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piosenniel · 12-19-2002, 11:53 AM

These movies and the Books are two entirely different entities, at least that is how I look at it. Tolkien's writings are par excellence! The movies, to me, are PJ's visual Role Playing Game. They are Tolkienesque, show his great love for the works, but they are his vision of it. And, they are stunning pieces of film work! I have been taken by the magic of the cinema since I was very young and my father first took me to see a movie. Then entire magic of the darkened theatre and the effects of being drawn into a story through sight and sound captured me immediately. I have never lost that sense of wonder that occurs when the first scene rolls onto the screen.As to these first two films of the LOTR, I am an unadulterated fan. It is a good basic storyline, the characters are done well within the framework of the film, the scenery and the musical score are delicious (significant 'characters' in their own right, imo), the cinematography is gorgeously done, and there are opportunities for thrills, chills, and tears along the way.

12-19-2002, 11:53 AM	#11
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	These movies and the Books are two entirely different entities, at least that is how I look at it. Tolkien's writings are <I>par excellence</I>! The movies, to me, are PJ's visual Role Playing Game. They are Tolkienesque, show his great love for the works, but they are his vision of it. And, they are stunning pieces of film work! <P>I have been taken by the magic of the cinema since I was very young and my father first took me to see a movie. Then entire magic of the darkened theatre and the effects of being drawn into a story through sight and sound captured me immediately. I have never lost that sense of wonder that occurs when the first scene rolls onto the screen.<P>As to these first two films of the LOTR, I am an unadulterated fan. It is a good <B>basic</B> storyline, the characters are done well within the framework of the film, the scenery and the musical score are delicious (significant 'characters' in their own right, imo), the cinematography is gorgeously done, and there are opportunities for thrills, chills, and tears along the way. __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.