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Given that the tale is almost exclusively told from Wyl's perspective (or at least.... well... won't spoil it), I think it could be very interesting to see this shot in video using a hand-held camera - sort of how "The Bill" used to be done.

There are certain transitions and discoveries which are quite shocking, and which I think would have maximum impact if shot this way.

Thoughts? Opinions? Without wanting to give too much away, do you think it would work?

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Why take chances?

Give it to Peter Jackson, after he does Trinity of course...he seems to be quite good at this kinda thing, don't you think?

Adios

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Given how much of LOTR was changed or left out enitrely for the film adaption (this coming from someone who loves the films and hates the books) do we really want Fiona's work butchered this way?....not that it would stop me being in almost every showing at my local cinema

I suffer from a very sexy learning disorder, what do I call it Kif?

*sigh* Sexlexia

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I've been dead for a while now, so far I don't like it...

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Hmm... I think Jackson actually did really well in picking the right scenes and dialog to drop. Screenplays and novels are very different animals, especially when you start working with "Epic" subject matter. I think the only film adaptions of novels that work are the ones where the novel is tightly restrained to a handful of characters in a relatively simple fixed setting. The minute you start having to balance action, complex dialog, keep the film under 4 hours and somewhere in there manage to evince the content of expository text to the viewer... well... who'd want to be a film-maker? Especially in terms of bringing to the screen something as famous as LoTR.

I say kudos to Jackson for doing what he did, and keeping the bits he snipped for the cinematic release to give people the option of leaving them in while watching on DVD.

But... LoTR flamefests aside... I don't think Fiona's work would really mesh with Jackson's film-making style. I'd be thinking more along the lines of a Luc Besson, or John Carpenter with less budget to play with than he threw around in the making of "Titanic", or Richard Donner using the sensibilities that made Ladyhawke such a landmark fantasy flick. Hell... I reckon Joss Whedon would do a great job on Fiona's material as well - he's certainly bloodthirsty enough with his extras!

Cheers

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[font face=times new roman color=black size=2][font color=black size=2][font face=century gothic color=black size=2]Peter Jackson aint going to touch Trinity. Its mine!!!!! My Precious..... I shall make them into movies... the Quickening as well.just give me a few more years, i have to finish high school yet!

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yep have to agree with ged1970 jackson did an amazing job and i love the books - when i saw the pictures in my head put on the screen i was in a "yes, yes, i know this spider" space!
however also agree that because fiona's work has much more 'heart' than 'wood' and metal, carpenter would be my choice too - ladyhawke is on my top 5 list