John Rhys-Davies Wants a Different Role in The Hobbit

Cool article @ WHISPERS!!

Luv the mock poster!!!

I reckon THE HOBBIT gonna be a MUNCHING good flick!



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LOL @ LEEE where do you find those clips?

i dont really like this kind of thing normally but the movies were pretty good.....i found them a bit too bum numbing at 3 hours each though lol!!!!

Whispers68-- It's all up to their discretion, I wouldn't take it personally. I didn't see your Fox article but maybe it wasn't interesting enough and didn't mention any CBMs. I did see the Kate Beckinsale one and what helped that one was that it had a video and they did mention Underworld, I believe. It isn't a comic but it's close.

As far as the Hobbit... IMO, LOTRs sucks and the Hobbit rocks. I'm talking about the books btw. I think the Hobbit is going to kill it! The Hobbit is more fun and interesting in one book than the rest of the entire LOTR books.

@Betty

I definitely don't take it personal but I was mentioning the matter to see if someone had insight as to whether there are specific "rules" or guidelines to follow when it comes to the content being posted. I've heard from others on here when it comes to articles being posted/deleted/altered, etc so I ws wondering perhaps someone had insight on whether something should be posted or not because there are some articles I post where I feel shouldn't be posted but make the front page. LOL. I then have others i assume should be posted but get deleted.

So i guess i should check out "the Hobbit" books it seems Betty?

You are all idiots. Just let me start there. Narnia is a childrens story based loosly on the bible. How can you possibly put them in the same genrea as LOTR? Or the Hobbit for matter, which is also NOT a childrens story. I have read all of the books including all of the Narnia stories, and if you haven't even read the book, don't bother dishing about it. I have never read Green Lantern, so I don't comment about that which I don't understand. Yes, the movies can stand alone, but they are only a small part of the story.

It's easy Tonx, the genre is fantasy which includes many novels such as The Chronicles of Narnia, lotr, the hobbit, and even Harry Potter and those crappy sparkly vampire books. Genre deals with themes not quality.

Also, in comparison the LOTR the Hobbit is a children's novel, it is a much simpler story thematically, linguistically, tone wise, and structurally.
Thematically it's straight up adventure fantasy it has none the ethical or emotional complications of the LOTR, it's all about leaving home and doing fantastic things. Linguistically speaking it's hooked on phonics comared to Tolkien's other works, The hobbit employs much simpler sentence structure and more modern words. Structurally it's a simple hero's tale following all the basic plot points that Cambell would later identify, it is as Bilbo say's, "there and back again...". And as for tone it's fairly light hearted, up until the final battle and even the death there is handled with relative kid gloves. It's not with out its darkness but it hardly matches the utter despair that LOTR has.

Now perhaps all those points could be chalked up to taste or over analysis but the fact is Tolkien intended The Hobbit as a fairy story and wrote it in a tone suited to addressing children, he declares it as such in all of his writings about the book. However that doesn't mean it isn't a great read, nor does it mean it should be taken any less seriously than LOTR, but it is what it is.

And just as an aside, there are many topics here that deal with properties outside the world of comic book movies. It's sort of a nerd haven, as long as it's closely related to the subject it's usually accepted. But on the count of the hobbit not being a comic you are mistaken as a three-part comic-book adaptation with script by Chuck Dixon and Sean Deming and illustrated by David Wenzel was published by Eclipse Comics in 1989! It's a good read by the way, and I highly suggest it to anyone with a love of things Tolkien.

Damn, Tonx just popped up out of nowhere with sand in her vagina.

you and me both brova.

This isn't Star Trek, and I'm not keen on the idea of actors playing multiple roles in the franchise.