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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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Cubist wrote:
> No, no they're not.
Ah, I see Cubist is being a mong again.
Saw this today.
Superlatives are all that are needed.
The bit where the Riders of Rohan reached the hill crest and prepared for the assault had me shivering. Yus.
And the final bits where they reached Mount Doom were suitably stretched to suggest the unbeliveable magnitude of the whole event.
Brilliant.
> No, no they're not.
Ah, I see Cubist is being a mong again.
Saw this today.
Superlatives are all that are needed.
The bit where the Riders of Rohan reached the hill crest and prepared for the assault had me shivering. Yus.
And the final bits where they reached Mount Doom were suitably stretched to suggest the unbeliveable magnitude of the whole event.
Brilliant.
I found this film very entertaining in parts but was let down as i was expecting more battle sences and less talk.
At the start of the movie the talking went on for about 30 mins before you saw any action. Also I didn't see the point in putting in the story of how Gollem got the ring. They should of put this in the first film not the last once it just didn't make sense.
Another downfall to this movie was that it went on and on at the end. It just wouldn't stop. The bad thing is there was like no action for 45mins at the end - it was just talking and i wanted the film to finish because I needed the loo from the jumbo drink i had. Oh a tip don't get a large drink trust me.
The fighting sences had to be the best out of the three. Comedy was also involved during fighting sences which was a good idea as it made people laugh even the people who didn't like the action was enjoying because of the comedy.
Overall a good film if you don't need the toilet. I do reccommend this to everyone who has seen the Lord Of The Rings film or even if you just like action or movies with alot of talking in them. Just make sure you have 201 minutes spare time as this is how long the film is.
At the start of the movie the talking went on for about 30 mins before you saw any action. Also I didn't see the point in putting in the story of how Gollem got the ring. They should of put this in the first film not the last once it just didn't make sense.
Another downfall to this movie was that it went on and on at the end. It just wouldn't stop. The bad thing is there was like no action for 45mins at the end - it was just talking and i wanted the film to finish because I needed the loo from the jumbo drink i had. Oh a tip don't get a large drink trust me.
The fighting sences had to be the best out of the three. Comedy was also involved during fighting sences which was a good idea as it made people laugh even the people who didn't like the action was enjoying because of the comedy.
Overall a good film if you don't need the toilet. I do reccommend this to everyone who has seen the Lord Of The Rings film or even if you just like action or movies with alot of talking in them. Just make sure you have 201 minutes spare time as this is how long the film is.
5 Hours?
*faints*
5 Hours late...
*dies*
*faints*
5 Hours late...
*dies*
Do u think that the Riders of Rohan just seem to turn up at the right time. Cause in the two towers they are just in time 2 save Helms Deep. And in the Return of the King they are just in time to slaughter most of the Ork army and help save Minus Tirith.
No, no they're not.
No-one's forcing you to watch it.
5 HOURS!!! *cries* My bum was numb half way through the cinema version :(
Nope. My only complaint is the editing was too severe, it jumped around too much. The extended version is rumoured to be over 5 hours long, so that should fix that! I can't wait...
Well my mates do say I can sometimes be argumentative for the sake of it. I really do think that some of that stuff was uneeded though or could have at least have been done taking up less time. Don't you?
Given the level of your suggested 'improvements', and the things you complain about, you didn't strike me as somebody who cared much about a good film. But if you are, then you're obviously just trying to be radical on this thread. "Look at me, I'm cool, I think dwarves and wizards are geeky!"
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