This is quite precious
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Work that Tolkien did prior to The Hobbit to be published later this month.
I hear Gandalf says a lot of fucked up stuff about Dwarves
posted by theodolite at 6:08 PM on August 12, 2015 [29 favorites]
posted by theodolite at 6:08 PM on August 12, 2015 [29 favorites]
The J.R.R. Tolkien manuscript that provided a "germ" of an idea for Middle-earth will be published in late August.
To be made into a 6-part film series from Peter Jackson.
posted by Metro Gnome at 6:20 PM on August 12, 2015 [32 favorites]
To be made into a 6-part film series from Peter Jackson.
posted by Metro Gnome at 6:20 PM on August 12, 2015 [32 favorites]
I really liked his early work better.
posted by resurrexit at 6:27 PM on August 12, 2015
posted by resurrexit at 6:27 PM on August 12, 2015
One of the poems it contains was found on the wall of an Oxford toilet and verified as his work. It begins
Here sit I with broken heartposted by George_Spiggott at 6:29 PM on August 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
Untamo, Untamo, Untamo.
Last seen in the 'Lost Shrine of the Kuo-Tao' fireballing a pearl for lack of pipeweed.
"With a rake given to her by Ilmarinen, she collects the pieces of Lemminkäinen scattered in the river and pieces him back together, a bee bringing her the ingredients necessary to revive him."
From the 'Kalevala'
Like Ricks' radio friend from Season one of 'The Walking Dead'.
posted by clavdivs at 6:38 PM on August 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Last seen in the 'Lost Shrine of the Kuo-Tao' fireballing a pearl for lack of pipeweed.
"With a rake given to her by Ilmarinen, she collects the pieces of Lemminkäinen scattered in the river and pieces him back together, a bee bringing her the ingredients necessary to revive him."
From the 'Kalevala'
Like Ricks' radio friend from Season one of 'The Walking Dead'.
posted by clavdivs at 6:38 PM on August 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
To be made into a 6-part film series from Peter Jackson.
Which will, of course, double in length when released on DVD with all the extra footage.
posted by thomas j wise at 6:48 PM on August 12, 2015
Which will, of course, double in length when released on DVD with all the extra footage.
posted by thomas j wise at 6:48 PM on August 12, 2015
Chapter 1: in which our heroes talk intently about the phrase 'cellar door'
Chapter 2: walking
Chapter 3: singing
Chapter 4: smoking
Chapter 5: singing about walking while smoking
Chapter 6: look, a girl
Chapter 7: the lads get on with being lads (and a song about smoking)
Chapter 8: oh, so that's why you can just ride eagles everywhere
Chapter 9: elves look like Barbie dolls 'down there'
posted by obiwanwasabi at 6:56 PM on August 12, 2015 [8 favorites]
Chapter 2: walking
Chapter 3: singing
Chapter 4: smoking
Chapter 5: singing about walking while smoking
Chapter 6: look, a girl
Chapter 7: the lads get on with being lads (and a song about smoking)
Chapter 8: oh, so that's why you can just ride eagles everywhere
Chapter 9: elves look like Barbie dolls 'down there'
posted by obiwanwasabi at 6:56 PM on August 12, 2015 [8 favorites]
I hope it has a SAMPO!
posted by vrakatar at 7:09 PM on August 12, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by vrakatar at 7:09 PM on August 12, 2015 [4 favorites]
To be made into a 6-part film series from Peter Jackson.
Well to be fair it would take a six film prequel just to depict the garguantuan, centuries-long efforts of men, dwarves and goblins in building the immense, pointless set-piece contraptions with stupendous potential energy that Bilbo releases during the first two Hobbit films. (I imagine there's one in the third film as well but I wouldn't know as there's a limit to my masochism and I declined to see it.)
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:17 PM on August 12, 2015
Well to be fair it would take a six film prequel just to depict the garguantuan, centuries-long efforts of men, dwarves and goblins in building the immense, pointless set-piece contraptions with stupendous potential energy that Bilbo releases during the first two Hobbit films. (I imagine there's one in the third film as well but I wouldn't know as there's a limit to my masochism and I declined to see it.)
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:17 PM on August 12, 2015
Maybe it's because I work at an art college and have thus far failed to be published, but I think the process of picking, preparing, and editing works does have a fair bit of value.
posted by CBrachyrhynchos at 7:19 PM on August 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by CBrachyrhynchos at 7:19 PM on August 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
the last hobbit movie was the best one. I liked it quite a bit. I thought the 2nd one was junk.
posted by Bonzai at 7:23 PM on August 12, 2015
posted by Bonzai at 7:23 PM on August 12, 2015
No, I finished watching it for the first time not 5 minutes ago and I'm afraid it's poo.
posted by nicwolff at 7:33 PM on August 12, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by nicwolff at 7:33 PM on August 12, 2015 [5 favorites]
the process of picking, preparing, and editing works does have a fair bit of value.
It does, but the market is somewhat markedly split between academic drudges who create definitive scholarly editions of obscure but worthy works for little remuneration and those responsible for Go Set A Hobbit.
posted by holgate at 8:14 PM on August 12, 2015 [5 favorites]
It does, but the market is somewhat markedly split between academic drudges who create definitive scholarly editions of obscure but worthy works for little remuneration and those responsible for Go Set A Hobbit.
posted by holgate at 8:14 PM on August 12, 2015 [5 favorites]
Yeah, the first Hobbit movie was the best one because it let you imagine that the obvious problems in it would be corrected in the subsequent movies. Because seriously, who couldn't see how it could have been improved?
posted by Quonab at 9:33 PM on August 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Quonab at 9:33 PM on August 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
One movie, with trolls. That's all I want.
posted by yhbc at 10:22 PM on August 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by yhbc at 10:22 PM on August 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
The book will be titled Go Set a Balrog.
posted by mosk at 10:51 PM on August 12, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by mosk at 10:51 PM on August 12, 2015 [4 favorites]
Well, there is a fan edit that makes a four hour single movie out of the triology. I haven't seen it, though.
posted by Harald74 at 11:59 PM on August 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Harald74 at 11:59 PM on August 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
I'm really curious about the process of editing an unfinished literary work into a state that's suitable for publication. That has to be far more involved that a typical editing gig. Anyone have insights into that world to share?
I'll totally read this, at any rate.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 5:36 AM on August 13, 2015
I'll totally read this, at any rate.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 5:36 AM on August 13, 2015
the last hobbit movie was the best one. I liked it quite a bit. I thought the 2nd one was junk.
No, I finished watching it for the first time not 5 minutes ago and I'm afraid it's poo.
Yeah, the first Hobbit movie was the best one because it let you imagine that the obvious problems in it would be corrected in the subsequent movies. Because seriously, who couldn't see how it could have been improved?
Please, everyone, there's no need to fight. All of the Hobbit films are worthless garbage.
posted by Sangermaine at 6:38 AM on August 13, 2015 [5 favorites]
No, I finished watching it for the first time not 5 minutes ago and I'm afraid it's poo.
Yeah, the first Hobbit movie was the best one because it let you imagine that the obvious problems in it would be corrected in the subsequent movies. Because seriously, who couldn't see how it could have been improved?
Please, everyone, there's no need to fight. All of the Hobbit films are worthless garbage.
posted by Sangermaine at 6:38 AM on August 13, 2015 [5 favorites]
Like the Star Wars prequels, the LoTR prequels are poo with entertaining scenes.
posted by blue_beetle at 9:04 AM on August 13, 2015
posted by blue_beetle at 9:04 AM on August 13, 2015
The first one is fine, they get the visit from the dwarves absolutely right and the various Jacksonian extrapolations and additions are tolerable. The second one is kind of eh, and the third one is pretty bad, with the exception of some of the Bilbo bits; Freeman's the best thing about the trilogy overall.
posted by tavella at 10:56 AM on August 13, 2015
posted by tavella at 10:56 AM on August 13, 2015
I re-watched King Kong recently and afterwards couldn't figure out how Jackson keeps finding work. He fails upward I guess.
The dwarf visit in the first movie was ok but as soon as they got to the second song I knew the trilogy was doomed. When you read it on the page there's a beat to it: it's a fist-pounding song the dwarves use to psych themselves up. In the movie it's this mournful dirge.
posted by um at 3:48 PM on August 13, 2015
The dwarf visit in the first movie was ok but as soon as they got to the second song I knew the trilogy was doomed. When you read it on the page there's a beat to it: it's a fist-pounding song the dwarves use to psych themselves up. In the movie it's this mournful dirge.
posted by um at 3:48 PM on August 13, 2015
I got conned into buying many volumes of The History Of The Lord Of The Rings by Christopher "The Reanimator" Tolkien, all unread, and The Children of Hurin.
Fool me once, can't get fooled again.
posted by Mezentian at 2:50 AM on August 14, 2015
Fool me once, can't get fooled again.
posted by Mezentian at 2:50 AM on August 14, 2015
The Children of Hurin is good, although a lot of it was already in the Silmarillion.
posted by Chrysostom at 9:41 AM on September 10, 2015
posted by Chrysostom at 9:41 AM on September 10, 2015
I read The Children of Hurin when it was in its shortened form in Untold Tales(?) as well as Silmarillion.
It didn't need a revist.
posted by Mezentian at 8:29 AM on September 11, 2015
It didn't need a revist.
posted by Mezentian at 8:29 AM on September 11, 2015
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