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With this review, Ill not go all 'Nerdy' or into serious detail, rambling about things some people would not understand or at-least Ill 'try not', I'll do my best to contain myself.
I'll give an honest opinion from what I watched of the film, with that you can be assured.
I have to say, being a StarWars fan as well as a devout Lord of the Rings fan I have a few words to say....Starwars has been beaten.
Beaten at Its own game, fair and square and to be quite truthful and totally honest-I Never, ever, thought I would say such a thing! but It's true.
I know the film has It's few niggles with the purists, but in reality to fit such a mammoth tale into three films, things 'have' to be sacrificed. But it is all for the good believe me. Peter Jackson has accomplished a Faithful Interpretation 'as was needed for this film'. For example, I can't actually picture how Jackson would have handled the Tom Bombadil and Goldberry theme from the Books, perhaps it would have been a little weird for him with that scene in the film, you can't really blame him as wonderful as It was to the fans.
From the onset of watching, you are treated to a glorious tale of how the 'One Ring' came to be and how it ended up with the peaceful Hobbits.
You'll witness Sauron the Darklord looking spectacular, scattering hordes of Elves and Men about with one swipe of the sword, I couldn't get over that, that particular battle scene as short as it was, is truly Unbelievable and utterly spectacular!
It leads up to the Warrior Isildur cutting the One Ring off the Finger of Sauron and claiming It for his own, but only to his downfall where after riding north he is besieged with Orcs and the Ring falls from his finger forever, Only to be picked up Years later by Smeagol or 'Gollum'...Ill explain.
And from there Purists will be digging there heels in and Cringing their teeth for the first time, because as the Film tells us, Is that It was found by the 'Creature' Gollum but in the Book it was found by 'Smeagol-The Hobbit' who after wearing the Ring It corrupts and tortures him turning him into the vile creature 'Only later' to be known as 'Gollum'.
Same person I know but the fight scene between Smeagol and Deagol wasn't mentioned and how he became vile in such a way wasn't either, It would have been a nice touch, but It wasn't there.
Your then brought to scenes of Hobbiton and the Shire which Is truly Peaceful, youngsters running about playing all happy and so forth- a total opposite to what is to come that's for sure.
And what about the main characters and locations? The Fellowship was what I hoped the characters to look like, you know, very close to what I pictured them in my head to look like as I read the Books.
From Frodo being rather contained, smart and quiet. Sam being the 'Nosey' fidgety Hobbit who is over protective of his master, Merry and Pippin look almost on the lines I pictured them to be, although their characters have seemed to have been 'Improved' upon with Jackson's interpretation, giving us a laugh too as we see them messing around and getting into all sorts of mischief...and boy do they love their food! Seeing them get upset that Aragorn doesn't stop for a 'Second' Breakfast adds a bit of humour to an otherwise serious adventure.
Then there is Viggo Mortensen who plays Strider/Aragorn who is wonderfully suited to the role, looking very conserved, rugged and even mean throughout the film.
Gimli the Dwarf is absolutely perfect as well, typically he looks and plays the way you would read of him in the Books being full of Pride within himself and containing a deep sense of passion with his own Culture and race.
Boromir is wonderfully portrayed too, where his sense of mind conflicts as he is tempted by the ring, he shows strength throughout the picture, it is well done.
Legolas the Elf, Is another fine role for this film, seeing this guy shoot arrows one after the other in the blink of an eye is an excellent achievement for Jackson yet again. And last but not least is Gandalf- who is superb in bringing the Grey Pilgrim to life, wow!, appearing as a wise old man and who can change to be a dominance to be reckoned within a split second. Ian Mc Kellen carries this role well, well enough that this guy is GUARANTEED an Oscar, his role is carried beautifully and fits the description and style of the book to a Tee. A Wonderful performance.
And as for the Locations, two areas on Earth would have been suited for the film being Ireland and New Zealand, considering the costs of the Countries to produce films (Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan created in Ireland), let alone the Beautiful scenery in both areas. But New Zealand was opted because it was the Homeland of Director Peter Jackson, making It closer to home to direct, therefore less hassle.
The Landscape as we all knew that It would be, is perfectly suited to Middle Earth with the Exception of the Anduin river at Parth Galen in the movie which looks rather Amazonian than European. Other areas such as the village of Bree is expertly faithful containing wonderful rogue housing to The Prancing Pony Pub. But the best location of the lot would have to be the Mines of Moria, Its claustrophobic corridors and dusty appearance is wonderfully suited, again another pat on the back for Jackson in achieving this.
So what about the Bad guys you all ask, mmm? Apart from Sauron, the Orcs would have to go down as the meanest creatures in Cinema history! They are rather ‘Frightegnly’ real and the squad leader being (Made up for the film) Lurtz the Urak Hai is one mean guy, his sleekedness let alone his imposing brute strength has to be seen to be believed. Saruman too brings forth a force to be reckoned with, although in a way a little different to the book concerning his aspirations.
And then there are the Black Riders who are typically wonderful and give the sense of a great 'Need' to find the ring and the one who carries it, hearing them screech and wail is another nice if not chilling effect.
As for the Ring, It also Is portrayed as a Bad guy itself as we see it corrupting people and torturing their minds with sounds and evil images more so than what the books sets it out as.
All in all this film Is absolutely wonderful, truly breathtaking and yet there is a few things that 'Just wasn't right' namely the scenes at Lothlorien Wood.
In this film It is brought forward as a haunting domain, the characters look uneasy throughout and even the Queen of all Queens 'Galadriel' appears in a form that is unsettling and really 'a surprising' transformation that we see on screen. What really struck me there was that Lothlorien was meant to be a place of Pure unadulterated absolute bliss, heaven on Earth more like, In the Books it was portrayed as a natural haven to forget of all woes, to settle down and to take rest, It was a place that the majority of characters felt at ease with before they left. But in the film it was rather short, it seemed 'too evil' and threatening and the Gollum apperence in the wood was left out, which was a shame!.
But in reality as I look back at what I watched, the film was groundbreaking and an astronomical achievement which Jackson achieved. I can just see now, in a few months yet, this film scooping every Oscar imaginable. And rightly deserved too.
And so I'll leave It there, I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone, I tried not to; and as for right now im preparing myself for a 'Second' showing!, it's that good.
To put it bluntly, I simply can't wait again, Im like a big Child on Christmas day!.
9.9/10
I'll give an honest opinion from what I watched of the film, with that you can be assured.
I have to say, being a StarWars fan as well as a devout Lord of the Rings fan I have a few words to say....Starwars has been beaten.
Beaten at Its own game, fair and square and to be quite truthful and totally honest-I Never, ever, thought I would say such a thing! but It's true.
I know the film has It's few niggles with the purists, but in reality to fit such a mammoth tale into three films, things 'have' to be sacrificed. But it is all for the good believe me. Peter Jackson has accomplished a Faithful Interpretation 'as was needed for this film'. For example, I can't actually picture how Jackson would have handled the Tom Bombadil and Goldberry theme from the Books, perhaps it would have been a little weird for him with that scene in the film, you can't really blame him as wonderful as It was to the fans.
From the onset of watching, you are treated to a glorious tale of how the 'One Ring' came to be and how it ended up with the peaceful Hobbits.
You'll witness Sauron the Darklord looking spectacular, scattering hordes of Elves and Men about with one swipe of the sword, I couldn't get over that, that particular battle scene as short as it was, is truly Unbelievable and utterly spectacular!
It leads up to the Warrior Isildur cutting the One Ring off the Finger of Sauron and claiming It for his own, but only to his downfall where after riding north he is besieged with Orcs and the Ring falls from his finger forever, Only to be picked up Years later by Smeagol or 'Gollum'...Ill explain.
And from there Purists will be digging there heels in and Cringing their teeth for the first time, because as the Film tells us, Is that It was found by the 'Creature' Gollum but in the Book it was found by 'Smeagol-The Hobbit' who after wearing the Ring It corrupts and tortures him turning him into the vile creature 'Only later' to be known as 'Gollum'.
Same person I know but the fight scene between Smeagol and Deagol wasn't mentioned and how he became vile in such a way wasn't either, It would have been a nice touch, but It wasn't there.
Your then brought to scenes of Hobbiton and the Shire which Is truly Peaceful, youngsters running about playing all happy and so forth- a total opposite to what is to come that's for sure.
And what about the main characters and locations? The Fellowship was what I hoped the characters to look like, you know, very close to what I pictured them in my head to look like as I read the Books.
From Frodo being rather contained, smart and quiet. Sam being the 'Nosey' fidgety Hobbit who is over protective of his master, Merry and Pippin look almost on the lines I pictured them to be, although their characters have seemed to have been 'Improved' upon with Jackson's interpretation, giving us a laugh too as we see them messing around and getting into all sorts of mischief...and boy do they love their food! Seeing them get upset that Aragorn doesn't stop for a 'Second' Breakfast adds a bit of humour to an otherwise serious adventure.
Then there is Viggo Mortensen who plays Strider/Aragorn who is wonderfully suited to the role, looking very conserved, rugged and even mean throughout the film.
Gimli the Dwarf is absolutely perfect as well, typically he looks and plays the way you would read of him in the Books being full of Pride within himself and containing a deep sense of passion with his own Culture and race.
Boromir is wonderfully portrayed too, where his sense of mind conflicts as he is tempted by the ring, he shows strength throughout the picture, it is well done.
Legolas the Elf, Is another fine role for this film, seeing this guy shoot arrows one after the other in the blink of an eye is an excellent achievement for Jackson yet again. And last but not least is Gandalf- who is superb in bringing the Grey Pilgrim to life, wow!, appearing as a wise old man and who can change to be a dominance to be reckoned within a split second. Ian Mc Kellen carries this role well, well enough that this guy is GUARANTEED an Oscar, his role is carried beautifully and fits the description and style of the book to a Tee. A Wonderful performance.
And as for the Locations, two areas on Earth would have been suited for the film being Ireland and New Zealand, considering the costs of the Countries to produce films (Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan created in Ireland), let alone the Beautiful scenery in both areas. But New Zealand was opted because it was the Homeland of Director Peter Jackson, making It closer to home to direct, therefore less hassle.
The Landscape as we all knew that It would be, is perfectly suited to Middle Earth with the Exception of the Anduin river at Parth Galen in the movie which looks rather Amazonian than European. Other areas such as the village of Bree is expertly faithful containing wonderful rogue housing to The Prancing Pony Pub. But the best location of the lot would have to be the Mines of Moria, Its claustrophobic corridors and dusty appearance is wonderfully suited, again another pat on the back for Jackson in achieving this.
So what about the Bad guys you all ask, mmm? Apart from Sauron, the Orcs would have to go down as the meanest creatures in Cinema history! They are rather ‘Frightegnly’ real and the squad leader being (Made up for the film) Lurtz the Urak Hai is one mean guy, his sleekedness let alone his imposing brute strength has to be seen to be believed. Saruman too brings forth a force to be reckoned with, although in a way a little different to the book concerning his aspirations.
And then there are the Black Riders who are typically wonderful and give the sense of a great 'Need' to find the ring and the one who carries it, hearing them screech and wail is another nice if not chilling effect.
As for the Ring, It also Is portrayed as a Bad guy itself as we see it corrupting people and torturing their minds with sounds and evil images more so than what the books sets it out as.
All in all this film Is absolutely wonderful, truly breathtaking and yet there is a few things that 'Just wasn't right' namely the scenes at Lothlorien Wood.
In this film It is brought forward as a haunting domain, the characters look uneasy throughout and even the Queen of all Queens 'Galadriel' appears in a form that is unsettling and really 'a surprising' transformation that we see on screen. What really struck me there was that Lothlorien was meant to be a place of Pure unadulterated absolute bliss, heaven on Earth more like, In the Books it was portrayed as a natural haven to forget of all woes, to settle down and to take rest, It was a place that the majority of characters felt at ease with before they left. But in the film it was rather short, it seemed 'too evil' and threatening and the Gollum apperence in the wood was left out, which was a shame!.
But in reality as I look back at what I watched, the film was groundbreaking and an astronomical achievement which Jackson achieved. I can just see now, in a few months yet, this film scooping every Oscar imaginable. And rightly deserved too.
And so I'll leave It there, I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone, I tried not to; and as for right now im preparing myself for a 'Second' showing!, it's that good.
To put it bluntly, I simply can't wait again, Im like a big Child on Christmas day!.
9.9/10
I thought this thread was spoiler enough.
It was amazing.
But Gaz, the top moment for me (and I would have thought for you as well) is a particular death scene.
Since this is a non-spoiler thread I'd better not say who but you know who I'm talkinbg about.
That scene was magnificent. Music and everything was perfect.
But Gaz, the top moment for me (and I would have thought for you as well) is a particular death scene.
Since this is a non-spoiler thread I'd better not say who but you know who I'm talkinbg about.
That scene was magnificent. Music and everything was perfect.
I thought the story progressed a bit slow at times. The battle scenes were really good, the beginning of the film was very good but it just went so slow.
Lets walk around a bit. Oh no look orcs. Lets kill some orcs. Now lets walk around a bit more and maybe kill some orcs on the way there. Maybe it will get better in a 2nd showing of it and when all the sequels are released.
I'm not saying it was rubbish I'm just saying it was boring at some times.
Lets walk around a bit. Oh no look orcs. Lets kill some orcs. Now lets walk around a bit more and maybe kill some orcs on the way there. Maybe it will get better in a 2nd showing of it and when all the sequels are released.
I'm not saying it was rubbish I'm just saying it was boring at some times.
We have to wait till AUGUST! No, I won't have it. I want DVD by April.
Well I hope to see it more than three times, sad I know.
And I can't wait till August Next year when we will see it released on DVD with ..............1 hour of extra film, 4 HOURS !!!.
So atlast we 'Could' see the scene with Gollum in the woods.
Can't wait.
And I can't wait till August Next year when we will see it released on DVD with ..............1 hour of extra film, 4 HOURS !!!.
So atlast we 'Could' see the scene with Gollum in the woods.
Can't wait.
Socail life? Yeeeeess.....social life...I have one of those too...
I'll see LotR three times...
before I go back to school. Then who knows?
I'll see LotR three times...
before I go back to school. Then who knows?
Yep Legolas was quick! Really quick!
And alas, Im all geared up for tomorrow. My social life has been postponed.
And alas, Im all geared up for tomorrow. My social life has been postponed.
So we are both agreed. Us too devout LotR book fans think Star Wars has been beaten. Superb. Didn't you love it when Legolas stabbed the Orc in the eye with an arrow and then fired it at someone else?
Top moments:
" They have a cave troll " LoL!, said wqith great sarcasm by Sean-o Bean.
Cave troll fight.
Balrog
Oh, hell, the whole lot!
Top moments:
" They have a cave troll " LoL!, said wqith great sarcasm by Sean-o Bean.
Cave troll fight.
Balrog
Oh, hell, the whole lot!
With this review, Ill not go all 'Nerdy' or into serious detail, rambling about things some people would not understand or at-least Ill 'try not', I'll do my best to contain myself.
I'll give an honest opinion from what I watched of the film, with that you can be assured.
I have to say, being a StarWars fan as well as a devout Lord of the Rings fan I have a few words to say....Starwars has been beaten.
Beaten at Its own game, fair and square and to be quite truthful and totally honest-I Never, ever, thought I would say such a thing! but It's true.
I know the film has It's few niggles with the purists, but in reality to fit such a mammoth tale into three films, things 'have' to be sacrificed. But it is all for the good believe me. Peter Jackson has accomplished a Faithful Interpretation 'as was needed for this film'. For example, I can't actually picture how Jackson would have handled the Tom Bombadil and Goldberry theme from the Books, perhaps it would have been a little weird for him with that scene in the film, you can't really blame him as wonderful as It was to the fans.
From the onset of watching, you are treated to a glorious tale of how the 'One Ring' came to be and how it ended up with the peaceful Hobbits.
You'll witness Sauron the Darklord looking spectacular, scattering hordes of Elves and Men about with one swipe of the sword, I couldn't get over that, that particular battle scene as short as it was, is truly Unbelievable and utterly spectacular!
It leads up to the Warrior Isildur cutting the One Ring off the Finger of Sauron and claiming It for his own, but only to his downfall where after riding north he is besieged with Orcs and the Ring falls from his finger forever, Only to be picked up Years later by Smeagol or 'Gollum'...Ill explain.
And from there Purists will be digging there heels in and Cringing their teeth for the first time, because as the Film tells us, Is that It was found by the 'Creature' Gollum but in the Book it was found by 'Smeagol-The Hobbit' who after wearing the Ring It corrupts and tortures him turning him into the vile creature 'Only later' to be known as 'Gollum'.
Same person I know but the fight scene between Smeagol and Deagol wasn't mentioned and how he became vile in such a way wasn't either, It would have been a nice touch, but It wasn't there.
Your then brought to scenes of Hobbiton and the Shire which Is truly Peaceful, youngsters running about playing all happy and so forth- a total opposite to what is to come that's for sure.
And what about the main characters and locations? The Fellowship was what I hoped the characters to look like, you know, very close to what I pictured them in my head to look like as I read the Books.
From Frodo being rather contained, smart and quiet. Sam being the 'Nosey' fidgety Hobbit who is over protective of his master, Merry and Pippin look almost on the lines I pictured them to be, although their characters have seemed to have been 'Improved' upon with Jackson's interpretation, giving us a laugh too as we see them messing around and getting into all sorts of mischief...and boy do they love their food! Seeing them get upset that Aragorn doesn't stop for a 'Second' Breakfast adds a bit of humour to an otherwise serious adventure.
Then there is Viggo Mortensen who plays Strider/Aragorn who is wonderfully suited to the role, looking very conserved, rugged and even mean throughout the film.
Gimli the Dwarf is absolutely perfect as well, typically he looks and plays the way you would read of him in the Books being full of Pride within himself and containing a deep sense of passion with his own Culture and race.
Boromir is wonderfully portrayed too, where his sense of mind conflicts as he is tempted by the ring, he shows strength throughout the picture, it is well done.
Legolas the Elf, Is another fine role for this film, seeing this guy shoot arrows one after the other in the blink of an eye is an excellent achievement for Jackson yet again. And last but not least is Gandalf- who is superb in bringing the Grey Pilgrim to life, wow!, appearing as a wise old man and who can change to be a dominance to be reckoned within a split second. Ian Mc Kellen carries this role well, well enough that this guy is GUARANTEED an Oscar, his role is carried beautifully and fits the description and style of the book to a Tee. A Wonderful performance.
And as for the Locations, two areas on Earth would have been suited for the film being Ireland and New Zealand, considering the costs of the Countries to produce films (Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan created in Ireland), let alone the Beautiful scenery in both areas. But New Zealand was opted because it was the Homeland of Director Peter Jackson, making It closer to home to direct, therefore less hassle.
The Landscape as we all knew that It would be, is perfectly suited to Middle Earth with the Exception of the Anduin river at Parth Galen in the movie which looks rather Amazonian than European. Other areas such as the village of Bree is expertly faithful containing wonderful rogue housing to The Prancing Pony Pub. But the best location of the lot would have to be the Mines of Moria, Its claustrophobic corridors and dusty appearance is wonderfully suited, again another pat on the back for Jackson in achieving this.
So what about the Bad guys you all ask, mmm? Apart from Sauron, the Orcs would have to go down as the meanest creatures in Cinema history! They are rather ‘Frightegnly’ real and the squad leader being (Made up for the film) Lurtz the Urak Hai is one mean guy, his sleekedness let alone his imposing brute strength has to be seen to be believed. Saruman too brings forth a force to be reckoned with, although in a way a little different to the book concerning his aspirations.
And then there are the Black Riders who are typically wonderful and give the sense of a great 'Need' to find the ring and the one who carries it, hearing them screech and wail is another nice if not chilling effect.
As for the Ring, It also Is portrayed as a Bad guy itself as we see it corrupting people and torturing their minds with sounds and evil images more so than what the books sets it out as.
All in all this film Is absolutely wonderful, truly breathtaking and yet there is a few things that 'Just wasn't right' namely the scenes at Lothlorien Wood.
In this film It is brought forward as a haunting domain, the characters look uneasy throughout and even the Queen of all Queens 'Galadriel' appears in a form that is unsettling and really 'a surprising' transformation that we see on screen. What really struck me there was that Lothlorien was meant to be a place of Pure unadulterated absolute bliss, heaven on Earth more like, In the Books it was portrayed as a natural haven to forget of all woes, to settle down and to take rest, It was a place that the majority of characters felt at ease with before they left. But in the film it was rather short, it seemed 'too evil' and threatening and the Gollum apperence in the wood was left out, which was a shame!.
But in reality as I look back at what I watched, the film was groundbreaking and an astronomical achievement which Jackson achieved. I can just see now, in a few months yet, this film scooping every Oscar imaginable. And rightly deserved too.
And so I'll leave It there, I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone, I tried not to; and as for right now im preparing myself for a 'Second' showing!, it's that good.
To put it bluntly, I simply can't wait again, Im like a big Child on Christmas day!.
9.9/10
I'll give an honest opinion from what I watched of the film, with that you can be assured.
I have to say, being a StarWars fan as well as a devout Lord of the Rings fan I have a few words to say....Starwars has been beaten.
Beaten at Its own game, fair and square and to be quite truthful and totally honest-I Never, ever, thought I would say such a thing! but It's true.
I know the film has It's few niggles with the purists, but in reality to fit such a mammoth tale into three films, things 'have' to be sacrificed. But it is all for the good believe me. Peter Jackson has accomplished a Faithful Interpretation 'as was needed for this film'. For example, I can't actually picture how Jackson would have handled the Tom Bombadil and Goldberry theme from the Books, perhaps it would have been a little weird for him with that scene in the film, you can't really blame him as wonderful as It was to the fans.
From the onset of watching, you are treated to a glorious tale of how the 'One Ring' came to be and how it ended up with the peaceful Hobbits.
You'll witness Sauron the Darklord looking spectacular, scattering hordes of Elves and Men about with one swipe of the sword, I couldn't get over that, that particular battle scene as short as it was, is truly Unbelievable and utterly spectacular!
It leads up to the Warrior Isildur cutting the One Ring off the Finger of Sauron and claiming It for his own, but only to his downfall where after riding north he is besieged with Orcs and the Ring falls from his finger forever, Only to be picked up Years later by Smeagol or 'Gollum'...Ill explain.
And from there Purists will be digging there heels in and Cringing their teeth for the first time, because as the Film tells us, Is that It was found by the 'Creature' Gollum but in the Book it was found by 'Smeagol-The Hobbit' who after wearing the Ring It corrupts and tortures him turning him into the vile creature 'Only later' to be known as 'Gollum'.
Same person I know but the fight scene between Smeagol and Deagol wasn't mentioned and how he became vile in such a way wasn't either, It would have been a nice touch, but It wasn't there.
Your then brought to scenes of Hobbiton and the Shire which Is truly Peaceful, youngsters running about playing all happy and so forth- a total opposite to what is to come that's for sure.
And what about the main characters and locations? The Fellowship was what I hoped the characters to look like, you know, very close to what I pictured them in my head to look like as I read the Books.
From Frodo being rather contained, smart and quiet. Sam being the 'Nosey' fidgety Hobbit who is over protective of his master, Merry and Pippin look almost on the lines I pictured them to be, although their characters have seemed to have been 'Improved' upon with Jackson's interpretation, giving us a laugh too as we see them messing around and getting into all sorts of mischief...and boy do they love their food! Seeing them get upset that Aragorn doesn't stop for a 'Second' Breakfast adds a bit of humour to an otherwise serious adventure.
Then there is Viggo Mortensen who plays Strider/Aragorn who is wonderfully suited to the role, looking very conserved, rugged and even mean throughout the film.
Gimli the Dwarf is absolutely perfect as well, typically he looks and plays the way you would read of him in the Books being full of Pride within himself and containing a deep sense of passion with his own Culture and race.
Boromir is wonderfully portrayed too, where his sense of mind conflicts as he is tempted by the ring, he shows strength throughout the picture, it is well done.
Legolas the Elf, Is another fine role for this film, seeing this guy shoot arrows one after the other in the blink of an eye is an excellent achievement for Jackson yet again. And last but not least is Gandalf- who is superb in bringing the Grey Pilgrim to life, wow!, appearing as a wise old man and who can change to be a dominance to be reckoned within a split second. Ian Mc Kellen carries this role well, well enough that this guy is GUARANTEED an Oscar, his role is carried beautifully and fits the description and style of the book to a Tee. A Wonderful performance.
And as for the Locations, two areas on Earth would have been suited for the film being Ireland and New Zealand, considering the costs of the Countries to produce films (Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan created in Ireland), let alone the Beautiful scenery in both areas. But New Zealand was opted because it was the Homeland of Director Peter Jackson, making It closer to home to direct, therefore less hassle.
The Landscape as we all knew that It would be, is perfectly suited to Middle Earth with the Exception of the Anduin river at Parth Galen in the movie which looks rather Amazonian than European. Other areas such as the village of Bree is expertly faithful containing wonderful rogue housing to The Prancing Pony Pub. But the best location of the lot would have to be the Mines of Moria, Its claustrophobic corridors and dusty appearance is wonderfully suited, again another pat on the back for Jackson in achieving this.
So what about the Bad guys you all ask, mmm? Apart from Sauron, the Orcs would have to go down as the meanest creatures in Cinema history! They are rather ‘Frightegnly’ real and the squad leader being (Made up for the film) Lurtz the Urak Hai is one mean guy, his sleekedness let alone his imposing brute strength has to be seen to be believed. Saruman too brings forth a force to be reckoned with, although in a way a little different to the book concerning his aspirations.
And then there are the Black Riders who are typically wonderful and give the sense of a great 'Need' to find the ring and the one who carries it, hearing them screech and wail is another nice if not chilling effect.
As for the Ring, It also Is portrayed as a Bad guy itself as we see it corrupting people and torturing their minds with sounds and evil images more so than what the books sets it out as.
All in all this film Is absolutely wonderful, truly breathtaking and yet there is a few things that 'Just wasn't right' namely the scenes at Lothlorien Wood.
In this film It is brought forward as a haunting domain, the characters look uneasy throughout and even the Queen of all Queens 'Galadriel' appears in a form that is unsettling and really 'a surprising' transformation that we see on screen. What really struck me there was that Lothlorien was meant to be a place of Pure unadulterated absolute bliss, heaven on Earth more like, In the Books it was portrayed as a natural haven to forget of all woes, to settle down and to take rest, It was a place that the majority of characters felt at ease with before they left. But in the film it was rather short, it seemed 'too evil' and threatening and the Gollum apperence in the wood was left out, which was a shame!.
But in reality as I look back at what I watched, the film was groundbreaking and an astronomical achievement which Jackson achieved. I can just see now, in a few months yet, this film scooping every Oscar imaginable. And rightly deserved too.
And so I'll leave It there, I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone, I tried not to; and as for right now im preparing myself for a 'Second' showing!, it's that good.
To put it bluntly, I simply can't wait again, Im like a big Child on Christmas day!.
9.9/10