ModdedCentipede
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Post by ModdedCentipede on Sept 26, 2021 9:31:46 GMT
This week, we're going on an adventure! But not jsut any adventure, it's the adventure that set the standard for fantasy as we know it From the father of the genre, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, comes...  Chosen by: centipedeYear: 2001 to 2004 Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Sean Bean. Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Stephen Sinclair, J R R Tolkien One does not simply watch these in one sitting! |
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scipioafricanus
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Post by scipioafricanus on Sept 26, 2021 10:09:54 GMT
Damn near perfection of an adaptation; Tom Bombadil wasn't needed.
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Post by Pimpjira on Sept 26, 2021 15:27:16 GMT
Great movies, was finally watching the extended versions for the first time this year. I still need to finish up and watch Return of the King, it's over 4 hours and haven't felt like sitting that long yet.
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Post by Bogard on Sept 26, 2021 18:59:59 GMT
It's been nearly ten years since I last watched them but I did declare them the greatest movies of all time. Never seen cinematography on this scale up until then and since with breathtaking scenery which is a combination of computer effects and actual natural scenery combined with the beautiful soundtrack made this one set the bar to a new level.
The characters were portrait so perfectly some even better than i imagined when reading the books. Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn was superb. If they ever remake it i can't see anyone doing a better job. But the acting was superb all around. Never seen a fantasy film with that kind of performance.
All in all Lord of the Rings is more than just a movie, it's a landmark of poetic, artistic expression.
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dschult3
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Post by dschult3 on Sept 26, 2021 20:21:49 GMT
I love these films, and I fear that there is nothing I can add that hasn't been said a million times over. The story is so well done, that once I saw it, I had to research the 1st and 2nd ages. I had to know more about Osgiliath. I needed to know about the Dúnedain. In my life, it has been very rare to feel that itch to learn more about a fictitious world, but these films provided that spark which lit a fire within me.
I own the extended editions and the complete scores for each film. I feel like this is one of the movies that Hollyweird should never attempt to remake again. The films are that well done. Now the Hobbit movies? That's a completely different story...
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Post by dschult3 on Sept 27, 2021 16:50:04 GMT
I almost forgot to leave one of my favorite scenes. From the extended edition:
I love the theme throughout the books/movies that one should never give up hope, even in the darkest hour.
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centipede
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Post by centipede on Sept 27, 2021 23:57:12 GMT
I've been preparing to read the books by watching LotR lore on YT and there it a crap-ton of it! There is a lot that happens in the movie trilogy, but the movie trilogy is the CUT version of the book. Mamma mia!
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Post by stratogustav on Oct 8, 2021 17:05:27 GMT
This is a good time to rewatch these. I never really appreciated them when they first came out.
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Post by Cervantes on Oct 15, 2021 22:05:43 GMT
Damn near perfection of an adaptation; Tom Bombadil wasn't needed. I kind of disliked the Bombadil part in the first book (it was a strange tonal shift) and thought it was a good decision taking it out, since there's no way it would work in a movie. It's such a strange little section. |
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