Robert K. Shaye says "The Hobbit" in 2009

Exactly, KJ. "How in the Hell." I hope this thing is in limbo, until New Line no longer has the rights to this film. In the past I have commented, and mentioned how I would not like to see a Sam Raimi treatment of The Hobbit. Others felt that I should give him a chance, based on his success with The Spiderman franchise. Sorry, I am sticking to my guns on this one. Peter Jackson is the only person I want to see make this film. Sam Raimi will not give the same amount of love and detail. Furthermore, on the topic of the ongoing feud between Shaye and Jackson, Shaye needs to recognize that Peter Jackson made New Line a recognizable name. If I were Shaye, I would be swallowing my ego right about now, and compromising, because in reality he needs Jackson more than Jackson needs him. I hope this thing is in development hell for the next ten years.

Exactly, KJ. "How in the Hell." I hope this thing is in limbo, until New Line no longer has the rights to this film. In the past I have commented, and mentioned how I would not like to see a Sam Raimi treatment of The Hobbit. Others felt that I should give him a chance, based on his success with The Spiderman franchise. Sorry, I am sticking to my guns on this one. Peter Jackson is the only person I want to see make this film. Sam Raimi will not give the same amount of love and detail. Furthermore, on the topic of the ongoing feud between Shaye and Jackson, Shaye needs to recognize that Peter Jackson made New Line a recognizable name. If I were Shaye, I would be swallowing my ego right about now, and compromising, because in reality he needs Jackson more than Jackson needs him. I hope this thing is in development hell for the next ten years.

Someone else may have mentioned this, I know I heard it somewhere, but there is really only one person I would like to see direct The Hobbit asside from PJ:

Guillermo del Toro

And even then I wouldn't want it to be on a thrown together rushed script/production time table like this will be.

oh come on, any other director can bring the hobbit to the big screen and make it much more entertaining then those horrible LOTR movies... frankly i would rather see Raimi do something else, besides, the hobbit is beneath him

"horrible LOTR movies"

I immediately stopped reading as it became clear that either A) you have no idea what your talking about or B) you are just flaming or C) we have horribly different tastes in movies.

no no no, i do have an excellent taste in films. and i do have an idea of what im talking about, sorry if i am not part of the bandwagon that praises these movies just becasue they were based on some beloved books, i just think the entire series was too long and they could have told it in one damn movie, not three...to paraphrase KS, these movies are mostly about walking and with nothing really going on most of the time

I would have to argue that you simply missed the point and theme of the films. That or it just didn't resonate with you.

ok, maybe im being too agresive in my opinion of these movies, i can see that no matter what i say, people will still love this movies, where as, i think they were too long and the story was not engaging, but thats my opinion and i stand by it, and yes, i was making a point in saying that i have an excellent taste in movies, in reality, i might think i have good taste but you and others might dissaproved, and it would be the same if you say you have good taste in them, and i would dissagree.....

I love the Hobbit.... I am torn because the kid in me who loved this book really wants this movie.... but the grown up who loved the LOTR is scared it will be butchered. P.S. I wnt into the LOTR films having only ever read the Hobbit ( I have since read them all) and I loved all three. To say that we only love the films because they are based on the books is bs.... they were amazing.

"To say that we only love the films because they are based on the books is bs.... they were amazing"

my comment regarding the fact that people loved this movies becasue they were already fans of the books is based on experiences with some fellas i've had heard complained about how the movies dont follow some, or most parts of the book, yet they were still happy that the series finally made it onto the big screen... i have not read the books, and i only based my opinions on having seen the films... and as i mention before, i thought they were dull