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mark12_30 · 01-08-2004, 10:26 AM

Essex and Saucie, I agree; the film is wonderful, there is little in it that bothers me (mentioned elsewhere), and more to enjoy than any film in my recent history. When I look at my complaints, I have to laugh.What the film has give me is another whole story to love. There are the books, untouched, and still as pervasively wonderful as ever; and now, here is this movie trilogy... also full-of-wonder.While it is a different interpretation of the books than I might have scripted, on the other hand, it has given me a new and fresh enjoyment of the boks as they are. On several counts my overly simplistic view of the books has been challenged and expanded by this film. I still hold to my original, 5 AM review after my first midnight showing: This film rocks. It really, really rocks.Maybe that's why I've seen it five times already. Hmm, I haven't seen it since Saturday... five whole days. Time to go again. [ 11:23 AM January 09, 2004: Message edited by: mark12_30 ]

01-08-2004, 10:26 AM	#12
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Essex and Saucie, I agree; the film is wonderful, there is little in it that bothers me (mentioned elsewhere), and more to enjoy than any film in my recent history. When I look at my complaints, I have to laugh.<P>What the film has give me is another whole story to love. There are the books, untouched, and still as pervasively wonderful as ever; and now, here is this movie trilogy... also full-of-wonder.<P>While it is a different interpretation of the books than I might have scripted, on the other hand, it has given me a new and fresh enjoyment of the boks as they are. On several counts my overly simplistic view of the books has been challenged and expanded by this film. <P>I still hold to my original, 5 AM review after my first midnight showing: This film rocks. It really, really rocks.<P>Maybe that's why I've seen it five times already. Hmm, I haven't seen it since Saturday... five whole days. Time to go again. <p>[ 11:23 AM January 09, 2004: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.