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GreyIstar · 12-19-2002, 12:58 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> We know that. However, if its based on the book, then when they change it as much as they did, its a dissapointment. If some are looking forward to the movie and then it falls short of their expectations, then its kind of sad. Yes they can go read the book but it makes a lot of us very angry and dissapointed. That's just the way we feel. Some of us like one of the movies but don't like the other. When that's the case, its kind of worse because a movie trilogy doesn't work that well if any of the three is not up to any of the other's standards. But the one thing that ****es me off is when someone I know hasn't read the books and says something like,'Yeah! Legolas Rocks!' They have every right to say that and feel that way. But it makes me angry because tehy only think that he's cool because of the movie and they have no intention of reading the books at all. It's just sad. And this movie is introducing middle-earth to some people, but their first impressions (from the movies) just mess up the whole thing. This is really hard to explain so sorry if I'm not that clear. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I don't care. If they are introduced to Middle-Earth by the movie and have no intention to read the book then thats their problem. I can't spend my time worrying or getting ****ed off about that.<P>As for the changes I saw them as not much bigger than ones that happened in FOTR. Elves showing up HD is kinda like the Arwen thing and Faramir is kinda like Galadriel. The story is still the same, plot is still the same varying a little from interpretation but everyone has their own.<P>Birdland I can't entirely disagree with you but I thought it was on par with starting up where Fellowship left off. It is definately bigger in scope as everything branches out which will tend to lose some of the intimacy but it does keep a lot of it. I tend to believe the extended version will put even more back into it. It was big and moving and I liked it. Sorry you didn't but I gave my reasons and some people need to calm down because its just a movie and you can always go back to the books. I will.

12-19-2002, 12:58 AM	#52
GreyIstar Wight Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dallas Posts: 116	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> We know that. However, if its based on the book, then when they change it as much as they did, its a dissapointment. If some are looking forward to the movie and then it falls short of their expectations, then its kind of sad. Yes they can go read the book but it makes a lot of us very angry and dissapointed. That's just the way we feel. Some of us like one of the movies but don't like the other. When that's the case, its kind of worse because a movie trilogy doesn't work that well if any of the three is not up to any of the other's standards. But the one thing that **es me off is when someone I know hasn't read the books and says something like,'Yeah! Legolas Rocks!' They have every right to say that and feel that way. But it makes me angry because tehy only think that he's cool because of the movie and they have no intention of reading the books at all. It's just sad. And this movie is introducing middle-earth to some people, but their first impressions (from the movies) just mess up the whole thing. This is really hard to explain so sorry if I'm not that clear. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I don't care. If they are introduced to Middle-Earth by the movie and have no intention to read the book then thats their problem. I can't spend my time worrying or getting **ed off about that.<P>As for the changes I saw them as not much bigger than ones that happened in FOTR. Elves showing up HD is kinda like the Arwen thing and Faramir is kinda like Galadriel. The story is still the same, plot is still the same varying a little from interpretation but everyone has their own.<P>Birdland I can't entirely disagree with you but I thought it was on par with starting up where Fellowship left off. It is definately bigger in scope as everything branches out which will tend to lose some of the intimacy but it does keep a lot of it. I tend to believe the extended version will put even more back into it. It was big and moving and I liked it. Sorry you didn't but I gave my reasons and some people need to calm down because its just a movie and you can always go back to the books. I will. __________________ Keeper of the site Ring Lord. "Dangerous!" cried Gandalf. "And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord."