Lord of the Rings, after due contemplation....

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Hi,
the problem with this sort of fanaticism is that it has no substitute. The LOTR movies, as a movie, was a grand spectacle. I'm not fussy, put on a good show, give me some popcorn, and I'm happy. With LOTR, it's different, I have read the trilogy 5 times, and just started on a sixth. The current effort is to wash away the movie. But
I am getting ahead of myself. For me, the story really begins when the brave troupe leaves the Shire. The whole episode was excised, it's not only a favoite of mine, it has my favorite line from Tolkein....'short cuts make for long detours'. Gone. Tom Bombadil. Gone. All the singing, gone. The inner thoughts...gone. And there is more disappointment, and I've not read a hundred pages, there will be more.
So sure, I liked the movie, except for the dreadful scene of the wizards fighting. But is such a pale shadow of it's former self, one might almost call it..........Nazgul?

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Topic - Lord of the Rings, after due contemplation.... - late 13:07:25 02/19/02 (9)

Hey - it's a movie ... - xenon101 07:54:33 03/01/02 (0)

Re: Lord of the Rings, after due contemplation.... - ishmael 11:46:41 02/26/02 (0)

when was the last time I watched a movie in a theater! - Mellson 08:34:25 02/23/02 (0)

short cuts make for long delays - darkstar 04:54:37 02/22/02 (0)

Bombadil the Barrow Wights and.... - edta 17:20:56 02/21/02 (1)

Re: Bombadil the Barrow Wights and.... - Azra'il 09:07:20 04/14/02 (0)

You may have to re-evaluate ... - AuPh 09:50:02 02/20/02 (1)

Re: You may have to re-evaluate ... - Larry S 18:43:53 03/10/02 (0)

Re: Lord of the Rings, after due contemplation.... - mvwine 06:18:20 02/20/02 (0)

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