Hee! Only fans of a certain age shared in that stunning moment of revelation, when we turned to our friends and said, "What! He didn't finish the movie?" Remember the cheesy movie poster with Gandalf's embarassingly large sword? Bakshi claims that the title of the film was supposed to be "Lord of the Rings, Part I," but the Madison Avenue types at the studio were afraid that movie goers wouldn't willingly pay to see half a movie.
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Date: 2008-03-16 10:46 pm (UTC)Bakshi claims that the title of the film was supposed to be "Lord of the Rings, Part I," but the Madison Avenue types at the studio were afraid that movie goers wouldn't willingly pay to see half a movie.