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Amon_Amarth
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9/19/06 12:45pm
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The tale of Beren and Luthien would be awesome as a movie in its own right, for example.
I agree.
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barabel_humour
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KILIK posted:
I was reading the Silmarrilion alittle bit of it. Its hard to read do you guys got any advice?
Skip the first two chapters, which are as dry as dust. Jump in at Of the Coming of the Elves & the Captivity of Melkor where the action starts. 
Raja_Io posted:
NO WAI! I don't want Jackson to put his hands on Silmarillion! 
Yeah, they should let Ralph Bakshi do it. 
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severian28
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Skip the first two chapters, which are as dry as dust
Immortal beings singing the world into existence is dry? The first two chapters is a hard read but theyre the most rewarding chapters in the Silmarillion, especially after you finish it.
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Raja_Io
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Kyptastic posted:
Some parts of the Silmarillion would lose out if you put it all as a documentary though. The tale of Beren and Luthien would be awesome as a movie in its own right, for example.
Granted they wouldn't change much in the story.
And you all know they'd just have to put some love-making in it.
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Twinky_Stryder
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severian28 posted:
first two chapters is a hard read but theyre the most rewarding chapters in the Silmarillion, especially after you finish it.
When I tried to read The Silmarillion I think they were the only two chapters I read. Very nice imagery.
Someone was asking what everyone's favourite books were, I liked The Fellowship Of The Ring for several reasons:
1)Hobbits. They have such an idyllic life and it's beautiful the way they're described.
2)The Council Of Elrond. One of my favourite bits of the movie, one of my favourite bits of the book.
3)It was the one book out of the trilogy that I read quickest (2 and a half weeks) and before that when I tried to read the book there were just some great things that stayed with me, like the Black Riders.
4)There's just a lovely feel to the book.
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Amon_Amarth posted:
The tale of Beren and Luthien would be awesome as a movie in its own right, for example.
I agree.
As do I
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Twinky_Stryder
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I think I heard that they were in talks about doing it. The idea of a Beren and Luthien movie does ring a bell.
But it seems unlikely as surely it would be difficult to market to people who aren't familier with the story or with The Silmarillion.
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It'll be the same as trying to market the Lord of the Rings up first, except they'll have some ground work laid for them - hopefully by having done the Hobbit first.
What they'll do is show pictures of Arwen, Elrond and Aragorn with a voice over saying "Where do these guys come from..." "DORIATH!" with a picture of Beren and Luthien.
Movie makes millions.
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KILIK
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Thank you for all the advice everyone. 
I must say i'm enjoying reading The Hobbit.
This might come off a stupid question, but even in the special editions of the movies are there things still really missing?
My friend that got inot LOTR really got into it, told that and yeah I don't think he is lieing.
But for real was there still things left out?
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Yeah, especially at the start and the end.
Most of the stuff from Gandalf's 'is it secret, is it safe?' return to when the Hobbits arrive at Bree is cut.
Scouring of the Shire is also cut at the end.
Some things were cut from the theatrical release but are in the special editions (such as Gandalf and Saruman's conversation after the breaking of Isengard)
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I would kill to see the Silmarillion put to film. Especially if I was the one putting it there. I mean, it would only be what, 20 movies? 
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20 Movies...
Take that, Bond Franchise.
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And then if you get the Unfinished Tales and all the other books that have been edited into complete works then we have a film franchise that'll probably span several more decades than the Bond films.
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Raja_Io
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Yep, and all of them by Jackson!  ... 
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KILIK
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Well thats good to know that some things are still cut. That really sucks thou.
I know for sure that i want to read the books now.
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