Thanks to ‘ree for this link to UK paper The Sun, which has done the tricky maths necessary…
Continue ReadingThanks to ‘ree for this link to UK paper The Sun, which has done the tricky maths necessary to convert movie earnings to ‘bums on seats’ as they say – allowing for inflation, different currencies and so on, it turns out that the alltime most popular movie is Gone with the Wind. LOTR is only sitting at 26th by this count. Still beats ‘Home Alone’ for which I’m grateful. [More]
Seems that the TTT trailer is popping up on TV here and there, though most people say there’s only bits of it shown. [More]
I’ve never heard of bootlegged toys before, but who knows in this day and age, blyxa sends us a ‘buyer beware’ letter from the Philippines, just take a look at those pics…very odd indeed… [More]
Ford of Rivendell says “On the official Lord of the Rings site, the main page, there are pictures in the middle of the screen. If you put your mouse over the one that says “SPECIAL PREVIEW IN THEATERS: See the extended preview of The Two Towers now in theaters,” it will then widen, and give a brief explanation. It also says in gold print, “for Tickets Click Here.” If you click there it sends you to the information about where The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring is playing. But what also pops up, in another window, is a Quicktime video of Peter Jackson. Here he gives an explanation of The Two Towers Preview, and also why it is a preview, not a trailer. He also said that he put it at the end of FOTR so that fan’s would be the first ones in the world to see footage from the next movie. It’s rather interesting, so check it out.”
Meanwhile the TTT trailer pops up in various places on TV, though from the emails we’ve been getting, most of the showings are just a few brief shots from the TTT trailer. According to Tyler: “On TV I saw a Fellowship preview and at the end there is a brief add for Two Towers traler at theaters: it has the logo, and beitiful shot of Eoywn in front of Mesulad, Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas on horse back, and a drool-inducing shot of Helms Deep.”
Tommy sends us a very cool story about a place in Japan where you can buy a gold lettered ‘ticket’ for TTT right now! [More]
Tommy writes: I am not sure if such has been sent in before, but in Japan one can now purchase a ticket for the Two Towers, which will premiere in 2003.
The ticket is called a “Platinum Ticket” and comes with a tiny One Ring sticker and a great envelope/pamphlet etched in Elvish with “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” in the middle, all in gold lettering. The envelope/pamphlet is a nice heavy bond of paper like stiff parchment, and along the inside sports the map of Middle-earth along with a summary of the film.
The ticket inside is a map of Middle-earth with the title again but written in Japanese. I wish I had a scanner to show it off. The price is 1300 yen, roughly $12 American dollars. Compare that to 1800 yen at the box office upon release. Yes, Tolkien fans in Japan not only have to put up with late arrivals but also dreadfully high ticket prices.
