Good Changes

[Farael]

It is not exactly a change, but I thought it should be mentioned... I really like the way the characters fight, specially Aragorn. He is the King of Gondor, the Ranger... and yet he punches, head-butts and hacks his way through the enemy lines. No dancing like a ballerina while seemingly effortlessly cutting through orc after orc after Mouth Of Sauron.

I think it's very realistic.

[Beleg Cuthalion]

I really hope I'm not venturing into "flaming" territory, but I want to be very blunt here. You can’t really, IMHO Say that something done to LOTR is a good change. There are only three kinds of changes, interesting ones, necessary ones, and ones that just make you go; what the…..huh?!?!? For example Tom Bombadil is a cut that only makes sense, as good a part as it is, it can be removed with out really damaging the story in any way, and saves time as do many others and i respect those. If I had to do the same I only hope I could do as good ajob that way. The rest just seem unnecessary, like stings scabbard done in brown instead of black or anything else like that. Why do it?? I just don't get it.



Sorry if I offend, Just MHO.


-EDIT

I do like this one though, for the same reasons.

Originally Posted by doug*platypus

Boromir was a thoroughly more likeable character in the movies than the book. This makes "filmic" sense to me in that it makes his descent to ring-hungry bully at the end of FOTR is all the more tragic.

EDTI Again!

I was just thinking about other peoples comments about Boromir and remembered just how much I really did like him in the film. I did like the way he was done in the film, and that makes my previous statements rather awkward....

[doug*platypus]

As posted on the "other" thread (link provided by Fordim in first post), there are two changes to the books which I actually approve of (what's that, like 0.000001%?).

Boromir was a thoroughly more likeable character in the movies than the book. This makes "filmic" sense to me in that it makes his descent to ring-hungry bully at the end of FOTR is all the more tragic.

Secondly, PJ changing (or making obscure) the exact nature of pipeweed. It's "the finest weed in the South Farthing" and Gandalf's "love of the halfling's leaf" slows his mind in Saruman's estimation. It's a very humorous change, in my opinion, and a welcome one, although it begs to ask the question "would the Professor have approved"? No, quite probably!

BTW, let me know if I'm coming completely out of left field with the weed comment. IMHO the movie certainly seemed to allude to illicit substances. Lawks, I hope this kind of talk doesn't get me banned!! Well, it was nice knowing you all...

[doug*platypus]

Okay, I have thought of another change that was well done. At the Prancing Pony, in the movie we are not aware that the hobbits have pulled the old room switcheroo. The shot of the Nazgûl creeping in and stabbing at the beds is quite a shock, then! Well done. I also particularly like the shot of the five Nazgûl at Weathertop surround the hobbits and, as one, levelling their swords at them. Chilling. Although the rest of that scene leaves something to be desired (was that a flame?)...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Actually, that Nazgûl attack scene at the Prancing Pony was lifted almost verbatim from the Bakshi movie - I remember reacting very strongly to its suspense and tension the first time I saw that movie way back when, even though I had already read the book long before. Definitely cinematically well done!