Leona- sure Legolas DOES some of the wise-cracking, but it's all directed AT Gimli. Like Lego is being some sort of cynical bastard and Gimli is some clumsy fool. That's not it at all.
And just because it would make it funny, I STILL dont' think PJ has the right to change it. Oh, I know he has the legal rights and all that... But, well, he says he's a Tolkien fan himself. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. You guys are right, much of the movies are good. But then there is a lot that is wrong. I can deal with that. Just cuz I read the books before I was out of gradeschool, and many times after, I guess I'm a stickler about details. I guess I'm old-fashioned. I really think that things should be left the way they are--the original way. (i.e. I *ALWAYS* like the original versions of songs better than the re-makes, or punk covers, or whatever, just because--but that could be just me)
And, though I do not know how hard it really is to direct a movie, I still think that making it so different from the books just so other uncultured pigs (AKA the UnTolkienated AKA People who haven't read LOTR) could understand the complexity of such a marvelous work with thier teenie tiny brains, and so he could help spawn many worthless "fans" of LOTR who really jsut like Legolas and can't even spell John Ronald Reuel Tolkien right IS NO EXCUSE. *huffs and puffs about long speech*
That's basically why I started this thread. I know there's plenty of good Legolas-lovers out there! I know many, and love them to death! But I thought a Gimli-thread would at least be exempt of attracting people like those I mentioned above.
Also, Gimli's just a cool character and I love him! There's no one better than the G-man! Woohoo!
--Lanniae the Axe
PS: Sorry about my above heated rant. Perhaps I will go find an "Anti TTT movie" thread that is still hot... if any of you know of one, please idrect me to it, and we can keep this one on the subject of Gimli. He gets jealous quite easily, see, and hates sharing his threads... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
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