To be fair there's nothing out there that can even come close to the LOTR trilogy. That was peak cinema. Absolute perfection. It will never be topped. And yeah that I agree with that. Especially that barrel scene and Legolas defying gravity with the rocks.
The legolas oliphaunt scene still haunts me .To be fair there's nothing out there that can even come close to the LOTR trilogy. That was peak cinema. Absolute perfection. It will never be topped. And yeah that I agree with that. Especially that barrel scene and Legolas defying gravity with the rocks.
I'm not sure that I could disagree more: whilst I agree the hobbit films are shit, I'd judge Freeman a far finer actor than Wood, Wood's performance in the Rings has always lacked nuance for me and I'm pretty sure Freeman was a more experienced actor than Wood at the respective filmings of the Hobbit and the Rings.
Ah that scene is epic. He's so light he can climb the arrows. "That's still only counts as one"
I agree that Freeman is the better actor - but - Elijah put in a far better performance for me
are two towers and return of the king much better?Yes but you'll likely find them just as boring.I only watched fellowship of the ring and that was about 5 years ago and tbh it bored me
I think I had just come off a game of thrones binge when my friend told me to watch LOTR if I loved GOT so my expectations were probably different than what I got with the fellowship. I'll give the films another go before the series comes outYes but you'll likely find them just as boring.
I actually started watching Fellowship last night. Just as entertaining and visually awe-inspiring.
Still haven't finished watching though. I'll leave that for tonight.
If the movie bored you my friend, this genre is not for you.I only watched fellowship of the ring and that was about 5 years ago and tbh it bored me
yes there is an extended cut of all three movies.
Fellowship is one of the few movies that are just as good as the book, it was perfect.I only watched fellowship of the ring and that was about 5 years ago and tbh it bored me
What the feck, you are missing out on good cinema
The scenes with Faramir and Boromir are fantastic. Also the Saruman deleted scene from the third film too!
I'd completely agree with this. I like all 3 but FOTR is a stonecold classic of cinema.
Have you seen them before? I watch them every year. It’s a tradition
. 2nd half/disc of each Two Towers and Return of the King are just pure epicness.I would have to disagree. The reason being that the movie adaptation missed out parts of the book and changed other parts.
Extended edition I hope.
Of course the books are better! But I think you need to remember it is not only the Tolkien scholars watching these movies. And as much as I would have loved to have seen Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel on screen, but I think removing/replacing them were the right moves for the movie.
Watched them when they came out in a packed Cinema. Haven't watched them since.Have you seen them before? I watch them every year. It’s a tradition
I think it's one of the few times Jackson's alterations actually made some sense and worked. He changed a lot in the films when you compare them to the books, particularly scenes like you say with Glorfindel and riders at the ford. Bombadil would have only confused things further, not most because there is no certainty what he was meant to be and most watchers to LOTR wouldn't have read the books. Imagine how random the entire Goldberry and Bombadil parts would be to someone who hadn't read the books.
Haven't read the books but what I could gather from the lore etc was that he was basically some sort of annoying lunatic God that could never die and was used as Deus Ex Machina at least once? Wouldn't have worked in the film.
Agreed, although I'd have like a bit more Bree and Butterbur featuring properly.
I think it works in the books but wouldn't work in film as its a fairly long segment where nothing overly happens and given it took a while for Frodo and Sam to finally set off from Hobbiton it would be a big momentum crash and ruin the pacing of the film. I'm glad they took it out. Honestly I think the pacing of Fellowship in particular is pretty much perfect. It's a very well put together film.
Plus the fact that the Ring has no effect on Tom would undermine all the work they do to build up its menace and early on in the movie at that.
Tagart meets tolkien
I loved all 3 LotR films, but wood ALMOST killed that for me, I find him a really unlikable frodo, so whiny and drippy, and he has weird eyes. The standout performer as far as hobbits go for me was Sam.
I like Elijah Wood and he brought a young innocence to the role of Frodo, he felt like a naive teenager half the time. But I don't overly rate his acting, there are some moments that felt off and they tend to involve him. Sam on the other hand was consistently well acted throughout. He nailed the role. It was interesting because I thought Elijah did a good job in Fellowship, but struggled to portray Frodo's decline.
Oh god he was awful in that!
