Lord of the Beans - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lote22 · 04-15-2006, 11:01 AM

I think that it had the same meaning and the same lesson that LOTR had just in a funnier way. Not only was the actual movie funny but the commentary was hilarious, and had a lot of origanal jokes. I also loved the way they changed the names of all the characters and added in Leg-o-lamb's brother as a part of the fellowship.

The funniest part of the movie was "Silly Songs with Larry" when he was an Elvish impersonator.

Elladan and Elrohir · 04-16-2006, 02:13 PM

I am a VeggieTales fan and unashamed of it, and I loved "Lord of the Beans." Some of the ways it rips off LOTR are obvious (like Randalf and Toto's first conversation and the names of the members of the Fellowship of the Bean), but some are really clever and multi-layered (like the army of Sporks and Ear-A-Corn's Silly Song).

Also, Kurt Heineke is a great composer who has previously provided score sound-alikes for veggie rips of "Rocky" and "Indiana Jones." His score isn't exactly Howard Shore-sounding, but his Shire theme is very similar, and he does the 5/4 beat for the Sporks, which I really appreciated as a soundtrack fan.

You may love VeggieTales or you may hate it, but for any LOTR fan, Lord of the Beans is worth at least a screening. And as someone mentioned above, watch the Veggie Commentary too. Larry and Mr. Lunt are crazy.

04-15-2006, 11:01 AM	#1
Lote22 Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in an igloo in the middle of the desert Posts: 26	I think that it had the same meaning and the same lesson that LOTR had just in a funnier way. Not only was the actual movie funny but the commentary was hilarious, and had a lot of origanal jokes. I also loved the way they changed the names of all the characters and added in Leg-o-lamb's brother as a part of the fellowship. The funniest part of the movie was "Silly Songs with Larry" when he was an Elvish impersonator. __________________ ah blow mah nose at t'you english types - Monty Python

04-16-2006, 02:13 PM	#2
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	I am a VeggieTales fan and unashamed of it, and I loved "Lord of the Beans." Some of the ways it rips off LOTR are obvious (like Randalf and Toto's first conversation and the names of the members of the Fellowship of the Bean), but some are really clever and multi-layered (like the army of Sporks and Ear-A-Corn's Silly Song). Also, Kurt Heineke is a great composer who has previously provided score sound-alikes for veggie rips of "Rocky" and "Indiana Jones." His score isn't exactly Howard Shore-sounding, but his Shire theme is very similar, and he does the 5/4 beat for the Sporks, which I really appreciated as a soundtrack fan. You may love VeggieTales or you may hate it, but for any LOTR fan, Lord of the Beans is worth at least a screening. And as someone mentioned above, watch the Veggie Commentary too. Larry and Mr. Lunt are crazy. __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING