as then whenever a certain subset of Star Wars fans gets uppity about which trilogy was better,
It's not even remotely a question anymore. It's like insisting on the cinematic merits of Biodome. looks towards the mighty perversities of Ple...
I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
DavidS - Dec 28, 2003 1:21:19 pm PST #898 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sean K - Dec 28, 2003 1:24:52 pm PST #899 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
as then whenever a certain subset of Star Wars fans gets uppity about which trilogy was better,
It's not even remotely a question anymore.
Oh sure... If you're sane. But that's a mighty big if there, in this particular hypothetical.
Astarte - Dec 28, 2003 1:44:33 pm PST #900 of 3902
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
So, I finally saw the movie this weekend.
My bleeding, still beating heart must have been annoying for the theatre staff to clean up at 1 a.m. after the movie let up.
Some nitpicks, but all in all a magnificent ride.
Gonna go catch up in this thread, then I may have more.
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2003 1:59:42 pm PST #901 of 3902
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I think that every year there should be a theatrical release before xmas of the extended editions of the trilogy.
RoTK extended edition may exceed five hours.
DavidS - Dec 28, 2003 2:01:44 pm PST #902 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
RoTK extended edition may exceed five hours.
That sounds about right since it felt like there were two hours missing from RotK.
Anne W. - Dec 28, 2003 2:05:52 pm PST #903 of 3902
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I finally saw the film today, and I loved it. I only had two big nitpicks, and both have to do with times when Inappropriate Laughter was induced.
Instance #1: "So passes Denethor, son of Icthilien." Well yes, and at a pretty good clip at that. It didn't help that my friend whispered to me at that moment "Wish on a falling Steward."
Instance #2: The big double-take by the Eye of Sauron when the Ring fell into the fires of Mount Doom. All it needed was the aaahhhhOOOOOgah! sound effect from a Tex Avery cartoon to make the moment complete.
Other than those two moments, the film had me absolutely rapt from beginning to end. The cheer points and cry points were pretty much as people have described upthread, but there were three--no, four--bits that had me particularly verklempt. Actually, let's make that five.
* After Frodo tells Sam to go home, and Sam breaks down and weeps.
* In a similar vein, the horror and grief on Sam's face when Frodo finally succumbs to the Ring's temptation in Mount Doom.
* After the return to the Shire, the quiet moment when the four hobbits are sitting around the table at the Green Dragon, drinking in the sheer dailyness and innocent cheerfulness of the Shire, rejoicing in what they have saved while at the same time knowing that they themselves can never enjoy that basic "Shireness" in quite the same way as before. It was that moment more than any other that brought home the idea that Tolkein himself had fought in and suffered through WWI.
* Bilbo, upon walking to the ship, saying he feels up for one more adventure. I don't know why that made me so happy-sad, but it did.
* Seeing Frodo on the ship, looking happy and at peace for the first time since the beginning of the first movie.
amych - Dec 28, 2003 4:53:48 pm PST #904 of 3902
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I just got spam from Gollum. I always knew there was something creepy about that guy.
JoeCrow - Dec 28, 2003 6:25:45 pm PST #905 of 3902
"what's left when you take biology and sociology out of the picture?" "An autistic hermaphodite." -Allyson
Hey, according to that SciFi Weekly interview, Billy actually wrote that rilly depressing song he sang to Denethor the Dick. Trés kneato. I'd no idea the wee lad was so talented.
§ ita § - Dec 28, 2003 6:28:03 pm PST #906 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He wrote the lyrics? I'd heard he did the tune.
Jessica - Dec 28, 2003 6:33:50 pm PST #907 of 3902
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'm pretty sure Fran wrote the poem, and Billy set it to music.
ita, you did get a chance to see this month's GQ cover, didn't you?
