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twenex
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The "Lord of the Rings" item.
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Dec 20 01:54 UTC 2003 |
Well, I haven't seen The Last Samurai, but I'm quietly confident that
if it's good enough to have an item all to itself, then Lord of the
Rings is good enough to have at least five items all to itself for
each of the films. But it's ten to two in the morning and I can't be
bothered, so yu'all will just have to make do with one.
I can't actually express how good this trilogy is. The last film is
either as stunning as the other two, or even more so. Certainly the
scale of the thing is verging on the majestic. PJ and the crew have
done *such* a good job of this. Sure, I can criticise details here and
htere - things they left out, some things that not be explained
clearly enough if you're not familiar with the books - but, most
importantly, this trilogy *exceeds* my expectations for the films *so
much* that I'm not going to complain.
Let this item be a witness to one of those rare times that I'm left
(almost) speechless.
I hope everyone involved in the films lives happily ever after. That's
how fairy-tales are supposed to end, isn't it? 8D
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bru
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response 1 of 33:
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Dec 20 03:27 UTC 2003 |
I plan to see it with my wife Tomorrow morning.
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aruba
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response 2 of 33:
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Dec 20 05:33 UTC 2003 |
We saw it tonight - it was spectacular.
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scott
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response 3 of 33:
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Dec 20 14:18 UTC 2003 |
Saw it opening night (midnight!). Very cool scenery and beasts, but I was
disappointed in the characters. Even putting the book characters aside, the
ones in the movie were pretty two-dimensional.
Still, it was worth the $8 to see Minas Tirith fully rendered.
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furs
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response 4 of 33:
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Dec 20 21:12 UTC 2003 |
We are re-watching the first two this weekend before we go down to
Florida for the holiday to go see it with my inlaws. Can't wait.
Glad to be reviewing the other ones first as I forget a lot in my old
age. :)
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bru
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response 5 of 33:
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Dec 21 01:23 UTC 2003 |
saw it. It felt different than the previous two, like it was filmed
differently. decided it may be because there were more tight scenes, not
the wide open panorama of the [previous two.
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twenex
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response 6 of 33:
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Dec 21 01:27 UTC 2003 |
I agree.
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willcome
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response 7 of 33:
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Dec 21 02:51 UTC 2003 |
http://www.peoplecanchange.com/
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lk
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response 8 of 33:
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Dec 21 13:24 UTC 2003 |
I can't believe no one entered an item sooner (I actually checked
earlier this week). Sometimes Grex is such a disappointment....
I also saw it opening night at the Michigan.
I was mostly disappointed in the garb worn by people who were dressed up.
But seeing drea for the first time since the dinosaurs left middle
fourth street was nice.
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remmers
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response 9 of 33:
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Dec 21 13:37 UTC 2003 |
Drea? Who's that? :)
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furs
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response 10 of 33:
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Dec 21 14:21 UTC 2003 |
WOW!!!
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twenex
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response 11 of 33:
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Dec 21 14:51 UTC 2003 |
What disappointed you about the costumes, lk?
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remmers
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response 12 of 33:
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Dec 21 14:59 UTC 2003 |
Oh and by the way, who's this "furs" person?
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willcome
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response 13 of 33:
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Dec 21 15:22 UTC 2003 |
AHAHa, sHE"S STUPId, even for a woman
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mynxcat
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response 14 of 33:
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Dec 21 17:26 UTC 2003 |
I have avoided watching the last installment of LOTR so far. I watched the
first part in a friend's house at a "let's watch a movie" party. The second
instalment, we went with a friend who was very enthusiastic about the series.
So far, we have avoided people who would want to drag us to this movie. And
I'm assuming that they've all seen it by now, so I'll come out of hiding at
the end of this weekend.
I personally though th the series very boring. Couldn't read mucho f the book,
and suffered through the first two parts.
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mcnally
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response 15 of 33:
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Dec 21 22:26 UTC 2003 |
There's no law that says you can't skip it. You'll have to lay low for
a while this holiday season and avoid conversations with family and friends
but after a time you'll be able to return to living a perfectly normal life.
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remmers
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response 16 of 33:
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Dec 22 00:40 UTC 2003 |
My question is: What's Peter Jackson going to do next?
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twenex
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response 17 of 33:
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Dec 22 01:06 UTC 2003 |
That's The Big One.
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dcat
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response 18 of 33:
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Dec 22 01:40 UTC 2003 |
what i've read of the books I've found incredibly boring --- tolkein appears
to have had in common with steven jay gould a glaring lack of editing,
although in Gould's case it was self-/ego-inflicted --- but I've quite enjoyed
the movies. Orinoco & I saw it opening night at the MT and spent several
scenes saying "ooh, i want one of *those*" at some of the battle equipment
and beasts. . . .
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mynxcat
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Dec 22 02:08 UTC 2003 |
Re 15> Luckily my family and most of my friends aren't interested in LOTR.
My ex-boyfriend was, however. But I haven't seen him in years, so that's a
moot point
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twenex
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response 20 of 33:
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Dec 22 02:32 UTC 2003 |
dcat - Rayner Unwin, Tolkein's publisher at the time, expressed the
view that "One did not *edit* Tolkien" ;-/
I'm currently enjoying The Hobbit immensely. If his is not the
greatest prose ever written in the English language, he makes up for
it with the action, and the humour (the depth has to wait for LOTR;
thThe Hobbit is a children's book ;-P)
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mcnally
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response 21 of 33:
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Dec 22 02:50 UTC 2003 |
At the risk of being stripped of my nerd cred, I'm going to offer the
opinion that "The Lord of the Rings" isn't the best place to go looking
for profundity, either..
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twenex
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response 22 of 33:
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Dec 22 03:01 UTC 2003 |
Try looking down into Mount Doom ;-)
(But seriously, you're right, in some ways)
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bru
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response 23 of 33:
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Dec 22 04:19 UTC 2003 |
What is he going to do next? From what I hear, his next movie is going to
be "King Kong." My advice, leave it alone, you are never gonna do better than
the origina; with Fay Wrey.
After that, probably "The Hobbit".
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drew
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response 24 of 33:
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Dec 22 11:47 UTC 2003 |
I'd like him to attempt _Deepness In the Sky_.
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