John Crichton
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myrdden said:
Oops! That's what I get for being hasty.
Yes, Faramir. Otherwise it would just be wrong...
[SPOILERS] THE Return of the King Thread
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Oops! That's what I get for being hasty.
Yes, Faramir. Otherwise it would just be wrong...
barsoomcore
Unattainable Ideal
My wife has that problem with my hand and her leg all the time.EricNoah said:
CrusaderX
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I just returned from the theater, and wow, what a film. I was highly entertained, but now I can't wait for the EE of ROTK, since I think it will improve the film considerably.
Favorite parts:
- Merry being left behind...only to be swooped up by Eowyn on horseback!
- Eowyn slaying the Witch King. This is probably my favorite part in the whole film, if not the whole trilogy. Eowyn is just amazing. And the Witch King's actual death was quite cool.
- "You bow to nobody." That scene really choked me up and got me teary-eyed.
- The ending with Sam, his wife, and kids. In a saga of epic war and sweeping grandure, it was shown that family is what matters most. Bravo!
Favorite parts:
- Merry being left behind...only to be swooped up by Eowyn on horseback!
- Eowyn slaying the Witch King. This is probably my favorite part in the whole film, if not the whole trilogy. Eowyn is just amazing.
And the Witch King's actual death was quite cool.- "You bow to nobody." That scene really choked me up and got me teary-eyed.
- The ending with Sam, his wife, and kids. In a saga of epic war and sweeping grandure, it was shown that family is what matters most. Bravo!
RangerWickett
Legend
It was odd. Maybe it's just a few things I'm going through in my life now, but I didn't cry at all. I felt like I might start to cry as Frodo got onto the boat at the end, but that was all. I was awed by many parts of the movie, and my emotions were pulled many different ways, but not to great sadness.
When I saw Fellowship, . . . and that's what I loved most about these movies, the Fellowship, . . . I cried when Frodo tried to cross the river alone, and then when Frodo realizes he still has a friend in Sam, a friend who will not leave him. Interestingly, my then-girlfriend cried most when Sam promised that he wouldn't leave Frodo.
That girlfriend left me last year, just before Two Towers. Since then, I've enjoyed the movies for their drama and cinema, but I haven't cried. I suppose the character I most felt for was Gollum, the poor bastard. Obsessed with something beautiful, unable to have it, and ultimately destroyed because he cannot be free of his desire for it. I may sound a bit obsessed, but . . . watching the end of Return of the King, I felt that Sam thought of Frodo as a great friend that he was loyal to and would miss greatly, but Frodo loved Sam.
I loved the friendship I saw between all these characters. That was the greatest thing for me; not the grand battles or the giant computer generated splendor, and certainly not the 'Ragnarokian fatalism.' When the group sees Frodo at the end and smile and are so pleased to see him, that made me happy with the movie. I was in a warm and fuzzy glow until the end of the credits. My friends left the theater as soon as the credits started rolling, but I stayed because I wanted to see all of it. The ending fulfilled me, and the pleasant feeling I enjoyed just then will always be one of my favorite memories.
That, and Shelob fighting Sam was hella cool.
When I saw Fellowship, . . . and that's what I loved most about these movies, the Fellowship, . . . I cried when Frodo tried to cross the river alone, and then when Frodo realizes he still has a friend in Sam, a friend who will not leave him. Interestingly, my then-girlfriend cried most when Sam promised that he wouldn't leave Frodo.
That girlfriend left me last year, just before Two Towers. Since then, I've enjoyed the movies for their drama and cinema, but I haven't cried. I suppose the character I most felt for was Gollum, the poor bastard. Obsessed with something beautiful, unable to have it, and ultimately destroyed because he cannot be free of his desire for it. I may sound a bit obsessed, but . . . watching the end of Return of the King, I felt that Sam thought of Frodo as a great friend that he was loyal to and would miss greatly, but Frodo loved Sam.
I loved the friendship I saw between all these characters. That was the greatest thing for me; not the grand battles or the giant computer generated splendor, and certainly not the 'Ragnarokian fatalism.' When the group sees Frodo at the end and smile and are so pleased to see him, that made me happy with the movie. I was in a warm and fuzzy glow until the end of the credits. My friends left the theater as soon as the credits started rolling, but I stayed because I wanted to see all of it. The ending fulfilled me, and the pleasant feeling I enjoyed just then will always be one of my favorite memories.
That, and Shelob fighting Sam was hella cool.
Vocenoctum
First Post
Loved the movie, great cinema. My favorite parts were what I felt were the most epic moments.
The lighting of the fire's across the mountain range. For some reason this was one of my favorite scene's (though I wish it'd have been someone other than Aragorn watching for it at Rohan).
The charge of the Rohirim was the best charge in any movie ever! That I recall at least. They just plowed through, proving why they were so important to the battle.
Liked:
They left in the heads! (when the orc's catapult the heads)
Pippin's song during the charge to Osgiliath, and the futility of the charge was superb.
Didn't like:
the ending was too long IMO. I think the part to be deleted was the long ride with Bilbo (same dialogue could have been said at the harbor) and the book. He could have handed Sam the book and revealed the title as much as they had to have a seperate scene. The "everyones part must end" line's were important, but they seemed repetitive. And yeah, the white screen fooled quite a few people into standing.
Only the fall of the First Ring is noted.
Spotlight was silly.
The lighting of the fire's across the mountain range. For some reason this was one of my favorite scene's (though I wish it'd have been someone other than Aragorn watching for it at Rohan).
The charge of the Rohirim was the best charge in any movie ever! That I recall at least. They just plowed through, proving why they were so important to the battle.
Liked:
They left in the heads! (when the orc's catapult the heads)
Pippin's song during the charge to Osgiliath, and the futility of the charge was superb.
Didn't like:
the ending was too long IMO. I think the part to be deleted was the long ride with Bilbo (same dialogue could have been said at the harbor) and the book. He could have handed Sam the book and revealed the title as much as they had to have a seperate scene. The "everyones part must end" line's were important, but they seemed repetitive. And yeah, the white screen fooled quite a few people into standing.
Only the fall of the First Ring is noted.
Spotlight was silly.
thalmin
Retired game store owner
I can't believe that just reading about everyone's teary sections has me going again.
I said this at the end of the Fellowship, I've said it somewhere on these boards, but I'll say it again. This movie trilogy is not only better than I expected it to be, it is better than I could have hoped it would be. Powerful, well cast, brilliant acting, good pacing, special effects that were REAL, killer soundtrack, scenery to die for, very close to the books, true to Tolkien's theme.
I said this at the end of the Fellowship, I've said it somewhere on these boards, but I'll say it again. This movie trilogy is not only better than I expected it to be, it is better than I could have hoped it would be. Powerful, well cast, brilliant acting, good pacing, special effects that were REAL, killer soundtrack, scenery to die for, very close to the books, true to Tolkien's theme.
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EricNoah
Adventurer
thalmin said:
Amen, brother.
I feel fortunate to have seen what I thought was impossible come to life. There's only one other reading "experience" that is in the same league as LotR for me, and that's Narnia. And when we see that brought to life with as much loving care as LotR was, I will be a happy man indeed.
Flexor the Mighty!
18/100 Strength!
Yeah, I'm being unduly harsh on TTT. It's a damn good movie, I guess I just think it could have been a lot better. But you guys are right, we are lucky that this much effort was put into bringing the story to the screen.
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