Lord of the Rings

[valkyrie]

You are correct on all accounts...except I believe she is Evenstar not Eventide. I am going to verify that as soon as I submit this and will edit if I am wrong.

EDIT. It is Arwen Evenstar
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/a/arwen.html

Thanks for the correction Chris. I knew it had something to do with dusk.

[hackajar]

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For those of you that havent read the book, frodo does NOT throw the ring into the fire, someone else does.

[ck3k]

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For those of you that havent read the book, frodo does NOT throw the ring into the fire, someone else does.

Yes, yes my precious...

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/gollum.php

[sparkles]

to anyone who has not yet seen LOTR: Return of the king, WOW. be prepared to be left in awe. One word of advice: Drain the lizard before the movie... its long. and the last 10-15 minutes are the longest of all.

[bascule]

...and the last 10-15 minutes are the longest of all.

Amen to that. I was disappointed they sacrificed what could've been a wonderful dramatic ending with the ship sailing into the sunset for the ending in the book, which I can only assume was to punish those of us who realize that different media require a different storytelling style, and it would be okay to omit the ending from the book to end the series of movies with a dramatic and memorable scene.

While the remaining 98% of the movie gets some enthusiastic thumbs up from me, I really did hate the ending. As I sat in the top row of an packed and increasingly more sultry theater, with someone in the row in front of us coughing up a storm, and the tension of my bladder nearing the breaking point, the last thing I wanted to hear at the end of the movie was "Here's a little more about SAM..."

[M3ph]

Amen to that. I was disappointed they sacrificed what could've been a wonderful dramatic ending with the ship sailing into the sunset for the ending in the book, which I can only assume was to punish those of us who realize that different media require a different storytelling style, and it would be okay to omit the ending from the book to end the series of movies with a dramatic and memorable scene.

While the remaining 98% of the movie gets some enthusiastic thumbs up from me, I really did hate the ending. As I sat in the top row of an packed and increasingly more sultry theater, with someone in the row in front of us coughing up a storm, and the tension of my bladder nearing the breaking point, the last thing I wanted to hear at the end of the movie was "Here's a little more about SAM..."

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Very true. I thought the ending was horribly drawn out, and wanted to scream "Get on the bloody boat already!" I was very disapointed that the scouring of the Shire was cut from the film, but I hear it will be in the extended edition. I was also a bit angry that the role of Saruman had been written out completely. The least they could have shown him doing is trying to regain control of Isengard. I felt that the battle of Minas Tirith was a bit of a let down, as was the one at the Black Gates. They were rushed to fit in the time alotment. I had expected the battle at Minas Tirith to be larger than Helms Deep, and it was, except it wasnt as profound and exciting. There was no real emotion to it I thought. Yes, they were fighting for Gondor, but unlike Helms Deep, I didnt think they had to worry much about their survival. But thats just me. Even though they took "artistic liberties" with the film, it was still well good.

[ch0l0man]

loved it, it was fucken amazing!

[Chris]

I thought it was outstanding. Other than staying true to the book...I couldn't have asked for more, and this one did a better job of that than the first two.

I tried to watch these as movies rather than as an adaptation of the book and I feel that on it's own it stands up well.

Very pleased with the film (and honestly, with all three) overall. Looking forward to buying the theatrical and special edition DVDs now!.

[sparkles]

wish they could push it.. so that if you saw it in theaters, you could buy the extended version DVD right there!! haha. that would be soo awesome.. not gonna happen.. but we can dream. I heard that they will not be waiting as long to release this on as they did the last. Heres to hoping.

[ck3k]

I remember reading the books about 5 years ago, and then hearing that these movies might become reality it is kinda funny now to watch the first ever teaser for the seris, so much has changed....also for those of you (kidlinux) that havn't read said book, I think ya should, cause the books are not based on the movie, and if one more person says that to me, I will be frustrated....

[sparkles]

I havent read the books either.. I didnt want to until after the first movie. But then I didnt want to ruin the ending for myself so i decided to wait until I had seen all of them....... in the extended versions. heh. I know its a different way to think of things.. but ruining the ending would have sooo sucked! haha. :)

[highwizard]

I havent read the books either.. I didnt want to until after the first movie. But then I didnt want to ruin the ending for myself so i decided to wait until I had seen all of them....... in the extended versions. heh. I know its a different way to think of things.. but ruining the ending would have sooo sucked! haha. :)

You Definitely missed out then. I think you would have learned a lot from reading the book. And when you do decide to read the novel, I recommend reading the six books (broken into three volumes) as one single entity. Don't think of Fellowship or the Rings, The Two Towers and Return of the Kings seperately, but think of it as Lord of the Rings (together).

The Movies do compliment the Novel. But, as Chris said, you have to take them as movies. They do stand on their own very well. If I was look at the movies try to be the novel, then i would have some issues, however they aren't. They are based on the novel, but they are not trying to be the novel. And this is where you get a few bad reviews from people comparing it piece by piece to the book. It was 3 1/2 hours long.. I don't think you would keep the majority of people in there much longer.

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I thought the opening was very well done with the Smeagol/Deagol scene.

The Ending was a bit drawn out, and I would have loved to see some of the cut scenes.

Gandalf: Well.. There is a bad ass mother (shut your mouth).

I'll stop here instead of rambling on. But I'll leave with a quote I saw somewhere on the net.

"The one problem with books is they are a journey you take alone...you can talk about it with others who have been on that journey, but the essential experience is a solitary one...

Ahh, but movies are a shared journey...you can watch them with others, and feel all the same things at all the same times...and that is wonderful..

Watching these movies with friends, family and even a bunch of yahoos down at the cineplex, reminds me of how people used to share stories, all grouped together around a fire... "

[mindstorm]

Awsome movie, everything i thought it would be but as a lot of others, i was disapointed a little by no voyage into the sunset.

[sparkles]

*sniffs*

that quote was so touching. :)

gotta go buy the books.. hrrmmm.. christmas presents.. heh

[mage2]

All the movies were beautiful with out question. Watch the extended versions. They help follow the book some by putting in the cut scenes that make the story all the better (the elven cloaks!) I have heard rumors that they are planning to make a remake of the hobbit.. that will be great. Well the extended version is said to add about a hour or more to the move so the total time to watch all movies in extended versions is somewhere 12 hours. teaser.. for those who saw it opening night. did anyone see the different endings after the credits?.

ok enought about my rambling.