Happy to do my part to make sure LotR-based products account for at least 25% of the GDP this year.
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
tina f. - Dec 22, 2003 11:44:15 am PST #666 of 3902
Sean K - Dec 22, 2003 11:44:43 am PST #667 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
DAMMIT!!! I MISSED THE NUMBER OF EEEEEEEEEVIL!!!!
t shakes fist Kathy-ward
Kathy A - Dec 22, 2003 11:45:33 am PST #668 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hehehe t gives Sean a Gollum-like smile of triumph
DavidS - Dec 22, 2003 3:55:39 pm PST #669 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Saw it again with Emmett today (liked it better on second viewing since the disappointments were known and there was plenty of other detail to focus on for a second viewing).
Two notable Emmett comments:
on seeing Shelob stab Frodo
Emmett: "But he's wearing Lithril!"
Then I snuck a glance at him during the end to see if he was bored during the series of endings. To the contrary...
after the movie
Me: So what was your favorite part?
Emmett:
[thinks about it]
The ending.
Me: Did you get emotional?
Emmett: My eyes watered a little bit.
Volans - Dec 22, 2003 4:02:45 pm PST #670 of 3902
move out and draw fire
Hearting Emmett a lot.
All three movies have been that way for me - first shock at the disappointments, then growing appreciation for the details.
Sean K - Dec 22, 2003 4:07:17 pm PST #671 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Hearting Emmett a lot.
You should try hanging with Emmett in person. It's even better.
All three movies have been that way for me - first shock at the disappointments, then growing appreciation for the details.
Actually, I didn't feel that way at all for FotR, a little for TTT, and the most of the three of them for RotK.
Kate P. - Dec 22, 2003 4:11:23 pm PST #672 of 3902
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I was most disappointed in TTT intially. FOTR just floored me, and ROTK broke me into little pieces, whereas in TTT I found the changes (Faramir!!!) really distracting first time around.
Volans - Dec 22, 2003 4:13:24 pm PST #673 of 3902
move out and draw fire
As if I needed another impetus to move back to CA.
I actually gave FOTR a "B" when I first saw it. Breathtaking that they made it real, but I'm a little obsessive-compulsive about adhering to the books, and was more so then.
Now I'm a little OCD about the movies themselves...
Steph L. - Dec 22, 2003 4:13:30 pm PST #674 of 3902
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
That's the one benefit of being a freakish non-Tolkein reader -- I had no expectations going in. And let me tell you, as attached as I get to books, I can hardly bear to see movie versions of books. Ever.
t edit Heh. Funny x-post with Raquel about translating a book to the big screen.
It is, in fact, NOT a compliment when I read a book and say "Wow, that'll be easy to make into a movie." John Grisham, I am talking to you.
Sean K - Dec 22, 2003 4:14:06 pm PST #675 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Heh, and I'm one of those freaky people who felt that PJ's interpretation of Faramir is supported by the text.