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The Only Real Estel · 04-23-2003, 03:29 PM

I'd say Arwen was not weak. But only few had the power to withstand the Black Riders (or cause the Fords of Burien [or whtever it's called] to flood). Glorifindel, Gandalf, & Elrond could stand against the Nine. They could also cause the river to flood, and few others could. I agree that the kissing scene in the FotR and the daydreaming in TTT would've been enough to 'aquant' the watchers with who Arwen was. The cliff-falling and the elves at HD were great libirties indeed, but the warg riders and the extended fighting at Helm's Deep was neither out of place nor lame. I reiterate that I did not mean Glorifinel was a 'major character', or a 'big cut', I just said I'd rather see Glorifindel than Arwen (perhaps I'm to loyal to the books sometimes...). I also agree that they shouldn't have turned Gimli into a clown. I think they stuck TO MUCH humuor into TTT, causing it to lose it's sense of 'impending doom'. That was one thing I liked so much about FotR, you really felt like an intense evil was all around and about you, you felt like YOUR world was hanging from a string as well. FotR just gets you into such a mood that I never pause the movie, for fear of disrupting it. That's one thing I think TTT lacked a great deal, it's also why I lean towards FotR as my favorite of the two (among other reasons, of course). [ April 23, 2003: Message edited by: The Only Real Estel ]

04-23-2003, 03:29 PM	#15
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 2,835	I'd say Arwen was not weak. But only few had the power to withstand the Black Riders (or cause the Fords of Burien [or whtever it's called] to flood). Glorifindel, Gandalf, & Elrond could stand against the Nine. They could also cause the river to flood, and few others could. I agree that the kissing scene in the FotR and the daydreaming in TTT would've been enough to 'aquant' the watchers with who Arwen was. The cliff-falling and the elves at HD were great libirties indeed, but the warg riders and the extended fighting at Helm's Deep was neither out of place nor lame. I reiterate that I did not mean Glorifinel was a 'major character', or a 'big cut', I just said I'd rather see Glorifindel than Arwen (perhaps I'm to loyal to the books sometimes...). I also agree that they shouldn't have turned Gimli into a clown. I think they stuck <I>TO MUCH</I> humuor into TTT, causing it to lose it's sense of 'impending doom'. That was one thing I liked so much about FotR, you really felt like an intense evil was all around and about you, you felt like <I>YOUR</I> world was hanging from a string as well. FotR just gets you into such a mood that I never pause the movie, for fear of disrupting it. That's one thing I think TTT lacked a great deal, it's also why I lean towards FotR as my favorite of the two (among other reasons, of course). <p>[ April 23, 2003: Message edited by: The Only Real Estel ]