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I was flicking through my copy of PSW the other day, only to find that some joker's started up a web petition to have the name of 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers' changed in light of the events of September 11th. Apparently, on the site it states "The director has decided to tastelessly name the sequel The Two Towers, a clear reference to the attacks on the world trade centre. Here are some of the more humorous responses:
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Agreed:
[Most of these people obviously don’t know a thing about The Lord Of The Rings]
“Peter Jackson, have you no shame? You should be thrown into prison for trying to capitalise of the 9-11 attacks. Why can’t you just name it ‘The Lord Of The Rings 2’?”
“I agree fully. This is a careless, heartless attempt at making more money by Peter Jackson. He knows naming his movie ‘The Two Towers’ will cause controversy, and will in turn cause people to go see it. And he cannot change the title because he knows it will flop otherwise. The controversial name is his only chance to get people into the theatres. Please, New Line Cinema and Peter Jackson, do the right thing and change the title.”
“I agree. And all those idiots who said the book was written before, that doesn’t mean they’re not cashing in. It is blatantly named after the Twin Towers. Idiots.”
Disagreed:
[These are some of the funniest things I’ve read in ages]
“The facts that movies were shot long before 9-11 and the books were written long before Elvis had a hit notwithstanding, any modifying of the title would result in free publicity for New Line, thus bringing more revenue for the film.”
“This has to be the single stupidest petition ever conceived. The moron who thought this up is obviously an illiterate ape who doesn’t deserve to live, let alone have access to a computer.”
“Change the title to ‘Dude, Where’s my Ring?’”
“I think we need to bulldoze that tower in Pisa too. The leaning tower is clearly a symbol that Italians hate the victims of September 11th.”
“What sort of morons sign this petition seriously?”
“Hello, I am Osama bin Laden, and yes, I did help Peter Jackson with the movie. I even helped Tolkien write the book fifty years ago.”
“It’s the name of the book! It came out in 1954! Get a grip!”
“While we’re at it, let’s ban the words ‘two’, ‘towers’, and ‘trade’ from all spoken language. We don’t want anybody to remotely be able to connect a stray thought to the Trade Towers.”
“Personally, the movie ‘The Muppets Take Manhattan’ causes me much more concern. The title alone implies The Muppets had something to do with the 9-11 attacks. I fear this will lead to racial stereotyping by law enforcement personnel against the Muppet population in the US.”
“Yeah, and I’m annoyed by the title of book three also. Let’s call it ‘The Return of the Democratically Elected Head of Government.’”
“OK, OK. You all convinced me. I am renaming the move ‘Anthrax Mailbag and the Shoe Bomb terrorists’. I hope this satisfies everyone.”
[Posted by someone purporting to be Peter Jackson]
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The above quotes were lifted straight from my copy of PSW, as a website address was not listed. My personal favourite was the Muppets Take Manhattan response.
Personally, I think this is a load of tripe and I suspect most of you will too. If anyone has the web address, more information, or perhaps another humorous response, post it here, so we can put these idiots in their place.
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Agreed:
[Most of these people obviously don’t know a thing about The Lord Of The Rings]
“Peter Jackson, have you no shame? You should be thrown into prison for trying to capitalise of the 9-11 attacks. Why can’t you just name it ‘The Lord Of The Rings 2’?”
“I agree fully. This is a careless, heartless attempt at making more money by Peter Jackson. He knows naming his movie ‘The Two Towers’ will cause controversy, and will in turn cause people to go see it. And he cannot change the title because he knows it will flop otherwise. The controversial name is his only chance to get people into the theatres. Please, New Line Cinema and Peter Jackson, do the right thing and change the title.”
“I agree. And all those idiots who said the book was written before, that doesn’t mean they’re not cashing in. It is blatantly named after the Twin Towers. Idiots.”
Disagreed:
[These are some of the funniest things I’ve read in ages]
“The facts that movies were shot long before 9-11 and the books were written long before Elvis had a hit notwithstanding, any modifying of the title would result in free publicity for New Line, thus bringing more revenue for the film.”
“This has to be the single stupidest petition ever conceived. The moron who thought this up is obviously an illiterate ape who doesn’t deserve to live, let alone have access to a computer.”
“Change the title to ‘Dude, Where’s my Ring?’”
“I think we need to bulldoze that tower in Pisa too. The leaning tower is clearly a symbol that Italians hate the victims of September 11th.”
“What sort of morons sign this petition seriously?”
“Hello, I am Osama bin Laden, and yes, I did help Peter Jackson with the movie. I even helped Tolkien write the book fifty years ago.”
“It’s the name of the book! It came out in 1954! Get a grip!”
“While we’re at it, let’s ban the words ‘two’, ‘towers’, and ‘trade’ from all spoken language. We don’t want anybody to remotely be able to connect a stray thought to the Trade Towers.”
“Personally, the movie ‘The Muppets Take Manhattan’ causes me much more concern. The title alone implies The Muppets had something to do with the 9-11 attacks. I fear this will lead to racial stereotyping by law enforcement personnel against the Muppet population in the US.”
“Yeah, and I’m annoyed by the title of book three also. Let’s call it ‘The Return of the Democratically Elected Head of Government.’”
“OK, OK. You all convinced me. I am renaming the move ‘Anthrax Mailbag and the Shoe Bomb terrorists’. I hope this satisfies everyone.”
[Posted by someone purporting to be Peter Jackson]
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The above quotes were lifted straight from my copy of PSW, as a website address was not listed. My personal favourite was the Muppets Take Manhattan response.
Personally, I think this is a load of tripe and I suspect most of you will too. If anyone has the web address, more information, or perhaps another humorous response, post it here, so we can put these idiots in their place.
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Not long ago bought new copies myself, my old books were falling apart.
Perhaps MR Tolkien was actually a soothsayer and decided to capitalise on the books with a deal with the company in the future? ;-)
Perhaps MR Tolkien was actually a soothsayer and decided to capitalise on the books with a deal with the company in the future? ;-)
I thought the '2 copies sold every second' fact was a bit odd as well.
Regardless of the money you mentioned, I think it's a bit hard to believe that a copy has been sold for roughly every 2 people on the planet. I suppose some people could just be replacing battered old copies but unless everyone read like Johnny 5 I think the average book would stand up to a good few reads before showing signs of wear and tear!
Regardless of the money you mentioned, I think it's a bit hard to believe that a copy has been sold for roughly every 2 people on the planet. I suppose some people could just be replacing battered old copies but unless everyone read like Johnny 5 I think the average book would stand up to a good few reads before showing signs of wear and tear!
It's a real shame we can't post there anymore - but the amount of people signing it to take the mick was enough.
For those that can't be bothered to scan back through posts, the site was:
http://www.petitiononline.com/twotower/petition.html
For those that can't be bothered to scan back through posts, the site was:
http://www.petitiononline.com/twotower/petition.html
Maverick42 wrote:
> “Change the title to ‘Dude, Where’s my Ring?’”
>
>
> “What sort of morons sign this petition seriously?”
>
>
> “Personally, the movie ‘The Muppets Take Manhattan’ causes me much
> more concern. The title alone implies The Muppets had something to do
> with the 9-11 attacks. I fear this will lead to racial stereotyping by
> law enforcement personnel against the Muppet population in the US.”
>
> “Yeah, and I’m annoyed by the title of book three also. Let’s call it
> ‘The Return of the Democratically Elected Head of Government.’”
>
> “OK, OK. You all convinced me. I am renaming the move ‘Anthrax Mailbag
> and the Shoe Bomb terrorists’. I hope this satisfies everyone.”
> [Posted by someone purporting to be Peter Jackson]
>
These are the best ones.
> “Change the title to ‘Dude, Where’s my Ring?’”
>
>
> “What sort of morons sign this petition seriously?”
>
>
> “Personally, the movie ‘The Muppets Take Manhattan’ causes me much
> more concern. The title alone implies The Muppets had something to do
> with the 9-11 attacks. I fear this will lead to racial stereotyping by
> law enforcement personnel against the Muppet population in the US.”
>
> “Yeah, and I’m annoyed by the title of book three also. Let’s call it
> ‘The Return of the Democratically Elected Head of Government.’”
>
> “OK, OK. You all convinced me. I am renaming the move ‘Anthrax Mailbag
> and the Shoe Bomb terrorists’. I hope this satisfies everyone.”
> [Posted by someone purporting to be Peter Jackson]
>
These are the best ones.
“Change the title to ‘Dude, Where’s my Ring?’”
That was the funniest thing I've read in ages.
That was the funniest thing I've read in ages.
Beware the Toads wrote:
> I heard ages ago that the director was thinking about changing the
> name for that reason, but the actors, bless 'em, ganged up against him
> so he didn't. I liked the Dude Where's My Ring? best :D
> And cipro has a very good point - I read the other day that the Lord
> Of The Rings has sold 2 copies EVERY SECOND since it was first
> published, 48 years ago! Have these people been living in a box?!?
> Maybe they were from Utah...
That's 3,029,529,600 copies. Assuming each set of books starts at an average of £10.00 - I won't go into the inflation rates - and the publisher make a, say £6.00 profit on each? That's £18,177,177,600 profit since. On top of The Hobbit and other books the publishing company brought out - that would make them one of the richest companies in the world.
You sure that stat's true?
> I heard ages ago that the director was thinking about changing the
> name for that reason, but the actors, bless 'em, ganged up against him
> so he didn't. I liked the Dude Where's My Ring? best :D
> And cipro has a very good point - I read the other day that the Lord
> Of The Rings has sold 2 copies EVERY SECOND since it was first
> published, 48 years ago! Have these people been living in a box?!?
> Maybe they were from Utah...
That's 3,029,529,600 copies. Assuming each set of books starts at an average of £10.00 - I won't go into the inflation rates - and the publisher make a, say £6.00 profit on each? That's £18,177,177,600 profit since. On top of The Hobbit and other books the publishing company brought out - that would make them one of the richest companies in the world.
You sure that stat's true?
Just looked at the petition, and I really wish I could respond, but alas the guy who made it has failed to keep properly maintained, but with the amount of replies telling him how big an idiot he his, I'm not surprised.
It just goes to show how sad some people can be, complaining about a movie title which bares no relevance to sept 11th whatsoever, instead of concentrating on the bigger and more immediate problems such as catching those responsible.
And just how stupid does Lord Of The Rings 2 sound?
It just goes to show how sad some people can be, complaining about a movie title which bares no relevance to sept 11th whatsoever, instead of concentrating on the bigger and more immediate problems such as catching those responsible.
And just how stupid does Lord Of The Rings 2 sound?
LOL @ stoopid petion
The World Trade Centre was called the TWIN towers the book was called the TWO towers. If someone was going to capitalise on the tragdy of Sept 11th, I'm sure they would get the name right.
Stoopid people
The World Trade Centre was called the TWIN towers the book was called the TWO towers. If someone was going to capitalise on the tragdy of Sept 11th, I'm sure they would get the name right.
Stoopid people
I never even noticed the similarity between it and the trade towers, the trade tower thing didnt bother me that much anyway so I rnt bothered
Heh, some of those replies were quite amusing.
"Dude, where's my ring?" Quite liked that one.
If I ever find a similar petition (or indeed anyone else does) let me know, I'll be in there with some brilliatly witty comments to confuse and make them look like idiots.
Which they are :)
"Dude, where's my ring?" Quite liked that one.
If I ever find a similar petition (or indeed anyone else does) let me know, I'll be in there with some brilliatly witty comments to confuse and make them look like idiots.
Which they are :)
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