wtf? LOTR....mofos didn't finish the movie

[yoyo25]

Upsetting...i guess this is why they have 2 more movies coming.

 

[GTaudiophile]

You should add a ***SPOILER WARNING***

Yes, why did you think they were going to complete the "mission," knowing there will be two more movie?

I never read the books, but I enjoyed the movie. I think it is well done. I also think the movie couldn't have been made until now, because of a lack of technology.

I look forward to the next two.

 

[Phuz]

GTaudiophile, there was no need for a spoiler warning, its something people should know anyways..


You didn't even read the books! Sacreledge!

 

[exp]

Yeah, they did just kind of assume that everyone would know that there were three books/movies. Hehe...I bet that was a rude awakening for some people.

 

[apoppin]

Just like Star Wars . . . BTW, did you see the trailer for it's second part?

I think they are unnecessarily dragging LOTR out for 3 full years. Since they finished filming it completely, The Two Towers should show this Summer and the Return of the King next Xmas.

Since you didn't read the book and have to wait 3 years, you should know Frodo fails in his quest, everybody dies and Sauron, lord of evil, wins.

 

[johneetrash]

i watched that movie... it was ruined when a smelly girl sat next to me

if the theater wasnt so packed i woulda moved =/

 

[apoppin]

I was really lucky, I saw it in a less than half-filled theater. I got the aisle seat midway with no one blocking the screen and the audience was extra respectful. I doubt if 5 people got up in the 3 hours it ran.

Of course, I live in a real hick town - a desert outpost - so the 3:30 PM showing was not only empty but only $5. Of course, the 7 pm showing was packed.

This is a DVD I will own.

 

[etech]

Is anyone else thinking of just waiting until the entire set is released to see them. I hate putting a book down part way through and the thought of waiting two years to see the end of the movie just makes me want to wait.

 

[apoppin]

<< I hate putting a book down part way through and the thought of waiting two years to see the end of the movie just makes me want to wait >>


You would have a hard time with LOTR in a single sitting. I completed it in 3 days (a volume a day).

I'd say PROBABLY, if you see Part One and have not read the book you should do so by the time the next part is released.

As I said before, it is RIDICULOUS to wait 2 more years BECAUSE the filming is completed. Why not Part 2 this Summer and Part 3 next X-mas? I think they'd make far more money with the movies FRESH in everyone's mind. That way the DVD of Fellowship would be released when the Two Towers is shown in the cinema and so on.

Heck, they could even go back and make The Hobbit. That was quite a story.

 

[ImTyping]

heh. smelly chicks. heh. Saw a LOT of that at the premiere...



<< I think they are unnecessarily dragging LOTR out for 3 full years. Since they finished filming it completely, The Two Towers should show this Summer and the Return of the King next Xmas. >>



There is not enough time to finish all of the editing and special effects to keep that kind of schedule. I am sure there will be bootleg copies of each a good 3-4 months before they are supposed to come out.

 

[apoppin]

<< There is not enough time to finish all of the editing and special effects to keep that kind of schedule. >>



Didn't it only take 6 or so months after filming to complete the first part? I thought filming only ended this Summer.

 

[etech]

apoppin

I have read LOTR about three times. The first time was around 1968. It took me four days, but then I read the Hobbit first.

 

[apoppin]

around 1968? You are giving away your age . . . I read it about the same year (1967, I think) but read the Hobbit after LOTR. Then I read everything else I could find by JRR in modern English.

I guess it's time for another read.

 

[cx32m4]

first of all, i didn't read the book(... don't you know Gandalf? didn't you read the book in highschool?.... no I had sex in highschool... "friends").

I swear, for some reason, I thought it was 3 different stroy, under the name of LOTR.
When it ened like it did, i was like almost yelled out WTF. so did my gf.
I feel like I just took a crap and I didn't wipe up.
I feel like, I had a great meal, but waiter says there is no desert.

Don't get me wrong, I thought the movie was good, though I expected a lot more Action from 3 1/2 h movie.
I expected a lot more eye candy from wizardy stuff.

 

[JMaster]

The best part of the movie was the Episode 2 trailer.

 

[cx32m4]

what? i didn't see epi 2 trailer, wtf?

 

[DDCSpeed]

Movie was well done for sure. I like the dream like scenes thru out the movies. EXCELLENT.........except its better you get to know what hobbits are.

 

[Nitemare]

They didn't have the episode 2 trailer where I watched. They had Austin Powers 3 and Blade 2 though.

I don't get all the midgets in the AP3 trailer though. Midgets are funny and all, but is the whole film going to be about a 3 foot high Austin Powers?

 

[gotsmack]

A hole in the story killed the entire movie for me. I don't really want to see it again.

Halfway through the movie Elijah Wood's character gets stabbed (when he was trapped in a corner) by an ogre that was easily 10 times his size. Elijah Wood is saved by his armor from the pierce and walks away unharmed a minute after they kill the beast. The thing that ruined the movie was that the force from the stabbing alone would have crushed his rib cage.

 

[kami]

<< Why not Part 2 this Summer and Part 3 next X-mas? >>


Impossible. Do you know how much work is put into the special effects?

They finished filming something like november of 2000 and the special effects were done in october of 2001. then they started work on two towers and get a full year for it, same with return of the king. but i think they may finish two towers earlier since they hired more people and they need more time on return of the king since its supposed to have more special effects than the first two combined.

 

[arod]

<< Yeah, they did just kind of assume that everyone would know that there were three books/movies. Hehe...I bet that was a rude awakening for some people. >>



You wouldnt believe what I heard somebody say coming out of the theater....

"I guess they set themselves up for a sequel"

I almost fell on the floor laughing

 

[kami]

<< Halfway through the movie Elijah Wood's character gets stabbed (when he was trapped in a corner) by an ogre that was easily 10 times his size. Elijah Wood is saved by his armor from the pierce and walks away unharmed a minute after they kill the beast. The thing that ruined the movie was that the force from the stabbing alone would have crushed his rib cage. >>


Hmm...maybe you need a little more background on Dwarves and Mithril

 

[grr8scott]

hmmmmm since this trilogy is required "geek" reading in some techie circles, i think the movie was VERY well done, considering the Title of the movie WAS "Lord of the Rings: Fellowsihp of the RING" You cant fualt the writers for the lack of knowledge the public has on such well known classics, and as well, i can't fault you all for knowing this, BUT, how can you say you were dissappointed when you didnt even know there were three bookks, and why the titled was stated as such?

I think i just need to get out of here for vaca, my brain is starting to melt!

S

 

[gotsmack]

it looked like some sort of thin chainmail. I can accept that it would not let anything pierce it but the force should of broken atl east a couple of ribs.

 

[kami]

<< it looked like some sort of thin chainmail. I can accept that it would not let anything pierce it but the force should of broken atl east a couple of ribs.
>>



Mithril is more than chain mail...but of course they can't bore people in the theaters with its history. Basically what Frodo is wearing is a King-worthy gift. It's very rare.

I dunno why it would break ribs though with such a small contact point. Now if the troll hit him with his hammer, sure...but it looked like he didn't put much effort into the stab in comparison. Maybe it did fracture something, who knows? (and cares?)...but its not like they're going to say "oh frodo...looks like you fractured your third upper rib"...they dont have time to worry about such meaningless wounds. the balrog was coming