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To: Perdogg
Why this movie is going to suck:

1. Saruman (because they just had to have him in all the films for some reason)
2. That elf chick they invented
3. Legolas. F***ing LEGOLAS! AGAIN! Make it stop!
4. 45-minute battle scene
5. A billion cgi orcs, elves, dwarves, etc. milling about in a cgi world

Look, if "The Desolation of Smaug" wasn't enough to tell you that Peter Jackson sucks, then you fully deserve to get ripped for another $14 to see this p.o.s.

This movie is going to suck. 20 minutes into it, and you'll be wishing you were watching a 3-hour Obama speech instead.

10 posted on 11/06/2014 6:45:28 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Sicon

Rather watch a 3 hour Obama speech?

Ouch, dude!


11 posted on 11/06/2014 6:52:50 PM PST by Obadiah (I'm supporting Martha Coakley for the Democratic nomination in 2016.)
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To: Sicon

Part 2 was SO BAD, it bore no resemblance to the book and was a teen boy action flick! I will not bother seeing part 3.


12 posted on 11/06/2014 7:00:01 PM PST by LYDIAONTARIO
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To: Sicon

6. Dwarves who look like they could have been in a boy band.
Dwarves are supposed to look like Gimli, not Justin Bieber.
(Actually this could be reason #2.5.)


21 posted on 11/06/2014 9:17:52 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Sicon
I completely disagree with point #1.

If anything, there's not enough Saruman, especially lacking is the explanation of how he became a disciple of Sauron.

I agree that some of the battle scenes are overdone though.

25 posted on 11/06/2014 11:14:26 PM PST by OddLane
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To: Sicon
I don't have too much of a problem with 1, 2 and 3, mostly because...

1. Christopher Lee is great, and the character is there in history, so if they can use him, as long as they use him well.

2. That elf chick: I understand why they created her -- along the lines of replacing Glorfindel with an expanded role for Arwen. Something for the younger fan-boys and the fan-girls, too. That said, befriending a dwarf is a little much and falling for one is crazy stuff. Plus, it cheapens the eventual friendship between Legolas and Gimli.

3. Legolas. He's really not out of place there. He's from Mirkwood, and is the son of the King. Granted, Orlando Bloom is not Christopher Lee, and he has a much bigger role than needed.

4 and 5, I grant you will suck. Especially if the battle using hand-held "shaky" cams. One of the reasons I prefer Fellowship to Return of the King (other than the six endings) is the shaky-cam battle where my eyes never had a chance to focus on anything.

32 posted on 11/07/2014 9:40:43 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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