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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 470442" data-attributes="member: 151">I like the BBC radio-play, but there are some serious groaners in there, too.  Gollum's capture at the very beginning, for example.  It is the most faithful to the books, but the limitations of radio play were full in my mind while listening.  Moria, for example, didn't translate at all well, in my mind....while I would have paid the price of admission JUST for the Moria scene in the theatrical version.  That and the fact that, to me, half the voice actors sounded like the same guy.  I know it wasn't...but I was suprised how many actors WERE in it.  Michael Horden, though, ranks third in Gandalfs, in my mind.  First is Ian McKellen, who has become as Jeremy Brett is to Sherlock Holmes, in my mind.  Second is John Hurt.I also tend to think many people overlook the fact that they come to LotR with certain expectations that non-fans simply won't have.  The Colonel touched on this, in that he recognizes that he is somewhat biased about certain parts of the story.  It is clearly one of his favorite works.  That doesn't make his standard unreasonable...but I found I enjoyed 'Fellowship' more the first time than the second.  This was because I wasn't running the book through my mind as I watched it: I merely enjoyed the film as a casual viewer.  I was no longer watching with baited breath, hoping against hope that it was as good as I wanted, nay dreamed it would be.  The extended version only enhances my view of the movie.  Whether we acknowledge it or not, we are hardcore fans, and we had certain desires and expectations.  It's only natural that some should be disappointed.  This LotR was not necessarily THEIR LotR.  I could defend the movie, but it doesn't need my help.  I find it amazing the Jackson and his vast team could make such a hurdle, and get this film made at all, let alone with such quality.  Perhaps one day we'll see another interpetation...but I doubt it.  I think this version will be the quintessential one.And for the record, the audience laughed at the dwarf-tossing line at every showing I went to.  Taste obviously varies.  [well, that, and someone always let out a 'woo-hoo' whenever Bilbo talked about Old Toby <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />]</blockquote>

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