The LOTR Scenery - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kiah · 06-12-2003, 06:52 PM

How good a job did Peter Jackson do on the scenery for all of the sites so far in the Lord of the Rings movies from The Fellowship of the Ring to The Two Towers. Please list all the ones you feel like and rate them according to the scale of 1-10, 1 being Awesome! and 10 being absolutely horrible.

Trippo The Hippo · 06-12-2003, 08:52 PM

Ahh I see you go against the more common 10 being highest, but no matter.Well I think PJ and Weta did an awesome job. Perhaps the best possible with there time and money constraints, but I feel that if I give it a 1 then later on another movie will top it. I think there is always room for improvement so I give Them a 2.

MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie · 06-12-2003, 10:39 PM

I say 2 also. I would like to say one, but after further consideration I was going to give it a three. I chose three because there are somethings I don't think was accurate. One is Moria, with the geometrical thing Alan Lee was going for. Although, that was not PJ's idea. Then I moved it to two because of the way they improvised, which was really outstanding, even if it isn't real.

Meela · 06-13-2003, 05:26 AM

Edoras was superb. Top marks. Same for Helms Deep, Osgiliath, Minas Tirith, and oh.... everything!

Angadraug · 06-13-2003, 01:19 PM

I give it a 1. When I watch the movie I'm always amazed at how truely awesome all the scenery looks. I think they did a great job.

mollecon · 06-13-2003, 01:37 PM

Actually one of my favorite things about the movies, maybe the best thing about them, is the way Middle Earth is brought to live. Of course the way PJ depicts it isn't necessarily the same way I have when I've been reading the books. In fact, there are a lot of differences - but the movies works beautifully in this respect, & I'm perfectly willing to accept PJ's alternative version (alternative from my own, I mean!).I think I'll cheat & give it 1½!

06-14-2003, 03:05 PM

one! The BEST definately!! Didn't u envy the actors for being there? in the on-site visits i mean. I would LOVE to go to New Zeland!! go bunge jumpin, mountin climing, ect.!!!!!

QuickSlash · 06-14-2003, 03:25 PM

I thought about it, and I read others' replies, and I think I'm going to say two and a half. I wanted to say two, but to me, Lothlorien was not trully enchanting, and it was far too bright. Wasn't anything like I pictured in the books. Then I think of the entrance to Fangorn, and that could've been so much better. But then, I look at Rivendell, and I'm blown away. I think of Helm's deep, and it *feels* right. So, a two and a half from me.

Liriodendron · 06-14-2003, 08:01 PM

It is weird to have "1" mean the best! The Shire...1.. I found it beautiful and awesome!Bree....5.. I liked what bit I saw, there just needed to be more of it!Rivendell...5.. It was very pretty, but it seemed a little cool and stiff for me, not enough "homeliness" and people running about.Caradthras...2..Cold, cruel, high and lonesome!Moria...1.. It was awesome!Lothlorien...7..I was disappointed, it wasn't beautiful or mystical enough. I didn't connect with it (the glory of nature and trees)like I did when I read the book.The great river...1..It was very well done, better than I imagined!Rohan...3..It was fineFangorn...6.. too dark! Digitally remixed in a boring monotone!Edoras...1..Awesome again!Helms Deep...1..Wonderful! The glitering caves were glittering too!Dead marshes...3..pretty great, probably a little too attractive, too bad we couldn't smell them! Black Gate...2..Huge and scaryOrthanc...1.. I loved the chamber room with the lines on the floor, vey mystic!Enough! [ June 14, 2003: Message edited by: Liriodendron ]

Horse-Maiden of the Shire · 06-14-2003, 08:07 PM

For FotR, I would have to say a 2. I loved the Shire, Orthanc, Rivendell, Moria, Caradhras, Amon Hen, Amon Sul, the Anduin, the Argonath...you get the picture. The thing for me as well was Lothlorien. It wasn't supposed to be all blue and grey in Caras Galadhon! It was supposed to be golden! GOLDEN!In TTT, I have to give it a 1. The scenery, Edoras, Helm's Deep gave me shivers! Emyn Muil, Osgiliath, everything! I loved the way the camera panned off Eowyn while she was standing on the 'porch' of Meduseld, with the wind blowing wildly and such. Simply fantastic.

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 06-16-2003, 12:20 PM

I think that the Shire was great... also 1 but I got a nice picture of Bree when I read the book- in the film it was too unfriendly. Men were rude to hobbits but it was described to be a place where hobbits and men live in harmony! That makes it 5. I liked Rivendell very much though it didn't look like anyone's home (compare the film to the description given in the Hobbit). I'd give 2. the Orthanc IS awesome... can't believe that the Numenorians built it. Moria is great...dark but great...2. Lothlorien could have been more faithfull to the book. It would have been great to see the golden leaves still gets 3 (and the thing with the gifts- I mean Sam gets a rope?! *huh*) but great job! Can't wait RotK!

Finwe · 06-16-2003, 12:32 PM

I think just about all of the locations in the movie were great. Even Lothlorien! I might be just about the only one, but I always imagined Caras Galadhon as a place of pure light, with Galadriel as the center of it. I liked the way that it was in the movie.I think that Rivendell was the best location in the entire movie. I loved the effect of perpetual autumn that it was in. It just seemed so...right.

Daisy Brambleburr · 06-16-2003, 01:39 PM

I think all the scenery was awesome and would give it a 2 overall, except for these things. Fangorn, in TTT didn't really work for me. It looked a bit fake, like when you prodded a tree it would spring back like rubber. Lothlorien wasn't fair and golden enough for me. We want the mallorn!

mordor136 · 06-16-2003, 01:50 PM

The shire and Orthanc alone were enough to earn fotr a "1"! I'm soooo glad they chose Alan Lee's Orthanc designs just supurb! As for TTT I give it a "2". Mostly because of Fangorn it looked a little fake and too few trees!

Duncariel · 06-17-2003, 12:11 PM

I'd give it all a 1 and a half, because the woods of Lothlorien just didn't catch my eye. It wasn't golden enough. Everything else was just as I had imagined it. Wow.

Sea Tiger · 06-21-2003, 06:37 PM

I give it a 1! But then again I saw the movie before I read the books so I pictured it how I saw in the movie. Just with more people. But still I don't care about descriptions I picture it my way. Anybody got a problem with that?! No? Good.

06-12-2003, 06:52 PM	#1
Kiah Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2003 Location: When I figure it out I will tell you Posts: 26	The LOTR Scenery How good a job did Peter Jackson do on the scenery for all of the sites so far in the Lord of the Rings movies from The Fellowship of the Ring to The Two Towers. Please list all the ones you feel like and rate them according to the scale of 1-10, 1 being Awesome! and 10 being absolutely horrible. __________________ In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

06-12-2003, 08:52 PM	#2
Trippo The Hippo Wight Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: somewhere with hippos that say jolly o and wear spectacles Posts: 199	Ahh I see you go against the more common 10 being highest, but no matter.<P>Well I think PJ and Weta did an awesome job. Perhaps the best possible with there time and money constraints, but I feel that if I give it a 1 then later on another movie will top it. I think there is always room for improvement so I give Them a 2. __________________ Shouldn't he be the disco steward?

06-12-2003, 10:39 PM	#3
MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 575	I say 2 also. I would like to say one, but after further consideration I was going to give it a three. I chose three because there are somethings I don't think was accurate. One is Moria, with the geometrical thing Alan Lee was going for. Although, that was not PJ's idea. Then I moved it to two because of the way they improvised, which was really outstanding, even if it isn't real. __________________ Do Not Touch -Willie

06-13-2003, 05:26 AM	#4
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,118	Edoras was superb. Top marks. Same for Helms Deep, Osgiliath, Minas Tirith, and oh.... everything! __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

06-13-2003, 01:37 PM	#6
mollecon Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 188	Actually one of my favorite things about the movies, maybe the best thing about them, is the way Middle Earth is brought to live. Of course the way PJ depicts it isn't necessarily the same way I have when I've been reading the books. In fact, there are a lot of differences - but the movies works beautifully in this respect, & I'm perfectly willing to accept PJ's alternative version (alternative from my own, I mean!).<P>I think I'll cheat & give it 1½!

06-13-2003, 01:19 PM	#5
Angadraug Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 44	I give it a 1. When I watch the movie I'm always amazed at how truely awesome all the scenery looks. I think they did a great job.

06-14-2003, 03:05 PM	#7
Sindalomewen36 Guest Posts: n/a	one! The BEST definately!! Didn't u envy the actors for being there? in the on-site visits i mean. I would LOVE to go to New Zeland!! go bunge jumpin, mountin climing, ect.!!!!!

06-14-2003, 03:25 PM	#8
QuickSlash Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not here. Posts: 121	I thought about it, and I read others' replies, and I think I'm going to say two and a half. <P>I wanted to say two, but to me, Lothlorien was not trully enchanting, and it was far too bright. Wasn't anything like I pictured in the books. Then I think of the entrance to Fangorn, and that could've been so much better. <P>But then, I look at Rivendell, and I'm blown away. I think of Helm's deep, and it feels right. So, a two and a half from me. __________________ We're here and now, but will we ever be again? / 'Cause I have found / All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade, away, again. -Shimmer, Fuel

06-14-2003, 08:01 PM	#9
Liriodendron Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 532	It is weird to have "1" mean the best! <P>The Shire...1.. I found it beautiful and awesome!<P>Bree....5.. I liked what bit I saw, there just needed to be more of it!<P>Rivendell...5.. It was very pretty, but it seemed a little cool and stiff for me, not enough "homeliness" and people running about.<P>Caradthras...2..Cold, cruel, high and lonesome!<P>Moria...1.. It was awesome!<P>Lothlorien...7..I was disappointed, it wasn't beautiful or mystical enough. I didn't connect with it (the glory of nature and trees)like I did when I read the book.<P>The great river...1..It was very well done, better than I imagined!<P>Rohan...3..It was fine<P>Fangorn...6.. too dark! Digitally remixed in a boring monotone!<P>Edoras...1..Awesome again!<P>Helms Deep...1..Wonderful! The glitering caves were glittering too!<P>Dead marshes...3..pretty great, probably a little too attractive, too bad we couldn't smell them! <P>Black Gate...2..Huge and scary<P>Orthanc...1.. I loved the chamber room with the lines on the floor, vey mystic!<P>Enough! <p>[ June 14, 2003: Message edited by: Liriodendron ] __________________ http://www.lizmargason.com

06-14-2003, 08:07 PM	#10
Horse-Maiden of the Shire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR Posts: 1,202	For FotR, I would have to say a 2. I loved the Shire, Orthanc, Rivendell, Moria, Caradhras, Amon Hen, Amon Sul, the Anduin, the Argonath...you get the picture. The thing for me as well was Lothlorien. It wasn't supposed to be all <I>blue</I> and <I>grey</I> in Caras Galadhon! It was supposed to be <I>golden!</I> GOLDEN!<P>In TTT, I have to give it a 1. The scenery, Edoras, Helm's Deep gave me shivers! Emyn Muil, Osgiliath, everything! I loved the way the camera panned off Eowyn while she was standing on the 'porch' of Meduseld, with the wind blowing wildly and such. Simply fantastic. __________________ "There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us." "Shoot it," said my attorney. "Not yet...I want to study its habits."

06-16-2003, 12:20 PM	#11
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,267	I think that the Shire was great... also 1 but I got a nice picture of Bree when I read the book- in the film it was too unfriendly. Men were rude to hobbits but it was described to be a place where hobbits and men live in harmony! That makes it 5. I liked Rivendell very much though it didn't look like anyone's home (compare the film to the description given in the Hobbit). I'd give 2. the Orthanc IS awesome... can't believe that the Numenorians built it. Moria is great...dark but great...2. Lothlorien could have been more faithfull to the book. It would have been great to see the golden leaves still gets 3 (and the thing with the gifts- I mean Sam gets a rope?! huh) but great job! Can't wait RotK! __________________ Fenris Wolf Last edited by dancing spawn of ungoliant; 01-12-2006 at 08:30 AM. Reason: Having a sweeping party... Quite embarrassing to read your own newbie posts. I don't have a clue what I was trying to say...

06-16-2003, 12:32 PM	#12
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	I think just about all of the locations in the movie were great. Even Lothlorien! I might be just about the only one, but I always imagined Caras Galadhon as a place of pure light, with Galadriel as the center of it. I liked the way that it was in the movie.<P>I think that Rivendell was the best location in the entire movie. I loved the effect of perpetual autumn that it was in. It just seemed so...right. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

06-16-2003, 01:39 PM	#13
Daisy Brambleburr Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 334	I think all the scenery was awesome and would give it a 2 overall, except for these things.<BR>Fangorn, in TTT didn't really work for me. It looked a bit fake, like when you prodded a tree it would spring back like rubber. <BR>Lothlorien wasn't fair and golden enough for me. We want the mallorn! __________________ 'What news from the South, O sighing wind, do you bring to me at eve? Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and I grieve.'

06-16-2003, 01:50 PM	#14
mordor136 Wight Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: snowboarding with Morgoth in the void Posts: 221	The shire and Orthanc alone were enough to earn fotr a "1"! I'm soooo glad they chose Alan Lee's Orthanc designs just supurb! As for TTT I give it a "2". Mostly because of Fangorn it looked a little fake and too few trees! __________________ It's not A.D.D I'm just ignoring you. I'm like a super-hero with no powers or motivation

06-17-2003, 12:11 PM	#15
Duncariel Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Land of the Ice and Snow Posts: 226	I'd give it all a 1 and a half, because the woods of Lothlorien just didn't catch my eye. It wasn't golden enough. <P>Everything else was just as I had imagined it. Wow. __________________ Middle-earth: Insanity "What, the peons aren't trusted?" -- Yazoo, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

06-21-2003, 06:37 PM	#16
Sea Tiger Newly Deceased Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lothlorien Posts: 10	I give it a 1!<BR>But then again I saw the movie before I read the <BR>books so I pictured it how I saw in the movie. Just with more people. But still I don't care about descriptions I picture it my way.<BR>Anybody got a problem with that?!<BR>No? Good. __________________ If you love something,set it free. If it comes back to you it's yours, If it doesn't it never was.