Lord Of The Rings

[Thirteen_Black_Roses]

I don't think the movies really compare to the books (and really, how could they), but for what they were they were very good. It was wonderful to see the locations in the book come to life, but I'm sure everyone had a slightly different view of the characters and locations. Return of the King...I cried. I hardly ever cry at movies, but every time Billy Boyd starts to sing I start bawling. I can't wait till the extended edition comes out, so I can see the mouth of Sauron and the voice of Saruman bits, can't believe they took Saruman out. I wish they had kept the Scouring of the Shire in, but I guess time constraints... They're good movies though. I can't wait to get the extended RotK, I've already got the extended FotR and TTT. When it comes out I'm gonna marathon them back to back to back. ^_^

[Nevermore_Raven]

:wub: Sigh....Legolas....*Hearts bubble from head, Anime-style*

[Thirteen_Black_Roses]

Yes, Orlando Bloom is very pretty and effeminate and all, but what [i]else[/i] is good about the movies? You too, Katie, tell us why you liked the movies enough to make a thread about them. Otherwise I'll have to carry on the converstation all by myself, and that's just no fun at all. ^_^

[Thirteen_Black_Roses]

Lol, you [i]do[/i] realize I was being a bit sarcastic when I talked about Orlando's looks? I have to admit though, Legolas was my favorite character before I ever saw the movies. After seeing the movies though I just love Pippin and Sam. Especially after RotK. I felt so bad for poor Sam! Poor little Hobbit. And when Billy Boyd sings...well, I already went into that.

I think Peter Jackson should do the Hobbit. He did such a good job with LotR, he should do that, too, before Ian Holm gets too old to be believable as Bilbo. Right now he could pull it off I think, cause Bilbo doesn't physically age between Hobbit and LotR cause of the ring. They should get everyone from LotR (Weta Digital, Alan Lee and John Howe, ect.) and do Hobbit. And have Orlando Bloom do a cameo in Mirkwood! That would be so cool! I always wondered where Legolas was during Hobbit. They'd have to do better than the old Rankin Bass by default, I mean, have you [i]seen[/i] the elves in the old cartoon? They looked more like goblins than the goblins did! And poor, poor Thranduil... *pets elf king* He gets all the fangirls writing him as a drunken, abusive or just plain [i]stupid[/i] father just so they can indulge themselves in some hurt/comfort with Legolas, and on top of that he's stuck looking like an overgrown grasshopper who sounds like Ahh-nold in the cartoon! No respect! Poor elf king...

[Thirteen_Black_Roses]

HE'S MAKING THE HOBBIT!!??? OMFG!!!! I think that deserves a moment of fangirling... Are you serious? Where did you hear it? Is there any information? Oooooh, this is cool. You just made my day. Week. Seriously. That's awesome. ^__________________^

Ok, fangirl moment over. I can feel bad for Sam if I want to. Really, look at his face when Frodo tells him to leave and tell me you don't feel bad for him! Frodo was so mean... Yeah, I can't stand LotR yaoi. I don't know why they think Sam's gay, unless they skipped the appendicies and missed the, what, 18 kids he has with Rosie? Oh, I forgot, the empty-headed fangirls don't [i]read[/i] the books. He really does love Frodo, but not like that! It's [i]friendship[/i] love. Like Shakespeare's use of the word. But at least they're not related, like Merry and Pippin. Poor Hobbits.

[Stratadrake]

I, for one, have never read the books. Can't say I have any plans to, either.

I absolutely loved the movies. I have to recall what my first impressions were...

First there's the trailer. The Fellowship trailer was impressive, probably in how it highlighted most of the fearful parts of the movie. But anyway, about the Fellowship movie. The beginning was lovely and quiet, and peaceful. Pretty good-natured and a bit humorous.

Then the Ring gets introduced, and things get a little scary. That hand from the dark reaching for Frodo, like in the trailer, only to find out that it's Gandalf, shots of the black riders mixed with Frodo's telling Gandalf to take the Ring. And then when Gandalf discovers Sam.

So, moving on. Things lightened up considerably when morning came, Merry & Pippen joined up, but things became tense again when the black riders drew close. The four of them hiding beneath the road from the wraith, an instantly memorable scene.

Then nightfall comes with the wraiths chasing after the hobbits, pretty scary. It didn't recover much from that when they made it to Bree. Bree being a bit dark and uneasy, then the ranger, Strider discovers them.

Now when the wraiths attacked Bree that was fairly scary as well, the four of them in the inn about to stab down on . . . empty beds? Talk about a close call! Afterwards the ranger takes them out "into the wild", the mood lightened up a bit to recover from the shock.

Until the wraiths show up. Again, pretty scary, particularly when Frodo realizes he can't hide from them. The ranger shows back up and fights like madman to ward off the wraiths, pretty impressive, but Frodo's injured and failing.

Then Arwen showed up and took Frodo for the ride, pretty exciting, up to the river at Rivendell. "If you want him, come and claim him!" The wraiths get washed away, but then it seems like Frodo's about to die... too much.

But it calmed down nicely. All throughout Rivendell, it was calm, warm, peaceful. After the council, the nine Fellowship members set out.

Things were pretty scary when they arrived in Moria -- the monster in the water was one thing I could predict coming, and it crushed the entrance to the caves. A long time of them walking, pausing, and talking, referring to Gollum.

Then they arrive in the great hall of Moria, discover the tomb, then Pippin disturbs the skeleton and it falls down through the well, taking the chains and bucket with it. WHAM! WHAM! Wham... wham... wham....

Immediately you KNOW that something bad's going to happen, given how much it echoes and you just KNOW that somebody's going to see it. And it happens, sure enough. Orcs attack, pretty tense battle, especially with that troll (which I hear is nicknamed "Gordon"). Now when Frodo got stabbed that was another shock, until it's revealed that Frodo's armor protected him.

Then they're surrounded by orcs, hundreds of them, and suddenly something in the distance ROARS and the orcs just scatter. Again, this is something you KNOW is bad, and sure enough, it is. Gandalf takes the Fellowship running through the tunnels, then there's the broken staircase. Another scary moment. how the stairs keep breaking away, leaving Aragorn and Frodo nearly stranded. Somehow they make it, and they keep running.

Then the Balrog finally appears and they rush to the bridge. Gandalf takes his stand -- "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!". Very powerful, very climactic, the bridge breaks and the Balrog goes falling straight down...

and -- no! It catches Gandalf with its whip and now Gandalf is hanging off the broken edge of the bridge. You know something's not right here, Gandalf mutters a few words and then -- lets go?

Like Frodo said, "NOOOOOO---!!!!"

Man did I cry. I didn't recover from [i]that[/i] shock until they made it to Lothlorien. Lothlorien was fittingly quiet, yet somehow unsettling. They take off from Lothlorien on boats, while Saruman's new forces are out patrolling for them.

Then Boromir tries to take the Ring from Frodo. Frodo runs away, Aragorn finds him, quiet yet unsettling. Suddenly Frodo's blade is glowing and Aragorn tells him to run, as he turns around and confronts the uruk-hai soldiers.

Frodo remains in hiding, then Merry and Pippen lure the uruks towards them and run, as Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli continued fighting. Boromir comes to save Merry and Pippin, but with the uruk-hai commander at a distance, I could see that coming, how he shoots Boromir like that. Fairly sad, one, two arrows into Boromir and he keeps fighting. Three arrows, and he's an official pincushion, especially how the uruk-hai ignore him after that, and Merry and Pippin try to fight the uruk-hai themselves. They are captured and taken away alive, while Boromir just sits there dying.

Just when it felt like Boromir was going to die at the bow of the uruk-hai commander Aragorn shows up and starts fighting. A very short and yet very tense fight, ending with Aragorn defeating him.

Boromir still dies, while Frodo stands at the shore with the Ring in his hand. He takes a boat to the river and then Sam shows up to chase him. That pair of lines -- "I'm going to Mordor alone!" -- "Of course you are! And I'm coming with you!".

Sam falls into the water and it looks like he's going to drown, and again I'm in tears. First they lose GANDALF, for crying out loud, then Merry and Pippin are captured and what's his name -- Boromir is definitely killed, now Sam??

Frodo rescues Sam from the drink and it took me the rest of that sequence to recover from that. Meanwhile, it's clear that Frodo/Sam are going alone, while Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli are left pretty-much hanging.

Fellowship still had enough of a happy ending though. You know the story's not complete and has more to go, but Sam didn't drown, and Aragorn says "let's hunt some orc!"

Man the movie was powerful the first time around. I've seen the movies over half a dozen, maybe over a dozen times since, yet Gandalf's fall at the bridge in Moria is still hard to bear. I have to rate that a 9.8 on the scale of most powerful emotional impacts in a movie.

Well, that's my reaction to LOTR:Fellowship approximately how it was the [i]first[/i] time I saw it. I'd have to discuss the other movies in separate posts, they're so long.

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[Inugirl10]

I love anything in the fantasy genre, so I'm planning on watching the movies and reading the books. It's all my mom's fault. She's a crazed Lord of the Rings fan. She even made me see The Two towers when it was in theaters back when I was too young to understand what the hell was going on. <_< Since it's like, three hours long, I thought it would never end. My mom said it felt like it lasted for only a half an hour. :ph34r: Yep.

[Stratadrake]

[quote]My mom said it felt like it lasted for only a half an hour.[/quote]

That is SO true! Fellowship of the Ring seemed to breeze by the first few times I watched it, it kept moving, and you almost didn't want it to end....
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[Sword_Maker]

I loved lotr the movie and i loved the books. the only real problem i had with the movies was in number 3 they did shelob all wrong they just made her a big harry spider with an appitie when in real she had an attitude and a voice!!! If u watched all threee extended versions it would take u about 11 hours maybe not 2 0r 3.

[Thirteen_Black_Roses]

It [i]feels[/i] like two or three hours. We know these movies are long, but I swear RoTK only took 45 minutes the first time I saw it. Hmm...spring break's in a month, I'll have time to marathon the entire trilogy.

Anyone play the LotR Trivial Pursuit? It's fun, I've won each time I played it. I felt bad, the first time I played against my brother I only took one turn. And won. I like that game.

And I wouldn't really know about Shelob...arachnaphobic. I haven't watched that scene. Ever. Don't plan on it. :ph34r:

[heartless-sinner]

I love that movie, it was so totally awesome! of course orlando bloom in the movie was so hot.*drools*

[MedalMask]

Hey, see that empty space at tha begining, that was me, I'm now MedalMask, I was once kourona-sama, ok, what's up with orlando bloom, sure he's ok, but dude, how is he "hot" I guess I look at guy differently Well the movie was awsome, I give ya props Now.....wait, any favorite parts in any of the movies? :huh:
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[Thirteen_Black_Roses]

Oooh, that's a hard one. First things that come to mind are....

Billy Boyd singing in RotK

Sam's speach about "That there's some [i]good[/i] left in this world, and it's worth fighting for!" at the end of TTT

When Frodo sends Sam away in RotK (sucker for angst, what can I say? )

"Not if I stick you first!" in RotK (go Sam!)

"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" in RotK

When Merry and Pippen steal the fireworks in FotR

Any scene with Merry and Pippen dancing on a table and singing

When Aragorn returns to Helm's Deep after falling over the cliff, and pushes the giant doors open.

Aragorn's "This day, we fight!" speach in RotK

"The Ring is mine." in RotK

I know there are more, but it's been awhile (darn RL) and I don't have much time at the moment.

[samuri_kid]

Lotr is the most awsome film of all time when ever it came out on cinema i went to see it on the day it came out and i even got a day off to see it coz my mum is a big fan as well. we have got the extended versions of the film on dvd the best bits of the films:

LOTR Fellowship Of The Ring: When Boromir saves merry and pippin *sobs thinking about it* hes a true hero

LOTR the two towers: When aragorn walks through the double doors at the hornburg

LOTR the return of the king: When frodo and gollum fights for the ring and when sam tells frodo to reach for his hand

i love LOTR it is brilliant see ya gotta go!!!!! ^_^
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[Jailcrow_of_Mandos]

I must agree with most everything said on this board. I am one of the most obsessive Lord of the Rings fan one is likely to meet, at least on FAC, (I mean, I speak and teach Elvish O.o), though I wish Jackson would leave the Hobbit alone and go straight for the Silmarillion. If you want fear- imagine the first few generations of Elves back talking their gods and running off to fight a dark god (Sauron's teacher). It's an intense book- and sad...

In any case, yes the LotR movies. I liked them very much, but I had some major issues with it. Orlando Bloom was one of those issues. The less he speaks, the more impressive he is. Also, the less he tries to tie in his sliding down things 'I'm a cool guy' kind of moves, the better. He made the Elves much less majestic and mystical :/ Galadriel and Celeborn did the best job as Elves.

I hated how Jackson brought in his zombie obsession. That gross guy was not in the book as far as I remember-- then he goes and takes the Mouth of Sauron (which rocked!) out of the theatrical version o.o I dressed in a sweltering, heavy Boromir costume at 2 in the morning to miss the climax of the entire story? They thought Frodo was dead and fought on anyways! That's powerful stuff!!

Smeagol. Need I say more? I pity him, but so many people liked him and insisted he was still a good guy. Mmmm- no. And so few people liked Sam =\ My first favorite character when reading was Gandalf because he was moody and funny back in the Hobbit- then I liked Boromir because he was so human, but I really think Sam is the best character ever. It goes back to that 'inner beauty' idea. I don't think a lot of people got it.

I also missed many of the parts with Saruman and some with Grima that I thought were important- nto the tedious book ending, but a lot more could have been done with Grima's character. I think it's sad that so much was left out and drawn out for a few weepy images of Arwen (who said nothing in the book until the Appendix, as far as I remember).

All in all, though- my favorite movies ever, but I would have done them differently. And if he doesn't get to the Silmarillion, I'd like to tackle it ^_^ It's really a good and quick read- I highly recommend it. I think it's way better than the trilogy.

[slavetotheWALL]

The movies were awesome and I am a legolas fan (WARNING: THIS DUDE IS NOT GAY SO DONT BOTHER)

I did think they kind of overdid the Frodo and Sam friendship I mean IT SEEMED LIKE IN SOME PARTS THEY WERE GONNA KISS ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AND THE KINDA SEEMED GAY

other than that I also think evry award won for that movie was more than deserved I think I wont see a movie that good in a long time
Also did anyone find in lotr return of the king get sort of annoyed by all the PARTS THAT SEEMED LIKE THE END ??

[MedalMask]

lol, the parts that seemed like the end were konda breathtaking really well all the movies were great, look if ya read the book ,y a know that frodo and sam shots are not gay, and besides, who would want them to be gay in the best movies and books of all time!?
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[slavetotheWALL]

Some movie editor over 4 endings

[mxyplytx]

[quote]Yes, Orlando Bloom is very pretty and effeminate and all, but what else is good about the movies? [/quote]

OK. FIRSTLY..IM A MAJOR ORLANDO BLOOM FAN. me ish orli fangirl. but saying that HE'S THE ONLY GOOD PART IN THE MOVIE??? you gotta be f**king kidding me. i DEFINITELY agree that he's a great part of the movie...but DUDE. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? he's not the ONLY great thing in the movie. the set of the movie is great. the acting is great. the computer graphics is great. the costumes are great. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. altho they DID have to cut scenes from the book........ but thats cuz itll make the movie TOO long. so if you only think that orlando bloom was the [u]only[/u] great thing in the movie, then i guess you're not a true lotr or tolkien fan. u gotta appreciate movie art. ^__~

[quote]I did think they kind of overdid the Frodo and Sam friendship I mean IT SEEMED LIKE IN SOME PARTS THEY WERE GONNA KISS ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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hmmmmmmm...lets see.......uuuh.... if ur the kind of person who thinks of "close guy guy relationship" as gay..then obviously u'd think for one second that sam and frodo are gay. but peter jackson just wanted to EMPHASIZE the close bond of their friendship. saying that it looks gay...just RUINED what he was trying to point out. i mean, i like some gay jokes about lotr...but cant you see the point that he was trying to make? I MEAN...it was one of the MAIN points of FOTR.."fellowship"...and their bonds got closer in the second book/movie... and etc. i guess you werent able to figure that out eversince the first movie came. their closeness and great bonds of friendship was not only implied, it was shown and said.

the plot, acting, cast, set, makeup/costume, computer graphics, the way its set up, and the morals makes LOTR a movie that's worthwhile and wonderful to watch, even if youve already watched it for more than 28 times (i lost count).

yes. obviously im a lotr/tolkien/orli fan. even my real second name is LUTHIEN. my parents named me that wen i was born. ^.^ for all those super tolkien fans out there...u know EXACTLY wat im talking about.. (coff: book> The Silmarillion, by Tolkien ---where my second name came from)

[slavetotheWALL]

They could have lightened up on sam always calling him master frodo <_<

I know what he was trying to show