In convincing me to go back and watch the movie trilogy instead. I haven't seen them in probably over 10 years.
Also going to dive into the extended editions for the first time.
Thanks, Amazon!
The LotR movies were okay but they are overrated. Generally speaking the casting was off and the locations were mediocre. Peter Jackson did his best and it's an earnest effort but the guy is a hack. And yes I know Jackson's a billionaire but then so is Jeff Bezos.
Wait....is Bezos a hack?
shareAnd yes I know Jackson's a billionaire but then so is Jeff Bezos.
Yes, I can read.
You are clearly implying that Bezos is nothing special. If he is a billionaire anyone can be.
How so?
Wait....you can read minds ?
No man, just what you fucking wrote.
If I say "Meryl Streep is an oscar winner. But so is Gwyneth Paltrow", what the hell do you think I'm implying?
a~Paltrow is not that special
b~Oscars mean nothing
c~Streep's worth shold not be determined by her oscars
d~all of the above
or
e~YOU do not know what it means
Who was poorly cast in the LOTR trilogy?
shareElijah Wood - too soft and effeminate to play Frodo
Ian McKellen - looked more like a rustic villager than the greatest wizard of the age
Christopher Lee - was too old and past it for Saruman
Cate Blanchett - was all at sea with her Galadriel
Hugo Weaving - was just terrible as Elrond
I concur that Hugo as Elrond was uninspired, just wasn't a fan...but it could have been a lot worse.
The others were quite good imo.
Please tell us who you would have cast in all those roles?
The extended versions are an improvement over the theatrical versions especially for the last two movies.
shareIf you like that crappy stew scene.
shareThis scene?
https://youtu.be/MBLwkGb71W4
That scene gives us information about Aragon, his people and family in a humorous way.
What's also funny is that her dead husband is barely cold in the ground and she's trying to get hubby #2.
Who do you think Eowyn was married to that was "barely cold in the ground"?
shareThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy was outstanding. So many memorable moments I can't even count. Hollywood needs to learn to leave well enough alone, but we all know that will never happen because at the end of the day it's a business.
shareI love the extended editions of the Peter Jackson films. My family's gonna go watch our copies as well.
shareAt least the original films incorporated Tolkien's sensibility for the most part. This series doesn't do that at all.
shareWhat do you mean by Tolkien's sensibility?
shareComprises many things, but the one that comes to mind first is the storytelling technique. A Tolkien story begins with one person with a sense of purpose. Others may then join and the group may split for a while, but they will come back together in the end, those who survive. It does not start with four or five different threads that appear to have nothing to do with one another. In its way a Tolkien story engenders and keeps our interest in characters. That's really not happening in the technique being used here.
shareHah, surprised to find an article that espouses the same sentiments:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2022/09/17/the-rings-of-power-has-inexplicably-terrible-writing/?sh=54d004ef5ed5
Ya know, I've seen the trilogy probably three times but never watched the extended. About time to get around to that.
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