A sad experience

[Lalwendë]

Remembering something from my A Level Economics lessons (which is surprising seeing as I hated the subject) it's just what they call The Law Of Diminishing Returns. For example, you fancy some chocolate cake and would happily chew off your own arm to get some so you scoff a monster sized piece. It was gooood, so you scoff another monster sized piece, that was good too, not as good, but still good. Then you have another monster sized piece and it was alright. Then you see there's one slice left and you think you may as well eat it (what? are you bulimic or something?) rather than stuff it back in the cake tin and it was....well, it made you feel a bit sick, actually...

You get this with just about anything enjoyable unfortunately. And films suffer it more than books as you are passively watching someone else's 'head pictures' whereas with a book you've got to actively work at it to get the 'head pictures' and there is at least an outside chance they might be different each time...

I'm not sure, Lalwende. I think you're thinking of something else. Sure, if you watched the Lord of the Rings again and again and again and again, or read a book again and again or any book or movie or ate too much food, of course you'd get sick. But I was under the impression that Son of Numenor meant he found flaws in the film that he didn't see before. I don't know if the differences I'm trying to communicate make sense, or what SoN was really saying, but that's just my opinion.

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Mithol

I'm not sure, Lalwende. I think you're thinking of something else. Sure, if you watched the Lord of the Rings again and again and again and again, or read a book again and again or any book or movie or ate too much food, of course you'd get sick. But I was under the impression that Son of Numenor meant he found flaws in the film that he didn't see before. I don't know if the differences I'm trying to communicate make sense, or what SoN was really saying, but that's just my opinion.

Same thing really. The novelty has worn off so you do notice the flaws more and are less able to tolerate them!

[Neurion]

I can barely stand to watch the films anymore. The men are all women, the women are all girls and the direction is ludicrously unsubtle at every opportunity.

More and more, I think, "how did ever enjoy this?"

Greetings everyone!

I still very much enjoy watching the films, though I can see what you mean. As the films were all released around Christmas time, and several friends and I had grown so accustomed to going to the theater each year to watch the next installment, it has become somewhat of a Christmas tradition to sit down before Christmas and watch the films.

I'm sure the excitement of the films would have worn out some time ago had it not been an excuse to get friends together for the holidays. But it is certainly something I look forward to by mid-December each year.

Regards,
Ytheogan

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by Neurion

I can barely stand to watch the films anymore. The men are all women, the women are all girls and the direction is ludicrously unsubtle at every opportunity.

More and more, I think, "how did ever enjoy this?"

What is wrong with you?!

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Hey you know that for some people that it is boring to watch some movies even if they are based off of a favourite book for example I hate and hate it even more when I watch it, Spiderman or Superman, pretty much anything that has to do with those stupid "Super" hero's I can't stand it!

[Groin Redbeard]

Everyone in this thread keeps saying how they hate certain parts of the movies because this part isn't as good as I hoped it to be, or this part should have had this and that, or this scene should have been longer.

The thing is for me, I try to always have that feeling of when I first saw the movies. That feeling was awsome and I never want to loose it.

Instead of saying negative things about the movies, how about saying nice things like: I'm glad that they were made in the first place!