Ideally, I'd like to watch FotR, TTT before seeing RotK, again.
Having sat through all eleven hours of Trilogy Tuesday, I think this is the perfect way to view ROTK. It definitely builds on the establishment of characters and setting in FOTR and TTT. Actually, when I saw TTT for the first time, I hadn't watched FOTR in months (due to being on semester abroad in South Africa), and I thought that it (TTT) suffered from the same problem: it really depends on FOTR for emotional investment. I recall being a little disappointed in it, initially. So I think FOTR is the best as a stand-alone movie, but really, it's hard for me to separate them in my mind now, because I think of it as one super-long movie.
I was thinking about FOTR at work today. I kept picturing Sam and Frodo walking across fields and mountains, and the gorgeous scenery shots, and Sam saying "Did you hear that? We're going to see the elves!" That sequence is pure magic.
RotK is paced entirely wrong for a movie, but well as the end of the story.
Yeah, that makes perfect sense to me. I also didn't notice pacing issues much when I saw it as part of Trilogy Tuesday, but I sure did when I saw it again last night.
Steph - loved hearing your take, as a non-reader: I'm so deep in the book-love I can't come at it from that perspective. Love your little Sunnydale parallels, too. Will have to ponder on that.
I'm with BHP et al on Denethor. It struck me as an image PJ just couldn't resist capturing; the Nazgul coming at Frodo on the bridge in Osgiliath in TTT strikes me the same way.
Viewing the 2nd will be Tuesday, I think.
Steph, I really don't think your responses are very far from many others here. Greater and lesser tolerances for certain things, sure, and a keen awareness that there are pacing problems.
Steph, I really don't think your responses are very far from many others here.
t relieved that the beating won't last very long....
I didn't have any pacing problems (but then I never viewed it as anything but the last third of one very long movie, which might explain that).
Yep, Steph, I'm pretty much good with your points. Not actually going to shun or beat you (unless it's in the fun way...). You weren't so terribly blasphemous after all. Love your Sunnydale parallels, too.
*smooch*
Denethor's a right fuck, ain't he?
He's not as much of a fuck (and there's backstory) as Legolas is pretty, though.
And that shot you were speaking of? Is it
when he walks into Frodo's bedroom in Gondor
??
Cause. Yeah. Heheheheheh.
