argh...so SICK of it.....

[bluesqueak <pipdowns@etchells0.demon.co.uk>]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Amy Z <lupinesque at y...>" 
> 
> Amy
> working on her anti-TTT rant right now
> 
> --at least, I *think* the movie was The Two Towers.  That was what 
> it said on the opening credits.  It bore only a passing 
> resemblance to the book The Two Towers, so I might be wrong.

Ah, yes. The script did rather have the appearance of the 
scriptwriters looking at the books and realising that a faithful 
adaptation of the books would mean that, in movie two:

a) Aragorn's major love interest will not appear *at all*.

b) Aragorn will have so many battles where he escapes heroically 
unscratched that he'll look like Bruce Willis with a sword.
 
c)The entire audience is going to end the second movie wondering why 
Aragorn doesn't marry that nice Eowyn.

d)Saruman is going to have to explain his battle plans to the 
audience by talking to himself. Plus we're going to have to hand out 
maps to the audience. 

e)The last minute cavalry rescue of Helm's Deep is going to be led 
by a character that no one's ever heard of, who hasn't appeared 
previously, and who will never be seen again.

f)Far from appearing to be in danger, Frodo and Sam are going to 
spend half the movie wandering in the woods, smelling the pretty 
flowers, being entertained to dinner by the charming Captain Faramir 
(who sends them on their way with kind wishes)...

g) Faramir will have a 'ring temptation scene' lasting all of 10 
seconds. If that. Which will suggest that the Ring can't be *that* 
bloomin' tempting.

h) Rather than being heroic allies, the entire Elven race will 
appear to have left the world of men firmly in the manure while they 
do a quick bunk to the Undying Lands.

[Grin]

That said, I preferred The Fellowship, and I hope they get back on 
track for Return of the King. But I don't think a faithful visual 
adaptation of Book 2 is actually *possible*.

And I did like the irony of Sam in Osgiliath, saying[from memory]: 
"A lot of things aren't right. By rights we shouldn't be here at 
all".
You never said a truer word, Sam ;-)

Pip