LoTR - Chl 4 in a bit, is it worth it?

[Stat Brother]

You know your getting old when you sleep through a film.

That starts at 5:40.

 

[Stat Brother]

I hope you don't watch Friends, thats much worse and no swordplay or male bonding

There wasn't a great deal of swordplay in, In Bruges, the last film I watched, but it didn't seem to suffer.

This just isn't for me, I can't cope with the language.

As said with nothing invested I don't care how good the battle is, all it's doing is making the end of the film nearer.

 

[vegster]

Never mind Statto,try Call the Midwife

 

[Stat Brother]

Never mind Statto,try Call the Midwife

Oh good god no, all that screaming and blood, I'd rather watch LoTR.

If men gave birth, we'd drop the sprog in our lunch break, then carry on working.

 

[tinycowboy]

Man alive, it's going on a bit. I need some fresh air. Got a headache. Too much food, TV and drink. Wish some Alan Partridge was on.

 

[jakarta]

I was being careful as I know the ramblings of Tolkien, is important to some, but:-

"the ring cannot be broken, Glimly son of Gloy"



Oh f*** off, this is just bollox.

Well you may not like it but that scene rather sets up the whole purpose of the trilogy.

If Gandalf suddenly turned around and said 'actually Gimli Son of Gloin, I had forgotten but you are right, the Ruling Ring can be broken, just give it a bash with your axe, Saurons empire will crumble and Middle Earth will be saved. Then we can go and have a couple of beers' we would have had a very short book and no second or third film.

Still it appears lots of people like the fight scenes, I'm sure JRR would be pleased to hear that was the main thing they got from the Book......

 

[Stat Brother]

Well you may not like it but that scene rather sets up the whole purpose of the trilogy.

If Gandalf suddenly turned around and said 'actually Gimli Son of Gloin, I had forgotten but you are right, the Ruling Ring can be broken, just give it a bash with your axe, Saurons empire will crumble and Middle Earth will be saved. Then we can go and have a couple of beers' we would have had a very short book and no second or third film.

Then 2 minutes later they are ll lining up saying they were in with their weapon, and matey pipes up:-

'Gimli and his axe are in'.

No you're not you stain, you just broke your axe, not 5 minutes ago, you short arsed ginger cretin..

 

[SeagullSongs]

I was being careful as I know the ramblings of Tolkien, is important to some, but:-

"the ring cannot be broken, Glimly son of Gloy"



Oh f*** off, this is just bollox.

It's Glóin

 

[OzMike]

I was being careful as I know the ramblings of Tolkien, is important to some, but:-

"the ring cannot be broken, Glimly son of Gloy"



Oh f*** off, this is just bollox.

Maybe being 43 is the problem, I read the Hobbit and LOTR when I was about 13, when I had a healthy imagination and the pictures and scenery that were conjured up in the mind were fantastic making the books impossible to put down, causing many a sleepless night, yes even at that age.
I think Peter Jackson did a good job of LOTR, especially the extended versions.
Could be accused of milking it a bit with The Hobbit as it is a much shorter book than any in the trilogy and isn't it being spread over 2 or 3 films?
I am taking the family to an IMAX premiere performance of The Hobbit tonight so I will let you know what I think, for what it's worth.

 

[Sam Ovett]

It's being spread over 3, but it lets the scenes have more to them which is really cool! They're also including parts from the Appendices which is nice

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

If Gandalf suddenly turned around and said 'actually Gimli Son of Gloin, I had forgotten but you are right, the Ruling Ring can be broken, just give it a bash with your axe, Saurons empire will crumble and Middle Earth will be saved. Then we can go and have a couple of beers' we would have had a very short book and no second or third film.

Shame he bloody didn't then!

 

[Stat Brother]

Is The Two Towers any better?

 

[Sussax]

Is The Two Towers any better?

Bigger Fight Scenes.

 

[matthew]

The best trilogy of all time!

 

[vegster]

Don't mess with Legolas

 

[Stat Brother]

The best trilogy of all time!

Behave.

The day this is better than Toy Story is the day the world officially goes mentals.

 

[BrianSwan]

got to be skeptical of those who don't like LotR

 

[matthew]

Behave.

The day this is better than Toy Story is the day the world officially goes mentals.

Box office sales would tell you different

 

[Sussax]

Return Of The King is on Saturday, the best of the three IMO.

Once the 15mins of credits get out the way, we'll have 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' to enjoy.