The "Freeola Customer Forum" forum, which includes Retro Game Reviews, has been archived and is now read-only. You cannot post here or create a new thread or review on this forum.
It's alright.
Not the best film I've ever seen, not even the best film I've seen this year.
But it's alright.
Needed more monkeys and boobs.
Seriously though, it was alright.
I'm not even slightly a fan of beardy fantasy stuff, pixies make me angry. But I enjoyed this one. Don't have a burning need to see it again but it's certainly worth a watch.
Good things:
Christopher Lee throwing down in a wizard fashion.
Viggo Mortensen whupping orc-ass with fire.
The Balrog
The Cave Troll
The overall imagery - incredible effects that don't look like effects and sets.
The Mines of Moria. These things are MASSIVE
Bad things:
Liv Tyler - What was the point of her being in it? For 1:15 screen time?
Sean Astin's big fat ginger face
Elves - They look poncy and look like they've escaped from a Poison video.
Agent Smith. In drag.
--
I think my viewing was ruined by the utter chimps in the cinema.
These are people that clearly went because it was an evening out and The Sun called it "one of the best movies of the year".
They had no idea of what the film was about, had never heard of Lord of The Rings and just fidgeted because Bruce Willis didn't blow anything up.
Two blokes behind me stood up and said "What a crap ending. They didn't get rid of the ring".
After a brief chat with them, I learned that they had never heard of the book, had no idea there are another 2 films to come and came because "there were swords in it, like Braveheart and stuff"
I nearly set them on fire.
So, Fellowship of The Rings.
It won't cure famine, it won't bring world peace.
It's a good movie with pixies and elves and beardy wizards riding eagles.
It's alright.
Not the best film I've ever seen, not even the best film I've seen this year.
But it's alright.
Needed more monkeys and boobs.
Seriously though, it was alright.
I'm not even slightly a fan of beardy fantasy stuff, pixies make me angry. But I enjoyed this one. Don't have a burning need to see it again but it's certainly worth a watch.
Good things:
Christopher Lee throwing down in a wizard fashion.
Viggo Mortensen whupping orc-ass with fire.
The Balrog
The Cave Troll
The overall imagery - incredible effects that don't look like effects and sets.
The Mines of Moria. These things are MASSIVE
Bad things:
Liv Tyler - What was the point of her being in it? For 1:15 screen time?
Sean Astin's big fat ginger face
Elves - They look poncy and look like they've escaped from a Poison video.
Agent Smith. In drag.
--
I think my viewing was ruined by the utter chimps in the cinema.
These are people that clearly went because it was an evening out and The Sun called it "one of the best movies of the year".
They had no idea of what the film was about, had never heard of Lord of The Rings and just fidgeted because Bruce Willis didn't blow anything up.
Two blokes behind me stood up and said "What a crap ending. They didn't get rid of the ring".
After a brief chat with them, I learned that they had never heard of the book, had no idea there are another 2 films to come and came because "there were swords in it, like Braveheart and stuff"
I nearly set them on fire.
So, Fellowship of The Rings.
It won't cure famine, it won't bring world peace.
It's a good movie with pixies and elves and beardy wizards riding eagles.
It's alright.
Page:
Ant wrote:
"Damn filter won't let me have...well, @nal I guess."
Well hell Ant, someone's got to stop you! I blame that bloody WWF, messing your mind up...
"Damn filter won't let me have...well, @nal I guess."
Well hell Ant, someone's got to stop you! I blame that bloody WWF, messing your mind up...
misterhappy wrote:
And if you don't like garage music then you're all right in
> my books :-)
Bahh, at school everyone in my year likes garage. They all share headphones and say, "Hey Ant, wanna listen to Oxide and Neutrino?"
I reply, "No, I'd rather have an @nal injection performed by a cross-eyed monkey."
Damn filter won't let me have...well, @nal I guess.
And if you don't like garage music then you're all right in
> my books :-)
Bahh, at school everyone in my year likes garage. They all share headphones and say, "Hey Ant, wanna listen to Oxide and Neutrino?"
I reply, "No, I'd rather have an @nal injection performed by a cross-eyed monkey."
Damn filter won't let me have...well, @nal I guess.
Yes, Mystique, calm down, it's all sorted out. Now treat us to some of YOUR literary and intelligent comment.
No..there i go getting argumentative again. Let's shut up and get on with watching Rush Hour.
No..there i go getting argumentative again. Let's shut up and get on with watching Rush Hour.
Stryke wrote:
you presume you're cool
> because you have a girlfriend.
so if i want to be cool do i have to go and get a girlfriend?
hmmm
you presume you're cool
> because you have a girlfriend.
so if i want to be cool do i have to go and get a girlfriend?
hmmm
Stryke wrote:
> Right...
Well, OK, let's put into Goatboy terminology:
Fellowship of the
> Ring is a better film than New Hope.
Both epics. Both trilogies. Both based
> on first film. LotR better first film than SW first film. Understand?
oh shut up
> Right...
Well, OK, let's put into Goatboy terminology:
Fellowship of the
> Ring is a better film than New Hope.
Both epics. Both trilogies. Both based
> on first film. LotR better first film than SW first film. Understand?
oh shut up
Ant wrote:
> Yeah, as I said, influential for some reason meant that > I should know them. Apologised for that. {:)
> Bon Jovi?? Surely he's not that bad. :D
> Although, his new Christmas song is utter crap. Nearly > as bad as garage music.
It's okay Ant, I wasn't launching another attack on your lack of beastie boys knowledge. The Bon Jovi comment was deliberate because stryke said I insult other people's mainstream music tastes, and I now have a reputation to live up to you know. Jericho is a good poster but I enjoy arguing about inane things. And if you don't like garage music then you're all right in my books :-)
> Yeah, as I said, influential for some reason meant that > I should know them. Apologised for that. {:)
> Bon Jovi?? Surely he's not that bad. :D
> Although, his new Christmas song is utter crap. Nearly > as bad as garage music.
It's okay Ant, I wasn't launching another attack on your lack of beastie boys knowledge. The Bon Jovi comment was deliberate because stryke said I insult other people's mainstream music tastes, and I now have a reputation to live up to you know. Jericho is a good poster but I enjoy arguing about inane things. And if you don't like garage music then you're all right in my books :-)
I agree, the movie wasn't the best I've seen, but I really enjoyed it. The thing that scared me was my sister hiding under her jacket and then jumping out of her chair screaming, that embarassed us all. Plus the movie took a bloody decade to finish. There is a problem though, after watching this you have to see the next two. The humour was aimed at grandma's, and the violence was a little over the top. I thought that this should of at least of been a 12 rated, but overall, go and see it.
misterhappy wrote:
> Everyone's going through a bit of a group hug session at the moment!
So for
> the record,
1. I got "holier-than-tou" about the beastie boys
> because a guy named Jericho insulted them, people named after WWF wrestlers have
> zero-credibility. People who like WWF should also be disenfranchised, apart from
> Ant, but he's a notable so that works in his favour.
Heh, damn right. ;) But there are many parts of WWF which I don't like, which are most of the parts that a 'casual' fan would like, ie. pointless backstage fighting. Jericho15 is actually quite a good poster, but I would agree that 'rubbish' is not really correct terminology. The parts of WWF I do like is the proper wrestling. People like Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle (Olympic Gold Medallist) can provide high entertainment, even for non-fans. And some amazing risks are taken in the business, some of which you would've thought physichally impossible.
But I know why many don't like it. It's just not some people's cup of tea, if you know what I mean.
2. Also, Ant said that
> he hadn't heard of them so they can't be influential. There I targeted the
> misconception that because you haven't heard of someone they cannot be
> influential. I probably mixed this with some Jericho-related abuse but that
> wasn't targeted at Ant. Even if he does like Bon Jovi, who is the stain on the
> y-fronts of the universe.
Yeah, as I said, influential for some reason meant that I should know them. Apologised for that. {:)
Bon Jovi?? Surely he's not that bad. :D Although, his new Christmas song is utter crap. Nearly as bad as garage music.
> Everyone's going through a bit of a group hug session at the moment!
So for
> the record,
1. I got "holier-than-tou" about the beastie boys
> because a guy named Jericho insulted them, people named after WWF wrestlers have
> zero-credibility. People who like WWF should also be disenfranchised, apart from
> Ant, but he's a notable so that works in his favour.
Heh, damn right. ;) But there are many parts of WWF which I don't like, which are most of the parts that a 'casual' fan would like, ie. pointless backstage fighting. Jericho15 is actually quite a good poster, but I would agree that 'rubbish' is not really correct terminology. The parts of WWF I do like is the proper wrestling. People like Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle (Olympic Gold Medallist) can provide high entertainment, even for non-fans. And some amazing risks are taken in the business, some of which you would've thought physichally impossible.
But I know why many don't like it. It's just not some people's cup of tea, if you know what I mean.
2. Also, Ant said that
> he hadn't heard of them so they can't be influential. There I targeted the
> misconception that because you haven't heard of someone they cannot be
> influential. I probably mixed this with some Jericho-related abuse but that
> wasn't targeted at Ant. Even if he does like Bon Jovi, who is the stain on the
> y-fronts of the universe.
Yeah, as I said, influential for some reason meant that I should know them. Apologised for that. {:)
Bon Jovi?? Surely he's not that bad. :D Although, his new Christmas song is utter crap. Nearly as bad as garage music.
Cannonball Run is the best film ever made.
It has a cast of massive stars:
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr
Roger Moore
Jackie Chan
Burt Reynolds
Farrah Fawcett
Dom DeLouise
It has quotable lines:
"I must warn you, I'm Roger Moore"
"It's the Blimp"
"These rosary bleeds?"
"Because you're small. S-M-all!"
And it has cars, women and the most deranged doctor in the world.
Cannonball Run owns Fellowship of The Ring.
It has a cast of massive stars:
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr
Roger Moore
Jackie Chan
Burt Reynolds
Farrah Fawcett
Dom DeLouise
It has quotable lines:
"I must warn you, I'm Roger Moore"
"It's the Blimp"
"These rosary bleeds?"
"Because you're small. S-M-all!"
And it has cars, women and the most deranged doctor in the world.
Cannonball Run owns Fellowship of The Ring.
No, actually, Cannonball Run IS the best movie ever made. It's the only one I've watched start to finish and then watch it again straight through, laughing as much as I did the first time.
Page: