Third 'Lord of the Rings' Film Unveiled

Fox News ^ | Friday, October 03, 2003 | Roger Friedman

[maquiladora]

Early last evening I got to see about 20 minutes from

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Here's the actual text from Chapter 8 - The Stairs of Cirith Ungol. Looks like you're right:

But it was too late. At that moment the rock quivered and trembled beneath them. The great rumbling noise, louder than ever before, rolled in the ground and echoed in the mountains. Then with searing suddenness there came a great red flash. Far beyond the eastern mountains it leapt into the sky and splashed the lowering clouds with crimson. In that valley of shadow and cold deathly light it seemed unbearably violent and fierce. Peaks of stone and ridges like notched knives sprang out in staring black against the uprushing flame in Gorgoroth. Then came a great crack of thunder.

And Minas Morgul answered. There was a flare of livid lightnings: forks of blue flame springing up from the tower and from the encircling hills into the sullen clouds. The earth groaned; and out of the city there came a cry. Mingled with harsh high voices as of birds of prey, and the shrill neighing of horses wild with rage and fear, there came a rending screech, shivering, rising swiftly to a piercing pitch beyond the range of hearing. The hobbits wheeled round towards it, and cast themselves down, holding their hands upon their ears.

As the terrible cry ended, falling back through a long sickening wail to silence, Frodo slowly raised his head. Across the narrow valley, now almost on a level with his eyes, the walls of the evil city stood, and its cavernous gate, shaped like an open mouth with gleaming teeth, was gaping wide. And out of the gate an army came.

[ksen]

Thanks for the list Maq!

[BibChr]

Thanks. I just hadn't looked yesterday. Thanks!

[Corin Stormhands]

VA, Richmond Regal Cinemas Short Pump 14

Aacck! Coming to a theater near me!

[maquiladora]

That sounds like it alright.

[tom h]

"74 days 18 hours 42 min.... *sigh* "

Exactly my sentiments. Since summer 2001 I have been in anxious anticipation of each movie. March 2002 was a real down month because TTT left the screens and December was still nine months away. Funny ... I'm a grown 46-year old man with three children and a great career ... and my life has been defined by LOTR.

When I saw FOTR the third time, it was a weekday matinee after Christmas. I was alone and I noticed another guy who was alone. Alone? Grown men watching FOTR alone at 11 AM on Wednesday? I asked him how many times -- he guiltily held up three fingers. I asked him why he was alone -- his girlfriend felt that once was enough. Then I asked him if LOTR was his absolutely favorite book as a teenager, and he assured me YES. I then told him that I carried images from that book in my head constantly, and Peter Jackson's movie had finally brought them to life.

[maquiladora]

Good story Tom, and I think that could be repeated many times all over the country and all over the world! And it's true, these movies really do make a great visualisation of Tolkien's writing, I can't wait to see ROTK. It's going to be stunning to behold.

[Prof Engineer]

LA, Baton Rouge Tinseltown Movies 10
NY, Rochester Tinseltown 16
TX, Plano Cinemark Legacy 24

Cool. These are projects I designed. The Plano site is about 5 miles from home!

[maquiladora]

Build it and they will come!

lol

You'll have to go and see it at one of those, it will be a proud moment. (Hope the acoustics are good!)

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I then told him that I carried images from that book in my head constantly, and Peter Jackson's movie had finally brought them to life.

Exactly my sentiments as well.

I first read the trilogy when I was 12, and it's stayed with me all this time, remaining just as vivid as the first time I read them.

PJ's adaptations have only increased my love for Tolkien's writings.

[Destructor]

Frodo's head on a pike ping!

[Destructor]

Forces of Salron victorious ping!

[Destructor]

Mutilated bodies of dead Hobbits littering the Shire ping!

[Destructor]

Darkness engulfs "Middle Earth" ping!

[Destructor]

Hobbit bones bleaching in the sun ping!

[Destructor]

My work here is done.

[John Will]

Engineering college.
Prepared to join the theater rush.

[ThreeYearLurker]

Fight the power, Brother!

[sourcery]

Quotes from those who have seen the whole movie (ROTK):

Howard Shore: "I can tell you that having seen The Return of the King, it is a great film. It is amazing."

Billy Boyd: "I don?t think people have any idea ? it?s incredible. We?ve started with the best source material and then the script they wrote is probably the best screenplay I?ve ever read. I was near tears just reading the screenplay. It was so emotional. On top of that, people already know the character and have been on journeys with all these guys. This is sort of the end of all those stories. It?s just got so much going for it before (Jackson) adds the special touches."

Barrie M. Osborne: "It's a very dramatic, emotionally moving movie, but it's also of epic scale. You come to an emotionally moving resolution in almost every character's case."

Peter Jackson: "It has a triumphant, biblical-sized kind of action. And it also has incredible sadness. It has incredible sadness. I cry in several places in the film.
It's my favorite of the three. Frodo and Sam are just incredible in the third film. They're just so brave....This film is the one I will really be proud of."

Elijah Wood: "It's heartbreaking."

Shaye and Lynne: "It's phenomenal."

Karl Urban: "It's just going to be epic. It's just going to be absolutely massive."

Dominic Monaghan: "It's just a beautiful, beautiful film. I saw a cut and it was like being dipped in electricity. It's an incredible piece of work. If everybody thinks Peter Jackson has peaked with The Two Towers, they haven't seen his full power yet. I sincerely believe that The Return of the King is gonna be one of the best films you'll ever see."

[Penny1]

I should be able to get tickets...it's a fifteen minute walk for me, after all. ;)

Do you want me to pick up marathon tickets for you?

I am very, VERY tempted to go for it! ;)