If you by chance own a sheep farm, and a large, hairy man asks to use it to shoot a few scenes for his fantasy movie, you should read this article and carefully consider the ramifications of your choice. The Alexander brothers of New Zealand allowed their farm to be used as the Shire for the "Lord of the Rings" films, and now thousands of Japanese tourists are wandering through the pastures and peering into the remains of hobbit holes. So the Alexanders are making the best of it; they charge $50 a head to visit Hobbiton. No word on how this has affected the sheep.
(And yes, I realize that this is the second Tolkien-related article I have linked to in the same number of days, even though my sole attempt to finish the books was a massive failure and I'm pretty apathetic about the movies. But I keep being told I resemble Peter Jackson after the Atkins diet, so I have at least some connection to this material.)
Posted by mesh at December 4, 2003 11:37 AM | TrackBackA little like Stanely Kubrick too...
Posted by: KornSt@r at December 4, 2003 12:38 PMMesh, you've poster twice, in two days. You could be writing about MTV cribs twice, and the mere fct that you posted with this much regularity would be outstanding.