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So what is/should New Line do with all the money they made from LOTR Trilogy ?

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So what is/should New Line do with all the money they made from LOTR Trilogy ?

I vote for putting a nice big budget into

Freddy v Jason Round 2

and Freddy v Jason the Final Round

to round off a nice trilogy

also to pump up the budget in the Blade sequels


also to hire Jet li to star alongside both Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3

lastly with old school horror remakes all the rage now (TCM and Dawn of the dead), what about a big budget remake of both Cannibal Holocaust and Last house on dead end street.
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Why, The Hobbit, of course . . .
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Why, The Hobbit, of course . . .
Took the words out of my mouth.
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A new Turtles flick!
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the hobbit would be good...

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I'm thinking they should keep a bit in reserve to cover the cost of the soon to flop "The Mask 2"...
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Pumping up the budget for sequels is the main reason why Sony and other studios lost a lot of money last year.

The answer isn't to give them more money, if the first film worked on a smaller budget, what makes you think putting more into the budget will produce better box office take in's?

I think Devil can back me up on that thinking..
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They should personally buy me a gift basket.
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
Pumping up the budget for sequels is the main reason why Sony and other studios lost a lot of money last year.

The answer isn't to give them more money, if the first film worked on a smaller budget, what makes you think putting more into the budget will produce better box office take in's?

I think Devil can back me up on that thinking..
I still have that poison pen letter for Amy Pascal.
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Originally posted by fumanstan
Give everyone in the world a cookie.
I think they should buy the world a Coke . . . (only the old people will get that )
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Release some friggin quality DVD catalog titles, like Short Cuts.
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Real Answer

Any executive involved with the project will pat themselves on the back, and get big raises and bonuses.

Wishful Answer

They throw a super huge bash (with all invited) complete with Donkeys and Midgets and Pudding!
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I think they should fill a room with it and then dive in, like Scrooge McDuck.
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I think they should buy the world a Coke . . . (only the old people will get that )
Not really, I got that and I am a young college student. You are referring to the old Coca-Cola commercial. "I'd love to buy the world a coke to live in harmony, la la la"
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Definitely the Hobbit !
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Give ALL of it to me
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Build me my own personal Hobbit hole with a lifetime supply of South Farthing Longbottom Leaf.
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Use it to make better movies (that are not sequels or franchises.)

Ok, The Hobbit would be a good exception.
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put a CG Kangaroo in every one of their movies.
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I say make the Hobbit...or let PJ edit the films together has one big movie in chronological order with no credits until the very end...that would be magnificent!
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I guess I could live w/ a live-action version of The Hobbit - no need to twist my arm anymore.

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