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I have a lot of criticism for some of the plot changes that jackson made but I'll credit him for this: his films are the first dramatic sword & sorcery type mov
by deeg 9mo ago
I have a lot of criticism for some of the plot changes that jackson made but I'll credit him for this: his films are the first dramatic sword & sorcery type movies that got the tone right and aren't cringe worthy. The previous attempts at LOTR are awful.
- cubefox 9mo agoThe LotR movies were a high water mark, even if they aren't perfect. I wish Peter Jackson made a movie for Children of Húrin, though that's probably not happening for many reasons.
- jltsiren 9mo agoThere was Conan the Barbarian before them. But pretty much everything else in the genre was mediocre or cringe-worthy. On the other hand, I remember fondly the movie nights a local sci-fi club used to run until the mid-2000s. There were so many terrible Conan clones that were enormously entertaining. And there were some brilliant moments in the early LOTR movies. Such as "Where There's a Whip".
- sonofhans 9mo agoI agree with you about Conan the Barbarian being a high note. That movie doesn’t get enough credit. There are very few better in the whole genre.
- cgh 9mo agoConan the Barbarian: co-written by Oliver Stone, directed by John Milius, music composed by Basil Poledouris. Oh, and co-starring James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow. An astounding lineup.