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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Got the box set bought for me a few Xmases ago and I usually watch the entire trilogy at least twice per year. Looking forward to watching The Hobbit when it's released too. There are two Hobbit films being planned, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), and The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014), but as Hollywood likes round figures I'm expecting a trilogy of Hobbit movies too.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Got the box set bought for me a few Xmases ago and I usually watch the entire trilogy at least twice per year. Looking forward to watching The Hobbit when it's released too. There are two Hobbit films being planned, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), and The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014), but as Hollywood likes round figures I'm expecting a trilogy of Hobbit movies too. "
The Hobbit 3: Revenge Of The Hobbit? |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old."
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out. |
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"Got the box set bought for me a few Xmases ago and I usually watch the entire trilogy at least twice per year. Looking forward to watching The Hobbit when it's released too. There are two Hobbit films being planned, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), and The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014), but as Hollywood likes round figures I'm expecting a trilogy of Hobbit movies too. "
is 2 not a round number then??  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out."
yeah it's the extended version i'm watching. don't really agree with bringing out the original then the extended a year later. seems like trying to get more money out of you. |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out.
yeah it's the extended version i'm watching. don't really agree with bringing out the original then the extended a year later. seems like trying to get more money out of you."
They're just carrying on Christopher Tolkien's tradition of screwing as much money out of his father's estate as humanly possible. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out.
yeah it's the extended version i'm watching. don't really agree with bringing out the original then the extended a year later. seems like trying to get more money out of you.
They're just carrying on Christopher Tolkien's tradition of screwing as much money out of his father's estate as humanly possible."
not the only ones, i live in the area of birmingham that tolkien grew up and all the areas round one of the inspirations of the two towers have been renamed to tie in with the movies. |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out.
yeah it's the extended version i'm watching. don't really agree with bringing out the original then the extended a year later. seems like trying to get more money out of you.
They're just carrying on Christopher Tolkien's tradition of screwing as much money out of his father's estate as humanly possible.
not the only ones, i live in the area of birmingham that tolkien grew up and all the areas round one of the inspirations of the two towers have been renamed to tie in with the movies."
Well I'm a huge Tolkien fan so that would tickle me anyway. I stayed in a village in Wales that was near he got a lot of his names from and it was fun spotting them. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out.
yeah it's the extended version i'm watching. don't really agree with bringing out the original then the extended a year later. seems like trying to get more money out of you.
They're just carrying on Christopher Tolkien's tradition of screwing as much money out of his father's estate as humanly possible.
not the only ones, i live in the area of birmingham that tolkien grew up and all the areas round one of the inspirations of the two towers have been renamed to tie in with the movies.
Well I'm a huge Tolkien fan so that would tickle me anyway. I stayed in a village in Wales that was near he got a lot of his names from and it was fun spotting them."
well it's sarehole mill if you want a trip. not much there though although the park next door is now called the shire. did see a good outdoor production of the hobbit there a few years ago though. |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum |
"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out.
yeah it's the extended version i'm watching. don't really agree with bringing out the original then the extended a year later. seems like trying to get more money out of you.
They're just carrying on Christopher Tolkien's tradition of screwing as much money out of his father's estate as humanly possible.
not the only ones, i live in the area of birmingham that tolkien grew up and all the areas round one of the inspirations of the two towers have been renamed to tie in with the movies.
Well I'm a huge Tolkien fan so that would tickle me anyway. I stayed in a village in Wales that was near he got a lot of his names from and it was fun spotting them.
well it's sarehole mill if you want a trip. not much there though although the park next door is now called the shire. did see a good outdoor production of the hobbit there a few years ago though."
Thanks but I'll stick to my original plan of visiting Chams next time I am in that area. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
Extended versions of the films are brilliant. I can't wait for the Hobbit films to come out.
yeah it's the extended version i'm watching. don't really agree with bringing out the original then the extended a year later. seems like trying to get more money out of you.
They're just carrying on Christopher Tolkien's tradition of screwing as much money out of his father's estate as humanly possible.
not the only ones, i live in the area of birmingham that tolkien grew up and all the areas round one of the inspirations of the two towers have been renamed to tie in with the movies.
Well I'm a huge Tolkien fan so that would tickle me anyway. I stayed in a village in Wales that was near he got a lot of his names from and it was fun spotting them.
well it's sarehole mill if you want a trip. not much there though although the park next door is now called the shire. did see a good outdoor production of the hobbit there a few years ago though.
Thanks but I'll stick to my original plan of visiting Chams next time I am in that area. "
don't get the two confused lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It must be me but I found the ordinary length films tedious.
If you can find a copy, read "Bored of the Rings" with Dildo and Frito Bugger, Boggies from the Sty
With lines like
"Frito knitted his brows and as usual dropped a stitch" |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Thanks but I'll stick to my original plan of visiting Chams next time I am in that area.
don't get the two confused lol
Depends how mny short guys are there.  "
as long as yours is the one ring to rule them all  |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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"Thanks but I'll stick to my original plan of visiting Chams next time I am in that area.
don't get the two confused lol
Depends how mny short guys are there.
as long as yours is the one ring to rule them all "
Haha, good one. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Someone told me the battle cry in the film is a recording of the barmy army cricket fans..is this true."
not heard that but i doubt it. multi million pound production costs would mean specialist sound recording. but i may be wrong. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I started going through some TV Channels, and I saw what looked like the start of The Fellowship of the Ring:
A weird metal-suited clad bloke with a huge crown carrying a huge staff standing before a terrified crowd.
turned out to be Lady Gaga gig. |
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
The fashions are timeless..."
Hey...nothing wrong with leather and chains!
Was never really sure why they changed the plot in fellowship and return, but as movies they do work very well! |
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By *umourCouple
over a year ago
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Although I do love the films, I was disapointed at the "Poetic Licence" they used at some points! For instance, Flight to the Ford is totally against the book in as much as they sent out Elronds Daughter to fetch Frodo in the film, whilst in the book it was an Elf Lord, Glorfindel and the flight to the ford was a straight dash, not a meander in and out of trees!
But I am looking forward to the Hobbit and we still watch LotR and I still read the book (On kindle). So although the Poetic Licence is not correct, because the book takes a little reading, some dumbing down for the populace may have been necessary! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Absolutely agree, but having seen them with a bunch of people who'd never read the books..... I think they took out the right parts.... even tho I missed them. |
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I loved the books, they are amongst my favourite ever reads....but I don't believe they would ever have been able to pen a screen adaption without writing substantial changes to the original text.
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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"I loved the books, they are amongst my favourite ever reads....but I don't believe they would ever have been able to pen a screen adaption without writing substantial changes to the original text.
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There are some changes they really didn't have to do (Faramir taking Frodo to Osgiliath was completely pointless) but most of the changes were fine. The first and third films were great. Two Towers was less great but the book had its problems too. I reckon Peter Jackson did an all round great job on it. |
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By *waymanMan
over a year ago
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"these and the star wars original trilogy are staples of any bank holiday weekend for me."
I'd rather go to B&Q. Star wars is shit, except for the little bloke who talks like a d*unk old gaji and word backwards gets them.
And guess what? I knew what the Lord of the Rings trilogy looked like - I used my imagination, and the films don't match up. |
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By *waymanMan
over a year ago
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"watching fellowship of the ring on dvd still looks good cant believe it's 11 years old.
The fashions are timeless...
Hey...nothing wrong with leather and chains!
Was never really sure why they changed the plot in fellowship and return, but as movies they do work very well!"
They're OK as movies, but I always have trouble with adaptations of favourite books. |
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By *umourCouple
over a year ago
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"I loved the books, they are amongst my favourite ever reads....but I don't believe they would ever have been able to pen a screen adaption without writing substantial changes to the original text.
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Of course, you are right Jane. There are things that just couldn't have been transferred to the screen very well, but Flight to the Ford is not one of them!
The whole point of that part of the book was to highlight to tension as Frodo rode on Glorfindels horse, racing with the pincer movement of the Dark Riders. All that riding round trees and rocks when in the book it was a tense dash to the Ford of Bruinen, with five riders behind him, two heading for him from the front left and the last two headed to the ford to cut him off..
Reading that as a youngster and feeling the breath of the Black Rider, as could Frodo, as Glorfindels horse passed before them at the ford had me excited and frightened.. Playing some game with the Black Riders in trees and rocks, takes away the tension and makes it look like a jaunt in the woods! And even in the film, Elrond would never let Arwen (Evenstar) ride forth to the rescue of Frodo, when in a later part of the film, he is almost possessively protective of her about going to war!
Yes, I know I am anal about the book(s) but I have been reading Tolkien since the age of 8 and LotR since 12. Brilliant books and well written. I do think Peter Jackson did a good all-round job of making the films, but I do agree with the comments made by both Awayman and Femme..
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"So why didn't they just get one of those eagle things in the beginning, fly over to Mordor and drop in the ring ( and Gollum )?
Would have saved a lot of palava."
the hobbit is the beginning....thats how frodo comes to get the fing off bilbo |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The films are technically, and from a craft point of view some of the best made ever - and very little has set to come close.
This Hobbit looks to be right up there too. Im glad though that there will be no more ( The rest of the rights, The Estate is holding onto- so three will be no more Silmarillion or whatever)
Not really a fan of the so-called fantasy genre, as it's all a bit the same to me- but these films are exceptional. |
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