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Friday, April 25, 2008 12:00 AM

Guillermo del Toro to make "Hobbit" films: Bleah!

A director who hates Tolkien, enslaved in New Zealand by a latter-day George Lucas. Whose brilliant idea was this?

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  • Friday, April 25, 2008 04:38 PM

    George Lucas analogy

    If Jackson is acting more like George Lucas in this regard, perhaps it's not such a bad thing.

    Lucas created the Star Wars, but it didn't truly reach its pinnacle till someone else was at the helm.

    Remember, Empire Strikes Back was directed by Irvin Kershner, with much of its dialogue written by Carrie Fisher.

    I'm no fan of del Toro's work (I thought Hellboy was an atrocious remake of the comic, and Pan's Labyrinth left me feeling cold and bored) but maybe he's just what the doctored ordered.

    After that dismal King Kong remake, I guess I kinda feel like maybe Jackson's not all he's been cracked up to be.

    —Linsel Greene (Portland, OR) Read Linsel Greene (Portland, OR)'s other letters

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