Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Okay. I'll try that when I get home. I didn't feel like exploring their cheesy web site! The only thing I did at their site was upgrade the player.
I don't think there is, unfortunately. At least, if there is, I don't know of it.
Who are you kidding with "second try?" That was machine gun posting! - 10 tries!
At least I got the new page!
Did you guys see that the ring they used for that shot was really huge? - Looked like a car tire inner-tube.
I also stand corrected about Glorfindel versus Elrond's sons. I understand the desire to save time, but that change still made the movie much less enjoyable for me. Maybe if I lived in a country where I could use the word "guy" at work without being accused of being sexist or non-inclusive, it wouldn't bother me. As it is, that kind of pandering really taints a movie for me.
I mentioned some big and some small issues in my original post. In a later post to HairoftheDog, I tried to hit the main points about the characters that bothered me. The little points were mostly a case of looking at the movie and thinking "Gee whiz, they changed even that!" Had I known that people would be so upset by my list, I would have hit only those main points on this thread. Some people would probably still be furious with me for daring to admit that I didn't like the movie, but the negative impact would have been less.
In any case, I'm not bothered that you disagree with some points on my list. I appreciate your reply and your concern. I'm glad to know that a few people agree with me on some points.
That being said...
WOO HOO! Time to caper!
My what big eyes you have!
Maybe I won't see the movie again.
So.....have you decided whether to watch the movie again or not? :)
I'm sorry.
Yes.
I've never heard the BBC radio version of LOTR. I can imagine that it would be a long listen.
Wow. Take care of yourself. I know those episodes can be scary. Coupla months ago I spent 7 hours (and several thousand dollars worth of test) in an ER with chest pains. They didn't find anything. My doctor thought it's probably acid reflux. And after waking up at 2:30 a.m. today with indigestion, I'm thinking he's probably right (supreme pizza last night...silly me).
Glad your back. Sit back and enjoy the movie.
I still need to dust my lawn this weekend...
It's a very good book, with both action and some thoughtful political ideas behind it.
Maybe I won't see the movie again.
You'll be doing yourself a favor if you don't see it again... even discounting the way it butchered the book, it's a horrible movie (IMHO).
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