more LOTR

[Starling]

oh gosh....
wow.  just...wow.

whereas i left HP feeling slightly dazed but still able to walk under my own
power, by boyfriend literally had to lift me from my seat, as my friend and
I were still sitting in amazement.

Anyone who has not yet read LOTR, and/or is having a hard time getting into
it, I'd recommend considering the movie.  I have personally only read
Fellowship once -- I was quite ill with a nasty virus in October, and while
stuck in bed I worked my way thru Fellowship in two days.  Am now just
barely into the Two Towers (so please, people, mark spoilers for us <g>) and
hoping I'll have time to read it properly over the holiday break.

Ok.  that was the equivalent of spoiler space.   If there's anyone out there
who *doesn't* know the general plot by  now, stop here.  Or don't, but don't
blame me. :-p
I quite enjoyed the tricks they used to make the hobbits *small*.  The oddly
cut pants were one -- and the extra large wagon wheels was something I read
somewhere.  Anyone else amused by the contrast between Gandalf's and Bilbo's
heights?  I'd love to know what camera tricks were responsible for that --
afaik, in real life those actors are of a height.

I think this movie really benefited from having such a fan at the helm.
Comparing it to HP, as we left the theater, the consensus was that HP felt
like a rush job, compared to LOTR.  And much wiser decisions were made
regarding what to cut and what to keep. I feel as if HP has been cheated, in
comparasion.

Final note -- I'm sure the purists are screaming bloody murder about Arwen,
but who cares?  Liv Tyler was wonderful -- perhaps almost *too* airy, but I
enjoyed her -- and Cate Blanchett as well.  Her scene with Frodo in
Lothlorien was magnificently done -- "I have passed the test..."  ::reminds
self to stop gushing::

Did anyone else notice the ring on Aragorn's hand, when he bid Frodo
farewell?  Is that supposed to be the ring from Galadriel?  Or is this
something that will be cleared up later on?  (ie, I need to really finish
the books?)

I will now be planning a vacation for New Zealand.  The studio should really
be demanding payment for that marvelous commercial for the NZ countryside...
<g>

Now I have to go apoligize to my boyfriend.  He's a bit put out.  You see, I
was grabbing his hand so tightly during the whole Moria scene that I drew
blood!  ::looks ashamed::  I was quite honestly frightened.  I didn't do it
on purpose....he should have said somethign!  But he waited til Boromir
started bellowing, out on the rocks, and *then* showed me his hand!  I
suppose he'll be teasing me about this for ages now....  ::resigns self to
much embarassment amongst peers for reacting in such a way to a mere
movie...::

Eagerly awaiting both HP and LOTR on DVD...

Abbie, who is relieved that the local theaters have student discounts, so
she can afford to eat in between her movie habit.
starling823 at yahoo.com
" 'Not to worry,' she said.  'All you have to do is walk straight at the
barrier between platforms nine and ten.' "
Sorcerer's Stone


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