Re: (Next to no) discussion on extended version of TTT?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
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>      They needed to justify their decisions to the studio as well as 
> stay true to the book

And let's face it, people, some of those studio executives were not 
only unfamiliar with the books, they were downright Not Getting It.  
Treebeard was too slow and boring.  They wanted less Gollum because 
he was hard to understand.  They had to take out a shot of shot of 
Minas Tirith in the background of Osgiliath because some executives 
thought it was Helm's Deep.  They had to put in the map scene because 
they couldn't figure out where the different plot lines were 
happening in relation to each other.  

And if the movie executives were confused, it's pretty much 
guaranteed that a certain percentage of the non-book-reading but 
movie-watching audience would be, too.

Michelle
Flutist
-- 
Drift on a river, That flows through my arms
Drift as I'm singing to you
I see you smiling, So peaceful and calm
And holding you, I'm smiling, too
Here in my arms, Safe from all harm
Holding you, I'm smiling, too    
  -- For Xander [9/22/98 - 2/23/99]