Bomby and Elessar :)
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imin
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Feb 1 2013, 4:44pm
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Cheers
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Elessar
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Feb 1 2013, 5:11pm
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You know. . . you'd be surprised.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 2 2013, 3:57am
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I have noticed the same.
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Escapist
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Feb 3 2013, 4:57pm
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very well put..
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andwise
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Feb 1 2013, 8:47pm
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We have our own Tolkien culture
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Rostron2
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Feb 1 2013, 3:46pm
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I was quite puzzled
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Kristin Thompson
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Feb 1 2013, 4:28pm
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Solution?
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Bombadil
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Feb 1 2013, 4:39pm
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I agree -
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geordie
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Feb 2 2013, 10:41am
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Manuscripts do not a museum make
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Kristin Thompson
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Feb 2 2013, 3:13pm
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True
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dormouse
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Feb 2 2013, 3:55pm
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True enough -
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geordie
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Feb 2 2013, 5:53pm
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Harm? *snorts* No... not at all
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Rostron2
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Feb 1 2013, 6:52pm
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This article lost all credibility
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Lindele
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Feb 1 2013, 7:05pm
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To be frank
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Feb 1 2013, 7:18pm
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Adaption verses Re-imagining
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Michelle Johnston
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Feb 1 2013, 9:11pm
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Should we listen to Critics
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IdrilofGondolin
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Feb 1 2013, 9:37pm
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How is this any different from what happened in the 1960s?
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Loresilme
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Feb 1 2013, 9:53pm
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Things change
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hutch
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Feb 2 2013, 2:45am
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I'm just going to repeat what others have said...
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Súlimë
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Feb 2 2013, 4:44am
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I bought a friend the Children of Hurin for their birthday because they liked AUJ.
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Escapist
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Feb 3 2013, 5:04pm
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