Is that a thing? I’m in Canada and I’ve never seen a duplex sell as a single house. If you could find it that would be a pretty sweet deal

Or buying a duplex and renting half of it

That’s just buying two houses to rent one though

Haha funny you mention that I went to edit in to add my contribution but I guess I quit without sending.

This has been a really interesting post. After going through all the amazing films I’ve become hopeful (probably unrealistically) that with the prevalence of not only CGI but now “AI”, we may just get lucky enough to see a practical effect renaissance. There’s a charm and soul in practical effects that’s lacking in CGI, and completely missing in AI.

Check out the M4 fan edit. I recommend this at every opportunity haha. They cut down the entire extended trilogy into a 4 hour film, covering only the events in The Hobbit novel. One of the many adjustments they make is colour correction, which really helps with the “unfinished” feel you’re talking about. It’s incredibly well done, and aside from a few janky cuts is the definitive version of The Hobbit movies imo.