An achievement, not fully recognised.

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 2002)

Peter Jackson has done something few others have done, or even fantazed doing. He has produced and is still completing a single 9 hour movie. The only other attempt was Joseph Mankiewicz's attempt at Cleopatra. However the financial backers never let that movie go to the planned three, 3 hour movies that were onced planned. Peter Jackson must have always had it in his mind to achieve a true master pice. In forgotton silver, a great but little identified docu- comedy, Peter Jackson produced a story of McKenzie a fictitious movie maker who tried to produced a 9 hour movie of Salome it is an obvious satire of Mankiewicz's Cleopatra. Does it reflect Jacksons later ambition in LOTR. Even then Jackson must have had it mind to produce an achievement that few have yet to recognise adequately. Jackson is the first directer to produce one of the longest movies in history while keeping his audiences waiting for more(a three year staggered release time must be the longest for any movie in history. I like many others await the release of the final part of this movie. I have one question will we see the whole movie played at Cinemas( in one 9 hour sitting) in the next few years? Unfortunately I suspect not!