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Well, i have to say that this was a marvellously entertaining film, i held off going for a pee until my hands went numb, but i still felt a little let down.
This film is by far the most removed from the book, and i think the spirit of the film suffers for it. Having Sam leave Frodo seemed to add an unneccesary complexity to the tale, and as for Gollum trying to poison Frodo against Sam i thought it a bit pointless.
But still, the battles are incredible, almost rousing me out of my seat to shout a battle cry. But then they made it look like minas tirith was made out of Lego, and if the first 5 minutes of the siege of Minas Tirith were anything to go by, the city should have been levelled in half an hour at most.
I could rant on about the various bits of the book that were left out, but it would take some space, and if the film is still good anyway, then whats the point?
Oh, and take some tissues, there were quite a few people who were left blubbing.
This film is by far the most removed from the book, and i think the spirit of the film suffers for it. Having Sam leave Frodo seemed to add an unneccesary complexity to the tale, and as for Gollum trying to poison Frodo against Sam i thought it a bit pointless.
But still, the battles are incredible, almost rousing me out of my seat to shout a battle cry. But then they made it look like minas tirith was made out of Lego, and if the first 5 minutes of the siege of Minas Tirith were anything to go by, the city should have been levelled in half an hour at most.
I could rant on about the various bits of the book that were left out, but it would take some space, and if the film is still good anyway, then whats the point?
Oh, and take some tissues, there were quite a few people who were left blubbing.
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FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> I must admit, the corner of my eye did grow moist and threaten a tear
> at the end. This is the closest I've ever coming to crying at a film.
Same here. Some of the moments near the end where you see the way sam looks at frodo and vice versa were quite powerful.
> I must admit, the corner of my eye did grow moist and threaten a tear
> at the end. This is the closest I've ever coming to crying at a film.
Same here. Some of the moments near the end where you see the way sam looks at frodo and vice versa were quite powerful.
FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
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> I must admit, the corner of my eye did grow moist and threaten a tear
> at the end. This is the closest I've ever coming to crying at a film.
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I cried at Old Yeller. But I felt better because they cried when watching it on Friends. I was 10 though.
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> I must admit, the corner of my eye did grow moist and threaten a tear
> at the end. This is the closest I've ever coming to crying at a film.
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I cried at Old Yeller. But I felt better because they cried when watching it on Friends. I was 10 though.
Smawwwg and Sow-ron.
Hmmm.
Hmmm.
Darwock wrote:
> Smaug, which I always pronounced Smog, but since I always pronounced
> Sauron as Sorron when it should've been Sowron, I guess that means
> it's Smowg.
See, I pronounced them the proper way from the start. We're probably from different regions or something.
Though I did think Sauron and Sauroman were the same person for most of their council meeting thingy.
I must admit, the corner of my eye did grow moist and threaten a tear at the end. This is the closest I've ever coming to crying at a film.
> Smaug, which I always pronounced Smog, but since I always pronounced
> Sauron as Sorron when it should've been Sowron, I guess that means
> it's Smowg.
See, I pronounced them the proper way from the start. We're probably from different regions or something.
Though I did think Sauron and Sauroman were the same person for most of their council meeting thingy.
I must admit, the corner of my eye did grow moist and threaten a tear at the end. This is the closest I've ever coming to crying at a film.
Smaug, which I always pronounced Smog, but since I always pronounced Sauron as Sorron when it should've been Sowron, I guess that means it's Smowg.
And sheelob should have been shellob. :D
And sheelob should have been shellob. :D
Jeffrey
Thought it was absolutely amazing and made me feel bad for not reading the books.
I read The Hobbit, that was great. I can't remember the name of the dragon though...
I read The Hobbit, that was great. I can't remember the name of the dragon though...
Saw it today.
Good stuff, good stuff.
Though a few too many cheesy one-liners.
Good stuff, good stuff.
Though a few too many cheesy one-liners.
Cyclone wrote:
> Cubist wrote:
> No, no they're not.
>
> Ah, I see Cubist is being a mong again.
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You seem surprised by this increasingly regualar event.
> Cubist wrote:
> No, no they're not.
>
> Ah, I see Cubist is being a mong again.
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You seem surprised by this increasingly regualar event.
Cubist wrote:
> Emm right. Well when I can be bothered reading an archiac novel which
> simply does not appeal to me I will until then the films and their
> content will suffice. It took me 3 months to read the feckin Hobbit
> it was soooo boring. here's another dwarf...and another...and
> another...and another...every otherp paragraph is dedicated to
> telling us what each character is doing because there is so many and
> each time they feel the need to say their full names as if they are
> first being introduced for the first time. SO BORING! I was soo
> hoping they would kill off most of the dwarves just so they could
> focus on the main characters Bilbo, Gandalf and whoever was the lead
> dwarf I forget. The only drive factor for me was hoping that there
> would be a spectacular fight description with the Dragon which never
> happened. Some random guy in a town kills him. The battle they did
> take part in however wasn't even that good and still quite a let
> down. In conclusion I've sworn of Tolkiens work after that and that's
> why I haven't read the literature or plan to.
In conclusion, you weren't even reading the book, you were expecting it to be fit your own restricted, lame view and when it didn't, you got in a huff and decided to ignore any chance of understanding even such a simple text, let alone the rest of Tolkiens incredible works.
> Emm right. Well when I can be bothered reading an archiac novel which
> simply does not appeal to me I will until then the films and their
> content will suffice. It took me 3 months to read the feckin Hobbit
> it was soooo boring. here's another dwarf...and another...and
> another...and another...every otherp paragraph is dedicated to
> telling us what each character is doing because there is so many and
> each time they feel the need to say their full names as if they are
> first being introduced for the first time. SO BORING! I was soo
> hoping they would kill off most of the dwarves just so they could
> focus on the main characters Bilbo, Gandalf and whoever was the lead
> dwarf I forget. The only drive factor for me was hoping that there
> would be a spectacular fight description with the Dragon which never
> happened. Some random guy in a town kills him. The battle they did
> take part in however wasn't even that good and still quite a let
> down. In conclusion I've sworn of Tolkiens work after that and that's
> why I haven't read the literature or plan to.
In conclusion, you weren't even reading the book, you were expecting it to be fit your own restricted, lame view and when it didn't, you got in a huff and decided to ignore any chance of understanding even such a simple text, let alone the rest of Tolkiens incredible works.
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