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Valeria, Witch of Angmar · 12-23-2001, 02:56 PM

*pushes up sleeves and cracks knuckles* Okay, now it's time for the witch to add her two cents. I LOVED the movie. Say what you want, I think it was masterfully done. The scenery, as has been said before, was gorgeous (unlike my spelling abilities...). I'll admit, I went in to the movie more than a little scared. The whole Arwen thing was my biggest worry (Xena, Warrior Elf-Princess came to mind with some of the trailers...). Instead I was pleased with how they handled her and the change was almost appropriate. After all, there can't be an index to the movie, so a little backstory and intro of Arwen would be nice. Otherwise, in RotK, when Aragorn gets married, half the audience will be going, "Hey! Who's the elf chick??" On the retraction of Tom Bombadill...I'm gonna come out and say it: That guy drove me crazy! He wasn't a bad character, but frankly, I think the hobbits could have left his house a little sooner than they did. Pulling him from the movie didn't exactly break my heart. The special effects were unbelievable. The Lidless Eye was as creepy as ever, as was the wraith world where Frodo ended up when he put on the Ring. Yeah, so there wasn't much Gollum; there wasn't much Gollum in the book either. What else...Agent Smith...er...Elrond was better than I expected. There were only a couple times I was waiting for him to end a sentence with "Mr. Anderson." Aragorn (my man! ) was great; all the actors were. Who ever did casting was really on the ball. (The test will really come for Wood, however in RotK, when all the stuff lands on Frodo and he has his little manic depressive stage. I'll be watching.) One final thing: my gripe. The little morality thing at the end. (This is more my friend Erin's than mine, but I agree with her so here it is.) You remember, right? When Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas are standing on the bank and Gimli says something about how the fellowship has failed, Aragorn (They made my man say it! ) says something about how the Fellowship hasn't failed as long as they remain true to it. I'm sorry! That line just grated on my nerves! Oh, well. Still wasn't enough to ruin the movie for me. Hehehe...as soon as possible, I'm gonna go see it again...and again...and again... Hey, gotta get my fix somehow until Two Towers... Now it's someone else's turn to argue over the movie. See ya!

12-23-2001, 02:56 PM	#35
Valeria, Witch of Angmar Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: USA Posts: 17	pushes up sleeves and cracks knuckles Okay, now it's time for the witch to add her two cents. I LOVED the movie. Say what you want, I think it was masterfully done. The scenery, as has been said before, was gorgeous (unlike my spelling abilities...).<BR>I'll admit, I went in to the movie more than a little scared. The whole Arwen thing was my biggest worry (Xena, Warrior Elf-Princess came to mind with some of the trailers...). Instead I was pleased with how they handled her and the change was almost appropriate. After all, there can't be an index to the movie, so a little backstory and intro of Arwen would be nice. Otherwise, in RotK, when Aragorn gets married, half the audience will be going, "Hey! Who's the elf chick??"<BR>On the retraction of Tom Bombadill...I'm gonna come out and say it: That guy drove me crazy! He wasn't a bad character, but frankly, I think the hobbits could have left his house a little sooner than they did. Pulling him from the movie didn't exactly break my heart.<BR>The special effects were unbelievable. The Lidless Eye was as creepy as ever, as was the wraith world where Frodo ended up when he put on the Ring. Yeah, so there wasn't much Gollum; there wasn't much Gollum in the book either. What else...Agent Smith...er...Elrond was better than I expected. There were only a couple times I was waiting for him to end a sentence with "Mr. Anderson." Aragorn (my man! ) was great; all the actors were. Who ever did casting was really on the ball. (The test will really come for Wood, however in RotK, when all the stuff lands on Frodo and he has his little manic depressive stage. I'll be watching.)<BR>One final thing: my gripe. The little morality thing at the end. (This is more my friend Erin's than mine, but I agree with her so here it is.) You remember, right? When Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas are standing on the bank and Gimli says something about how the fellowship has failed, Aragorn (They made my man say it! ) says something about how the Fellowship hasn't failed as long as they remain true to it. I'm sorry! That line just grated on my nerves! Oh, well. Still wasn't enough to ruin the movie for me.<BR>Hehehe...as soon as possible, I'm gonna go see it again...and again...and again...<BR>Hey, gotta get my fix somehow until Two Towers... <BR>Now it's someone else's turn to argue over the movie. See ya! __________________ Ónen i-Estel edain, ú-chebin estel anim.