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I was wondering.. by JacksonsBane	Dec 11th, 2002 11:36:21 AM
could we turn this into another Star Wars Vs Lord of the Rings talkback? That would be like soooo much fun.
Go PJ! by Thin Red	Dec 11th, 2002 11:37:17 AM
I'd love to see PJ tackle a smaller scale zombine movie! 28 days was good, but too small to sustain any lengthy suspense. the tension was all too sporadic. a siumilar style, but with lengthier action set pieces may well do the trick for me!
LOTR needs nudity by TKO	Dec 11th, 2002 11:45:57 AM
Liv Tyler nude scene. Anyone?
Somebody needs to take better notes by St.Buggering	Dec 11th, 2002 11:48:19 AM
Or learn to speak better english. I've seen interviews with these people, as we all have, and they do not murder english this way. If you guys are going to post an interview, could some effort go into getting the quotes right, and polishing it a little?
Heavenly Creatures by Glass	Dec 11th, 2002 12:13:36 PM
I tried to watch Heavenly Creatures again the other day, and I couldn't get through it. I think it stinks, actually. Well, I'll take that back. It's not the worst movie of all time, but it's just a little overdone and Kate Winslet, a fine piece of ass if I do say so myself, overacts to an extraordinary degree.
iTylerDurden by BrianBoru	Dec 11th, 2002 12:24:31 PM
"dwindling career"You see the future,amazing!What are tonights lotto numbers?
Mr.Jackson by Nice Marmot	Dec 11th, 2002 12:40:29 PM
Every film this guy does from now on will be good. I want to see him put out at least 2 totally original flicks and then remake IT'S ALIVE!!! I need more killer babies than I do zombies. And who cares if he does the Hobbit. I wouldn't have any worries it if were in his hands.
Jackson's "The Hobbit" by Regenhund	Dec 11th, 2002 12:48:07 PM
I would much rather see PJ come back and do the Hobbit in a few years (give things a chance to settle a bit) than to have New Line - who will obviously be chomping at the bit for it considering the cash LOTR's raking in- give it to some no talent hack to murder. Someone needs to ask the question correctly: "PJ, would you accept an offer to film the Hobbit if New Line made clear their intentions to create it with or without you?"
OH SWEET JESUS! I know that this is off-topic, but I just found by NeofromtheMatrix	Dec 11th, 2002 01:55:35 PM
I shit you not! Brett Ratner told someone that his friend Charlie would be great for the part! Noooooooooooooooo!!!!
TKO by GypsyTRobot	Dec 11th, 2002 02:05:09 PM
If it makes you feel any better, she wasn't wearing any underwear in some of her scenes (supposedly).
No Love For Splatstick? by JustinSane	Dec 11th, 2002 02:06:03 PM
Wow, I'm confused. I've been a huge fan of PJ since I first laid my peepers on Dead Alive/Braindead almost a decade ago, searching for Feebles and Bad Taste as if they were the Holy Grail. I remember rushing to the theater opening days of both Heavenly Creatures and The Frighteners ready for a religious experience... yet it seems some Rings fans have no love for PJ's other flicks nor Splatstick in general. Zombie movies, King Kong, Bad Taste 2... bring it on, PJ. I'll be at the theater with bells on even if you do a touching romantic comedy with Sandra Bullock and whatever flavor-of-the-month leading man has the biggest chin cleft.
What LOTR really is about. by englishvoodoo	Dec 11th, 2002 02:31:58 PM
It is a story of a hobbit
I loved DeadAlive and yet... by GypsyTRobot	Dec 11th, 2002 02:41:15 PM
Don't get me wrong, a little viscera hangin' out, a bloody neckhole or two, these are fine in the middle of a combat scene. I'm fine with the splat. I do object to the "stick" part of the splatstick equation. Why? LoTR is a pretty serious affair. "I kick ass for the lord" is one of my favorite lines but it has no place in LoTR. Nor do dwarf tossing jokes. Yeah I'm a wet blanket, I'd rather see Sam hurl an apple at somebody's head and have that be the comic relief for the entire trilogy. If I want laughs I'll watch a Joss Whedon show ("I'll be in my bunk.") In short: splattery goodness good, campy silliness not so good for LotR. I know this is unpopular, just my opinion. Maybe I should change my userID to Eeyore since I'm such a damned downer.
englishvoodoo by BrianBoru	Dec 11th, 2002 02:56:14 PM
Thank you for your insight.Did your medication run out?
funny thing about "The Hobbit" by lynxpro	Dec 11th, 2002 03:14:06 PM
I heard New Line wants Brett Ratner to direct it... Here's hoping Jon Peters produces it, gives Bilbo a black shapeshifting symbiote costume, throws in a gay robot sidekick, and casts Jack Nickelson as Gollum (sic)... Perhaps Michael Keaton as Bilbo? A giant spider, voiced by Will Smith? Updated script dialogue by Kevin Smith? Jay and Silent Bob hobbits? You heard it here first...
PJ's Low Budget Flicks by Uncle_Les	Dec 11th, 2002 03:15:39 PM
You could do a sequel to Bad Taste (Derek massacring the Planet of the Bastards) or Braindead (the zombie baby spawning some more... well, bastards). But I'd rather have Pete come up with something completely new. He and his wife are two very creative people and I'm sure they can come up with some new and original splatstick fun for all (okay, not for all, but you catch my drift). If he comes up with great ideas for sequels to said films, great, but he shouldn't do it because the splattergeeks - god, who in his right mind would call himself a splattergeek? - pressure him. And what's the deal with King Kong? Any news on that? For anyone who's read the first draft: Ron Livingston as Jack, Kate Winslet as Ann, PJ himself as Denham and Steve Buscemi as Peek. Peace Out. (Natalie Portman remains the bomb.)
Yes... by Avon	Dec 11th, 2002 03:21:11 PM
I've said it once and I'll say it again, Peter must do a sequel to genius zombie movie Brain Dead when he's over with TLOTR. My particular favorite scene is when the guy mowes down all the zombies into a pool of blood in an act of slaughter and debauchery. Oh yes, this film is the true genius of Peter Jackson. Mark my words. Another favorite scene is where a zombie puts his fist through the mouth of a screaming woman from behind. Yee ha.
englishvoodo Part II by Snaga-ape	Dec 11th, 2002 03:24:05 PM
What chick with the food are you talking about? "You BEST not be tawkin 'bout mah Rosie Cotton! Ain' no mofo tawk 'bout dat chick roun' me! Got dayam byuh!" Oh, didn't Snaga-ape mention it? Part of Gaffer Gamgee being re-written as Uncle Remus Boffins and will be played by Sam Jackson. Scouring of the Shire is now included as 'Da Razin' uv Da Hood!' Hah and ha but Peter Jackson finally wise up to all this "racism" stuff! I hope all PC police are happy now.
bath song by TKO	Dec 11th, 2002 03:38:42 PM
Woohoo, she didn't wear underwear? I'll wash Liv anyday, especially her dirty parts...I'll rub them squeaky clean...now excuse me while I go find me a copy of Stealing Beauty (thanks FatboyDJ)
"Begun, this flame war has..." by Cash Bailey	Dec 11th, 2002 03:52:19 PM
Fuck Luca$ and his flat, plastic, half-assed Happy Meal commercials. Peter Jackson owns his doughy ass.
Elanor by Glass	Dec 11th, 2002 03:56:58 PM
I own Meet the Feebles, and let me tell you, it is one effed up film. I love it. Did you try Kim's? As for Heavenly Creatures: As I said - blah.
MorGoth by Glass	Dec 11th, 2002 04:21:33 PM
Absolutely, in no way do I equate my lukewarm reaction to Heavenly Creatures with the masterpiece that is LOTR. And one more thing: I have to say the I simply do not believe the LOTR haters. I really don't. I think they are just bored pathetic losers who are looking for some bait for the other bored pathetic losers on this site, so they use LOTR because they know there are so many empassioned people who will grab the bait full force. They like the movie as much as the rest of us, the hypocrites.
What was wrong with The Frighteners? by Kaitain	Dec 11th, 2002 05:22:07 PM
I watched that movie five years ago having heard nothing about it and thought it was one of the most inventive, fun films I'd seen in ages.
Loved Heavenly Creatures, by GypsyTRobot	Dec 11th, 2002 05:27:24 PM
loved Braindead, disliked Frighteners (except for the ghost effects), thought Bad Taste was kinda stupid. Looking forward to seeing the Feebles movie.
MEET THE FEEBLES by Nordling	Dec 11th, 2002 05:31:00 PM
You see this movie, and you shake your head, thinking, "How in the hell is it possible this guy directed LORD OF THE RINGS?" It's just one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Highly, highly recommended.
NEWS FLASH! The car is still there! by BG	Dec 11th, 2002 06:46:20 PM
Yes it's true! Put in the second appendices disc from your extended version DVD and go to the bit where Howard Shore describes the creation of the Fellowship theme and you will see the scene with Sam, Frodo and the scarecrow, complete WITH CAR!!! So Mr PJ, you thought you could deceive the fans by digitally removing the infamous car and just pretending it never existed in the first place. Well it was a cunning plan, but it contained one tiny flaw, ME!!! The most anally retentive fan in history! BWAHAHAAA!!
Peter Jackson could do... by brujoazul	Dec 11th, 2002 09:06:56 PM
the resident evil movies with help of anderson or not, that would be great, although the problem is that those movies wouldn't be low budget ones so maybe not. Peter could give the resident evil world the justice and heart it deserves.
Re: could we turn this into another Star Wars Vs Lord of the Rin by IAmLegolas	Dec 11th, 2002 10:03:57 PM
As Homer J Simpson would say : "DON'T MIND IF I DO!" *** Film Threat's TTT Review : "Completely immersing as this film is, I still had a few reality check moments throughout the screening. One of these moments had me wonder if George Lucas is feeling like an asshole or not. He
Neofromthematrix: sans blague????? by jackburtonlives	Dec 11th, 2002 11:16:43 PM
Charlie Sheen as Lex Luthor??? you have a very subversive sense of humour. it would be like casting Jerry Seinfeld as Superman. though it would be a guaranteed laugh to see Sheen in a skinhead wig.
Grammar by Ellitterate	Dec 12th, 2002 02:18:49 AM
The grammar in the LOTR spoils was bad much. Thinking me is that people who in eglish write for audience english in should really have to learn to write in a style that be good. Otherwise, it takes from the interview, makes hard it to understand. Think that is what I.
This is the best talkback EVER! by God Of Forkery	Dec 12th, 2002 03:44:00 AM
Good, healthy discussion about PJ and his body of work . . .with nary a hater in sight! I hope it never ends. And to the guy who is writing "The Sci-Marillion" . . .genius. You have to get Blind Guardian to do the soundtrack! BRING ON NEXT WEDNESDAY!
Hey, Ellitterate... by greenleaf	Dec 12th, 2002 04:05:58 AM
Thinks the guy, he was French. So PJ speak the English, and then this is probablamently fake interview, because it not have the grammar error if it was PJ that was saying. It was perhaps quite make up by the guy that was French? Who is caring. Cheers. I loves you all.
Directors by vorgon	Dec 12th, 2002 05:41:14 AM
Just a question I was thinking about, If PJ didn't direct these brilliant films, who would be your second choice? I couldn't really think of anyone in particular but I thought maybe spielberg if he was passionate about the subject matter, any thoughts! Cheers Vorgon
Peter Jackson is what George Lucas USED to be by Spike fan	Dec 12th, 2002 06:49:51 AM
a brilliant story teller who could enthral millions. Hopefully he does not go the way of Lucas in surrounding himself with YES MEN and being a slave to CGI.
Bla bla bla by flyboy21	Dec 12th, 2002 07:18:45 AM
Bla bla bla Jackson bla Tolkien bla bla bla Lucas. Bla bla
by flyboy21	Dec 12th, 2002 07:36:05 AM
trying to type...
relationships by hildebrand	Dec 12th, 2002 08:33:13 AM
An issue of some importance appears periodically on these talkbacks, one that is always dealt with poorly, and one that is quite important. Now, I understand that those who post in this vein may simply be trolls, trying to bait the rest of the list into a pissing contest. Nevertheless, it is an issue that is really beginning to bother me. The issue, friendship. Now, the issue in the posts is always the immature statement that Frodo and Sam are gay. Thus it gives the troller the avenue to spew some feeble invective about homosexuality and the LOTR movies. Its trolling, I understand that, but I think the larger issue is one worth addressing, if for no other reason then to point out what these folks may be missing. My greatest concern is that in their frenzy to paint the relationship as a homosexual one (which may speak more to what they are in the process of repressing then anything else. Not that they may be homosexual, but that certain impulses may have scared them quite dramatically, it happens to everyone as they make their way through adolescence (which has got be the the average age of these posters)) they miss the more important relationship involved. In fact, they may be missing out on that kind of relationship altogether, the kind of friendship that is as strong of a bond as any in someone's life. That friendship may be with a spouse, or with a very dear friend of the same gender. These are vital relationships, because they speak to the very best of what we can be as human beings: loving, trusting, courageous, noble, willing to go to any length for the sake of the one that we call friend. It is the person that we can share our deepest fears and greatest joys, who will not mind the days when we are simply off the rails, someone in fact who will take the time and effort to try to see what can be done to help. There is a depth to the kind of friendship that is revealed in the book and is being revealed in the movie, that to simply use it as a trolling device reveals a dramatic lack of maturity on the part of the posters, and diminishes the reality that is friendship. It may seem trite, but rest assured, it is not. One true friend in one's life is a the greatest gift we can be granted in this life, and they are to be cherished above most else. Thus, it bothers me when folks try to score cheap points at the expense of one facet of the story that we should all be celebrating. So to those of you who cannot progress beyond mere physicality in a friendship, I implore you to be quiet until you have matured a great deal, you are offensive in more ways than you can know, and you reveal your immaturity in more ways than even you realize. Someday you will have such a friend, and then you will be embarrased for ever trying to mock something you clearly did not understand.
elanor by Glass	Dec 12th, 2002 08:38:30 AM
Yup, it's in New York. It's in the West Village, on Thompson, I think, but I may be wrong about that. There are actually two, so I'm not sure which would be your best bet.
A mixed review of TTT by Mani	Dec 12th, 2002 10:19:23 AM
Here is a mixed review from Teletext - -----The Lord Of The Rings returns, bigger, better, darker and sillier than ever. They should have called it The Two Gollums. There is a lot to admire in this, the second instalment of Peter Jackson
another poor review by raker	Dec 12th, 2002 10:55:32 AM
at rottentomatoes. I think though that both of these reviews are just to get hits on their respective web pages.
Slate article by hildebrand	Dec 12th, 2002 10:56:35 AM
There is a nice little article at Slate.com regarding our good Mr. Jackson. Speaks to his splatter past, and even mentions the online petition to get him to direct the third Star Wars prequel.
Funny, the "mixed review" at teletext still gave the movie 5 sta by minderbinder	Dec 12th, 2002 01:25:52 PM
Guess the complaints were pretty minor, or the guy was having a bit of a goof.
No one else could have directed this movie. by daughter of time	Dec 12th, 2002 03:33:00 PM
End of story. Because no other director would have assembled this impossible blend of people so devoted to it - and divorced from the Hollywood factory - that they would have spent years of their lives not to mention an imcomparable amount of love making every detail as perfect as humanly possible. And besides, Peter Jackson is a genius. And I love it more than any movie I have ever seen in a lifetime of HIGHLY critical movie-going. ***And MorGy, I am so with you on "Excalibur." Ick. Those studio lights blazing off the polished tin armour....
INGOLD!... DUH! by Skyway Moaters	Dec 14th, 2002 12:29:18 PM
...the pass is yours brother, and the drinks are on me!
The car isnt there, dumb ass! by bigem	Dec 14th, 2002 09:22:37 PM
If you look carefully, Mr Myopia, you'll see it isnt a car in the distance but smoke from a chimney.

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