Revisiting Lord Of The Rings

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 03:24
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, February 7, 2010 1:44 AM

Ain't seen it since it first came out on DVD (back in the stone age, eh?), but I just got a used collection on the cheap, and we watched Fellowship tonight, and I found that the CGI was not quite as amazingly awesome as I remembered (although still gorram cool), but the film overall was quite a bit better than I remembered.
In a way, it kinda conjures notions in my head of a big-budget PBS production of the novel.

Anyone else have thoughts to share with the class on this?

The laughing Chrisisall

NAVYSEILS

Sunday, February 7, 2010 2:00 AM

I watched the trilogy a month or so ago, for the first time probably since seeing them in the cinema. I had a cheap copy of the fellowship on VHS, but I decided to hold off on the dvd, and the sequels till I could get them all at once.

I too thought the CGI wasn't quite as shiny as I remembered it. The movies are still great though, and first is still my favourite. I really like the movies, I do, but man, I find them hard to bring myself to watch. I think they're just so epic you have to get psyched up just to put them on.

I also still love to watch Gollum sit having his arguments with himself. Good times.

CHRISISALL

Sunday, February 7, 2010 2:37 AM

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Originally posted by Navyseils:
first is still my favourite.

It really wowed me tonight. My LOTR super-fan friend said that the extended editions were cool for hard-core novel peeps, but that the theatrical versions (which I bought) were the way to go for the rest of us, pacing-wise.

The laughing Chrisisall

NAVYSEILS

Sunday, February 7, 2010 2:50 AM

You say true. Those movies were long enough already, the extended versions (which I have) are mammoth. I was a massive fan of the book though, I'd have had them be even longer if I could.

I like my numb-bum films.

KATESFRIEND

Sunday, February 7, 2010 3:04 AM

I read the books over and over many times and was amazed at the ability of Peter Jackson to stay true to the books and still make a film masterpiece within the limits of the industry. Unbelievable quality in its creation and a delight to watch.

CHRISISALL

Sunday, February 7, 2010 3:12 AM

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Originally posted by Navyseils:
You say true. Those movies were long enough already, the extended versions (which I have) are mammoth. I was a massive fan of the book though, I'd have had them be even longer if I could.

I read The Hobbit, The Fellowship, but bailed after the first half of Two Towers due to too much description of the geography & its history (it's been said I have ADD

). The films really brought it home for me, though!

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I like my numb-bum films.

LOL!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Sunday, February 7, 2010 3:16 AM

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Originally posted by Katesfriend:
Unbelievable quality in its creation and a delight to watch.

I'm rediscovering that now.

My Son wants to get the cartoon version of The Hobbit on DVD now (he'd seen the VHS version way back- he loves the songs).

The hairy-footed Chrisisall

FREMDFIRMA

Sunday, February 7, 2010 3:59 AM

Of course!
The songs make that rock - even the horribly "animated" LoTR after that had a couple pretty good ones.

That one just rocked it, gotta admit.

That and the whole scene in Smaugs lair was just awe inspiring cause Smaug was convincing as a dragon, scary, threatening, but also full of himself and tremendously arrogant, which all the great wyrms prettymuch were.

They had BETTER get that one right, in the live-action version.

-F

BIGRICHARD

Sunday, February 7, 2010 9:42 AM

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

They had BETTER get that one right, in the live-action version.

Peter Jackson is still onboard, it's still all being designed by Weta, and with the new edition of Guillermo del Toro?

I dare say I'm looking forward to this MORE than Lord of the Rings. But then, I'm a huge Del Toro fan.

From Del Toro himself:

"In 'The Hobbit,' the creatures speak: Smaug has beautiful lines of dialogue; the Great Goblin has beautiful lines of dialogue; many creatures do. So we had to design them with a different approach because you are not just designing things that are scary,"

(about Smaug)
"The bulk of the design took about a year, solid. It’s because of the unique features of the dragon," he explained. "Early in production I came up with a very strong idea that would separate Smaug from every other dragon ever made. The problem was implementing that idea. But I think we’ve nailed it."

PIZMOBEACH

Sunday, February 7, 2010 12:47 PM

If I'm flipping through channels and one of these is on I have to look away... because if I watch for more than 2 minutes I'm glued for the rest of the movie!

Amazed at how well Jackson did for ALL 3 books. There are so many places he could have messed up but he kept getting things right imo. That long pull away shot from Orthanc over the field of Orcs, fuuuuuuuu.... so many more.

Speaking of classes, Chris, if you ever get a chance listen to the DVD commentary extra of Peter Jackson with Fran Walsh (Co-Writer/Producer), and Philippa Boyens (Co-Writer). Great insight into writing for film and adapting a book for the screen, especially what to include and what to leave out... poor Tom Bombadil! He probably would have been more of a Sid & Marty Croft moment though.

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