[HairOfTheDog]

Talk amongst yourselves…

[HairOfTheDog]

OK-I wrote something down... took awhile to get around to it - I trust you will indulge me by pinging the others?

[shuckmaster]

Read The Books!

[Henk]

...and Gimli was good for the shortened role he got.

Oh, bad pun.

I thought it was over done. Every scene at maximum emotional level. Hobbits crying half the time. Fifty to a hundred shots of the ring lying in open hobbit palm (We get it! Ring important!) Lake scene filmed under the harshest possible light conditions.

[Sir Gawain]

I saw it last night. It couldn't live up to the buildup. It's not the greatest movie of all time. It was good, but it was no Star Wars. Frodo is a wuss. If it weren't for the humans, he would've been dead a long time ago.

[a_witness]

I loved Galadriel and missed Tom Bombadil. I wish they had made the movie longer with more scenes and hope they actually did and will release the cut material with the DVD.

[68 grunt]

Hiya Hair, indulge me one rant of the movie on your thread. I expected for the 'horn of Gondor' to shake the very walls of the theater, instead, it was like a Yugo in traffic. :)

ps - I saw it again yesterday. Great flick!

[Sangamon Kid]

My two cents...

1. The hideous change of expression in Bilbo's face as he grasps for the ring at Rivendell was totally unnecessary. The torment of Bilbo's soul was already apparent. By that time in the movie it seemed obvious that the ring had an evil influence on men's (and hobbitt's) souls.

2. There were several places where the movie "lied to us". The scene in the mines of Moria where it looked as though Frodo had breathed his last, only to learn moments later that nothing had really seriously happened to him at all.

3. When Galadriel was offered the ring, the physical change that took place was goofy. The same holds true for the parts of the film when Frodo put the ring on. Apart from the initial unveiling of the Ringwraiths, subsequent scenes got pretty old.

4. If that's New Zealand, then I'm moving. What a gorgeous place! ( I say this realizing some of the scenes were mixed.)

5. The huge stone gate figures on the lake were awesome.

6. Liv Tyler is a doll despite having a loser for a dad.

[Buckeroo]

I will never forget the book called, "Bored of the Rings." It was the wittiest parody upon any book (or series of books) that I have ever read. I can't imagine a movie doing justice to this fine trilogy .... I won't waste my money.

[Neanderthal]

This is Mrs. Neanderthal. I have an eight year boy who saw the previews to LOTR when he saw the Harry Potter movie and he insists on seeing this. Is this movie inappropriate for an eight year old who seems to be scared of nothing?

[Ditter]

I have not seen the movie or read the books. After reading your review & the reviews of others........ I am going to HATE it I'm sure I'm going to hate it. I don't want to hate it, its just sounds so stupid to someone who hasn't read the books. Maybe I should read the books first, what do you think?

[Cascadians]

Thanks for writing down your impressions. This fantastic movie has made our Christmas season special, full of memory of divine values. We went to Borders and browsed thru all the calendars, books, pictures, CDs, etc -- total happy saturation in Middle-earth. It is an awesome gift to see this sweeping nostalgic epic brought so vividly to life. Naturally we wish it were 7 times longer than it was ...

[PJ-Comix]

What about the music? I didn't see any comments about the music.

[John Farson]

I just got back from seeing it for a second time. The first time I saw it, I was too worried if I'd like it or not and uncertain which details on the screen I should pay attention to -- plus chattering kids took me out of the movie.

On the second viewing, the movie blew me away. You'll notice things you missed the first time. This movie rocks! I encourage everyone to see it a second time.

BTW, I heard the director's cut DVD won't come out until 2004... does anyone know if this is true?

[BradyLS]

OK, I know others loved Liv Tyler as Arwen, but I must say I thought her delivery in this film a little too breathless for my taste. She's beautiful enough, don't get me wrong...

That and she was way too emotionally involved with Frodo in the scene where she grants him the boon of her immortality. That's not her fault. That's the way Jackson wrote and directed her.

[Tourist Guy]

I peeked at my Christmas present and found out I'm getting The Hobbit book.
I never read it or the Trilogy, but I better do so fast before I see the movie, eh?

[boris]

A the risk of a flame, I'll give my one-line review once again:

"If I see one more albino ectomorph I'll puke."

--Boris

P.S. All the elves look like they've had the Michael Jackson eye treatment. As my dad explained it, to force the eyes apart, the plastic surgeon drives a wedge into the natural joint of the skull between the eyes. This process is repeated several times until the intra-ocular distance is the one desired. One comic said that eventually Jackson will have his eyes on the side of his head, like a fish. Think Cokie Roberts.

Gimme that wedg(ie) and rubber mallet!

--Boris

[Marianne]

Linking

[Monkey Face]

Bump

[Lucas1]

Did you know that in Toronto there is a gay bar called hairofthedog? Just wondering if you knew that..not sure why they call it that - must have some meaning