I only just heard about this a few days ago, but was only brave enough to actually read about it for myself tonight.

In the 70's John Boorman was to write and direct Lord of the Rings.
The link I'm posting has some notes regarding it. Be warned...and be afraid, be very afraid.


http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/show ... p?t=497686

Go to the post made by a person called Sibelius.

_________________

After reading this article I think we should all be very happy we ended up with PJ. To think, we could have had Boorman's version of the film. Certainly makes you thankful and look at PJ's film in a completely different light than before!

_________________


.*+I'VE MET ANTIGONE, MONTANABOHEMIAN, RAIVYNN PHOENIX, BERIADANWEN & PIRATEOFTHERINGS+*.

(¯`•¸·´¯`·._.·[TRUE VAMPIRES DON'T SPARKLE]·._.·´¯`·¸•´¯)

Most definetly.
Not just that, but also the Bakshi version too. That at least stayed close to the source material.

_________________

*shudders* Wow, I'm incredibly grateful to PJ right now! Maybe those mushrooms the Hobbits ate had very long lasting effects.

<i>Legolas - who is “clad in feathers and leaves.” - tries to catch her attention by doing a “bird-like dance.”</i> Well, that didn't change much in PJ's version. *hides from the Legolas fans* lol

There are so many things wrong with that script I don't even know where to start.
And to think I love Excalibur O__o

_________________

quite frankly, i'm disturbed. no ents??? no faramir??? no lothlorien??? no eowyn declaring 'i am no man'??? hobbits getting high of mushrooms??? aragorn healing eowyn through some weird sexual ritual??? saruman as the mouth of sauron??? AAARRRGGGHHH!!! it's just so wrong! i think i need a lie-down to recover...

_________________
<center>

**MY BOOK**

~ proud to be a shieldmaiden for christ ~</center>

It is disturbing, and I'm very glad that John Boorman went off to make Excalibur instead. Which is a very excellent movie.

Kinda makes the Bakshi version not seem so bad now =P

_________________

I...I...I...I'm sorry I read that. I think I'll be scarred forevermore.

It would be blasphemy!

Thank God for PJ!!!!!

_________________


Thanks RA, Elenriel, PD/Aliana Dawn, Arwen, Aramel, Shadowcat, Nurr, Tar-Dis!
Pippin of Herenya's Line - "...give nothing back!"
Got fed up and eloped with Ragetti 1-3-08
PHYLLIS, THE ANTI-SUSPIAN!

Oh my God!!! I can only say thank you PJ and thank God that Boorman didn't do LotR.. I just can't believe what I've just read.

_________________
[!+~^$#&:;]