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MacRumors
Nov 28, 2003, 01:31 AM
Steve Jobs is rumored to appear (http://publicaddress.net/default,865.sm) at the Premiere of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

The Premiere is to take place in New Zealand (http://www.jasons.co.nz/lordoftherings/premiere.cfm) on December 1st.


Tulse
Nov 28, 2003, 01:35 AM
Why not? If I had a personal jet, I'd go too.

Even if this is true, I doubt it is of any significance for Apple fans -- I bet that Steve, being the former hippy he is, just likes Tolkien.
Doraemon
Nov 28, 2003, 01:45 AM
Good for him.

But let's not start treating him as our personal super-hero. I think I just don't wanna know every little detail about his life...
1macker1
Nov 28, 2003, 01:59 AM
Who gives a *****
heuer007
Nov 28, 2003, 02:22 AM
hes my hero :)
MoparShaha
Nov 28, 2003, 02:34 AM
I think it would be cool if he became a celebrity of sorts. Everyone knows about Bill Gates, but he's a super nerd. Steve is a cool "Rock Star". I just wish more people knew about him, then they could see how much cooler he is than Gates, and in turn, how much cooler Apple is than MS.
ITR 81
Nov 28, 2003, 02:58 AM
I think we will hear more about what Jobs does in the near future due to the success of the iPod, iTunes, and the music store.
It's almost like the iPod is Apples second coming or comeback to the mainstream.
Sabenth
Nov 28, 2003, 03:21 AM
no one mentioned the fact that hes going to see the 3rd and final of lotr. which will proobaly bore the pants of me once again lol
celaurie
Nov 28, 2003, 03:27 AM
There's something in that... Steve Jobs... Return of the King... Heh.
CmdrLaForge
Nov 28, 2003, 03:28 AM
So what ?

And if he makes a pooops ?
Trowaman
Nov 28, 2003, 04:03 AM
Jobs and Jackson. Sounds good to me. 2 heros side by side. Both small people who have recently made names for themselves that are larger than life. Works for me.
hvfsl
Nov 28, 2003, 05:29 AM
Originally posted by Sabenth
no one mentioned the fact that hes going to see the 3rd and final of lotr. which will proobaly bore the pants of me once again lol

Then why do you see them? If I found a movie borring (like Star Wars Episode One), I wont go to see the sequal.

I really like LOTR and am hoping this one is the best (and from what I have heard it is). I read it such a long time ago now, that I cant remember how it ends.
~Shard~
Nov 28, 2003, 09:43 AM
Originally posted by Trowaman
Jobs and Jackson. Sounds good to me. 2 heros side by side. Both small people who have recently made names for themselves that are larger than life. Works for me.

I wouldn't exactly consider Jobs to me a small person who has recently made a name for himself. Jobs (along with Woz) CREATED Apple over 20 years ago, took over NeXT, and is now back with Apple. He's been around for a while and has always been known. ;) Grant it, as of late, he has seen more attention thrown his way, thanks to iTunes, iPods and all that, but people who are versed in the industry have always known about him.

As for being larger than life, yes, I'd agree with that, but as a previous poster mentioned, let's not get carried away here - I don't need to know every little thing that Jobs does. Now if he was announcing a new prodct at the premiere, that would be a diferent story... :cool:
Steven1621
Nov 28, 2003, 11:40 AM
one must certainly questioned the rumor value in this post.
ceriess
Nov 28, 2003, 11:56 AM
I heard that Jobs was recently spotted at Wendy's ordering a chicken club sandwich. I thought he was a vegetarian.
lduncan
Nov 28, 2003, 12:10 PM
Steve in New Zealand! I've booked my ticket to Wellington already! I'm not interested in LOTR at all, it's really not my type of movie. But I can appreciate the scale of such an undertaking, and it is really quite impressive when you think about it.
restiffbard
Nov 28, 2003, 01:09 PM
Side note, one of the tidbits one learns after watching the extended edition of TTT is that they had a high speed link from NZ to GB but the last mile to where Jackson was editing was too slow. So, they transferred all the footage the last mile via iPod in guy's pocket.
TomSmithMacEd
Nov 28, 2003, 01:47 PM
I find it interesting. It is on page 2 who cares. He is one of the few older people I look up to so why not know what he is doing?
jrichie
Nov 28, 2003, 02:37 PM
I am living here in Wellington right now and there is so much hype over the premier!

I work about 300m away from the cinema where it will all happen and there is a huge dragon on the top of it. Also there is an big arrow in a pub front!

The Kiwis here (I am English) are really making a big deal of it all and loads of shop windows have displays. Good for them I reckon.

Also I will be right there trying to see Steve! I think I would rather see him than the cast............ although I love the films.

May post pics if I get any decent ones!
Mac Kiwi
Nov 28, 2003, 05:56 PM
Dont forget Weta have G5s for Shake,so I would assume Steve Jobs would also be there to tour the new 30m state of the art facillities that Peter Jackson has just finished building.He could also do some more pitching to Jackson as well,he may have even been invited by Jackson you never know.
Gyroscope
Nov 28, 2003, 08:42 PM
Don't forget that Steve is also chariman of PIXAR :). Maybe there's an link?
FosterKanig
Nov 29, 2003, 10:41 AM
I am going to assume that since Steve is in Japan earlier in the week for the Apple Store opening, it is one of those "Well, since I'm in the neighborhood" things.
Sabenth
Nov 29, 2003, 06:14 PM
how can i complain if i dont go see the movie. to be honest i havent been impressed with the movies so far because well its all eye candy. which of course most films are these days eye candy and nothing more. Yes the 3rd and final film is suppose to be the best but dosnt mean anyone will like it...
Greenpants
Nov 29, 2003, 09:13 PM
to be honest i havent been impressed with the movies so far because well its all eye candy. which of course most films are these days eye candy and nothing more.

Yeah they just added in all those epic battles to provide us with eye candy, they weren't really in the books. :rolleyes:
heuer007
Nov 29, 2003, 09:56 PM
Originally posted by Sabenth
how can i complain if i dont go see the movie. to be honest i havent been impressed with the movies so far because well its all eye candy. which of course most films are these days eye candy and nothing more. Yes the 3rd and final film is suppose to be the best but dosnt mean anyone will like it...


lol thats just funny
Sabenth
Nov 29, 2003, 10:39 PM
that was the idea of the post glad it made ya laugh LOL :)
~Shard~
Nov 30, 2003, 01:33 AM
I like how these type of posts start off by relaying one piece of perfectly normal information (i.e. Jobs will be at the premiere), and then turn into a debate forum on whether or not the LOTR trilogy is any good. I just find it amusing, that's all...:cool:
Sabenth
Nov 30, 2003, 02:33 AM
honest opinion yet another hyped up movie franchies. that has been made by hollywood.. Lovely satisfied.. Thank god some one from the corprations will be represented thats all..

Well done mr jobs for jumping on the band wagon no one will give a hoots right.
~Shard~
Nov 30, 2003, 02:48 AM
Originally posted by Sabenth
honest opinion yet another hyped up movie franchies. that has been made by hollywood.. Lovely satisfied.. Thank god some one from the corprations will be represented thats all..

Well done mr jobs for jumping on the band wagon no one will give a hoots right.

Thank you, this proves my point exactly. Did this news article somehow turn into a MacRumors daily poll on what you think of the LOTR series? Oh well, not like this is the first time a thread went off topic. ;)

In any case, I refer back to my original post - why is this such big news that Jobs is going to be at the premiere? Do we need to know exactly what he's doing all the time? I say good for him, and I hope he enjoys it, but I don't need to know about it. :)
Sabenth
Nov 30, 2003, 03:58 AM
to be honest i have no idea why it went of topic but i too hope mr jobs enjoyst the film lol
Krizoitz
Nov 30, 2003, 01:30 PM
I'm glad I'm not the only one who caught that :-)

Originally posted by celaurie
There's something in that... Steve Jobs... Return of the King... Heh.
hvfsl
Nov 30, 2003, 06:12 PM
I am supprised the people who are complaining about LOTR, arent using the fact that Harry Potter is not in it, as their main excuse. :D
DangerDiabolik
Nov 30, 2003, 07:05 PM
I suspect Jobs and Jackson with talk about something.

Pixar and Jackson doing a feature ? That would be INSANE.

and for you LOTR haters...you can always go see Cat in the Hat :)
SiliconAddict
Nov 30, 2003, 08:21 PM
Originally posted by heuer007
hes my hero :)

You need to get better quality heroes.
Sabenth
Nov 30, 2003, 11:18 PM
you know somthing i might have kicked the ball rolling here so iam going to try and slow it down.

Its an intresting fact that jobs is down here for lotrtrok theres a gob full for ya.


what i find intresting is some one has just pointed out a pixar situaton ok so thre could be somthing intrsting in the pipeline yes.. / No or maybe jobs just likes lotr ....


my point was i found the films so far to long maybe i dont like to sit on my arse for 3 hours at a time ..


some eliments of the films are good but not fantastic.

once again hollywood hype is all i can say great idea they pulled it off and its took 3 years to get this far lovely..

good for jackson
srobert
Dec 1, 2003, 08:34 AM
Funny, I've heard the King was to attend Return of Jobs Premiere. What a coincidence.
appleguy
Dec 1, 2003, 02:18 PM
Originally posted by Sabenth
honest opinion yet another hyped up movie franchies. that has been made by hollywood.. Lovely satisfied.. Thank god some one from the corprations will be represented thats all..


Correction:
This film was not made by hollywood.....
It was made in New Zealand, by New Zealanders (and the odd person outside this great country)
So did anyone spot Steve while he was here? thats if he was here
jap4n
Dec 1, 2003, 06:23 PM
Steve jobs didnt show..

heres some pics.
http://rebel.net.nz/gallery/rotk
aldo
Dec 1, 2003, 07:09 PM
Well ok, I'm sure NZ is a great country... really a country that has 'classic coronation street' in it's big TV channels schedules really does show how great a country can be ;).

Even 'classic coronation street' is confined to UK Gold thankfully only on digital satelite and cable here :P.

Just joking guys :D.
fr0ntside
Dec 4, 2003, 04:22 AM
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Steve Jobs in New Zealand? Dude, thats where I'm typing this friggin message from, man!
Yes, our TV sucks.
Yes, our net sucks ($60/month for bottom-of-the-line adsl? thats around $30 U.S $$).
No, we are not a bunch of Maori's wearing grass skirts.
We do have a good Apple reseller here, and at least one applecentre in every city. I didn't see Steve Jobs here, but if he did come i would have loved to meet him. I wonder if he would have done a tour of the AppleCentres?
That would be pseudo-cool. Oh well. Looks like I'll just have to go to good 'ol USA. In a few years yet (I'm 14.)

Yes.
I'm 14 and im a mac freak.
:P
mkrishnan
May 29, 2009, 09:46 AM
To everyone who's posts were just deleted ;) Please post in the existing, most recent thread on the topic of Jobs' health and Wozniak's comments thereon:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=707973

MacDailyNews cuteness aside, this has nothing to do with the movie, Return of the King, and so this has nothing to do with this thread.