Some of his humor borders on demented (especially one new scene on this DVD), other things just don't work. When he starts to deviate, well, it depends on your viewpoint. When he sticks to Tolkien, Jackson is at his best. There are purists who objected, and there are some points to be made. No book is ever adapted directly to the screen. Of course, the movies are not a perfect adaptation. Tolkien were alive to see his great work made into a great film, and wondered if he would approve. As with Patrick O'Brian and the Master and Commander adaptation, I've wished J.R.R. It's hard to be unhappy with 11 Oscars, a win in every category for which it was nominated, but you could be forgiven for feeling that Sean Astin was wrongly denied. Deadalive is a crazy and fun movie, but did he have the capacity for a movie that required grandiosity of Cameron-like proportions? The irrefutable answer came last February 28, when Steven Spielberg handed a foot-tall golden statue to Peter Jackson for his Best Director award. As I said before, when I learned in 1999 that Peter Jackson had gotten a $300 million check to adapt Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, I thought someone at New Line needed their head examined. Look at some recent novel adaptations that turned into train wrecks - Dreamcatcher, Timeline, Treasure Island - just to name a few. It could have been such an abject disaster. Of all the happy, Hollywood endings we've seen over the years, the story of this movie is probably the best. Well, here it is, the first December in four years without a Lord of the Rings movie to look forward to in theaters. Note: If you have already read the first part of this review and don't want to re-read it (although I wouldn't mind the traffic), click here to jump to part two.
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