LOTR - Page 3

crossfire · 07-18-2004, 11:35 AM

All three movies were really cool, but I definiitely agree that they were too long

Happy Monkey · 07-18-2004, 01:32 PM

Not me. I'm waiting for the extended version of ROTK.

crossfire · 07-18-2004, 01:47 PM

how long is that going to be?

Troubleshooter · 07-19-2004, 08:11 AM

5 hours long.

He said the theatrical release was a 3 and a half hour trailer for the extended release DVD.

crossfire · 07-19-2004, 09:08 AM

Now THAT is interesting

perth · 07-19-2004, 09:51 AM

Okay, so which film was the best one? I personally liked the 3rd the best, and that was always my favourite book. I'm really hoping they fix the disjointed pseudo-endings in the extended edition, and I suppose it's too much to hope to see the scouring, but all in all, I felt RotK captured Middle Earth in a way that the first 2 didn't. I didn't much like TT, it felt kind of sluggish. FotR was amazing when I first saw it, but the polish on RotK just kind of took the luster out of it.

crossfire · 07-19-2004, 10:54 AM

I personally like HP better. And while were on series, the other two Matrices sucked

Happy Monkey · 07-19-2004, 01:54 PM

My order of favorites is 3-1-2 (oddly, the reverse of my Star Wars order). I'd say that the most annoying departures from Tolkien were in The Two Towers: Treebeard being tricked into fighting, Gimli being a walking joke, and Faramir dragging Frodo, Sam, and Gollum into that ridiculous encounter with the Nazgul.

crossfire · 07-19-2004, 02:21 PM

yeah, i liked the 3rd one the best

perth · 07-19-2004, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Gimli being a walking joke

A-fucking-men. Gimli was always my favourite character, and while I enjoyed the banter he and Legolas had throughout the film, I was fucking pissed that he was chosen as the comic relief character, especially in TT. I mean, isn't that what Merry and Pippin were meant to be, at least through until near the end. Gimli was a whirling ball of bladed death, I could care less if he was a "natural sprinter".

Bullitt · 07-19-2004, 11:45 PM

Yeah the movies def. were somethin else.. but would have been heavenly if they had done it right and made 4 so that they could tell the full tale that is encompassed within the books. But aside from the first Harry Potter (not a fan but i respect it), these were definitley the best book to film adaptations i have seen in a while.

crossfire · 07-20-2004, 12:49 PM

FYI, Peter Jackson is making a remake of King Kong and then going back to making The Hobbit , that's what I heard.

07-18-2004, 01:32 PM	#32
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Not me. I'm waiting for the extended version of ROTK. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-19-2004, 08:11 AM	#34
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	5 hours long. He said the theatrical release was a 3 and a half hour trailer for the extended release DVD. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-19-2004, 01:54 PM	#38
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	My order of favorites is 3-1-2 (oddly, the reverse of my Star Wars order). I'd say that the most annoying departures from Tolkien were in The Two Towers: Treebeard being tricked into fighting, Gimli being a walking joke, and Faramir dragging Frodo, Sam, and Gollum into that ridiculous encounter with the Nazgul. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-19-2004, 11:45 PM	#41
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Yeah the movies def. were somethin else.. but would have been heavenly if they had done it right and made 4 so that they could tell the full tale that is encompassed within the books. But aside from the first Harry Potter (not a fan but i respect it), these were definitley the best book to film adaptations i have seen in a while. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-18-2004, 11:35 AM	#31
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	All three movies were really cool, but I definiitely agree that they were too long

07-18-2004, 01:47 PM	#33
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	how long is that going to be?

07-19-2004, 09:08 AM	#35
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	Now THAT is interesting

07-19-2004, 09:51 AM	#36
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Okay, so which film was the best one? I personally liked the 3rd the best, and that was always my favourite book. I'm really hoping they fix the disjointed pseudo-endings in the extended edition, and I suppose it's too much to hope to see the scouring, but all in all, I felt RotK captured Middle Earth in a way that the first 2 didn't. I didn't much like TT, it felt kind of sluggish. FotR was amazing when I first saw it, but the polish on RotK just kind of took the luster out of it.

07-19-2004, 10:54 AM	#37
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	I personally like HP better. And while were on series, the other two Matrices sucked

07-19-2004, 02:21 PM	#39
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	yeah, i liked the 3rd one the best

07-20-2004, 12:49 PM	#42
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	FYI, Peter Jackson is making a remake of King Kong and then going back to making The Hobbit , that's what I heard.

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