| Mute Bystander | 28 Jan 2015 4:04 a.m. PST |
I am assuming these won't be made poorly (the frequent default position for Hollyweird with respect to history and SF literature.) I also realize this is just for fun and at least 99.99% of these wish-list movies are never going to seriously be considered much less made. |
 20thmaine  | 28 Jan 2015 6:18 a.m. PST |
I know Peter Jackson has said "goodbye to Middle Earth" but it's hard to believe that the studio will turn its back on The Silmarillion. They could make half a dozen films…..at least…. |
| nazrat | 28 Jan 2015 7:31 a.m. PST |
Long, long, loooong boring as hell films, maybe. 8)= |
| Martian Root Canal | 28 Jan 2015 8:22 a.m. PST |
Still would love to see a version of Starship Troopers faithful to Heinlein's novel. While the Peter V. movie has a campy charm to it, the original story is much better. |
 McKinstry  | 28 Jan 2015 9:01 a.m. PST |
While I doubt many or most would have a chance since currently 99.6% of all movies seem to be required by law to feature Kevin Hart, the commercial success of Fury and American Sniper will, at least for 'historical' films, certainly see a few more funded and once Avengers II makes a billion plus, additional sci-fi should also get a boost. |
| Winston Smith | 28 Jan 2015 10:36 a.m. PST |
They will have to pry the Silmarillion from Christopher Tolkien's cold dead hands.
Not to worry. Margaret Mitchell's estate could not resist the siren song of a couple bucks to authorize Gone with the Wind sequels. As for making a movie out of that, WHAT exactly in that mess of collected notes does anyone see the least bit filmable, let alone profitable? |
| Winston Smith | 28 Jan 2015 10:39 a.m. PST |
I voted for Master and Moon. At least they have possibilities for being made and making money.
After all, the only reason to make a movie is to make money. |
| John the Greater | 28 Jan 2015 11:04 a.m. PST |
Mountains of Madness (Cthulhu)could be a great, if campy, movie. However I am afraid if it were ever made they would ramp up the blood at the cost of the real horror. |
| 20thmaine | 28 Jan 2015 5:39 p.m. PST |
The Silmarillion – well it has Melkor : who is like Sauron on steroids. Oh, and it has the corruptoin and fall of Sauron. It has the Elves of Gondolin – and the final siege when they are attacked by huge armies of orcs and Dragons driven on by dozens of Balrogs. I'd pay to see that. |
 etotheipi  | 28 Jan 2015 5:58 p.m. PST |
Long, long, loooong boring as hell films, maybe. More than any other Tolkien movie … sucky and unsatisfying. Not that I didn't enjoy the PJ movies as movies, but compared to the read … well there's no real way to compare a movie to a read. For The Silmarillion, I think there would be, and every possible comparison would start with "The movie sucked because …". it has Melkor : who is like Sauron on steroids He Who is the Enemy is soooooo much more than  y little Sauron on steroids. He is the spin at the bottom of the Eightfold Way… Mountains of Madness (Cthulhu)could be a great, if campy, movie. MoM can't be campy. It needs to be absolutely dreadful. However I am afraid if it were ever made they would ramp up the blood at the cost of the real horror. The bloodlust of the Formless will eventually consume the planet, the solar system, and possibly become as a mote into the eye of mad Azathoth in the center of the universe. I agree that it cannot be counted in the visual image alone, as it exists in dimensions not confined to mere human perception. ----- In other news, don't post on TMP after four post-work pints of Guinness. Or maybe … do. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 29 Jan 2015 5:30 p.m. PST |
I voted for Kursk because I can watch hundreds of tanks brew each other up for hours on end and never get tired. |
| Alfred Adler does the Hobby | 29 Jan 2015 11:36 p.m. PST |
Just had 'personal-recycling' of watching 'Master and Commander' a few times in a row-especially the beginning battle scene with the fog.
Surprisingly good movie for my personal experience.
And it was the local classical station playing a tract from the movie that that re-invigorated interest this last time(the last duo played by the Doc and Cpt.-Crowe were they strum their instruments).
Also quit interesting is the "how they made the movie" portion in the extras – hint; they used two diff-ships for the 'HMS Surprise'. |
 piper909 | 30 Jan 2015 11:26 a.m. PST |
I would love love LOVE a series of films based on the Silmarillion, but NOT if Jackson is making them. Sorry, PJ fans, but I personally found that every one of his Middle-earth films got worse as the cycle went on. (I was and still am very partial to the Fellowship of the Rings, however.) I almost can't abide the Hobbit movies. The quality of the scripts just went to the dogs and I can't stand the non-Tolkien additions or way the "mood" is no longer anything resembling the good professor's work. PS: I understand that the film rights to the Silmarillion material lies elsewhere, not with the LOTR rights holders. So possibly New Line and PJ have no say in the matter. |
| Mute Bystander | 31 Jan 2015 6:44 p.m. PST |
Thank you piper909, Well said. |
| Mute Bystander | 31 Jan 2015 6:54 p.m. PST |
Who the hell is Kevin Hart? ------------------------- So, Winston Smith (John the OFM in… lacy clothing…) are you saying that the Tolkien Estate just has not had enough money tossed at them yet or that they still have enough self-respect/embarrassment from the hot mess that The Hobbit was that you think they would not release the rights to The Silmarillion? -------------------------- "I voted for Kursk because I can watch hundreds of tanks brew each other up for hours on end and never get tired." "… and the final siege when they are attacked by huge armies of orcs and Dragons driven on by dozens of Balrogs. I'd pay to see that." Both of these made me flash back to the horrible presentation of the Battle of the Five Armies in the third Hobbit bastardization of a movie. I would pay to be exempted from both. |
 Editor in Chief Bill  | 31 Jan 2015 8:31 p.m. PST |
Kevin Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart began his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout New England, culminating in his first real break in 2000 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared. The series lasted only one season, but he soon landed other roles in movies like Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), and Little Fockers (2010). His comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album I'm a Grown Little Man (2008), and performances in the films Think Like a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along (2014), and About Last Night (2014). He also released two more comedy albums, Seriously Funny in 2010 and Laugh at My Pain in 2011. He currently stars as himself in the lead role of Real Husbands of Hollywood. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hart |
| snurl1 | 03 Feb 2015 3:40 a.m. PST |
I voted for Kursk. An accurate portrayal of the fight at Prokhorovka would be an epic end to the film.
Wittman said he had only 15 Tigers in his company there, could be interesting. |
