THE TWO TOWERS FINALLY CAME OUT ON DVD AND VHS!!! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

08-30-2003, 05:31 PM

Yeah, I agree with the advertising taint in a lot of the special feature pieces. Maybe they didn't realise the first time around how many idiots (that's us ) would spend so much money first seeing the film ten times, then getting the original version, then the special edition as well.<P>I actually didn't like the extended version of Fellowship. It didn't flow half as well, and I especially felt that the beginning where we lingered in Hobbiton much longer bogged it down. I couldn't have shown that extended version to a person who hadn't already seen the original version of the film or read the books. They would have gotten bored.<P>I expect the extended version of TTT to be similarly bogged down by Ents. I mean, they are cool, but one of their endearing features is how long it takes them to do everything. Yikes. Of course I will still get it, I need every second of Boromir that is available =)<P>It was different watching TTT with the gap in between to come to terms with the changes in the plot. I wasn't so offended by Gimli's comic role. Maybe he did manage to keep his digity after all and I was just overreacting. And maybe Gandalf did need to play the exorcist just to show that as Gandalf the White, he is Saruman's equal, and not about to be slung helplessly around Orthanc a second time.<P>And comments from the cast are always fun. Viggo is so weird outside his role, his face completely blank; empty as though it has nothing to do when there is no character to be portrayed; yet the things he says in that emotionless voice are insightful and often poetic. It's a bit freaky watching him go under the rapids.

08-30-2003, 05:31 PM	#35
Sambar Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, I agree with the advertising taint in a lot of the special feature pieces. Maybe they didn't realise the first time around how many idiots (that's us ) would spend so much money first seeing the film ten times, then getting the original version, then the special edition as well.<P>I actually didn't like the extended version of Fellowship. It didn't flow half as well, and I especially felt that the beginning where we lingered in Hobbiton much longer bogged it down. I couldn't have shown that extended version to a person who hadn't already seen the original version of the film or read the books. They would have gotten bored.<P>I expect the extended version of TTT to be similarly bogged down by Ents. I mean, they are cool, but one of their endearing features is how long it takes them to do everything. Yikes. Of course I will still get it, I need every second of Boromir that is available =)<P>It was different watching TTT with the gap in between to come to terms with the changes in the plot. I wasn't so offended by Gimli's comic role. Maybe he did manage to keep his digity after all and I was just overreacting. And maybe Gandalf did need to play the exorcist just to show that as Gandalf the White, he is Saruman's equal, and not about to be slung helplessly around Orthanc a second time.<P>And comments from the cast are always fun. Viggo is so weird outside his role, his face completely blank; empty as though it has nothing to do when there is no character to be portrayed; yet the things he says in that emotionless voice are insightful and often poetic. It's a bit freaky watching him go under the rapids.