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Old 04-02-2007, 16:59 PM   #146 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by xerxes View Post
I tend to think that a TV-movie or mini-series of LOTR, though closer to the book would have lost its epicness and half of its budget.
I've wondered if a mini-series format would be better. It certainly worked well for Pride and Prejudice, none of the movies can match the 6 hr miniseries. Although I think the 3 book format does have some significance to the structure of the story, I think it could be dispensed with. The problem is where else to break it up. I don't think 6 smaller movies would really work, as the books don't seem to have the right episodic quality to them. I don't know, but perhaps a division into a mini-series would work. Someday...
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