Which Movie was best overall? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

10-05-2006, 05:30 AM

I think it was The Two Towers. This movie had the best fight scene, the best lines of comedy and the best plotline. The only problem i have with it is that it cut some of the second book out and then they moved that bit to the third movie.

High King Fingolfin · 10-08-2006, 04:48 PM

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MatthewM · 10-09-2006, 05:02 PM

The Fellowship was my favorite. The Two Towers was strangely skewed from the original text out of all three films...there are the obvious reasons (Aragorn's "death", Elves at Helm's Deep, Theoden's possession, leaving out of numerous chapters) and then there are the less obvious reasons that would take all night to list. Out of all 3, I would say TTT was my least favorite.

ninja91 · 10-09-2006, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MatthewM

The Fellowship was my favorite. The Two Towers was strangely skewed from the original text out of all three films...there are the obvious reasons (Aragorn's "death", Elves at Helm's Deep, Theoden's possession, leaving out of numerous chapters) and then there are the less obvious reasons that would take all night to list. Out of all 3, I would say TTT was my least favorite.

I agree. As good as TTT really is, it just does not have the same feeling that the other two give. What that feeling is, really, I cant explain...

Rikae · 10-09-2006, 08:35 PM

I really don't think I could answer because I see the movies (as I do the books) as the beginning, middle and end of one story. They don't stand alone: FOTR is too heavy on exposition and has no closure, while ROTK is basically all closure, and TTT, while it comes closest to being a complete story in itself because of the Rohan/Saruman/Helm's Deep situation, lacks the emotional highs of the other two. The scenes I really despise are Galadriel's transformation in FOTR, the riduculous CGI ghosts in ROTK and the infamous "orgy" scene, also in ROTK. On the other hand, the scenes that delighted me the most were in the same two movies: the Shire, birthday party and Rivendell scenes from FOTR and the finding of the ring, collapse of Barad Dur, coronation and Gray Havens scenes from ROTK. So to sum up, it's really impossible to answer.

Tuor in Gondolin · 10-13-2006, 10:13 AM

I consider FOTR by far the best, and closest adaptation
of PJ's three films. Especially smart was the prologue
(even better in the extended dvd). The Other two had
moments but there were exasperating digressions/
alterations/mistakes. For example, the warping of Faramir
and Denethor, the inexplicable reshrinking of Merry and
Pippin in ROTK after they grew in TTT, the overuse of the green
slime [Army of the Dead], and, to my mind, the bungling
of the charge of the Rohirrim, which, like the book,
should have begun in relative darkness, then had a
weather change and the sun coming out onto Theoden and
his shield and horse. And Eowyn's battle with the Witchking
and her speech was just too truncated.
My overall grades were:
FOTR--- A-
TTT--- C+
ROTK--- B-

But, frankly, PJ did much better then I had expected.

Oh, yeah, and the Easter Eggs in FOTR and TTT were hilarious,
not so much for ROTK.

Elfchick7 · 04-03-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rikae

I really don't think I could answer because I see the movies (as I do the books) as the beginning, middle and end of one story. They don't stand alone

I totally agree with Rikae. Of course it drives all of my friends when I say that. They always come back, "If you had to choose one, which would it be?" hehe I never answer.

10-05-2006, 05:30 AM	#1
OrcLeaderalpha Guest Posts: n/a	Which Movie was best overall? I think it was The Two Towers. This movie had the best fight scene, the best lines of comedy and the best plotline. The only problem i have with it is that it cut some of the second book out and then they moved that bit to the third movie.

10-08-2006, 04:48 PM	#2
High King Fingolfin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the Wargs thrive, a.k.a. Madison, WI Posts: 437	Why is this thread in Mirth? __________________ "Outside of a Warg, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a Warg, it's too dark to read." - Wargo Marx

10-09-2006, 05:02 PM	#3
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 627	The Fellowship was my favorite. The Two Towers was strangely skewed from the original text out of all three films...there are the obvious reasons (Aragorn's "death", Elves at Helm's Deep, Theoden's possession, leaving out of numerous chapters) and then there are the less obvious reasons that would take all night to list. Out of all 3, I would say TTT was my least favorite. __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

10-13-2006, 10:13 AM	#6
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	I consider FOTR by far the best, and closest adaptation of PJ's three films. Especially smart was the prologue (even better in the extended dvd). The Other two had moments but there were exasperating digressions/ alterations/mistakes. For example, the warping of Faramir and Denethor, the inexplicable reshrinking of Merry and Pippin in ROTK after they grew in TTT, the overuse of the green slime [Army of the Dead], and, to my mind, the bungling of the charge of the Rohirrim, which, like the book, should have begun in relative darkness, then had a weather change and the sun coming out onto Theoden and his shield and horse. And Eowyn's battle with the Witchking and her speech was just too truncated. My overall grades were: FOTR--- A- TTT--- C+ ROTK--- B- But, frankly, PJ did much better then I had expected. Oh, yeah, and the Easter Eggs in FOTR and TTT were hilarious, not so much for ROTK. __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'

10-09-2006, 08:35 PM	#5
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	I really don't think I could answer because I see the movies (as I do the books) as the beginning, middle and end of one story. They don't stand alone: FOTR is too heavy on exposition and has no closure, while ROTK is basically all closure, and TTT, while it comes closest to being a complete story in itself because of the Rohan/Saruman/Helm's Deep situation, lacks the emotional highs of the other two. The scenes I really despise are Galadriel's transformation in FOTR, the riduculous CGI ghosts in ROTK and the infamous "orgy" scene, also in ROTK. On the other hand, the scenes that delighted me the most were in the same two movies: the Shire, birthday party and Rivendell scenes from FOTR and the finding of the ring, collapse of Barad Dur, coronation and Gray Havens scenes from ROTK. So to sum up, it's really impossible to answer.