'Why I hate 'Lord of the Rings' '

[kingpaul]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3718931/

 

[WayneLigon]

Nothing like seeing someone play 'justify my existance.'

 

[Darrin Drader]

So he's saying it sucks because of the way it ws originally written. OK, this guy needs to stop pretending to be a critic, get a life, and move out of his mother's basement already.

 

[KenM]

Well, IMO he does have a point about Islidur and Elrond inside Mt. Doom. Why did'nt Elrond just get a running start and push Him in? Thats the one big mistake the movie makes. Because it was inside the volcano and he could have done something right there, but it was Elronds fault that the ring survived, and he let evil survive as well. I heard in the books, the scene takes place outside the volcano.

 

[Buttercup]

But at least he's witty.

“Queer Eye for the Hobbit Guy.”

"Merry and Pippin, the Cheech and Chong of Middle Earth"

 

[Buttercup]

Well, IMO he does have a point about Islidur and Elrond inside Mt. Doom. Why did'nt Elrond just get a running start and push Him in? Thats the one big mistake the movie makes. Because it was inside the volcano and he could have done something right there, but it was Elronds fault that the ring survived, and he let evil survive as well. I heard in the books, the scene takes place outside the volcano.

But see, if Elrond had pushed him in, he might have fallen in after Isildur. And then he wouldn't have been able to open the Rivendell Marriott.

 

[KenM]

But see, if Elrond had pushed him in, he might have fallen in after Isildur. And then he wouldn't have been able to open the Rivendell Marriott.

Was Arwen born yet when that happened? She could have done it.

 

[Aaron L]

And this guys claims to have read and liked the books?

 

[John Crichton]

Easy, folks. The man is allowed to have his opinion. He didn't like it.

But you know what I think of that? It's just sad. Sad, because I had such a great and heartfelt time watching them that I will always hold a special place for them. In a time where there is little to smile about, I got to marvel at the things shown to me and it was a happy time and a great ride.

As films, they weren't perfect - but so what?

I pity this man because he wasn't able to experience the same thing that I did. Too bad for him.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Easy, folks. The man is allowed to have his opinion. He didn't like it.

Yeah, but he says he will stick to criticizing the movies:

–- let’s stick to the movies for the sake of time and space --

but then complains:

But the myth itself is long and repetitive. Boromir, “Fellowship’s" most interesting character, is predictably sent packing.
...
Even Gandalf’s supposed death at the hands of the Balrog, a winged yet surprisingly flightless demon, is lessened when he returns in “The Two Towers,” proclaiming, “I was sent back.” That’s a convention known as deux ex machina, or hand of god, and I wish it would’ve sent me back home.

Unless I'm not remembering correctly, these plot twists are taken directly from the books. How is this a problem with the films?