Well, and also because LOTR is an amazing story and has excellent plot lines.

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Dec 10, 2019
5:40:11am

chilango All-American

This was true long before Peter Jackson arrived on the scene. Thank you J.R.R.Tolkein.

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chilango

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Star Wars episodes 1-3 and LoTR came out around the same time. CGI is night+day

BertoChavez

12/9/19 10:59pm

George tried to introduce a new way to make movies. LotR proved the original

BYUheaven

12/9/19 11:03pm

yep, SW prequels used CGI as often as possible. I remember watching LoTR special

BertoChavez

12/9/19 11:07pm

Another important difference--and also mentioned in the extended features--LoTR

BertoChavez

12/9/19 11:13pm

There is CGI in 90 percent of that film it's just good subtle CGI, filling in

777

12/9/19 11:28pm

Too bad Jackson didn’t learn that for the Hobbit. Those films were like watching

Dynasty1

12/9/19 11:11pm

Yep, it was almost like he didn't want to put the time in. Just made shortcuts

BYUheaven

12/9/19 11:13pm

LOTR was his baby, The Hobbit was a money grab. In some ways I don't blame him.

777

12/9/19 11:17pm

Well, and also because LOTR is an amazing story and has excellent plot lines.

chilango

12/10/19 5:40am

That's also a reason that Nolan's Batnan is the best superhero movies. The

fbguru

12/10/19 6:17am

LOTR also made the wise choice to minimize CGI when possible.

Duke Silver

12/9/19 11:05pm

it also helped to film in NZ...don't need CGI to enhance breathtaking scenery

Sale

12/9/19 11:06pm

Apples and Oranges. 2 very different movies.

Seasider

12/9/19 11:37pm

SW may have some excuses for many parts, but not all. Take for example any scene

BertoChavez

12/9/19 11:42pm

(I may be misidentifying some locations as mos eisley, but I'm referring to any

BertoChavez

12/9/19 11:47pm

Just watched ROTJ on D+, that Jaba’s palace scene is just awful, the CGI singer

akmewg

12/10/19 12:00am

RE: Just watched ROTJ on D+, that Jaba’s palace scene is just awful, the CGI singer

Bert609

12/10/19 6:54am

No its the Ultra specialized version, so like Lucas’s 3-4th time adding crap, I

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