Just give me a movie with swords - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lush · 04-17-2009, 05:14 AM

I don't know if Peter Jackson's trilogy impacted what I enjoy. I think it definitely reinforced my overall status as a fangirl of epics. These are uneven movies to be sure, but even that adds to the enjoyment these days - I smile at the good parts and make fun of the bad parts. It's a win-win.

Swords are pretty, but it's the structuring of the story being told that appeals to me. I think I like the LotR movies for the same reasons that I like Star Trek - and Star Trek is about as swordless as a cloakroom at a bingo hall.

It's about lots of things - escapism, fairy tale, Homeric poetry, and so on.

04-17-2009, 05:14 AM	#13
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	I don't know if Peter Jackson's trilogy impacted what I enjoy. I think it definitely reinforced my overall status as a fangirl of epics. These are uneven movies to be sure, but even that adds to the enjoyment these days - I smile at the good parts and make fun of the bad parts. It's a win-win. Swords are pretty, but it's the structuring of the story being told that appeals to me. I think I like the LotR movies for the same reasons that I like Star Trek - and Star Trek is about as swordless as a cloakroom at a bingo hall. It's about lots of things - escapism, fairy tale, Homeric poetry, and so on. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~