The Ultimate LOTR Thread

kara · #1 09-18-2002, 02:30 PM

Huge fan of LOTR over here! I have the DVD and can't wait till Two Towers is out! I'm even getting the special extended version when it comes out this November. Any fans in here?

UF_PikePC98 · #2 09-18-2002, 02:52 PM

Right there with ya girly. I have the DVD as well. After watching the special features option on the DVD I can't wait until the next one comes out. I watched the movie yet again last night. Ever since I was a little stud in my younger days I liked movies like LOTR. Willow was a favorite for awhile until LOTR came out.

lovelyivy84 · #3 09-18-2002, 02:54 PM

I am waiting for the extended version to make purchase.

TO be honest I'm really a fan of the books, but I have to say that the movie visualised most of the things PERFECTLY. I mean, uncannily like my mental picture of those books.

In the next movies I am interested to see:
1. Ents
2. Gollum
3. the battle scenes- it's hard to do those and not make it boring, lol

I've actually had the movie on DVD for a couple of months now, which is why I can wait to buy the extended. It's good to have friends with high speed connections, lol!

Shine · #4 09-18-2002, 03:25 PM

I hate to bust your bubble, but I heard that the Ents are being cut out similarly to Tom Bombadil.

That made me sad.

I am a huge fan of the LOTR, though, and truly look forward to the next one coming out.

lovelyivy84 · #5 09-18-2002, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by Shine
I hate to bust your bubble, but I heard that the Ents are being cut out similarly to Tom Bombadil.

That made me sad.

I am a huge fan of the LOTR, though, and truly look forward to the next one coming out.

I kinda figured they would do that, after all, I haven't seen anything about Ents in the previews.

But I just wondered how that would work- they are such a huge part of the book, at least IMO.

Tom Bombadil I didn't really miss, lol. Just another excuse for Tolkien to have his characters break into song, which I generally tend to flip through anyway (at least when songs are about food, which I feel like at least half are, lol).

DWAlphaGam · #6 09-18-2002, 03:40 PM

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Originally posted by Shine
I hate to bust your bubble, but I heard that the Ents are being cut out similarly to Tom Bombadil.

That made me sad.

I am a huge fan of the LOTR, though, and truly look forward to the next one coming out.

Whaaa? No Ents? That's a travesty!!! Nothing like changing a huge chunk of the plot!

I'm a bandwagon LOTR fan because I'm only just beginning the third book (shhh! don't tell me what happens!). I saw the movie and liked it so much that I went out and got the books. I started with The Hobbit and I'm reading them all straight through. I'm hoping to be finished by the time the next movie comes out. Usually I'm a quick reader, but I've been busy so I haven't had much time for it.

APhi · #7 09-18-2002, 04:12 PM

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Originally posted by lovelyivy84
TO be honest I'm really a fan of the books, but I have to say that the movie visualised most of the things PERFECTLY. I mean, uncannily like my mental picture of those books.

I agree! I was so happy sitting in the movie theatre when you first see Gandalf riding into the Shire because I just sighed, smiled, and thought to myself "It's perfect."

From the trailers it looks like Gondor will be perfect too.

A fellow fan brought this up and I thought it was interesting... Without getting too into spoilers, do you think the movie will end exactly where the book did or slightly before to leave more of a cliffhanger?