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Lord of the Rings:
I caught a tuesday midnight show.
I'm not much of a Tolkien fan, but love Jackson.
I had some issues with the overuse of the soundtrack and some other minor things, but overall we liked it a lot. My girlfriend hasn't read any Tolkien or seen the animated movies. Though she generally dislikes the entire fantasy genre, she really liked this one -enough that she's considering reading the books now. She was very impressed with the whole "dirty fingernails" realism of it all.
From what I remember of the books, it seems pretty damn faithful. The movie is a huge rebellion against the entire concept of the matte painting. There's absolutely no question about the 3-dimensionality(real or artificial) of the sets.
I caught a tuesday midnight show.
I'm not much of a Tolkien fan, but love Jackson.
I had some issues with the overuse of the soundtrack and some other minor things, but overall we liked it a lot. My girlfriend hasn't read any Tolkien or seen the animated movies. Though she generally dislikes the entire fantasy genre, she really liked this one -enough that she's considering reading the books now. She was very impressed with the whole "dirty fingernails" realism of it all.
From what I remember of the books, it seems pretty damn faithful. The movie is a huge rebellion against the entire concept of the matte painting. There's absolutely no question about the 3-dimensionality(real or artificial) of the sets.
Ah yes, that's a very nice change. The characters are THERE, in the thick of it, not in a sound stage with a backdrop.
Fantastic movie. Gaves me lots of great dreams. Beautiful, vast, with special effects that didnt at all look unnatural.
I'm a fan of Tolkien but not Peter Jackson, but I'm happy with what he did with this movie and cant wait for the next two!
Fantastic movie. Gaves me lots of great dreams. Beautiful, vast, with special effects that didnt at all look unnatural.
I'm a fan of Tolkien but not Peter Jackson, but I'm happy with what he did with this movie and cant wait for the next two!
Finally saw Lord of The Rings. (At the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt--look THAT up). Loved it. This is one to go out and see ona big screen. No point in waiting for the video no matter how big your tv. They could have cut back on the battle scenes but that's a quibble. And Thank God they left out the endless poems and songs entirely/
The cartoon versions took care of that, if that's what you're into. 
Man, I've seen some sucky movies lately. In The Bedroom, Gosford Park. I cant wait to get my hands on a real man's movie, like The One, or Brotherhood of the Wolf.
Man, I've seen some sucky movies lately. In The Bedroom, Gosford Park. I cant wait to get my hands on a real man's movie, like The One, or Brotherhood of the Wolf.
We've given up lately. We've been renting stuff like Raising Arizona and The Hudsucker Proxy. Things we're sure won't be a dissapointment.
I'm trying to get my girlfriend to go see the Lord of the Rings with me, but now she doesn't want to because it's too popular... like what happened with The Titanic. What should I tell her?
I'm trying to get my girlfriend to go see the Lord of the Rings with me, but now she doesn't want to because it's too popular... like what happened with The Titanic. What should I tell her?
Tell her it's about as not like Titanic as possible. It has integrity, heart, and, thankfully, a total absence of Leonardo.
Perhaps your girlfriend would understand the difference between popular and trendy? There really aren't a lot of good movies -- be a shame to miss this one. And if ever there was an institution to support with throng-like behavior, it's Tolkien...
Perhaps your girlfriend would understand the difference between popular and trendy? There really aren't a lot of good movies -- be a shame to miss this one. And if ever there was an institution to support with throng-like behavior, it's Tolkien...
Indeed. Your girlfriend's popular-complex should get some attention before she starts abstaining from other popular things such as petting dogs, wearing clothes, eating breakfast, believing scientific facts, and listening to music.
Thanx guys, your suggestions worked... We went to see it the this week end.
It's not just anything popular that turns us off, it's when it becomes a money making gimmic for the masses... Like Nike, McDonalds, sequals, the beaches of Florida in January, cell phones, AOL, Microsoft products with supposed upgrades, cable TV, movie theatres with pool halls and coffee shops, black and white screens that are suddenly available in color (like on gameboys and cell phones)... the list just keeps going...
I'm no better than the average consumer... I'm sitting here typing away on my iBook (need I say more).
I guess it all comes down to taste. If you do something becasue you love it, fine. But when you just do something to be "in", you end up feeling used.
Lord of the Rings was a big dissapointement. I guess if I'd read the book, I would have been dying to see how everything I imagined would have been recreated on big screen... but since I wasn't really familiar with the story, it seemed a little linear... It seemed like characters would just pop in and out of the story line without giving the audience much warning and I didn't really find too much depth or intrigue in the story. The special effects were truly amazing, but then again, I caught at least 3 camera changes that were all cock-eyed. Of course, the ending made no sense until I figured out that it was the first of a series of 3 films (which is far more lucrative). But then again, I've never played dungeons and dragons, I was never into any role playing adventure games and I've never had the slightest interest in Lord of the Rings (I guess I was just trying to be "in"). And you know what they say about having high expectations. I'm sure the book had far more personality than the movie, which unfortunately came off as yet another big hollywood production, if you know what I mean.
On another note, I had never wanted to rent The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio, but recently, when I was finally convinced to rent it, I was quite surprised. I was expecting a sappy love story, but it ended up being quite an original scenario with lots of thought provoking sides to it. You know what they say about having no expectations whatsoever!
It's not just anything popular that turns us off, it's when it becomes a money making gimmic for the masses... Like Nike, McDonalds, sequals, the beaches of Florida in January, cell phones, AOL, Microsoft products with supposed upgrades, cable TV, movie theatres with pool halls and coffee shops, black and white screens that are suddenly available in color (like on gameboys and cell phones)... the list just keeps going...
I'm no better than the average consumer... I'm sitting here typing away on my iBook (need I say more).
I guess it all comes down to taste. If you do something becasue you love it, fine. But when you just do something to be "in", you end up feeling used.
Lord of the Rings was a big dissapointement. I guess if I'd read the book, I would have been dying to see how everything I imagined would have been recreated on big screen... but since I wasn't really familiar with the story, it seemed a little linear... It seemed like characters would just pop in and out of the story line without giving the audience much warning and I didn't really find too much depth or intrigue in the story. The special effects were truly amazing, but then again, I caught at least 3 camera changes that were all cock-eyed. Of course, the ending made no sense until I figured out that it was the first of a series of 3 films (which is far more lucrative). But then again, I've never played dungeons and dragons, I was never into any role playing adventure games and I've never had the slightest interest in Lord of the Rings (I guess I was just trying to be "in"). And you know what they say about having high expectations. I'm sure the book had far more personality than the movie, which unfortunately came off as yet another big hollywood production, if you know what I mean.
On another note, I had never wanted to rent The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio, but recently, when I was finally convinced to rent it, I was quite surprised. I was expecting a sappy love story, but it ended up being quite an original scenario with lots of thought provoking sides to it. You know what they say about having no expectations whatsoever!
Oh god what?
I wasn't comparing the two movies to each other... just my expectations and reactions to them. It would be like comparing Thelma and Louise to The Matrix (which were both ok mainstream movies - like the two discussed in my above post, imho).
C'mon Crab, you can't say Lord of the Rings is comparable in overall production quality to something like 2001 Space Odissy or even, to be a little more category specific, Time Bandits. For someone who hasn't devoured the book (I know, our numbers are dropping at a rapid pace), it's way less fun than something like Willow was - and that was over a decade ago! Maybe if I'd gotten a briefing before the film or someone told me I should be taking notes while watching the movie so I could keep track of all the character appearances/disappearances. Funny thing is, the ghost and goblin world described in the book, had a lot of influence in movies like Willow and Time Bandits. Yet, 3 hours of the same expression on Elijah Wood's face (in slow motion) destroyed the experience for me (and I liked Elijah Wood up until this). The special effects were ok (I think my expectations were too high though) and the music was quite nice, but I guess it didn't compensate. They could have filtered out at least an hour of sappiness. I really tried, but I just couldn't get into it.
I wasn't comparing the two movies to each other... just my expectations and reactions to them. It would be like comparing Thelma and Louise to The Matrix (which were both ok mainstream movies - like the two discussed in my above post, imho).
C'mon Crab, you can't say Lord of the Rings is comparable in overall production quality to something like 2001 Space Odissy or even, to be a little more category specific, Time Bandits. For someone who hasn't devoured the book (I know, our numbers are dropping at a rapid pace), it's way less fun than something like Willow was - and that was over a decade ago! Maybe if I'd gotten a briefing before the film or someone told me I should be taking notes while watching the movie so I could keep track of all the character appearances/disappearances. Funny thing is, the ghost and goblin world described in the book, had a lot of influence in movies like Willow and Time Bandits. Yet, 3 hours of the same expression on Elijah Wood's face (in slow motion) destroyed the experience for me (and I liked Elijah Wood up until this). The special effects were ok (I think my expectations were too high though) and the music was quite nice, but I guess it didn't compensate. They could have filtered out at least an hour of sappiness. I really tried, but I just couldn't get into it.
I think I was more reacting to the idea that Tolkien's lifework was just a mass-consumption hype machine. Also to the idea that there are three films instead of one because of marketing concerns (the opposite is true, actually). The ways in which this *differs* from a Hollywood production far outweigh those in which it's similar.
Maybe you'll feel differently about the movies when all three are out -- meanwhile though, you're truly missing something if you don't read the Tolkien books (which have nothing whatever to do with role-playing). But if you don't like literature, then you shouldn't bother -- it's not light reading.
Maybe you'll feel differently about the movies when all three are out -- meanwhile though, you're truly missing something if you don't read the Tolkien books (which have nothing whatever to do with role-playing). But if you don't like literature, then you shouldn't bother -- it's not light reading.
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