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mark12_30 · 12-11-2003, 03:53 PM

Plot spoilers: Spoil me, absolutely! The primary reason is, deviations horrify me upon first revelation, and it takes me several hours to remind myself "Relax, it's just a multimillion dollar AU fanfiction." Then I'm okay with it and can really enjoy the AU fanfic (except for Frodo's diminishment, but that's another thread.)<P> I'll listen to the soundtrack early. But I agree with Child about visual spoilers and letting the visuals be fresh. It's nicer to be astonished by the visuals. The first time I saw FotR in the theater, when Minas Tirith appeared, I cried, it was so magnificent.<P>For Non-visual spoilers: if you can't face all 40 of Marty's pages (I couldn't) AND you can stomach repeated use of the eff-word, check out Lindil's link in the other spoiler thread. It's not Nazgirlish, much; it's pretty "effing-trashmouthed"; but she's got a sharp sense of humor and knows the books quite well, and I thought she did a great job of summarizing the deviations that would set a book-lover's teeth on edge. Too bad she's so fond of the eff-word.<p>[ 5:00 PM December 11, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ]

12-11-2003, 03:53 PM	#24
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Plot spoilers: Spoil me, absolutely! The primary reason is, deviations horrify me upon first revelation, and it takes me several hours to remind myself "Relax, it's just a multimillion dollar AU fanfiction." Then I'm okay with it and can really enjoy the AU fanfic (except for Frodo's diminishment, but that's another thread.)<P> I'll listen to the soundtrack early. But I agree with Child about visual spoilers and letting the visuals be fresh. It's nicer to be astonished by the visuals. The first time I saw FotR in the theater, when Minas Tirith appeared, I cried, it was so magnificent.<P>For Non-visual spoilers: if you can't face all 40 of Marty's pages (I couldn't) AND you can stomach repeated use of the eff-word, check out Lindil's link in the other spoiler thread. It's not Nazgirlish, much; it's pretty "effing-trashmouthed"; but she's got a sharp sense of humor and knows the books quite well, and I thought she did a great job of summarizing the deviations that would set a book-lover's teeth on edge. Too bad she's so fond of the eff-word.<p>[ 5:00 PM December 11, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.