Posted on 12/17/2001 11:04:26 PM PST by PoorMuttly
Then you're not someone to go to a picture , friend.
We'd be nitpicking the entire way through long after the credits were over.
Thanks for an interesting, and I dare say honest review.
I do believe you've piqued my interest for this one.
...the mere thought something of quality may come outa Hollywierd is real, "news."
Up to that point I was really taking it all in; the rest I left on the table.
You're not on your game today, eh?
...for keyriiist's sake lighten-up, Ambrose; we're talking about motion pictures here.
One man's passion is another's perturbance. The author of this review is in good company when he raves about the film.
To each his own, and let there be honor in it when "his own" is a toast to such as this.
You may be watching history in the making as Tolkien rises to conquer the likes of Margaret Mitchell's writing prowess, belatedly, deservedly.
; )
You've obviously already had yours.
But the rest of us will jump into Middle Earth.
I thought the author referred to a dozen or so years...
I know, time flies, but Casablanca was not made in that period --- maybe thirteen or fourteen years ago, but definitely not a dozen.
Less than 36 hours to go. This is getting so bad I even had a dream about seeing the movie last night.
I said earlier that my local movie theater only changes movies on Fridays and therefore I was going to have to wait to see the movie, BUT it turns out they make an exception the week before holidays and change them on Wednesdays! I don't quite understand the logic of any of their policies, but I ain't complaining.
They still don't sell advance tickets, so I plan on waiting in line for awhile tomorrow, as soon as I get off work. The work day is going to draaaag, I'm afraid. ;-)
Hey, it could be worse. At least you're sleeping! Not sure any of us will manage that tonight...
Oh, come on. I haven't see it yet, but I'm betting it certainly has more depth than Gone with the Wind. That it's as epic (or more) as Ben Hur. And that's it's got the "personal stuggles of individuals during a war" feel of Casablanca.
Hmmmm....with all that....maybe it could be better than all those movies...
(Don't let your dislike of the genre keep you away...the books have much to say about the "human condition", while using imaginary beings to do so.)
So, who's going to start the "Post your LOTR Moviegoing experience here" thread? I think it would be great to begin getting reviews from actual FReepers (like this thread) all captured on one thread beginning tomorrow.
My wife and I won't see it until Friday (we're taking the afternoon off for the matinee and then finishing all Christmas shopping that evening).
What do you think? A LOTR FReeper review thread?
http://www.theonering.net/rumour_mill/cache/moviediscussion/3C1EF6A20000614200000033.html
"Listen to this. The guy I went with is the biggest Tolkien freak I know. He has read everything and anything to do with Tolkien since he was a young lad. And I thought I was the one! Anyways, if you pick up any of the books from LOTR and read him a sentence, he'll tell you what chapter it's from. Although he snickered at some of the lines in the movie, he was blown away. He said he cried non stop and was basically shaking when we left. He coudln't even talk to me about it afterwords he was so high on it :) "
Frodo (Elijah Wood) was on comedy channel's "Daily Show" last night. He said that all the 9 "Fellowship" cast members got small tatoos that are the elvish symbol for "9".
Just another interesting tidbit. I am sure that one of the more senior geeks can find this symbol and show us what it looks like.
I guess the age depends on to what type of literature and films the kids have been exposed. I've seen some clips of the orcs which are terrifying, and I'll probably cover my eyes! LOL. But if they've read stories like the Redwall series, or even Chronicles of Narnia, they've been exposed to stories of battles with terrifying creatures and horrific injuries (arrows in the eyeballs, axes in the heads, etc.). Our youngest is a couple of months from turning 12, and we've read 'Fellowship' together already so he's familiar with the story, so I don't think it would be a problem. I wouldn't take a child less than 10 under any circumstances, however. Even with 10 yr. olds, you may want to sit next to them to cover their eyes during the film!
We got our tickets last night for Friday afternoon; and ours were the first tickets sold for that particular showing! Our two older boys will be coming home from college on that day, so that's why we're waiting. We're making a family night of it; movie and then dinner out for all six of us! It's gonna be a blast!!
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