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Finally broke down and bought LotR blu ray...
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Time for a movie marathon weekend I guess.
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That's a lot of ass-in-seat time, and one of the few cases I think I'd want to smuggle in actual food to the movies instead of just candy and such.
"Four more hours to go... can't eat another concession hot dog... fading..."
I have the Extended DVDs (courtesy of relatives), and I don't think I've ever even watched the longer RotK.
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The only reason I didn't go see em all this past weekend was that I had to go coach the kids at our regional climbing comp all day. I told them they owe it to me to win cause I gave up LotR for them. They climbed the best they have all season and we're headed to the divisional championship!
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Sagrilarus wrote: You can read the first two books in the time it takes to watch all three movies.
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I seriously doubt it. I always give up around Tom Bombadil. No idea how anyone can get through that crap without committing suicide.
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wice wrote:
Sagrilarus wrote: You can read the first two books in the time it takes to watch all three movies.
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I seriously doubt it. I always give up around Tom Bombadil. No idea how anyone can get through that crap without committing suicide.
I agree with wice. I am an avid reader and can usually tear through books in no time, but I can't get through LotR. I've started it 3 different times and never made it through the first book. I've read the Hobbit 2 or 3 times, so I don't know what the problem is.
At this point, I feel like reading it would just ruin the movies for me.
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Popcorn goes better with the films though.
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If you read it with the "eyes" of a child it's a wholly different experience.
Now, what's the big deal with the "extended" stuff? I mean, is it worth it?
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I've read a few complaints that the movies are too "popcorn" for some people, but Jackson approached them like a twelve-year-old, which is a perfectly valid way to interpret them. That's the age that I first encountered the book, and Jackson's interpretation is largely what mine would have been at that point. It does give a very warped set of expectations about the novels though. The novels are much more about a journey than about an adventure, if that makes sense.
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For me, the movies improve on the books and I can only think of a small handful of examples where that has been the case. Godfather being the most obvious one. Such an awful pulpy shit book and a great movie (2 even).
With LOTR they are a lot closer in terms of quality but I give the movie the edge for changing how often we see each set of characters and getting rid of the garbage poems and songs and overly long descriptions of mountain sides. Basically good editing. The movies do fall down a little bit here and there. The ending is too long and the stuff in Hobbiton at the end should still be there. Would have been easy to cut some epilogue and squeeze that in. Some of the fights are too Hong Kong style as well. I remember people cheering in the theater when Legolas had his epic fight scenes but they look kind of over produced and too flashy now. I was also irritated that the Dwarf had such a shit role and was mostly used as a comedic foil.
Still, they are an amazing cinematic achievement and a beauty to behold.
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Enjoyed it at the time, of course.
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