Scene-by-scene? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

alatar · 09-25-2005, 07:24 PM

Been thinking more about the PJ-bashing threads, and also about the Movies section of the Downs. After we bashed (or not!) each scene, what else are we going to discuss in this section? I assume that no new DVDs are on the way anytime soon, and the Hobbit remake along with any LOTR remake or spin-offs ("LAPD: Dwarf and Elf") are far in the future.

Just what shall we talk about?

Anyone interested in critiquing the PJ LOTR movies, scene by scene? Never did the CbC thing yet as I still haven't recovered my books, and so not sure how that all works. Anyway, I would imagine that we would all view a scene (or scenes if they be short), then critique them. I'm no film critic, yet I think that I could argue why I liked a scene, why it worked, how certain elements aided (or not) the scene, etc. And though I've mentioned bashing, those participants who simply state that "I hate it!" without any additional rational information will simply be ignored.

The various commentaries could also be used to gain further insight.

Some scenes like the Gandalf-Witch King face off have been equinely whipped beyond dead, but what if we looked at all of the scenes? Maybe we all would have a better understanding of the tradeoffs, mistakes and changes that were made by PJ.

Anyone interested? Anyone interested in 'running the show' or at least being a Gandalf to this Frodo?

Just a thought.

09-25-2005, 07:24 PM	#1
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	Scene-by-scene? Been thinking more about the PJ-bashing threads, and also about the Movies section of the Downs. After we bashed (or not!) each scene, what else are we going to discuss in this section? I assume that no new DVDs are on the way anytime soon, and the Hobbit remake along with any LOTR remake or spin-offs ("LAPD: Dwarf and Elf") are far in the future. Just what shall we talk about? Anyone interested in critiquing the PJ LOTR movies, scene by scene? Never did the CbC thing yet as I still haven't recovered my books, and so not sure how that all works. Anyway, I would imagine that we would all view a scene (or scenes if they be short), then critique them. I'm no film critic, yet I think that I could argue why I liked a scene, why it worked, how certain elements aided (or not) the scene, etc. And though I've mentioned bashing, those participants who simply state that "I hate it!" without any additional rational information will simply be ignored. The various commentaries could also be used to gain further insight. Some scenes like the Gandalf-Witch King face off have been equinely whipped beyond dead, but what if we looked at all of the scenes? Maybe we all would have a better understanding of the tradeoffs, mistakes and changes that were made by PJ. Anyone interested? Anyone interested in 'running the show' or at least being a Gandalf to this Frodo? Just a thought. __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.