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The LOTR movies are drawn out and meandering
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i believe your tag on the old forum was something along the lines of "i am full of shit, pure creamy shit" thats what this thread is.
I dont even know where to start with this, but holy fuck. The wife and I just watched all 3 extended editions yesterday since we were stuck inside. They are master pieces.
I dont even know where to start with this, but holy fuck. The wife and I just watched all 3 extended editions yesterday since we were stuck inside. They are master pieces.
I quite like movies where you get to see characters on an actual journey, since modern blockbusters like to cut through globetrotting antics like you can travel across various parts of the world in what feels like minutes.
Nope not at all.
Just weatched the extended trilogy about 6 weeks ago for the first time in a while and it was glorious.
Lol, they were literally considered unfilmable until PJ took the reigns. The trilogy that was delivered is far and above what everyone thought was possible. It is a landmark in cinema. You think it's meandering? Like others have said, don't read the books then. The editing that was done to make the series as coherent and approachable as it was is pretty incredible.
This thread should be cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came.
But as much as I disagree with the OP and this scene I am linking, the scene is at least funny.
https://youtu.be/GorLBm35ZkE
But as much as I disagree with the OP and this scene I am linking, the scene is at least funny.
https://youtu.be/GorLBm35ZkE
Yep. I loved fellowship as a teenager but the other two bored me to tears. I recently tried rewatching them (and showing them to my gf for the first time). We made it through the first one and just stopped.
Mandatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnXIeEaZUC8
Mandatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnXIeEaZUC8
Didn't you post this thread hours ago, JB?
Edit: https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-lotr-movies-are-boring-and-meandering.17172/
What are you doing?
Edit: https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-lotr-movies-are-boring-and-meandering.17172/
What are you doing?
Should have asked the eagles to take the ring to Mt. Doom. Then the Fellowship could have skipped everything.
Or a catapult.
Or a catapult.
Nope, can't agree at all. Every time I catch five minutes of the trilogy, any five minutes of any of of the three movies, I'm immediately hooked back in and want to do another marathon. I'll never get tired of these movies.
I will admit I get a little bit sleepy during Fellowship of the Ring, but the other two movies are amazing.
Yeah, these threads are one of the first times in my life where I wanted to smack younger generations for not appreciating good things. Like, goddamn, people really don't have any attention span these days.
Ugh. Get off my lawn.
I created a thread on the first one and was called everything from an idiot to an alcoholic. I did finish watching all of them. Only second movie is kind of decent as a film.
The HUGE positive of watching extended editions of these films is that I learned to REALLY appreciate movies that are 2 hours or under!!! Movie watching is waaaay more enjoyable now.
The whole Back to the Future trilogy felt shorter than one LOTR. Also MUCH better trilogy. As is Planet of the Apes.
The HUGE positive of watching extended editions of these films is that I learned to REALLY appreciate movies that are 2 hours or under!!! Movie watching is waaaay more enjoyable now.
The whole Back to the Future trilogy felt shorter than one LOTR. Also MUCH better trilogy. As is Planet of the Apes.
1 you were called these things because you said LOTR was derivative of game of thrones and a freaking video game, the Witcher. Let's not pretend that you didn't present a ridiculous, un—informed opinion.
2 your third paragraph proves the point even further.
Not what I said at all. Have fun insulting me though. I'm sure it will make those movies better.
The books were way worse? The fuck you talking about. The books are literally some of thr best books written last century.
And why are there two of these threads?
Its extremely long and drawn out, but I like it that way. Easily the best films ever created, in my opinion.
bull fucking shit, dude. bull. fucking. shit.
it is what you said to the point you had to go back to your OP and edit in that you saw GOT and played the witcher first so while technically they're not derivative thats how they feel derivative.
where did i insult you in my previous post?
do us all a favor and save us from your review of the Godfather, a movie isn't good or bad because of its length, i feel like this shouldn't have to be explained, but alas some people have the attention span of a gnat. There, now i've insulted your attention span.
It's more evidence that we recently diverged into the worst timeline.
Do you really think that I didn't know that LOTR came out before Witcher 3??? What point are you even making? LOTR fans are the most defensive bunch of people I've ever encountered. Calm down, you can still enjoy your movie.
Totally agree.
The first one put me to sleep in the cinema and the theatrical was already far too long. Then some masochistic lunatic thought it needed to be even longer and released an extended edition.
The only redeeming feature of the trilogy is that it acts as an amazing insomnia cure.
The first one put me to sleep in the cinema and the theatrical was already far too long. Then some masochistic lunatic thought it needed to be even longer and released an extended edition.
The only redeeming feature of the trilogy is that it acts as an amazing insomnia cure.
They're great epic cinema and masterful filmmaking (even more impressive compared to how badly botched The Hobbit films were). That said, like what you like, dislike what you dislike, but don't try to tell me LotR isn't great. Don't try to retcon reality, just sit there and be at peace with your bad taste.
We really need to clean up the off-topic section of this website. "Super-popular thing actually suuuuucks" is getting old as a thread subject.
I don't really feel compelled to talk about things I don't like. Not sure why so much of the Internet is concerned with convincing each other they have bad taste.
I don't really feel compelled to talk about things I don't like. Not sure why so much of the Internet is concerned with convincing each other they have bad taste.
The Faramir change was probably an improvement. The extended editions in particular really fleshed out that character.
I think that scene and Gandalf's fall gets me the most choked up in the trilogy.
Has nothing to do with younger generation. The trilogy is boring. It wasn't that noticable back in the day as you only watched one movie but when watching all three right after another, it really shows. Especially the CGI fights really drag it down. Still, the beginning of the first movie will always be excellent.
It's almost like you're sitting down and watching 12 hours of movie at once.
Weren't you the "full of creamy shit guy?" If yes, then damn, you're doing a great job living up to that!
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I digress! I actually know a lot of folks who thought the same thing. The movies and books are definitely not for everyone and there is a lot of meandering for sure. I personally think they're among (if not the) best movies of all time and luckily plenty of people agree. Out of curiosity though, what sort of movies are you typically into? Can you name some favorites?
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I digress! I actually know a lot of folks who thought the same thing. The movies and books are definitely not for everyone and there is a lot of meandering for sure. I personally think they're among (if not the) best movies of all time and luckily plenty of people agree. Out of curiosity though, what sort of movies are you typically into? Can you name some favorites?
It's not even his death scene that gets me bawling hard. It's this part.
Such a goddamn beautiful moment.