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Hello all,

Samaranth, Celebaqua and I are going to see:

"An Evening with Peter Jackson.
Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson will headline a special once-only event at the State Theatre in Sydney. The creative maestro behind The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Peter Jackson will provide a rare behind-the-scenes insight into the making of the epic trilogy that captivated millions around the world and reveal never before seen footage." oooh new footage. *rubs handses together*

I am not sure if we can ask questions of Peter, but if we can, are there any you would like me to ask him? (within reason of course)

we are in Row C so should be able to shout that far.

nl

"In terms of adapting the book to film, what were the criteria between being loyal to the millions of readers, and entertaining the millions of movie-goers who had not read the book? Either way, is there anything, upon reflection, that you would have done differently."

dp

NL,

You might get a better response to this in the Movie or Turf forum.

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I think Alatar is right and I think it would be safe for me to move it. I'll leave a shadow behind so nl will know where it went. If people really want it moved back, just let me know!

Hope this helps nl!

I will copy Lidless's question and take it with me...unless of course he wasn't being serious.

sh_wulff is now coming with us as well!! gonna be fun

thanks for moving this. I didn't know where else to put it...

My question;

"Was it worth it?"
I mean was it worth selling your soul and trouncing Tolkien's sacred script for Hollywood fame and fortune?
Did you have to force us to watch Viggo sucking face with a horse?

Holby, I don't want to be dragged from the theatre in chains by hulking great body guards dressed as orcs...

This question is really for Sassy:

"Why did you have Aragorn behead the Mouth of Sauron in direct contradiction to the book? Did this change have any particular purpose or meaning, or was it just done to be 'fun'?"

One is guessing that no questions from raging Viggo fazguls will be taken notice of...

Then ask it for a raging notlistening fanboy instead.

"With the benefit of Hindsight, are there any major changes you would like to have made to any of the films? What are you unhappy with?"

Simple and to the point.

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Then ask it for a raging notlistening fanboy instead.

I have a fanboy??? swooooon

Okay, Alatar I'll take note of that one as well. Looking forward to meeting you in August, pet.

Hey! I may be a raving Viggo fangirl <sw00n> but this IS a serious question. As Voronwe knows I had a huge problem with the ramifications of Aragorn beheading the MOS. An EMORMOUS moral problem.
In fact, I may just have to bring it up again for the benefit of all the nice people who did not post in m00bies during the EE release.

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This question is really for Sassy:

"Why did you have Aragorn behead the Mouth of Sauron in direct contradiction to the book? Did this change have any particular purpose or meaning, or was it just done to be 'fun'?"

Please, nl, if you get the opportunity ... I'd really like to know PJ's rationale for including this ... travesty ... this 3rd rate B movie stuff.

Of course, Sassy, PJ may say that it was just for fun, because he doesn't want to reveal its real meaning.

Voronwe_the_

"As a film-goer, do you prefer films that have great production values, but are not really consistent from a thematical and stylistical POV, or films where the director is more concerned with the depth and consistence of his themes and style than with the production values?"

"As a film-maker, would your answer to the above be different (even a little)?"

"Name your five favorite directors; identify their strengths".

"Name your five strengths as a director and your five weaknesses (I mean, your three weaknesses apart from sentimental and heavy-handed)".

"Have you ever watched Tarkovsky's Andrey Rublev or Visconti's The Leopard"? Would you agree that an adaptation of LOTR by either one of these directors would have been very good or do you find them too contemplative for your tastes?"

"Many scenes of your films have a predictable and uninspered shot-countershot pattern with lots of close-ups. Is it mostly because of the technical constraints you met (lots of pick-up shots, height difference between the hobbits and the other characters) or mostly because it is your conception of direction?"

"The fight between the mumakil and the rohirrim is awesome. Tell us the five most important things you learned from filming this scene from a strictly directing POV ."

"Tolkien's Frodo is wise, insightful and strong. He exercices his free will. Your Frodo, in TTT and ROTK, is weak and not very smart. Why did you consider that insisting on the psychological aspect of the Frodo-Ring relationship required such a wimpification and dumbification of Frodo?"

"Would you say that there are perhaps too many reversals in your films? Can too many reversals kill the tension they're trying to establish?"

"You said that ROTK was your favorite film of the trilogy. Is it because it is the one you had the most fun shooting from a technical POV?"

"Some of the scenes of your films are bad (weathertop, Frodo's fake deads in Moria with those endless close-ups, Pippin and the palantir) while others are pretty great. Would you say that the uneveness nature of your films is due to the many crews working simultaneously meaning that there are many scenes you did not direct yourself (weathertop, Smeagol strangling Deagol, etc...)?"

"What were your technical constraints while shooting the ahem...cheesy fellowship reunion scene"?

OK, I got to stop this, sorry!

Go Semprini!

What do you consider the five greatest adventure films ever made?

What would you say makes them great?

Name some directors whose versions of LOTR you would have liked to see. How do you think their versions would have differed from yours?

Who is your favourite director and why?

What is your definition of "cheesy"?

Do you consider yourself a sentimental director? If not, why not?

Your handling of Tolkien's metaphors was... cough... interesting. Do you think that audiences grasped the metaphors being your version of, for example, the Eye of Sauron?

QB>>>What is your definition of "cheesy"? Do you consider yourself a sentimental director? If not, why not? Your handling of Tolkien's metaphors was... cough... interesting. Do you think that audiences grasped the metaphors being your version of, for example, the Eye of Sauron?

Yes! PJ, you will surrender and admit that your film is a giant cheese!

Ah, we're definitely starting to get a m00bies flavor around here.

nl, I don't expect that you would ask all of these questions (some of which are a bit, loaded, shall we say), but I do hope that you picked a couple of the less controversial ones