Mal ,'The Train Job'
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.
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.
Heh, and I'm one of those freaky people who felt that PJ's interpretation of Faramir is supported by the text.
I'm a little obsessive-compulsive about adhering to the books, and was more so then.
Hee! You one of the people who wanted to see that freak Tom Bombadil?
Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My darling!
Wow, that'll be easy to make into a movie.
And hey, Crichton! You're against the wall too, bub.
You one of the people who wanted to see that freak Tom Bombadil?
Dude, Goldberry was HOT!
Seriously, no no no. Tim Benzadrino was the first major section I'd cut. I'm also about 50% in favor of cutting the Scouring.
(Was really glad Tom Bombadil didn't make the movies, as he wasn't even needed in the books.)
Heh, and I'm one of those freaky people who felt that PJ's interpretation of Faramir is supported by the text.
I disagree, but love Movie!Faramir for himself anyway. I think he works far better onscreen than Tolkien's Faramir would have.
Yay! Faramir battles!
Agreeing with Jess, on both points. But the watering-down of the heroes and the watering-down of the bad guys is one of my major arguments with the movies.
I disagree, but love Movie!Faramir for himself anyway. I think he works far better onscreen than Tolkien's Faramir would have.
I'm very much in the minority (perhaps even a minority of one) on this, but I do feel that way.
Yes, in the book, Faramir does the whole "even were I to find this thing lying by the road, I would not take this thing," but Movie Faramir never does try to take the ring from Frodo, so I don't really feel that part of book canon was violated.
But again, I know I'm in a very tiny minority on this, and have no illusions, or even really desire, about trying to convince anybody else of my rightness.
But I am right...
Speaking of Faramir, Emmett doesn't really have the words which would in effect express "That is Wrong Unkind Behavior" so when he saw Denethor wishing Faramir had died, Emmett kept muttering under his breath with some vehemence "What an idiot!"