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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.
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*chuckles*
Ant is cool.
And I am best, simply because I say so.
Stryke mate, you still haven't explained why FOTR has "Beaten Star Wars".
Calm down fanboy, I didn't realise you made the movie.
Just relax and let the Xmas spirit flow through you.
Like pixie dust from the elven folk of Bwapmintysgrog
Ant is cool.
And I am best, simply because I say so.
Stryke mate, you still haven't explained why FOTR has "Beaten Star Wars".
Calm down fanboy, I didn't realise you made the movie.
Just relax and let the Xmas spirit flow through you.
Like pixie dust from the elven folk of Bwapmintysgrog
And usually, it's because I'm younger than most of you. I'm 14, a lot of you don't even go to school anymore.
Heh, I don't think I feel the same way about Goatboy Stryke, but I do about this forum as a whole.
I get the feeling that if I don't like these bands I've never heard of, or these cult movies which I've never seen, and I DO like bands that are advertised or quite well known-well, that makes a lot of you better than me.
I get the feeling that if I don't like these bands I've never heard of, or these cult movies which I've never seen, and I DO like bands that are advertised or quite well known-well, that makes a lot of you better than me.
Heh. Thanks Tom, I'll take in under advisement.
You go girl.
Oh, and another thing, it makes me laugh everytime you presume you're cool because you have a girlfriend. So? I also find it funny that everyone who likes something you don't like is greasy and has never been touched by a woman. That's not me, and just because I like LotR you think you're better than me. That's quite sad.
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?
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?
Ok, I've been reading the reviews here and on other sites and wonder if any Tolkein geeks can riddle me this:
Why are you charging about like little pixies screaming "Star Wars has been beaten!!".
Beaten at what? I don't get it? What has Lord of The Rings beaten Star Wars in?
Can't you just be happy that a fantasy film is being taken seriously, instead of receiving quiet sniggers because until now, fantasy films have been "Beastmaster" and "Beastmaster 2"
Just relax and enjoy your film, I don't see Star Wars fans screaming about anything.
One is sci-fi and the other is fantasy.
2 completely different genres, although both have their scary nerd-fans with greasy hair and never having been touched by a woman.
Fellowship Of The Ring is alright.
And what does make me laugh are those "real fans" calling it "Lord of The Rings", when if you were a fan you'd be calling it "Fellowship of The Ring", just as Star Wars fans call them "Star Wars" "Empire" and "Jedi".
So relax, stroke your beardy faces and enjoy your film.
You need to leave it 20 years until you can say "Star Wars has been beaten!", because right now you need to remember that everyone was screaming about Titanic like this.
FOTR: It's alright.
Why are you charging about like little pixies screaming "Star Wars has been beaten!!".
Beaten at what? I don't get it? What has Lord of The Rings beaten Star Wars in?
Can't you just be happy that a fantasy film is being taken seriously, instead of receiving quiet sniggers because until now, fantasy films have been "Beastmaster" and "Beastmaster 2"
Just relax and enjoy your film, I don't see Star Wars fans screaming about anything.
One is sci-fi and the other is fantasy.
2 completely different genres, although both have their scary nerd-fans with greasy hair and never having been touched by a woman.
Fellowship Of The Ring is alright.
And what does make me laugh are those "real fans" calling it "Lord of The Rings", when if you were a fan you'd be calling it "Fellowship of The Ring", just as Star Wars fans call them "Star Wars" "Empire" and "Jedi".
So relax, stroke your beardy faces and enjoy your film.
You need to leave it 20 years until you can say "Star Wars has been beaten!", because right now you need to remember that everyone was screaming about Titanic like this.
FOTR: It's alright.
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.
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