[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: What I didn't like about TTT, and a couple of things I did

[Richard Thorp]

Sunday, December 22, 2002, 10:08:51 PM, Amy wrote:

Thought I'd chuck in my 2 pence on TTT, since everyone else is ;)

I loved the film, moreso than the first one, but this could well be
down to the very fact that I haven't read the books :)

As Pip said (In an *excellent* post that should be used whenever the
book-to-film debate happens!) films are inherantly different than
books, and thus various bits need to be removed and added..

Personally, I loved Comedy!Gimli :) The scene on the battlements was
classic, as were Gimli's comments on being wasted on cross country...
Main reason I liked this was because I identified so well with Gimli
like this, he does all the things I would do in the sitatuions he was
faced with - make ironic, almost self-deprecating (is that even a
word?) comments, to lift the mood of the situation :) And jumping into
the uruks about to attack Aragorn after the wall explosion was
excellent. There did seem to be a disproportionate amount of comedy
injected into the situation, tho (but this is very much needed in a
'no-win' battle situation, joking keeps the morlae up!), with Gimli
and Legolas counting kills at each other, and such.

Gollum. I loved Gollum too, he was *amazing*. I went into the movie
thinking he'd be Jar Jar Binks bad, and annoy the hell out of me, but
he actually stole *every* scene he was in. Especially when he was
doing his dance after exorcising "Gollum", kicking the blankets around
in the process. Andy Sekiris' (sp?) delivery of the 'Stupid, fat
hobbit' line was perfect, too :)

Has anyone here seen any of Jacksons other films? Specifically
Braindead? The ents reminded me TOTALLY of the monkey in Braindead
(and a lot of the other things in it, too).. I can't be the only one
who saw this comparison can I? :) Treebeard has one of the best lines,
too.. "Hmmm, well I don't understand, but then again, you are very
small." made me laugh, anyway!

Did anyone else think that the noise one of the Uruks made when
Legolas shot out the ropes of one of those siege ladders could be
roughly translated as "Oh bugger", too? :)

Also, looking at IMDB, the ratings it's getting are amazing - it's
already in the top 10 of the top 250 movies of all time, and I think
it stands a very good chance of getting the top spot by the time it
gets to about 40,000 votes or so :)

-Rich