The top reason I loved these movies is that a vast majority of the shots matched my visualizations when I read the books. In fact, in some places it enhanced my view. Also for the most part the performances were very well executed. Christopher Lee played Saruman with perfection, and Sean Bean played Boromir with the same quality. Some of the weaker performances were by the Hobbits especially in RotK. Also I appreciate these movies VERY much. After watching all of the special features on all the EE DVDs I have learned of the extreme effort that EVERYONE on the crew put into the movies. That gives me tremendous respect for them and the films. Infidel sorry *** nerds that live in their mothers' basements can easily say stuff like "why didn't they add the rune on the south wall?!?!" or "geesh they really should have done more work on the Battle of Pellenor Fields!" Well if you mark these movies as bad for things like that, well don't get me started..... Few know the amazing amount of hard work put into these films. One must remember that for a book to be transferred into a film it must undergo changes. PJ and the other makers of these films bow down to Tolkien's writings and honor them. Even though I sometimes have been guilty of talking bad of these movies I still am in awe of what they achieved. Viggo Mortensen said it best, "as long as you honor the books, you can change a lot of things."
sorry admin or forum currators for the minor swearing, feel free to censor it if it contradicts any rules.
o and sry Boromir for kinda getting off topic
