[Laialthriel]

First and foremost, greetings to all. <P>I knew this place would be hopping after 12/18, but wow! I love debate, though. Okay, now for my little speech; <P>There is no way I'm going to be able to put all of my thoughts about TTT into this post, but I'll do my best to be clear and not bore you all. <P>My overall view of TTT: a very good movie, yet disturbing in the areas that were changed. <BR> I had hardly heard of LotR before I saw FotR; and after I did, I went immediately to read the books and am now completely hooked. So already having read TTT, I have very mixed emotions about the whole thing. <P>I loved the portrayal of Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Eowyn, Eomer, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf, Frodo, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Treebeard, and Gollum(!!).<BR> I'm going to talk about Gollum right now before I forget. I thought he was awesome!! I felt sorry for him in the books anyway, but the split-personality was so well done & I even went to the extreme of thinking he was cute when he was Smeagol. And the CG! Wow! I had completely accepted him as a real character within the first five minutes without even knowing it! Extremely well done! <P> Of Frodo and Sam: I did note that Frodo's corruption was a little bit rushed, but I'm sure PJ has his reasons (as someone else here said before). I loved the dialogue between him and Samwise. "It's your Sam! Don't you recognize your Sam?" I loved it! And I liked how Frodo stuck up for Gollum. I think we sometimes lose track of the thought that Frodo is really really scared right then. He's looking at Gollum and thinking "That will be me if I don't conquer this soon." Scary thought. I DID NOT like how they went down into Osgiliath. Bad. But again, those who didn't read the books, wouldn't have caught it. My brother hasn't read the books in years, so he absolutely loves the movies and can't wait to read the books AFTER RotK comes out. Each to his own. I couldn't have waited. Sorry, off-track.<BR> <BR> I was <B>extreeeeeeeeemly</B> upset about the way Faramir was presented. Note: I didn't say 'corrupted' or anything of the like, because I believe his real nature will be revealed and righted in RotK. I also wasn't thrilled with King Theoden. He wasn't bad at all, but I think his pessimistic tendencies were overdone. He was a very powerful character in the books and I just miss that. But that's getting kind of picky. <BR> Also, I was confused about the Elves coming to help at Helm's Deep, but it wasn't absolutely horrible. As a fan who has read the books before seeing the movie; I can deal with it. <BR> Aragorn falling off a cliff? An extended scene with Arwen? Not needed. I do not believe it forwarded the story except for developing Arwen and Aragorn and their relationship more. Again, not very necessary. But it did give room for some good dialogue and character developement for Legolas, Gimli & their relationship w/Aragorn. <BR> <BR>The Ents! I loved them! I thought Treebeard was great (can anyone confirm or deny the rumour of John Rhys Davies playing his voice?) and I really missed Quickebeam. <P> I left the theatre feeling somewhat confused about the way I felt. I was very excited because it was a good movie, but I was also saddened by the things the 'book-readers' were able to notice. It was hard because I had waited so long for it's release with certain ideas and expectations in mind as to what the movie would be like. But how could one not? <I>None of us</I> would make the movie the same. We all have different ideas and feelings about it all. But the task was taken upon by PJ. I, for one, would have loved to have participated in the movie (who wouldn't?), but I have to honestly question myself as to if I think I could have done a good job with it. I don't know. But PJ invested his heart, soul, and several years of his life into these movies. I believe he had/has the best interests at heart and did/is doing the best job he can. He has a deep love for Tolkien and his work. He didn't (I believe) and isn't going to trash it or disrespect it. Granted, we are disappointed in many or few portions of the movie, but it was not that incredibly far off from the books. As has been said in this thread before: it is not possible to put LotR directly from novel to movie without having to change something(s). If PJ had done that we all would have been on our butts with eyes glued to a TV screen for about a week straight. (which I can't say I would have minded INCREDIBLY ) I would have changed several things, yes, but I trust PJ and believe that he is doing his best and I think maybe we could think about giving the guy a little slack. <BR> <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Please be patient with those of us in grief over our disappointment. If we can not express our selves to fellow LOTR nuts who can we vent too? Our goldfish? <BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hear hear! By all means vent! I completely understand the grief. This is a place for us to rant and rage about our frustrations with the movies. I'm glad for everyone else's sake I wasn't able to get on this forum after the whole Faramir incident. It could have gotten nasty. I was...how you say...<I>frustrated</I> <P>My plan is to go watch the movie again (and again and again) to untangle my emotions over it. And now I must begin the seemingly eternal wait for RotK. 360 days...360 days...<P>God bless! and happy holidays!<P>*.·´¨¨)) -:¦:-<BR> ¸.·´ .·´¨¨))<BR> ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ Laialthriel -:¦:-<BR>-:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*