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More '3rd Hobbit Film' Rumblings
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 12:40am
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Major doubts...
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Jim
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Jul 25 2012, 12:47am
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Third film doesn't have to be an epic 2.5 to 3 hr film...
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Bladerunner
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Jul 25 2012, 1:30am
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As PJ said....
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Jim
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Jul 25 2012, 1:37am
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From the Richard Armitage Interview...
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Bladerunner
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Jul 25 2012, 1:59am
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As long as it's more of stuff from the book I'm all for it. He does an excellent job of...
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Patty
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Jul 25 2012, 12:47am
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Old Tom Bombadil!
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Pipe Dream
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Jul 25 2012, 10:16pm
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Hate to say it
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sinister71
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Jul 25 2012, 12:48am
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Dilution
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 1:05am
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I can live with that
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sinister71
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Jul 25 2012, 1:13am
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nicely put
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ByThorinsBeard
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Jul 25 2012, 1:38am
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I kind of doubt Warner's would give permission for just EE material...
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Patty
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Jul 25 2012, 2:34am
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Shocking actually
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 3:00am
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If I had my absolute druthers...
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Patty
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Jul 25 2012, 3:11am
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Maybe they just end Film two with Bilbo pissing Smaug off...
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Nob of the Pony
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Jul 25 2012, 3:53am
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Wishes
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 1:00am
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Clap! Clap!
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hutch
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Jul 25 2012, 1:55am
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Only if....
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Jim
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Jul 25 2012, 2:04am
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That's EXACTLY what i've wanted all along!!!
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hutch
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Jul 25 2012, 2:10am
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They already have the rights to all the material in the appendices
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 25 2012, 2:04am
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Regarding rights, this statement really jumped out at me:
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SirDennisC
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Jul 25 2012, 3:45am
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Tolkien's contract for film rights
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 25 2012, 3:55am
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Zaentz didn't actually sell the rights, only licenced them
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 4:40am
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Worth while ..
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 5:19am
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But are they talking about splitting the second film
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SirDennisC
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Jul 25 2012, 5:38am
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My guess is no
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 5:43am
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Well we're talking about
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SirDennisC
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Jul 25 2012, 6:01am
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Writing
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 6:04am
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Crammed bloated mess --
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SirDennisC
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Jul 25 2012, 6:29am
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But would it be as simple as re-jiggering film 2?
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 6:08am
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Well there's the Dol Guldur stuff and
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SirDennisC
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Jul 25 2012, 6:40am
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it's too late to turn the hobbit into 3 films now
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lurtz2010
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Jul 25 2012, 7:18am
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The bridge concept is indeed preferable to...
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Ceres_the_Dwarf_(planet)
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Jul 25 2012, 7:14am
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Thanks, Voronwë!
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 25 2012, 3:00pm
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Pretty much what you said
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 3:12pm
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Exactly
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 25 2012, 3:50pm
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Before the green-light
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 5:13am
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With the right framing
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Escapist
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Jul 25 2012, 1:03am
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Not good news, IMO...
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HiddenSpring
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Jul 25 2012, 1:38am
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I just don't see how it could possibly happen...
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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Jul 25 2012, 1:38am
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They might choose to stop the first film earlier...
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The Grey Wanderer
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Jul 25 2012, 2:19am
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Also from the LA Times (and Home Page): Third ‘Hobbit’ movie may be coming from Peter Jackson
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Altaira
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Jul 25 2012, 2:13am
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I really hope this isn't true.
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Ataahua
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Jul 25 2012, 3:21am
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Was just going to say the same exact thing... ;)
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 3:24am
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Or, perhaps we're simply going to get three 2-hour films...
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 3:32am
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The Hobbit Versus The Lord of the Rings
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:06am
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My only big Hobbit concern...
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Patty
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Jul 25 2012, 4:11am
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Close, but not quite.
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Ataahua
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Jul 25 2012, 4:16am
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Gah
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:40am
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Hear, hear.
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DesiringDragons
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Jul 25 2012, 12:06pm
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My Opinion...
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MartyB
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Jul 25 2012, 2:38pm
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That's a good point
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DesiringDragons
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Jul 25 2012, 5:27pm
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i trust peter jackson 100%
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TheCoon
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Jul 25 2012, 10:58pm
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I don't trust Peter Jackson 100%. More around 12-17%, really
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 26 2012, 2:29am
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You couldn't round it ip to 20%?
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Kangi Ska
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Jul 26 2012, 4:28am
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The funny thing is
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 26 2012, 5:19am
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Bilbo vs. Frodo
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 26 2012, 7:14am
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The fault of the scriptwriters and Wood
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 26 2012, 5:15pm
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i thought he was a great Frodo
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hutch
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Jul 28 2012, 6:47pm
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ew.com also reporting on this:
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 4:20am
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just read this one too
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 25 2012, 5:20pm
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I agree
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imin
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Jul 25 2012, 5:28pm
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We could have Bilbo visiting Erebor - (spoilers)
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Hanzkaz
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Jul 25 2012, 6:29pm
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What would happen in between to make it a film? /
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 6:30pm
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They could probably do it any number of ways -
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Hanzkaz
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Jul 25 2012, 7:11pm
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Nice idea
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 7:18pm
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The timeline of the movies -
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Hanzkaz
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Jul 25 2012, 7:28pm
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I knew that would be your response ;-)
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 7:34pm
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We don't really know much of what happens to Bilbo -
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Hanzkaz
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Jul 25 2012, 7:45pm
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It's a wiki page - not reliable at all /
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 8:12pm
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I do not see how they could make a bridge film
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Zizix
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Jul 25 2012, 6:02pm
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If done right......AWESOME!
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Mad Hatter of Middle-Earth
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Jul 25 2012, 2:19am
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New Source: (Just "telling more of the story")
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Mybear
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Jul 25 2012, 2:27am
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I will supremely disappointed if they do this...
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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Jul 25 2012, 2:37am
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as long as it doesnt
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TheCoon
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Jul 25 2012, 2:59am
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Restructuring the current two films?
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There&ThereAgain
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Jul 25 2012, 4:34am
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Well, they did it once before...
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weaver
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Jul 25 2012, 4:54am
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Color me interested
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Elessar
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Jul 25 2012, 5:09am
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I can't remember who came up with it...
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AlatarVinyamar
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Jul 25 2012, 8:55am
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Weird
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ElendurTheFaithful
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Jul 25 2012, 7:32am
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I've always said that LotR should have been 6 movies,
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painjoiker
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Jul 25 2012, 7:46am
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Return of the Viggo?
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phredegar
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Jul 25 2012, 9:44am
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BINGO!
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hutch
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Jul 25 2012, 6:47pm
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exactly
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sinister71
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Jul 26 2012, 1:06am
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I think the Bridge Movie might be back.//
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Kangi Ska
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Jul 26 2012, 2:24am
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3rd movie and music score
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BeornBerserker
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Jul 26 2012, 3:52am
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Mwa HA HA HA HA!!!!
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hutch
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Jul 28 2012, 6:49pm
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Young Aragorn, Gondor & Rohan?
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 2:36am
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It all just seems excessive
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GoodGuyA
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Jul 25 2012, 3:01am
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Mike Fleming articulates here why this may well be cause for concern...
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 3:17am
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His argument is Twilight...
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Nob of the Pony
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Jul 25 2012, 3:42am
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No it isn't.
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:14pm
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My vote is for a trilogy
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g_jones
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Jul 25 2012, 3:33am
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When you think of it...TTT was padded out quite a bit
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Nob of the Pony
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Jul 25 2012, 3:35am
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Testing the waters?
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Not_the_beard
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Jul 25 2012, 4:22am
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The Waters
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:44am
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The more Middle Earth the better. But
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Elskar
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Jul 25 2012, 5:20am
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It is becoming increasingly clear
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 5:25am
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I'm inclined to agree with this.
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Maiarmike
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Jul 25 2012, 5:50am
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Agreed
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 5:55am
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I hate both ideas
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 12:59pm
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Well...
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dormouse
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Jul 25 2012, 1:34pm
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Very Well Put, Dormouse
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The Grey Elf
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Jul 25 2012, 1:40pm
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Phew!
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Kendalf
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Jul 25 2012, 2:55pm
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And now you have said what I would have added!
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 3:13pm
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I vote for appendix
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dave_lf
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Jul 25 2012, 3:26pm
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Highly unlikely
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 3:33pm
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They're filming for three months regardless
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 3:37pm
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Right, forgot about that
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 3:42pm
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A corner has been turned.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 25 2012, 4:15pm
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It does seem kinda strange
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imin
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Jul 25 2012, 4:44pm
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Let's hope the discussion turn into ...
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 4:46pm
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Ain't goina happen!
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Kangi Ska
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Jul 25 2012, 4:48pm
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No, I know that ;-) /
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 4:49pm
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Jason Alexander as Turin Turambar
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:51pm
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I think the common thread all through the discussions
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Ataahua
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Jul 25 2012, 7:35pm
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There is always hope.
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dave_lf
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Jul 25 2012, 3:55pm
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How will they synthesise it properly?... ... that's my question.. it just wouldn't work as a film tbh. I'd love it nevertheless //
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Xanaseb
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Jul 25 2012, 3:35pm
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Instead of a 3rd Hobbit movie -
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Hanzkaz
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Jul 25 2012, 3:44pm
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The 'Hobbit' Trilogy
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Hanzkaz
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Jul 25 2012, 4:32pm
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Suggested this as well
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:40pm
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I wonder
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Elessar
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Jul 25 2012, 4:43pm
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I'd like the third 'Hobbit' movie to take place after the book -
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Hanzkaz
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Jul 25 2012, 5:16pm
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That's a big assumption!
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 5:20pm
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not anymore....its not a assumption
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 25 2012, 5:24pm
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And you trust everything you read on the internet ;-)
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 5:26pm
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and that seems to be a good point, as well
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 5:51pm
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i don't except when its "official sources" saying it which there is
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 26 2012, 3:59am
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I have no connections with either sources
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DanielLB
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Jul 26 2012, 8:52am
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and...
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 5:29pm
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Point taken
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 5:34pm
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There's no harm in skepticism
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 5:40pm
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Yes, you offer good advice Magpie
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 5:45pm
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ha... see my reply to another post of yours //
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 5:52pm
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Me too
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 5:34pm
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as a rule...
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 5:36pm
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That's a good rule
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 5:39pm
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:-)
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 5:43pm
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INFP
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 5:53pm
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iNFj
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Magpie
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Jul 25 2012, 8:37pm
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Not entirely sure what turin would be
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imin
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Jul 25 2012, 8:43pm
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No, it will be a prequel...
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Brandybuckled
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Jul 25 2012, 6:25pm
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There is enough in the appendices
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 4:43pm
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not really sure...
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hutch
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Jul 25 2012, 6:51pm
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Wasn't LOTR unfilmable as well?
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 6:53pm
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Logistics
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hutch
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Jul 25 2012, 8:11pm
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Yes, I agree!
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 8:14pm
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Nah.
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hutch
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Jul 25 2012, 8:18pm
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^ ^ this ^ ^
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RosieLass
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Jul 25 2012, 3:37pm
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Appendix
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dave_lf
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Jul 25 2012, 1:29pm
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Obviously, they would make up a narrative of it
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 3:06pm
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If there is one person who deserves my trust with Tolkien...
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Maiarmike
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Jul 25 2012, 5:47am
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Is it your sense
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 5:52am
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I have a feeling it's going to be a bridge film of sorts.
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Maiarmike
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Jul 25 2012, 5:57am
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Seems to me...
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dormouse
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Jul 25 2012, 7:56am
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I still doubt there will be a third film
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Welsh hero
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Jul 25 2012, 6:16am
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If the two planned films are going to be released as they are,
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painjoiker
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Jul 25 2012, 7:17am
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I should stop reading threads like this one.
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RosieLass
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Jul 25 2012, 7:19am
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i just dont want
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TheCoon
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Jul 25 2012, 7:22am
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are you not curious at all too see some lotr appendices on film?
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lurtz2010
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Jul 25 2012, 7:28am
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I much prefer a bridge film
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 25 2012, 7:35am
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Bridge film or Extended scenes
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redgiraffe
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Jul 25 2012, 9:02am
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A bridge film just doesn't make sense to me
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Estel78
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Jul 25 2012, 9:04am
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Hmmm
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 9:11am
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I don't see TABA being split in two
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 9:18am
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I'm still hoping they are just gonna make two films
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imin
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Jul 25 2012, 10:02am
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hmmm I see, pulpfiction16.
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redgiraffe
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Jul 25 2012, 9:38am
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WB definitelly won't spent tens of millions to extend LOTR further.
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Estel78
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Jul 25 2012, 10:05am
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You can't du such a thing...
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TheHutt
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Jul 25 2012, 10:23am
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I think PJ knows better than we do.
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Estel78
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Jul 25 2012, 10:46am
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The way I see it
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TheHutt
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Jul 25 2012, 10:51am
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A very cynical view of things. //
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Estel78
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Jul 25 2012, 10:59am
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Giver PJ the benefit of the doubt
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Istaris'staffs
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Jul 25 2012, 1:04pm
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They'd still make a tidy profit!
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 11:12am
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Hypothetical Hobbit Trilogy
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dave_lf
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Jul 25 2012, 1:48pm
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What did you think of 'The Hunt for Gollum'?
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hutch
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Jul 28 2012, 6:55pm
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No, I'm not.
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RosieLass
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Jul 25 2012, 7:37am
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I so very much agree!
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Foromir
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Jul 25 2012, 9:45am
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The movies will feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread..
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irodino
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Jul 25 2012, 7:21am
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quality over quantity
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Erufaildon
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Jul 25 2012, 8:14am
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i guess no one is concenred with the current dates changing
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TheCoon
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Jul 25 2012, 8:17am
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you are thinking about the release dates?
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Erufaildon
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Jul 25 2012, 8:24am
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Wow, you've all been busy overnight!
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 8:37am
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Come on, you guys! Why the long, sad, anxious faces? This is great (potential) news!
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Lissuin
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Jul 25 2012, 12:03pm
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I quite like this idea Lissuin...
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 12:10pm
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Exactly...
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TheHutt
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Jul 25 2012, 12:16pm
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I am really undecided
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imin
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Jul 25 2012, 12:34pm
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Momentum ?
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The Grey Elf
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Jul 25 2012, 1:36pm
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Well, if it's something entirely separate from The Hobbit.
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RosieLass
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Jul 25 2012, 2:18pm
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Ambivalence is Me
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The Grey Elf
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Jul 25 2012, 12:23pm
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I hope PJ will come to his senses...
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Foromir
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Jul 25 2012, 12:56pm
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I'm worried about the pacing
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DesiringDragons
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Jul 25 2012, 12:51pm
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We need to move away from calling "3rd Hobbit film"
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 12:56pm
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Well said
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DesiringDragons
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Jul 25 2012, 12:59pm
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Yes, that is the problem
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 1:10pm
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Actually, that would have bothered me more.
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RosieLass
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Jul 25 2012, 2:29pm
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Syntax, nomenclature
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 9:19pm
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The word "third" doesn't even need to be used
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 9:26pm
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Still speculation
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 9:44pm
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"PJ looking into another Tolkien film" /
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 9:46pm
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Fair enough
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 9:51pm
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It gets the views doesn't it
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 9:57pm
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That would make people less upset
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hutch
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Jul 28 2012, 6:53pm
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I trust PJ to do a good third film
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makonix
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Jul 25 2012, 1:11pm
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I'm worried about a 3rd film failing financially.
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guitarzankansasfan
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Jul 25 2012, 1:40pm
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Cats of Queen Beruthiel: The Movie
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DesiringDragons
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Jul 25 2012, 2:19pm
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Can we slip the Blue Wizards in somewhere?
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 2:35pm
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Never
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 9:25pm
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Facts
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 2:26pm
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MTV
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dave_lf
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Jul 25 2012, 2:58pm
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I find it really interesting how news/entertainment sites have reported this story.
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DanielLB
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Jul 25 2012, 3:02pm
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Butter stretched over too much bread. I don't like this if it is true. //
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Evernight
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Jul 25 2012, 6:00pm
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Honestly? I am glad but I prefer to wait
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Marionette
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Jul 25 2012, 6:47pm
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Being that I've become a Middle-earth addict...
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priell3
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Jul 25 2012, 7:37pm
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While I think a bridge film isn't happening...
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HiddenSpring
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Jul 25 2012, 7:48pm
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Not in favor.
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dalecooper
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Jul 25 2012, 8:07pm
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welcome dude or dudette
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hutch
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Jul 25 2012, 8:13pm
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Welcome to TORn
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imin
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Jul 25 2012, 8:19pm
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Well I hate to not be hasty
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Jul 25 2012, 9:11pm
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Yes it is too early
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imin
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Jul 25 2012, 9:18pm
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Yes, you are right
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 26 2012, 2:28am
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Not only that
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hutch
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Jul 28 2012, 6:47pm
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Vocal minority
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 9:41pm
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The Hobbit is a much more dense book than LOTR
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Escapist
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Jul 26 2012, 1:31am
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