When I was down in Wellington last year I saw the boat that they used in the movie sitting in the harbour.
I've heard different stories about the level of Jackson's competency (I'd be shot for saying this in RL Auckland, because everyone's really grateful to him for bring LoTR to NZ...
) saying that he's mainly good at bringing different talented people together. Truth to tell, I don't know, but the trilogy was done really well and I'll probably go to see King Kong
For me, it would be a
dream job to work in WETA after I finish up with school. They work on so many big movies and are in NZ so it would rock. Unfortunately there are
way too many animators in New Zealand to be supported by our small population. Oh well. I dont have a clue what I'll do yet and that's ok with me
.
I agree with you, Bob- I mean, before LoTR Jackson was best known for his horror movies here. I haven't seen any of them yet, but if I get the chance to I probably well just to see what its like compared to LoTR.