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(National Review)   In his defense, maybe George Santos was just lying when he said the Hobbit movies are superior to Lord of the Rings   (nationalreview.com) divider line
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1699 clicks; posted to Politics » on 08 Feb 2023 at 7:50 AM (6 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Great_Milenko
2023-02-08 7:56:00 AM  
Of course he thinks they're better.  After all, they're based on a book he wrote.
 
Aquapope
2023-02-08 7:56:31 AM  
He didn't watch or read LoTR or the Hobbit.  He was too busy ghost writing for Stephen King since King's injury in 1999.  Oh, and that Harry Potter thing, he wrote that too.
 
FnkyTwn
2023-02-08 7:56:36 AM  
Was Rudy in The Hobbit? No? Then fark off.

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Sorelian's Ghost [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 7:57:38 AM  
Easy to see if you see yourself as a cut rate Smaug.
 
LL316
2023-02-08 7:58:01 AM  
Is this satire?  This has to be satire.
 
xanadian [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 8:01:11 AM  
Hard-hitting journalism from the folks at National Review.
 
mistahtom
2023-02-08 8:02:06 AM  

LL316: Is this satire?  This has to be satire.


This is fascism.
 
Nuc_E
2023-02-08 8:08:14 AM  
Now now, maybe he meant the Rankin and Bass Hobbit cartoon movie.   Which is awesome.

"The greatest adventure......"
 
eKonk
2023-02-08 8:10:11 AM  
Lord of the Rings: ~1200 pages turned into three movies.
The Hobbit: ~ 300 pages turned into three movies.

Yeah, one of those had a bit too much filler material added in.
 
MattytheMouse
2023-02-08 8:10:24 AM  
So far, George Santos' worse offense yet is the accusations of sexual assault from the intern he made up.
 
bighairyguy [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 8:10:46 AM  
Well, the Ring Trilogy was his autobiography so he is an expert on it.
 
greensunshine
2023-02-08 8:12:03 AM  
Wow!  He's a liar and has bad taste in movies based on Tolkien books.

Glad the Natty Review is on the case and unmasking this villain.
 
thecactusman17 [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 8:12:22 AM  

bighairyguy: Well, the Ring Trilogy was his autobiography so he is an expert on it.


He wrote Wagner? This guy is more qualified than I initially thought!
 
TheMysteriousStranger
2023-02-08 8:13:31 AM  

eKonk: Lord of the Rings: ~1200 pages turned into three movies.
The Hobbit: ~ 300 pages turned into three movies.

Yeah, one of those had a bit too much filler material added in.


Yeah, just watch the old cartoon. It was actually more entertaining.
 
PartTimeBuddha [OhFark]
2023-02-08 8:14:49 AM  
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Vacation Bible School
2023-02-08 8:15:05 AM  

Great_Milenko: Of course he thinks they're better.  After all, they're based on a book he wrote.


That was based on his own life.
 
th0th [BareFark]
2023-02-08 8:16:32 AM  

Nuc_E: Now now, maybe he meant the Rankin and Bass Hobbit cartoon movie.   Which is awesome.

"The greatest adventure......"


Rumor has it Santos was the one who convinced Glenn Yarborough to stick with the folk genre.
 
Flowery Twats
2023-02-08 8:16:43 AM  
I first read (part of) LOTR when I was 12, at summer camp. It's a hell of a good read, and the movies are pretty well done, at least to my taste. Hobbit, I have always felt, is a book for pre-teens, while LOTR is for older tastes.

IF Santos has read them (and that's a doubtful "if"), I give him credit. Tolkien, in spite of all the poetry (and songs, which don't present especially well in print), is a wonderful story-teller...so Santos has that in common with him, which is nice.
 
Lord_Baull
2023-02-08 8:22:50 AM  
The Battle of Five Armies??!!!
I bet he thought Attack of the Clones, and the Last Jedi were the best of the Star Wars franchise.
 
xanadian [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 8:27:27 AM  

PartTimeBuddha: [www2.b3ta.com image 850x703]


If you're going to riff off of that album cover, you gotta do it right:

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hubiestubert [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-08 8:37:46 AM  
Man, I knew the NRO had let itself go, but...I mean...I just...Jeebus...damn...
 
Copperbelly watersnake
2023-02-08 8:40:57 AM  
Let me guess, National Review is upset not bc that opinion is twisted and wrong, but bc they think the Hobbit movies are woke for some bizarre reason.

/Can't bring myself to deal with NRO "logic" today so no, I'm not reading the article
 
sigdiamond2000
2023-02-08 8:41:33 AM  
This guy's got a long way to go to fill Armond White's shoe with feces.
 
Confabulat [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 8:43:00 AM  

xanadian: Hard-hitting journalism from the folks at National Review.


I don't agree with National Review's politics AT ALL, but they fumed about Trump and still mock him. And hey, they're making fun of Santos which more than you're get from Kevin McCarthy.

And also, lots of conservatives like J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis and it's a natural crossover with atheistic D&D players. If you've ever played D&D in real life, you have met that guy.  You think he's pretty cool and you've gotten baked out of your skull and then he starts going on about how evolution is a lie.
 
Gergesa
2023-02-08 8:51:15 AM  
LOTR, while not perfect, were better than the Hobbit movies.
 
BeansNfranks
2023-02-08 8:51:41 AM  
The Hobbit was better.

/fight me
 
Rev.K [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-08 8:56:33 AM  

BeansNfranks: The Hobbit was better.

/fight me


I don't think it was better, but it's not nearly as bad as FARK would have us believe.
 
wademh
2023-02-08 9:04:16 AM  
And now it can be revealed. One of the lost Istari, the Blue Wizards has returned and is George Santos.
 
snowshovel
2023-02-08 9:05:04 AM  
Avatar is better than both.
 
Confabulat [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 9:12:11 AM  
Man I don't like those Hobbit movies. I went to see the first one at midnight in St. Pete and someone had stolen my bike when I got out so that was annoying.

I've seen bits and pieces of the other ones but there's just nothing there except silly CGI chases and pretty ugly main characters.

I've read all the books and wish Guillermo del Toro stayed on.
 
eKonk
2023-02-08 9:16:16 AM  

snowshovel: Avatar is better than both.


Yeah, that M. Night Shyamalan just has a way with bringing a good story to life....

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Gordon Bennett [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-08 9:21:53 AM  

xanadian: PartTimeBuddha: [www2.b3ta.com image 850x703]

If you're going to riff off of that album cover, you gotta do it right:

[Fark user image 850x703]


That black square is a lot bigger than it needs to be.

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PartTimeBuddha [OhFark]
2023-02-08 9:24:32 AM  

xanadian: PartTimeBuddha: [www2.b3ta.com image 850x703]

If you're going to riff off of that album cover, you gotta do it right:

[Fark user image 850x703]


Gosh, you're harsh!

I LOVE IT!
 
PartTimeBuddha [OhFark]
2023-02-08 9:26:08 AM  

Gordon Bennett: xanadian: PartTimeBuddha: [www2.b3ta.com image 850x703]

If you're going to riff off of that album cover, you gotta do it right:

[Fark user image 850x703]

That black square is a lot bigger than it needs to be.

[Fark user image 850x703]


Yah but you gone bit odd
 
HighOnCraic
2023-02-08 9:37:59 AM  
Friends - Lord of the Rings in High School
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SonOfSpam [BareFark]
2023-02-08 9:38:06 AM  
Somewhere out on the internet, there is a fan edit of the Hobbit trilogy that combines all three parts into one film of approximately four hours.

There are any number of fan edits that do that, including one that brings it down to about two hours by cutting anything that was not in the book.

/I have yet to watch any of them
 
Aquapope
2023-02-08 9:58:06 AM  

snowshovel: Avatar is better than both.


You're the one kid who liked GoBots better than Transformers, aren't you?
 
gunga galunga [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 11:01:23 AM  

Gordon Bennett: xanadian: PartTimeBuddha: [www2.b3ta.com image 850x703]

If you're going to riff off of that album cover, you gotta do it right:

[Fark user image 850x703]

That black square is a lot bigger than it needs to be.

[Fark user image 850x703]


Still problematic.

The dollar bill is supposed to be in front of him, acting as bait, but it looks like it has behind his left ear.

Although, I have zero photoshop skills, so I am not really one to talk.
 
jerryskid [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-02-08 11:03:11 AM  

snowshovel: Avatar is better than both.


Somehow, I think that "Triumph of the Will" is your favorite movie, and "Downfall" when you want to be sad and have a good cry.
 
Ignoramist
2023-02-08 12:49:18 PM  
Hey now.

If anyone would know, it's Gandalf the Brown.
 
Ken S.
2023-02-08 3:15:26 PM  

Lord_Baull: The Battle of Five Armies??!!!
I bet he thought Attack of the Clones, and the Last Jedi were the best of the Star Wars franchise.


Presumably this is his favorite character.
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I believe they are related.
 
Aquapope
2023-02-09 10:23:34 AM  

Lord_Baull: The Battle of Five Armies??!!!
I bet he thought Attack of the Clones, and the Last Jedi were the best of the Star Wars franchise.


Close.  He thinks they're the best of the Star Trek franchise.
 
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