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I'd ordered Lord of The Rings from DDD a week ago for $18.88, just before it shipped and prior to their lowering the price to $15.98 (Note: I assume that the decision was made to drop the price in order to compete more directly with other retailers, including brick & mortar chains like Best Buy and Fry's, who were offering the title as a loss leader). Shortly after placing my order I noticed how cheap this title was being marketed locally and then discovered Deep Discount had followed suit, so I contacted DDD, explaining my disappointment at just missing the price reduction and they cheerfully credited me back the difference! Now, that's great service! Of course, some retail chains have refund policies like this too (i.e., that they'll refund the difference if you find the title elsewhere for less), but rarely do they expect to be put to the test nor are they as pleasant about it as Deep Discount was. Kudos to DD! :o)AuPh
Follow Ups:
if you bought a $25 card good for 10 rentals. Seeing as rentals are regularly $4, that's a no-brainer! (I think the offer is over now.)
giving it away, huh ?
I purchased the thing Tuesday & watched it that night.No closure. No resolution. No concept of an end. It's like watching a Yu-Gi-Oh episode. I feel like someone said, "Eh, 3 hours is long enough. This is as good a place to end as any." Last time I felt this unconfortable was in AI. Although, this had acting & earthy FX.
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I totally agree. When I saw it in the theaters I remember my friends saying how fantastic it was and how it perfectly tracked the book - I pointed out that the movie tried so hard to follow the book that it ignored the standard formulas that we require to enjoy a movie - namely a gradual buildup to a defining climax and resolution. I have no doubt that The Fellowship of the Ring will feel complete when viewed together with the sequels (which have already been filmed and are scheduled for release this November (I think) and next year), but when viewed on its own this movie feels incomplete.When you're reading an adventure epic like the Lord of The Rings, you want it to go on and on. You don't need it to have a grand climax/resolution 2 hours into the story because it's the minutia of the adventures that bring joy. You know that there will be resolution down the road - maybe 10-20 hours of reading away - but your pleasure of reading isn't dependent on reaching that resolution.
In a movie, however, you need to have the story wrapped up before you leave the theater. The climax and resolution are far more important to a successful movie than the minutia. The Fellowship of the Ring sould probably been a much better stand alone movie if they had taken a few liberties with the screenplay.
That said, I have high hopes for the next two installments. If they are as good as The Fellowship of The Ring, together they should form a landmark accomplishment.
Hold on to your DVD. In two years when you own all three movies, you can hold a marathon Lord of the Rings viewing session and enjoy the sense of closure that episode one lacks.
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...Fellowship Of The Ring is merely the opening act of a trilogy.Part two...The Twin Towers screens theatrically December 2002.
Part three...Return Of The King in December 2003.
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and they had it marked SALE for $22.99, but I passed. Wednesday I drove a little farther to the Best Buy where I walked out with it for $17.03. I probably would have purchased it Tuesday if it had been a buck or two more, but for $7, I'm driving those four miles.I think I'll watch it tonight.
Chris
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