Lord of the Rings: Both sides of the argument - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 12-08-2003, 06:55 PM

I'm sure that many people on this site really appreciate being told that Return of the King is nothing compared to asinine movies like Death to Smoochy. Honestly, if you think Death to Smoochy is a good movie (considering cinematic quality, audience reactions, etc.) then you shouldn't even be criticizing Return of the King. Almost all of the movies that Hollywood puts out now are over-commercialized, over-hyped, re-written attempts to appeal to teenage humor. There are a few exceptions, like Chicago and Moulin Rouge, which showed some geniunely good acting. I think that Return of the King should win the Oscar not based on my personal beliefs, but based on the amount of work the director, producers, actors, and the entire crew put into the movie. I think it is the biggest project in the history of Hollywood, and it will go down in legend just by the sheer size of it, not to mention the incredible acting. True, it has its weak points. Don't all movies? If the Academy fails to award Return of the King this year, then we shall all know them for what they truly are, an intrepid, vacillating group of people who don't even deserve to be judging movies in the first place.

12-08-2003, 06:55 PM	#11
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	I'm sure that many people on this site really appreciate being told that Return of the King is nothing compared to asinine movies like Death to Smoochy. Honestly, if you think Death to Smoochy is a good movie (considering cinematic quality, audience reactions, etc.) then you shouldn't even be criticizing Return of the King. Almost all of the movies that Hollywood puts out now are over-commercialized, over-hyped, re-written attempts to appeal to teenage humor. There are a few exceptions, like Chicago and Moulin Rouge, which showed some geniunely good acting. I think that Return of the King should win the Oscar not based on my personal beliefs, but based on the amount of work the director, producers, actors, and the entire crew put into the movie. I think it is the biggest project in the history of Hollywood, and it will go down in legend just by the sheer size of it, not to mention the incredible acting. True, it has its weak points. Don't all movies? If the Academy fails to award Return of the King this year, then we shall all know them for what they truly are, an intrepid, vacillating group of people who don't even deserve to be judging movies in the first place. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.