A Buff's Tale
"A new Hobbit movie called Peter Jackson- sorry, directed by Peter Jackson-"
"Wouldn't that be cool? A Hobbit movie about Peter Jackson," You interrupt.
"No. Umm, this movie is directed by Peter Johnson and it is based on the Silmarillion. The story of Berl- Beren and Luthien captures JRR Tolkien's epic vision for a love story to last an eternity between two lovers who confront Morgoth himself in order to recapture the precious stolen gem, one of the three Silmarils. So this movie is essentially a movie with lots of strange creatures and lots of fantasy with elves, hobbits, dwarves, and all of those things."
"Yeah," you chime in. "Bilbo isn't in this movie, but I can't help but-"
"Let me give my rating, and then you can say your piece," interrupts Tim. "So this movie was a good romp, but it was too complicated and I was more looking for an action movie, so I'm going to give it 4 tubs of popcorn and 3 soda cups. Now you can go Gregg."
You oblige, excited to set the record straight after Tim's horrible rating.
"What can you say? Peter Jackson knows how to write a Hobbit movie, and he's done it again. I was going to say earlier, Bilbo isn't in this movie, but I liked it so much that I didn't even mind because all of the new characters were just that good, and I could see Bilbo being great friends with them if he were alive during this movie. This will win Oscers, and for that reason, I'm going to give it..."
"Wouldn't that be cool? A Hobbit movie about Peter Jackson," You interrupt.
"No. Umm, this movie is directed by Peter Johnson and it is based on the Silmarillion. The story of Berl- Beren and Luthien captures JRR Tolkien's epic vision for a love story to last an eternity between two lovers who confront Morgoth himself in order to recapture the precious stolen gem, one of the three Silmarils. So this movie is essentially a movie with lots of strange creatures and lots of fantasy with elves, hobbits, dwarves, and all of those things."
"Yeah," you chime in. "Bilbo isn't in this movie, but I can't help but-"
"Let me give my rating, and then you can say your piece," interrupts Tim. "So this movie was a good romp, but it was too complicated and I was more looking for an action movie, so I'm going to give it 4 tubs of popcorn and 3 soda cups. Now you can go Gregg."
You oblige, excited to set the record straight after Tim's horrible rating.
"What can you say? Peter Jackson knows how to write a Hobbit movie, and he's done it again. I was going to say earlier, Bilbo isn't in this movie, but I liked it so much that I didn't even mind because all of the new characters were just that good, and I could see Bilbo being great friends with them if he were alive during this movie. This will win Oscers, and for that reason, I'm going to give it..."