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  • How else saw LOTR : TT tonight?  I know i did!

  • Your favorite band sucks, and you have terrible taste in movies.
Your favorite band sucks, and you have terrible taste in movies.
 #52694  by kali o.
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 12:17 am
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Perhaps I'm alone in this...I couldn't help but feel as if The Two Towers just didn't "flow" properly. And yes, I realize that the companions have split up and their paths are currently seperate...but I don't think that's really what I mean. It's almost as if they did a butcher job in the editing process and ended up leaving waaaay too many poorly connected "book pieces"...scenes and events that either weren't really needed or simply didn't fit (examples in spoiler section).

Does anybody know what I mean?

Other than that, the SFX were absolutely AMAZING and the character Gollum completely stole the show (though Gimli provided a lot of comic relief).

Can't wait for the third...

<b>Spoiler Message:<b>
<span style="background: black; color: black;">Ok...Gandalfs transition to White wasn't fleshed out nearly enough, Gandalfs summoning of the horse was just stupid and out of place, Aragorn's relationship with that chick is completely devoid of substance, the cloaks (and clip) - which were cut from the first - confused most people (and you know they only didn't cut it because they probably spent millions on that Black Gate scene), Boromirs brother's scene "City Law dictates your life is forfeit if you let them go" is not explained and thus entirely stupid, etc., etc.

Also....I think most of you will agree...there were way, WAY too many usless book facts/long drawn out names... You simply can't build the entire Trilogy history and feel within the structure of film (and frankly, JRR Tolkien did a half-assed, slap together job in the book anyway).

This is one of the few times I'd actually say this, but this movie should have been seriously 'dumbed down'.</span></div>

 #52695  by kali o.
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 12:20 am
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Oh, and I saw that they are making a prequel to one of the best movies ever..."Dumb and Dumberer". Awesome ; )</div>

 #52696  by Ishamael
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 12:32 am
<div style='font: 14pt "Sans Serif"; text-align: justify; padding: 0% 15% 0% 15%; '>YES! That movie is pure genius (and another example of Ebert missing the point in his review, btw). And please tell me that Carey and Daniels are back on board....</div>

 #52700  by Eric
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 3:13 am
<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>I saw it last night. :P</div>

 #52703  by ManaMan
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 4:02 am
<div style='font: 12pt "Courier New"; text-align: left; '>Me!</div>

 #52704  by Torgo
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 4:07 am
<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: left; '>*raises hand*</div>

 #52712  by Gentz
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 2:18 pm
<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>I refuse to pay to see a movie so I'm waiting till Friday so I can get in for free</div>

 #52714  by Tessian
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 3:23 pm
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>refuse?? well aren't we all high and mighty</div>

 #52715  by the Gray
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 3:30 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Well I heard their voices in the preview.......</div>

 #52716  by the Gray
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 3:33 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Holy crap are you picky, The movie fucking captured the essence of the book PERFECTLY. No movie, no matter how brilliant can beat a fantastic book. That said, Jackson came damn close.</div>
 #52719  by Flip
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 4:46 pm
<div style='font: 12pt "Cooper Black"; text-align: left; '>I coxed (sp i know) a guy who had never read the books to come see the first one with the group i was going with telling him it will be awesome and he'll love it etc. Then when the Galadriel scene came on, i almost felt stupid because i knew there was no way for him to understand it. Afterwards the only thing i could say was, well i guess its a better movie when you know the book front and back, sorry. He liked it anyways, but still.


I have not seen the second one yet, i will on saturday.</div>

 #52722  by Zeus
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 5:18 pm
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Excellent, as expected. So, if any of you here liked it, just hang yourselves now :-)</div>

 #52726  by Lox
 Thu Dec 19, 2002 9:41 pm
<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Nope. Harry is being played by Eric Christian Olsen(Not Another Teen Movie, Pearl Harbor) and Lloyd is Derek Richardson(his first movie). Please, don't let this suck.</div>

 #52728  by Gentz
 Fri Dec 20, 2002 3:22 am
<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Naw, I don't watch anything on my comp. Friday's just when i can get into the theatre for free</div>

 #52729  by Gentz
 Fri Dec 20, 2002 3:23 am
<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>I just make sure to mention it every once in a while so I can lord it over your people : )</div>

 #52730  by Flip
 Fri Dec 20, 2002 9:00 am
<div style='font: 12pt "Cooper Black"; text-align: left; '>Maybe if you HOLD it over us we'd be jelous. Lol, everyone has the fever.</div>

 #52731  by Baldarov
 Fri Dec 20, 2002 4:44 pm
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>It doesn't come out til January here! : (</div>

 #52732  by Eric
 Fri Dec 20, 2002 4:49 pm
<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>Where's here? Where do you live?</div>

 #52734  by Zeus
 Fri Dec 20, 2002 4:52 pm
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>*holds his hands approximately 2 feet apart* You know it's gonna be AT LEAST that big...</div>

 #52738  by Shellie
 Fri Dec 20, 2002 10:14 pm
<div style='font: 11pt georgia; text-align: left; '>I had the chance, friend from work offerred me his ticket for the 12:05am showing because he didnt leave work till midnight, but Id have to of met some guy I didnt know and get the ticket from him, and Sine wouldnt have been able to go, so I declined :( We're gonna see it this weekend.</div>

 #52742  by Baldarov
 Sat Dec 21, 2002 10:10 am
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>A little town called Hluboka nad Vltavou, about 2 hours outside of Prague(Prag, Praha.) Whatever you want to call it.</div>

 #52756  by SineSwiper
 Sun Dec 22, 2002 6:39 pm
<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>I heard a rumor that Kevin Smith is directing that movie.</div>