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I am 26 and the movies still feel fresh. I didn't even get to watch the movies until I was an adult...I only had the books, so the respect the movies had for th
by danjoredd 4y ago
I am 26 and the movies still feel fresh. I didn't even get to watch the movies until I was an adult...I only had the books, so the respect the movies had for the books was very special to me.
What pisses me off about Warner Bros is how they are latching onto LotR and Harry Potter because they were glorious 20 years ago, and they want to reclaim that glory without putting any work in to make something worth watching. They would rather milk one man's life's work to death for a cheap buck instead of trying to make something new. And, its probably going to be successful. Harry potter was fun 20 years ago, LotR was fun 20 years ago, but as a society we need to move on to new works instead of latching onto past success. If Warner Bros could realize that, they would be better off for it.
- maxsilver 4y ago> If Warner Bros could realize that, they would be better off for it. It seems clear to me, after the whole takeover via David Zaslav, that Warner Bros is being forced into an unearned bankrupcy -- they're actively killing anything they have that is-or-was new, exciting, or fresh (even many works already created and paid for). HBO Max was one of the few optimistic brightspots in that market, and they're now hanging it out to dry (and giving that market share to Paramount in the process). But you know, the stock market loves it, so it must be good. I look forward to seeing this new version of "The Lord of the Rings", as lovingly crafted by the folks at TLC, exclusively on Discovery Plus.
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- WalterBright 4y agoI hope any further LotR work will be willing to take more risks. The Rings of Power did not take any, and hence was stultifyingly dull.
- danjoredd 4y agoIm still upset that they cancelled Final Space by Olan Rogers. It wasn't always the greatest comedy, but it had heart and I found it endearing.