Movie reviews - Page 3

OnyxCougar · 01-12-2005, 12:13 PM

no way! they added the whole saruman death scene in the extended cut. I thought it was fine.

lumberjim · 01-12-2005, 12:22 PM

Jinx and I just watched I Robot. I dug it. Robots are cool. u huh huh.

Beestie · 01-12-2005, 12:46 PM

We watched Wicker Park last night. I highly recommend it.

Troubleshooter · 01-12-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

no way! they added the whole saruman death scene in the extended cut. I thought it was fine.

But it was a piddly death scene and it left out the scouring of the shire.

Elspode · 01-12-2005, 01:57 PM

The scouring of the Shire wasn't filmed at all, according to everything I've heard.

I also liked "I Robot", and I thought they did a pretty good job of not totally screwing up Asimov's original concepts in rendering the Robot short stories into an original film. Asimov is pretty much my favorite author of all time, so if I'm not peeved, no one should be.

Troubleshooter · 01-12-2005, 02:15 PM

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The scouring of the Shire wasn't filmed at all, according to everything I've heard.

You have to wonder about the truth of it when you recall Frodo's look into Galadriel's tub shows the scouring going on.

Elspode · 01-12-2005, 02:16 PM

Good point...

Happy Monkey · 01-12-2005, 02:33 PM

That was all that was filmed. They didn't film any of the "Scouring" storyline. From day one, long before most of ROTK was filmed, they said that the Galadriel's mirror scene was Peter Jackson's homage to the "scouring" chapter, since he marked that chapter for deletion early on.

He did the same thing with Tom Bombadil, grabbing a few scenes and lines from the Bombadil chapter and putting it in the Ent section.

Troubleshooter · 01-12-2005, 02:42 PM

The added material still sucked.

And he only made the Gimli as comic relief crap worse.

Happy Monkey · 01-12-2005, 03:31 PM

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Gimli as comic relief crap

That's my main beef with the movies. Not only did he make Gimli a joke, but it's based on present day references (ie dwarf tossing).

New scenes I liked:
Eowyn's Dream
Faramir/Denethor/Boromir
Eomer finds Eowyn

I'm not sure about the "Mouth of Sauron" scene. I'm glad it was there, but the Mouth was supposed to be human.

Cyber Wolf · 01-12-2005, 03:50 PM

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But it was a piddly death scene and it left out the scouring of the shire.

Piddly or not, it answered a question I've personally had since the theater release: Whatever happened to him? In Two Towers, we saw Saruman's base get leveled, minus the tower, and saw everything he put all his time into destroyed...but we never saw what happened to him. In Return, we saw Meri and Pippin and the Treebeard, but still not sign of Saruman. Those few minutes were nothing cinematically spectacular or clever or anything. It just answered a question and I figured Saruman was an important enough character to get some kind of resolution after all he had gone through. I'd have liked it to have been in the theater release myself.

Happy Monkey · 01-12-2005, 04:18 PM

I thought it was a decent scene, given the constraint of the altered setting. It preserved the mechanism of his death, and added a parallel to Gandalf's fall. I would have liked the heroes to show a bit more doubt in response to Saruman's oratorical skills, though.

Troubleshooter · 01-12-2005, 04:23 PM

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I'm not sure about the "Mouth of Sauron" scene. I'm glad it was there, but the Mouth was supposed to be human.

I'd forgotten about that scene, yeah, too weird.

chainsaw · 01-12-2005, 04:55 PM

In the last month or so I've seen:

Closer - If you want to see 4 beautiful-ish people talking, only talking (but a lot and in graphic detail) about sex, then you'll dig it - Despite Julia Roberts' bulging vein.

Kinsey - More sex, but this time shown - with Liam Neeson (ick). Other than that, it's pretty good and sorta interesting. Laura Linney is great. If you like her, you should see P.S. with her and Topher Grace.

A Very Long Engagement - It was a VERY long engagement. Pretty to look at (as with all Jean-Pierre Jeunet's films), but this one lacked something. Too complicated? Maybe. Or just too drawn out. See Amelie if you haven't. It's wonderfully cute and fun.

The Life Aquatic - I liked it. I chuckled a few times. Bill Murray is always great. But, it's my least favorite out of Anderson's movies. See Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums instead.

Ocean's Twelve - It's... just ok. Nothing like Ocean's Eleven, which I loved. I guess I expected another fun heist movie. I didn't get it.

Ray - Probably one of my favorite movies of the year. The music is awesome. Jamie Foxx needs an Oscar for this.

Ok, I'll stop.

I have no life, so I watch movies.

wolf · 01-12-2005, 07:13 PM

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Did anyone see the village?

I haven't seen it yet, but I LOVE Night's movies. Without divulging plot details, can you tell me if it's up to normal Night fare?

Many people were disappointed by it, but I enjoyed it.

It's not as good as The Sixth Sense, but I thought it was better than Unbreakable.

The movie got a couple extra points from me, though because

1. A coworker's daughter is in the film. She plays the older of William Hurt's younger children

2. The property on which the movie was filmed is owned by a friend's sister. Because of work I missed out on an opportunity to tour the set.

01-12-2005, 12:13 PM	#31
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	no way! they added the whole saruman death scene in the extended cut. I thought it was fine. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

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01-12-2005, 01:57 PM	#35
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The scouring of the Shire wasn't filmed at all, according to everything I've heard. I also liked "I Robot", and I thought they did a pretty good job of not totally screwing up Asimov's original concepts in rendering the Robot short stories into an original film. Asimov is pretty much my favorite author of all time, so if I'm not peeved, no one should be. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-12-2005, 02:16 PM	#37
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Good point... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-12-2005, 02:33 PM	#38
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	That was all that was filmed. They didn't film any of the "Scouring" storyline. From day one, long before most of ROTK was filmed, they said that the Galadriel's mirror scene was Peter Jackson's homage to the "scouring" chapter, since he marked that chapter for deletion early on. He did the same thing with Tom Bombadil, grabbing a few scenes and lines from the Bombadil chapter and putting it in the Ent section. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-12-2005, 02:42 PM	#39
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	The added material still sucked. And he only made the Gimli as comic relief crap worse. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-12-2005, 04:18 PM	#42
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I thought it was a decent scene, given the constraint of the altered setting. It preserved the mechanism of his death, and added a parallel to Gandalf's fall. I would have liked the heroes to show a bit more doubt in response to Saruman's oratorical skills, though. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-12-2005, 04:55 PM	#44
chainsaw Wingnahningning... Er somethin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 90802 Posts: 368	In the last month or so I've seen: Closer - If you want to see 4 beautiful-ish people talking, only talking (but a lot and in graphic detail) about sex, then you'll dig it - Despite Julia Roberts' bulging vein. Kinsey - More sex, but this time shown - with Liam Neeson (ick). Other than that, it's pretty good and sorta interesting. Laura Linney is great. If you like her, you should see P.S. with her and Topher Grace. A Very Long Engagement - It was a VERY long engagement. Pretty to look at (as with all Jean-Pierre Jeunet's films), but this one lacked something. Too complicated? Maybe. Or just too drawn out. See Amelie if you haven't. It's wonderfully cute and fun. The Life Aquatic - I liked it. I chuckled a few times. Bill Murray is always great. But, it's my least favorite out of Anderson's movies. See Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums instead. Ocean's Twelve - It's... just ok. Nothing like Ocean's Eleven, which I loved. I guess I expected another fun heist movie. I didn't get it. Ray - Probably one of my favorite movies of the year. The music is awesome. Jamie Foxx needs an Oscar for this. Ok, I'll stop. I have no life, so I watch movies.

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