Favorite Lord of The Rings movie?

Wario · 08 Jan 2011, 01:18

Personally, I thought Return of the King dragged on a bit, and eprsonally I love The Two Towers.

Lots of Christopher Lee.

Evil One · 08 Jan 2011, 01:23

I thought they all dragged on for far too long. I know the books are thicker than the Yellow Pages and fans would have complained if more had been chopped out, but to a non-fan of the books the films are bloody long-winded. Just like that sentence.

AndrewG · 08 Jan 2011, 01:34

Although I can see its appeal I really don't like them personally. We always get this claptrap that the stories are so great when in fact I actually think that is the exact weak thing about all these movies: it's about a bunch of guys trying to throw a powerful God-making ring in a volcano and along the way they run into random battles, get help from a bunch of walking trees and we have two old farts battling each other. The story is utterly useless in my opinion. I'm really not into fantasy stories where anything can happen. I think rules need to be set for the world of any story, which can be slightly bent or challenged but those rules need to exist for me to enjoy it.

I absolutely have to admit the movies were INCREDIBLY well executed, can't fault anything on that. The music is rather nice too. But yeah, for me personally, overrated.

**Monstro** · 08 Jan 2011, 02:14

Guess I really ought to watch one of these................................

Will alienate myself even more now................................

never read one of the books either

Evil One · 08 Jan 2011, 02:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monstro

never read one of the books either

The books are like Star Wars... over-rated.

A Slice Of English · 08 Jan 2011, 08:33

The books are nigh on impossible to read. Long-winded, off the point most of the time and simply too bullshitty to enjoy. Now The Hobbit on the other hand...

And Two Towers was my favourite film. I love the assault on Helms Deep.

*AndyK* · 08 Jan 2011, 13:09

The books are hard work certainly, Tolkien didn't stick to a single style of writing for more than one chapter at a time. Then again they're asier to read than The Silmarillion, which is a nightmare.

The films were spot on IMO.

Bubbles · 08 Jan 2011, 13:49

I love Lord of the Rings, my favourite books. It has so much of an old fairy tale, it's beautiful and I have never again read something that makes me dive into a different world. Only these books can do that to me. I see the points made here though. It's just a love it or hate thing really.

Andrew, I think the great thing about the story is not the storyline itself but the individual stories and the way every detail was thought through. Each and every character has a story of its own. You could literally write books on those as well. As has happended with The Silmarilion but I couldn't completely read that, was just too long-winded.

Anyway, the point why it is such a great work is the dedication that went into it. Think about the language of Elvish - there are dictionaries about it and even recordings of Tolkien speaking it. You can of course endlessly discuss whether it is really a language that you can just simply learn....constructed languages rarely work in all aspects of life. But the fact that they hired people for the films who taught the actors to speak it shows that there are genuine rules to it.

I think it's a very original and exeptional work. Maybe not the storyline (and yeah I know Tolkien stole here and there from ancient germanic legends) but the whole thing definitely is exeptional

Rage Against · 09 Jan 2011, 21:07

Definitely Two Towers!!!!!!

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08 Jan 2011, 01:18	#1
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	Favorite Lord of The Rings movie? Personally, I thought Return of the King dragged on a bit, and eprsonally I love The Two Towers. Lots of Christopher Lee.

08 Jan 2011, 01:23	#2
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	I thought they all dragged on for far too long. I know the books are thicker than the Yellow Pages and fans would have complained if more had been chopped out, but to a non-fan of the books the films are bloody long-winded. Just like that sentence.

08 Jan 2011, 01:34	#3
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,077	Although I can see its appeal I really don't like them personally. We always get this claptrap that the stories are so great when in fact I actually think that is the exact weak thing about all these movies: it's about a bunch of guys trying to throw a powerful God-making ring in a volcano and along the way they run into random battles, get help from a bunch of walking trees and we have two old farts battling each other. The story is utterly useless in my opinion. I'm really not into fantasy stories where anything can happen. I think rules need to be set for the world of any story, which can be slightly bent or challenged but those rules need to exist for me to enjoy it. I absolutely have to admit the movies were INCREDIBLY well executed, can't fault anything on that. The music is rather nice too. But yeah, for me personally, overrated.

08 Jan 2011, 02:14	#4
Monstro Promoted to Wario's spellchecker Join Date: 17.09.2005 Location: London Posts: 12,947	Guess I really ought to watch one of these................................ Will alienate myself even more now................................ never read one of the books either

08 Jan 2011, 08:33	#6
A Slice Of English Guest Join Date: 10.11.2003 Posts: 1,258	The books are nigh on impossible to read. Long-winded, off the point most of the time and simply too bullshitty to enjoy. Now The Hobbit on the other hand... And Two Towers was my favourite film. I love the assault on Helms Deep.

08 Jan 2011, 13:09	#7
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	The books are hard work certainly, Tolkien didn't stick to a single style of writing for more than one chapter at a time. Then again they're asier to read than The Silmarillion, which is a nightmare. The films were spot on IMO.

08 Jan 2011, 13:49	#8
Bubbles Senior Loafer Join Date: 05.05.2006 Location: good ol' Germany, rather westwards Posts: 169	I love Lord of the Rings, my favourite books. It has so much of an old fairy tale, it's beautiful and I have never again read something that makes me dive into a different world. Only these books can do that to me. I see the points made here though. It's just a love it or hate thing really. Andrew, I think the great thing about the story is not the storyline itself but the individual stories and the way every detail was thought through. Each and every character has a story of its own. You could literally write books on those as well. As has happended with The Silmarilion but I couldn't completely read that, was just too long-winded. Anyway, the point why it is such a great work is the dedication that went into it. Think about the language of Elvish - there are dictionaries about it and even recordings of Tolkien speaking it. You can of course endlessly discuss whether it is really a language that you can just simply learn....constructed languages rarely work in all aspects of life. But the fact that they hired people for the films who taught the actors to speak it shows that there are genuine rules to it. I think it's a very original and exeptional work. Maybe not the storyline (and yeah I know Tolkien stole here and there from ancient germanic legends) but the whole thing definitely is exeptional

09 Jan 2011, 21:07	#9
Rage Against Guest Join Date: 31.10.2009 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 351	Definitely Two Towers!!!!!!