Dwarfs and Hobbits and Elves, Oh My!

Last week's poll question was a nail biter to the bitter end.  For most of the week TMMC readers were torn down the middle on whether or not you want to see The Hobbit make it to movie screens in 2012.  Yet in the end, one response pulled ahead with 46% of the votes.  Do you still care about J.R. Tolkien and his franchise, eagerly anticipating more?  You said...

GREAT GANDALF THE WHITE!  YES!!! 

While it was a close race, it seems the train to Middle Earth still has some steam in it and readers would welcome another addition to the blockbuster series.  Still, a good 30% of you are over the carni-folk like Hobbits and have moved on from effeminate elves.  And really, who can blame you.  The Lord of the Rings did consume the movie landscape for a good 3+ years and while I was admittedly obsessed at the time, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.  Perhaps most surprising, 23% of readers barely knew what I was talking about, selecting "Lord of the who!?"  Get with it people - love it or leave it, not knowing Lord of the Rings is like obliviously going through the entire day with your fly unzipped.  Sure, no one told you they noticed, but they were laughing about it behind your back.

Personally, I have to agree with the 30% of you who said The Hobbit is "so 2000 and late."  Even as a superfan of the original series, so much time has passed that I'm incredibly skeptical of a prequel.  I hardly believe it can stand up to the LOTR movies and will just cheapen and lampoon the franchise.  Two words - Star Wars.  Wait, three more words - Jar Jar Binks.  Wait, wait, two more words - Indiana Jones.  The list just goes on and on.  Don't insult us fans by giving us a weak, half-assed movie in an attempt to make another dime off our freakish devotion.  Particularly since you're going to release this in 3-D just to squeeze out every last cent you possibly can.

So Mr. Peter Jackson, if you join Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in raping the characters that brought you greatness, let this be a warning to you.  Consider this the dead horse head I'm putting in your bed Godfather style.  I will have no problem saying "I told you so" when your fans rise up and turn against you, so don't test me.

This week's poll visits a different genre currently taking Hollywood by storm - the superhero flick.  Spiderman 4, Iron Man 2, Kick Ass, Captain America, The Avengers, Thor, The Green Lantern, there is an endless number of superhero movies on their way to the big screen.  Are we headed to an over saturated market?  Is there enough fan interest to keep all these movies afloat or, like the latest vampire craze, will we see a backlash of fans start turning on the genre?  Will superheros start elbowing one another as they fight for a top position to save the world?  Oh the humanity!

So spend the two seconds it takes and cast your vote in this week's poll!