tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post6762568405832979287..comments2023-05-15T08:51:12.031-04:00Comments on Love and Disdain: Distraction I: The Desolation of a Perfectly Good BookDr. Kosharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-25733444102846222232014-01-31T14:53:51.288-05:002014-01-31T14:53:51.288-05:00And this is why I'm not bothering to watch it....And this is why I'm not bothering to watch it.<br /><br />What really gets me is the 'they want girls to watch it' - my niece, an eight year old sparkle-obsessed, pink and purple wearing perfectly normal girl, thought Tauriel was silly and the battle bits exciting, and when I made some mention about there not being many other girl characters she came back with the Tolkein accurate point that dwarf girls look just like dwarf boys anyway so who knows, plus 'any girl would see the dwarfs were silly and not want to go on an adventure with them, if you go on an adventure you want to know you're likely to come back'. JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-31166251676791039972014-01-29T00:24:02.465-05:002014-01-29T00:24:02.465-05:00I agree with everything you said! Plus, I checked ...I agree with everything you said! Plus, I checked when I got home --- Smaug eats it about three pages after where movie 2 just ended, and the rest of the entire book isn't much longer. I fear for the third film. <br /><br />The worst thing was nobody in my family told me they made the Hobbit a trilogy, so last year when we got to the end of movie one and we saw one glimpse of Smaug and then the film ended I was PISSED!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-6065151788695918462014-01-28T23:08:38.563-05:002014-01-28T23:08:38.563-05:00You've just given me an excuse never to see th...You've just given me an excuse never to see this movie, ever. If hubby ever suggests it, I'll just say, "Read this post." I'll bookmark it -- just in case. :)<br /><br />This trilogizing of The Hobbit is nothing but a money grab, pure and simple. Makes me sick. Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com