The Lord of the Rings Thread

[Mother]

Since lots of people here love LOTR (which is not a bad thing, as I am one of those people) I thought I might start a little thread where eveyone could talk LOTR to their hearts content without the utter disdain of those who hate the damn thing.

So to get this going: who thinks the films are good representations of the books?

[Ilúvatar]

You're probably going to get loads of people telling you this has been discussed before on so and so thread...But I'm not one of them.
I think they're a good interpretation, but the books are far better.

[Piper@Gates]

If I had a nickel for every time I saw a LOTR thread, I'd have 5 cents.

[Sydney]

LOL, well they're a pretty good rep of the books. I mena imagine trying to fit the whole thing in! Movies are great. In fact I think that Jackson did a heck of a lot more with characterisation then tolkien did, he was more concerned with the world IMO

cheers

[Ilúvatar]

I know what you mean Sydney, the female characters have certainly got a bigger role in the films. But I don't think Aragorn/Strider comes across as well in the films as in the books. Once I'd gotten half way through reading the Two Towers, it was clear to me how important a person he is because of his heritage and ancestry, and how big a part he would play in the coming events; but I didn't get that feeling watching the films.

[Luna]

I was ecstatic when I found out they were doing films of the books. These were my favorites as a kid. I have not yet seen the second movie I just may wait for it to come out on dvd and then it won't be long before the third one is in theaters.

[Mother]

Originally posted by Piper@Gates
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a LOTR thread, I'd have 5 cents.

Then you haven't seen many threads here, have you?

[Sydney]

You know what I found annoying?!?! That Aragorn's sword did not feature! the one in rivendell! he doesn't take it with him. Also I thought he was fairly well devemoped, I got a sense of his heritage etc

cheers

[Mother]

He does. Trust me. Look again. They didn't show any of the reforging stuff or anything, but he does take it with him. I mean he even makes references to it.

[Sydney]

but he has a differnt looking sword throughout the whole thing don't he? I better check again

cheers

[Perelandra]

they left Tom Bombadil out
they left way too much out.
they should've made each movie nine hours long & included everything.

[Sydney]

er yeah....

cheers

[Mother]

Like three nine hour movies are possible:

1. To fund
2. To film
3. To WATCH

[Luthien]

Originally posted by Illuvatar
I know what you mean Sydney, the female characters have certainly got a bigger role in the films. But I don't think Aragorn/Strider comes across as well in the films as in the books. Once I'd gotten half way through reading the Two Towers, it was clear to me how important a person he is because of his heritage and ancestry, and how big a part he would play in the coming events; but I didn't get that feeling watching the films.

Good point. Also, I just don't find Viggo Mortensen to be much in the way of king material. I've seen a lot of people with that kind of noble air that you can really react to, but he doesn't seem to have it.

[Cheriberi]

Originally posted by Luthien
Also, I just don't find Viggo Mortensen to be much in the way of king material. I've seen a lot of people with that kind of noble air that you can really react to, but he doesn't seem to have it.

I think that's just the thing. He was Strider, a seemingly scruffy ruffian, whose appearance belied his true nature, at least in the beginning. Just my take on the casting of that role.