Lord of the Rings

Meh, I didn't pay attention to those.
The scenery was enough to entrance me, thanky.
I thought they captured the battle scenes pretty fine, if you ask me.
The SFX and overall FX were pretty amazing as well.

I still stick to my critique on the story.... x(
 
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thats my opinion :)
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An opinion is something a little more than a mindless comment. Less of this.




Personal opinion, I love the films and books. The detail given to any aspect of each setting made for both wonderful reading, AND viewing. The films didn't disappoint me in any visual manner. However:

  • The books contained too much in regards to how a place 'felt' to each character.
  • The books did not allow the reader to create a mental image of a character.
  • The films didn't contain Bombadil (although I feel it was for the best).
  • The films didn't contain Saruman's TRUE demise (also pertaining to the ruling of The Shire in Return of the King).

Nevertheless, I love both film and book for its authenticity. The films didn't extend its hand to presenting over the top visuals, and the books weren't dull in any part of the multiple chapters (except for in The Two Towers, when Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are crossing Rohan...). The only thing which got on my nerves was the lack of Saruman in Return of the King. He helped end the story nicely. D'=
 
Lord of the Rings has to be one of the best Book-Movie adaptations of recent times. That can't really be argued.
 
Certainly better than the Harry Potter movies.
Too much hype in my opinion on those.

Even though I love the HP movies, it's my opinion on them, and I don't think all that screentime does justice to the storyline.
Sorry, I'm not letting HP hi-jack this thread....lol.
In fact, you should make a new one.
 
The actors did a wonderful job, and I can't stress that enough. Without good actors, you have nothing.
 
........XD

Yeah that was rather funny.

Aragorn and Gandalf and Legolas and Frodo and Sam and Boramir and Faramir and Gimli were the best I thought. ;D
 
Gollum, while seemingly simple on the surface was actually a very deep character, which I like it when they do that. They did that with most characters I felt.
 
Am i the only one that finds these films stretched for to much time and cramped with dull moments,i admit there are some amazing battle scenes but there are so many dull moments with really boring dialouge.though this appears less on the 3rd film which i preffer out of the 3. im not one of them people whos like ACTION ACTION ACTION!!!! buttheres something about the slow parts on these filsm which just seem to drag on,im just not a fan of the director, i felt the same way with King Kong
 
Hmm, well, I bought the full editions of the movies, which made The Returh of the King over 4 hours long. I didn't find it too long at all, maybe it's because I loved the movies, who knows.
 
I actually thought Sam brought a lot to Lord of the Rings. Where would Frodo be without his Sam? Haha.
 
I loved the extended version of the LotR movies, simply because it delved into deeper detail about certain characters and scenes which the originals obviously didn't. For example, did you know Aragorn was 87 in Return of the King?
 
I found it very cool myself, I mean it raises more mystery about the character. Anytime a director can reveal much of a character and still leave a lot unknown and let that unknown be wanted, is amazing.

If that made sense....XD
 
Wait!
Who said, 'Damn you Peter Jackson' in this thread then, eh? =P

But yeah, dido, I agree.
And yes, Sam was pivotal. He's a good friend and a great character.
I like his sense of spirit.
 
Sam was vastly important, if nothing else than to be a motivator for Frodo. Frodo would have failed early on in his journey if not for sam. It's like what sam said:

Frodo: "I can't do this, Sam."
Sam: "I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. 'Cause sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How can the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end it's only a passing thing. A shadow even darkness must pass. A new day will come and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something even if you were to small to understand why. But I think Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folks in those stories had lots of chances in turning back only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding onto to something."
Frodo: "What are we holding onto, Sam?"
Sam: "That there's some good left in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."
 
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