While I am far from feeling, as drevilmoo does, that the director must die, I didn't find the film nearly as moving as rsc did. I consider myself quite the crybaby at movies; but there were only a couple even slightly teary moments in this one. Somehow, the characters in this story are just a bit too heroic (or tragic, in some cases) to seem real enough to cry over.
I don't recall the book spending so much time on battle scenes. I felt I spent hours and hours and hours and hours watching arrows fired at and by orcs. How many battering ram scenes do we really need? How many frightened women and children? on and on and on and on and on and on and on. Was that movie really only three hours? I was sure that my the meeting I had to get to after the film had turned to a skeleton by the time it was over (as it was, I got home in plenty of time). Legolas and the Oliphant was pretty cool, I must say. Was that in the book? I don't remember it.
A beautiful film to behold; I love the scenery, the effects, the sets, the sexy actors chosen for so many roles. The lighting of the signal fires was just lovely; I found this more interesting than most of the fight scenes.
I agree about the Mount Doom scene; knowing what will happen here did take out a lot of the effect.
Don't rush out to see it, and if you have read the book, don't worry about spoilers (but if you are worried about spoilers, then you aren't reading this, I suppose!). But do go to see it - it is a lovingly crafted, beautiful piece.
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Date: 2003-12-21 04:36 pm (UTC)I don't recall the book spending so much time on battle scenes. I felt I spent hours and hours and hours and hours watching arrows fired at and by orcs. How many battering ram scenes do we really need? How many frightened women and children? on and on and on and on and on and on and on. Was that movie really only three hours? I was sure that my the meeting I had to get to after the film had turned to a skeleton by the time it was over (as it was, I got home in plenty of time). Legolas and the Oliphant was pretty cool, I must say. Was that in the book? I don't remember it.
A beautiful film to behold; I love the scenery, the effects, the sets, the sexy actors chosen for so many roles. The lighting of the signal fires was just lovely; I found this more interesting than most of the fight scenes.
I agree about the Mount Doom scene; knowing what will happen here did take out a lot of the effect.
Don't rush out to see it, and if you have read the book, don't worry about spoilers (but if you are worried about spoilers, then you aren't reading this, I suppose!). But do go to see it - it is a lovingly crafted, beautiful piece.