i got a desert in my mouth...

Director Peter Jackson has revealed that, copyright issues permitting, he would love to film The Hobbit, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. If The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is anything like The Two Towers, then I'm behind him. He has certainly carved out a niche for himself in the film industry as a quirky, adventuresome director with a grandiose style. Even in his ultimately unbearable Heavenly Creatures, we saw the same kind of experimentation with computer-generated characters (the clay figurines coming to life), and those grand, overhead shots of fields, valleys, and mountains, that has become the staple of the Lord of the Rings series. At any rate, I always thought Bilbo was a more complex character than Frodo. He always seemed more vulnerable, more emotional, less secure in his ability to handle the power of the ring. We'll see if anything comes of it.