The Hobbit.

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Ok, two movies. The book was only 250ish pages, IIRC. LOTR was more like 1300..

Yes, but an unabridged reading of a 250 page book is something like 12 hours.

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Tom Bombadil was in The Fellowship of the Ring, not the Hobbit.

Oops, you're right--then "Tom" is one of the trolls, along with Bert and Bill.



Anyways my point was, everybody I know who is a Tolkien fan, when we heard it was being done in 3 movies, we all had the same reaction-- "Awesome, they are taking the time to do it right!" We were all very excited, and this was seen as nothing but a positive.

You're actually the first person I've heard saying it is a "money grab" and it took me by surprise, as the idea had never even begun to cross my mind. Is this because you are jaded to the industry in general, or do you have a problem with Peter Jackson specifically?