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Does that make him King of the Hobbits?

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Peter Jackson, the director behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy has been knighted in New Zealand.

The Queen's representative Governor-General Anand Satyanand honoured Jackson for services to the arts. Jackson said he was humbled by the honour and was accepting it on behalf of his many hundreds of collaborators.

He is currently working on films based on Tolkien's The Hobbit and Herge's Tintin.

New Zealand stopped handing out Lordships and other honours in 2000, but started again last year.

The award was announced on New Year's Eve. ®

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What about Bad Taste?

- a sheep being blown up by a rocket launcher? Check

- how to use a belt to stop your brains falling out after being shot in the head? Check

- spent less than NZ$25,000 making the file? Check

If that doesn't get you knighted, maybe a knighthood just isn't worth having

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Does that make him King of the Hobbits?

No! It makes him a Knight!

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re: Low Budget horrors

are you 'avin' a larf? Bad Taste, Brain Dead and The Frighteners are among his best films, they're the reasons I was happy when he first announced an attempt at That Trilogy :D

damn well done to the guy

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