Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread Gymfig
The hobbit is a children's book. It is not a serious film about love and lost. I don't think that there is a director out there that could capture that. If Henson were alive I think that he could have done it. I think the person that directed the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe could do a

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
dude, what happened with your fiance? If too painful to discuss i understand -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gymfig, I kinda have to disagree about that assessment of The Hobbit. When I read it as a child, I took it for nothing more than elegant,

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
Gymfig, I kinda have to disagree about that assessment of The Hobbit. When I read it as a child, I took it for nothing more than elegant, beautiful words. I read it a second time, after coming through the shock of losing my fiancee, and it hit me at a visceral level, particularly the point when

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
Justin, does that mean that Gandalf will be packing a boom stick? Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With Bruce Campbell as Gandalf. On Dec 20, 2007 8:33 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit Spider-Man

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
SHH! You might give them *ideas*... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh I thought Jackson was directing. Will we have elves doing martial arts now? Will young master Toby make an appearance as young Bilbo? Will Halle Berry be cast as the first black eleven

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
She was murdered in a robbery at her dad's restaurant back in '84. They did get the guy, fear not, and executed him in '95. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dude, what happened with your fiance? If too painful to discuss i understand -- Original message -- From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
no words to respond to that, dude. wow -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] She was murdered in a robbery at her dad's restaurant back in '84. They did get the guy, fear not, and executed him in '95. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dude, what happened with

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-21 Thread Gymfig
I read The Hobbit recently and it still felt like a children;s book. It may not be for 5 year old, but it is definitely not a grown up story. It is a story of adventure and growth. It is not a Peter Parker story. It does not have heavy adult situations that require and adult mine. The hobbits

[scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit Spider-Man director Sam Raimi will return to his genre roots to helm Drag Me to Hell, a supernatural thriller he wrote with his brother, Ivan Raimi, Variety reported. After Drag Me to Hell, Raimi is expected to helm the Hobbit films for New Line and MGM now

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
I thought the reason Jackson wasn't directing was because he had another project in the works and it would take to long to get to the Hobbit. Seems like the same might be true of Raimi. I say we start a petition to bring Jackson back to the helm B --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread Gymfig
Huh I thought Jackson was directing. Will we have elves doing martial arts now? Will young master Toby make an appearance as young Bilbo? Will Halle Berry be cast as the first black eleven princess? Will we see heads and guts at the great dwarf battle?

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread Justin Mohareb
With Bruce Campbell as Gandalf. On Dec 20, 2007 8:33 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit Spider-Man director Sam Raimi will return to his genre roots to helm Drag Me to Hell, a supernatural thriller he wrote with his

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
i am worried, still, that Jackson isn't going to direct. The only hope is that he, Fran, and the rest have major influence on the script and tone. And i can at least take heart in the fact that WETA will handle the FX, as I've never been impressed with the effects in the Spider-Man films, which

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
For the needed combination of action, whimsy, drama, and true magic, I think I prefer Guillermo del Toro to sub for Jackson in directing these films. Wonder why he wasn't considered, or was he? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
...or Alfonso Cuaron -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keith Johnson) For the needed combination of action, whimsy, drama, and true magic, I think I prefer Guillermo del Toro to sub for Jackson in directing these films. Wonder why he wasn't considered,

Re: [scifinoir2] Raimi Helming Hell, Then Hobbit

2007-12-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, he's gotta direct! -- Original message -- From: Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought the reason Jackson wasn't directing was because he had another project in the works and it would take to long to get to the Hobbit. Seems like the same might be true of Raimi. I