Re: PJ vs. the Tolkien estate.

jere7my tho?rpe wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, pawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
>
>      It's just petty.  How would you feel if you were one of those WETA 
> workshoppers who spent three years rolling links for chain mail until 
> you lost your fingerprints, or pounded out a few hundred swords at the 
> forge, or got a backache bending down to detail Theoden's armor?  

What does this have to do with the Tolkien's?

> A lot 
> of their work was totally invisible on the screen; this would have been 
> a great way for them to get some recognition for the hundreds of 
> thousands of man-hours they put into the project.  

They worked.  I assume they got paid.  Maybe PJ can get a museum built 
for me and my efforts.

> Forget Jackson's 
> script and direction; these were hard-working craftspeople, many of them 
> rabid Tolkien fans, who made some pretty damn cool stuff.  I think it's 
> quite sad that Christopher Tolkien won't let them show off their work.

Everything's about money.  The pissing match likely has something to do 
with royalties, etc.  Given the boom in tourism in NZ predicted due to 
the movies, I imagine the museum would be a staple destination for years 
to come.  Since apparently they never sold the rights to this type of 
venue, The Tolkien's deserve a cut.   Combine this with what the 
Tolkien's very well may interpret as a slap in the face (the movies) to 
JRRT's work, and it's understandable to me.

Again, just guessing.

Furthermore, we are talking about *billions* of dollars here.  And since 
it seems that the Tolkien estate still owns the movie rights to The 
Hobbit, I expect if New Line (or whoever) wants to film it, they'll have 
to pay for it.

>      (And I don't think Tolkien would have approved of Schadenfreude.)

pawn does.

>                                                        ----j7y