My list of everything wrong with the movies (Not EE) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalaith · 03-29-2004, 05:39 AM

Knight of Gondor, it's a very interesting article, (although I personally disagree with it!) Perhaps you should start another thread in the movie forum to discuss it.

Miriel Undomiel · 04-07-2004, 12:40 PM

Jackson did an exellent job with the movie. How much can we Tolkienfans expect?
If it wasn't for Jackson there would proboably be a tenthousen times worse movie. If another director had taken the job of filmatizing the book, he might just look at the project as a job. Jackson has put tens of years into this trilogi because he wanted to. New Line Cinema didn't throw the book in PJ's face and say: ''do whatever you like, just make it good enough to sell.''

As for time passing in movies: just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it didn't happen!!!!!! The Hobbits ate very much, so what do you think happened a few hours after a meal? Just because we didn't see anyone sneaking behind a bush, doesn't mean they kept it in until the war was over! It's a movie, not some crazy reality about elves and hobbits!

starkat · 04-07-2004, 12:43 PM

I think the theatrical versions are good. and the EE's are better.

Miriel Undomiel · 04-07-2004, 01:14 PM

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I think the theatrical versions are good. and the EE's are better.

Excellent way to put it, Starcat! Nice and simple... I totally agree!

Knight of Gondor · 04-08-2004, 08:41 PM

*Ehem* Well, if you abridged me a whole lot, that's basically how I feel too.

starkat · 04-09-2004, 05:12 PM

Hey, if you want anything profound out of me, you'll have to visit with me at Narnia web site. I'm better at keeping things short then I am at expounding my full reasons. :-)

TheBladeThatWasBroken · 04-09-2004, 08:37 PM

Geez... this is really getting quite annoying...
The dude took eight years of his life to adapt a thousand-something pages book, ya can't expect him to follow every, single, darn word! If so, he'd probably have to make one movie for every three or four chapters, and seriously, who'd want to sit through all of Tom Bombadil's silly songs? At least he actually took the time to make the films, let's see you do better, and if ya don't like it, then just don't watch it! They actually gave some excuses concerning some of the changes, and most of those excuses are really acceptable... but if you're just too stubborn to accept them, then like my history teacher used to say: "Too bad, so sad, tear

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04-07-2004, 12:40 PM	#2
Miriel Undomiel Wight Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I don't know... I guess I'm lost Posts: 122	Jackson did an exellent job with the movie. How much can we Tolkienfans expect? If it wasn't for Jackson there would proboably be a tenthousen times worse movie. If another director had taken the job of filmatizing the book, he might just look at the project as a job. Jackson has put tens of years into this trilogi because he wanted to. New Line Cinema didn't throw the book in PJ's face and say: ''do whatever you like, just make it good enough to sell.'' As for time passing in movies: just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it didn't happen!!!!!! The Hobbits ate very much, so what do you think happened a few hours after a meal? Just because we didn't see anyone sneaking behind a bush, doesn't mean they kept it in until the war was over! It's a movie, not some crazy reality about elves and hobbits! __________________ A Sparrow can't change it's feathers

04-08-2004, 08:41 PM	#5
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	Ehem Well, if you abridged me a whole lot, that's basically how I feel too. __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16

04-09-2004, 08:37 PM	#7
TheBladeThatWasBroken Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hopefully Middle-Earth Posts: 48	Geez... this is really getting quite annoying... The dude took eight years of his life to adapt a thousand-something pages book, ya can't expect him to follow every, single, darn word! If so, he'd probably have to make one movie for every three or four chapters, and seriously, who'd want to sit through all of Tom Bombadil's silly songs? At least he actually took the time to make the films, let's see you do better, and if ya don't like it, then just don't watch it! They actually gave some excuses concerning some of the changes, and most of those excuses are really acceptable... but if you're just too stubborn to accept them, then like my history teacher used to say: "Too bad, so sad, tear " __________________ Here I set it, but I command you not to touch it, nor to permit any other to lay hand on it. In this elvish sheath dwells the Blade that was Broken and has been made again. Telchar first wrought it in the deeps of time. Death shall come to any man that draws Elendil's sword save Elendil's heir.

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03-29-2004, 05:39 AM	#1
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Knight of Gondor, it's a very interesting article, (although I personally disagree with it!) Perhaps you should start another thread in the movie forum to discuss it.

04-07-2004, 12:43 PM	#3
starkat Wight Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cair Paravel during the Golden Age of Narnia Posts: 146	I think the theatrical versions are good. and the EE's are better.

04-09-2004, 05:12 PM	#6
starkat Wight Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cair Paravel during the Golden Age of Narnia Posts: 146	Hey, if you want anything profound out of me, you'll have to visit with me at Narnia web site. I'm better at keeping things short then I am at expounding my full reasons. :-)