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[Malcolm]

this movie is amazing!! i could not find anything that i didn't like about this movie, the scenery was great, the acting was completely solid, the battles astually seemed realistic!!

*takes a breath*

the computer effects looked so real that... i donno, they just looks seamless and great.

Perfection to the last minute of the film, and they end the movie with you wanting more!!

excellent watch, and go to the theatre instead of downloading the movie, isn't it worth it to support such a great movie?

lastly: imagine 2 years (or less) from now, being able to sit down with the full 9 hours of Lord Of The Rings, what an excellent way to kill off a day! :D

[Macca]

One questioin

How should i go about seeing and reading it? should i see then read or read then see?

[blizz]

it doesn't matter which way really, but you have to do both to do it justice since the books contain so many appendices detailing family trees etc...

[zorbid]

You can find tickets around 4$ in belgium (not everywhere, but you can :) )

[blizz]

Originally posted by zorbid
You can find tickets around 4$ in belgium (not everywhere, but you can :) )

my ticket was free, and in the Odeon in Leicester Square :D

[Acorn]

Book for, deff book first.

Both are good but the book is what made the movie, best to read it first.

[Malcolm]

Originally posted by Acorn
Book for, deff book first.

Both are good but the book is what made the movie, best to read it first.

yes, reading the books fills in some gaps, but if you have read the hobbit you should have enough information to almost completely understand the moive :)

[Macca]

yeh my firend has the 3 books and the hobbit so i guess i'll read them all :p

[Eagle]

Man, if youve read the books, then youd realize the movie was a big let down. THe books kick ass.

[Slougi]

THAT MOVIE KICKS ASS! :D

[Acorn]

Read the books slougi? ;) All the books? 20 times each?

Anyway, you can only expect so much out of a simple movie. Can't complain to much.

[hellknight]

I go there tomorrow:alien:

[DuDe]

Heh, I tried to read this book once... It got me bored as hell, donno why, people told me that it gets better later on, but I just couldn`t continue reading... I prefer the "Dragon lance chronicles" seriees, donno if you heard about it.

[sk8bloke22]

i read the trilogoy before the hobbit in like my last year of primary school. i dont think i properly understood, and i skipped like most of the second book as i couldnt read it properly. hav not seen the film yet, heard its well good, even my parents wanna see it (a bit weird that really)

[hellknight]

great movie but it was toooooo long

[Martin]

Originally posted by Eagle
Man, if youve read the books, then youd realize the movie was a big let down. THe books kick ass.

Good thing I haven't read the books then :).

I'm going to watch the movie with my gf tomorrow. I told her I wanted to see that movie and she got tickets for us. Yay! I Love her. :)

[Acorn]

*gasp*

We let someone who hasn't read TLOTR moderate this forum!?!? Run an emulation site!?!?

;)

Martin you'll have to read them, they are the best fantasy lit ever written.

[Martin]

You !""#¤@£@ geek! ;)

I'll read the books when I can afford to buy them. :D

[Acorn]

Actually, I'm geekier than that ;)

I have:
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion

In txt files, as well as hardcover for looks, and paperback for reading (I hate trying to read HB books!!)

I have the book which was pieced together from his works, as well as serveral on him also, wish Tolkien would have written more.

On a diff note (which Telsa-cridic will prolly spam about it not having anything to do with this thread heh) what other "classic" fantasys do you think are good? What ones rate up with Tolkien's?

[Johnny_Rico]

"A Song of Ice and Fire" I think...

[Raging Fuel]

I'm not sure if this counts as fantasy (and I'm probably going to get flamed for this) but the Harry Potter books are excellent. They may seem like they are for 8 yo, but they appeal to everyone (personally I would classify them under mystery).

[sytaylor]

Originally posted by Martin
You !""#¤@£@ geek! ;)

I'll read the books when I can afford to buy them. :D

plus reading books takes valuable time, and im yet to be pulled in by a book, they just bore me so so very much, short concentra... ooo cookie!

[Slougi]

Originally posted by hellknight
great movie but it was toooooo long
Huh? I wish it would have been longer....
:p

[Malcolm]

Originally posted by Malcolm
imagine 2 years (or less) from now, being able to sit down with the full 9 hours of Lord Of The Rings, what an excellent way to kill off a day! :D

:)

[Zero]

Great movie , a little bit on the long side but still a great movie nonetheless.

[Macca]

Originally posted by Raging Fuel
I'm not sure if this counts as fantasy (and I'm probably going to get flamed for this) but the Harry Potter books are excellent. They may seem like they are for 8 yo, but they appeal to everyone (personally I would classify them under mystery).

Yup, I've read them all (just a week ago) and i must say that they really are a great read. Saw the movie too which was a big let down compared to the books as they left out so much, it was already 2 1/2 hours long but it only covered a fraction of the book, you really have to have read and seen it to understand. But anyway i would recommend the books to anyone of any age. :D

And now i have just started reading the hobbit soon to be followed by the lotr series (i wanted to read before see the movie) and they are really good too. :D

[adi]

Listen everyone, as a piece of film making, LOTR was simply stupendous, a beautiful film. I haven't gotten that drawn into a movie for a loong time and I actually cared about the characters' fates. The sheer scale of the SFX and the landscapes blew me away and I would have glady sat for another 2 hours (my cinema had an intermission, thank God).


Anyway about the books v movie, I haven't read the series, but from what I've heard its meant to be the film + some minor incidents plus DETAILED FAMILY TREES AND MAPS! (acj screams with joy) Someone convince me the books are better than the films with valid reasons please.

;)

[Yakuza]

Why dont u people load the DIVX version at a high reso..... that would make it free!!!!! :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:



Cya.........

[Malcolm]

Originally posted by theacj
Listen everyone, as a piece of film making, LOTR was simply stupendous, a beautiful film. I haven't gotten that drawn into a movie for a loong time and I actually cared about the characters' fates. The sheer scale of the SFX and the landscapes blew me away and I would have glady sat for another 2 hours (my cinema had an intermission, thank God).


Anyway about the books v movie, I haven't read the series, but from what I've heard its meant to be the film + some minor incidents plus DETAILED FAMILY TREES AND MAPS! (acj screams with joy) Someone convince me the books are better than the films with valid reasons please.

;)

Yes the books are very detailed. What I would suggest to anyone the wishes to see the movie and haven't read the books is:
1) see the movie
and
2) read the book to see what was left out

:)

Also as a side note: 50th post :D

[Johnny_Rico]

Hey! All you sinners who plan to see the movie before reading the books I recommend to wait a *year*...

To forget the film and use your own imagination!

But the big problem in the movie is the absence of Tom...
I loved Tom, he is the spirit of LotR!

Without him the movie is far from bying a substitute to the books!

[CLSugarman]

i don't know about you, but the 1st 45 minutes put me to sleep.

[adi]

I thought the first 45 minutes explained the story really well to those who'd never read the books. And the battle scenes were amazing if a bit too short for my liking.