I fear the new Warner Bros Lord of the Rings movies are going to end up thin, sort of stretched, like source material scraped over too many films.

you know, like the hobbit movies

@joshcarlosjosh @living_marble My grandma would make a pitcher of Kool-Aid and as we kids drank it down she would just keep adding more water rendering a weaker, less interesting beverage. This was “good enough for the children,” which I think is how the studios and streamers feel about using the same old IP.

@joshcarlosjosh I'll probably enjoy half of the films half as well as I should like and less than half of them as well as they deserve.

@joshcarlosjosh I love how everything is just IP now. A story, a work of art doesn't matter. All that matters is infinite sequel and reboot possibilities. Just give me more of that content. Newer content. I'm incontinent and discontent with content.

@joshcarlosjosh Nice reference

@joshcarlosjosh I’ve just started listening to the audiobooks read by Andy Serkis. I’m late to the party, but… I see what you did there.

@joshcarlosjosh Let’s just admit that a Ghibli LOTR is the only reimagining we need.

@joshcarlosjosh If Peter Jackson is not fully involved and has all the creative control over the project LOTR is going to end up like Star Wars, incredible first 3 movies and after that crap after crap after crap like rings of power.

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@joshcarlosjosh I don't have that fear, don't ask me why.

@joshcarlosjosh I still want that Battle of the North movie.

@joshcarlosjosh Be afraid

@joshcarlosjosh you mean like the hobbit?

@joshcarlosjosh On the other hand. Children of hurin is an opportunity for them to prove they've learned from the hobbit. Its great material for a film

@joshcarlosjosh One entire Bombadil movie. One movie covering Shelob's backstory. Etc Plenty of material

@joshcarlosjosh They are movies that will really feel like movies

@joshcarlosjosh Middle Earth and the studios of power

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@joshcarlosjosh So basically Diet LOTR ?

@joshcarlosjosh the first movies were perfectly fine. they really dont have to keep remaking the movies, but knowing capitalism theyre going to milk any nostalgia dry ):