I'll have to watch these again, this time on my big screen TV (which I didn't have the first go around). You guys are whetting my appetite for these movies, again.
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I like the movies because to me they have a poetic side to them, calming, suttle side, etc. Which makes them enjoyable to watch even amidst all the violence. I watch these movies often - I just cut them on when it starts to get later and let them play. In a sense, I find them calming. I quite like certain pieces of the music and will watch those scenes quite often on repeat.
Though, I do agree with what I read some other people have said about the movies - that there could be more of a focus on the more caring and peaceful moments.
I have been downloading pieces from the complete soundtrack on AmazonMP3. So I am finally getting the music (in general) I need without having to rely on youtube.
Though Michael, I still do not understand why you do not like them on BluRay? I have RotK on BR and the quality seems to be really good - even down to the fingerprints and strands of hair. I hope they don't change a thing about the feel (color, gradients, lighting, etc.) when they release the extended editions on BR? Which is not to far away,
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Sounds good! Though, while I think Michael disagrees, you might want to wait on the extended editions on bluray? Pretty nice set? I am still taken back, in a good way, that the set will have 15 bluray discs!I'll have to watch these again, this time on my big screen TV...Last edited by Preston; 04-27-2011, 05:58 AM. Reason: mindless stupidity, which happens too often & which i do apologize for - past, present, and future - try to bear with me- I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. WellsComment
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For those interested, the extended editions of LotR have been released on bluray.
http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Pic...9974829&sr=8-6
unpacking video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqHUYziR73Q- I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. WellsComment
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Well Preston, Jackson is filming The Hobbit right now, so there's something to look forward to.Comment
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Preston: being somewhat of a LOTR/definitely an Excalibur fan, and playing "lady of the lake" one cold November 2007 day (just shooting for the sport of it), I discovered what cheap disposable camera film can do at the right angle...
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I do not know of Excalibur, other than the name? I'm not a huge LotR fan (which it probably seems like), I haven't even read the books, though I do enjoy the movies. I think they have good music and have something of a poetic side to them, so I just put them on for a little "entertainment". I cannot think of one movie that I actually love (so to say) other than Pink Floyd's The Wall and unfortunately it is terrifying and mad - that and I have mixed feelings about it. I like SW, LotR, Avatar, etc. though, only like.Originally posted by EternaLisa View Post
Preston: being somewhat of a LOTR/definitely an Excalibur fan, and playing "lady of the lake" one cold November 2007 day (just shooting for the sport of it), I discovered what cheap disposable camera film can do at the right angle...
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Originally posted by Preston View Post
You probably know Preston, that Tolkein was sick and tired of the Lord of the Rings stuff by the time of his death in the early 70's. He wrote them as a kind of academic exercise to link up with his academic studies in old Norse and his teaching at Oxford. I think he would have been horrified at the lengths to which it has now gone in America, and even towards the end of his life he was getting lunatics in California high on drugs phoning him up in the middle of the night ( his time).
He really did try to put a lid on the whole thing and to stop it getting out of hand , but to no avail. He was basically a quiet , reserved, catholic gentleman and academic, and he was particularly outraged that people were reading into it religious meanings which were are variance with his own catholicism.
Quite an impressive photo Eternalisa, very Arthurian!
It would make a good front cover for a novel.‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’Comment
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I have had them, and quite enjoy them. I am going to have to RIP them to get the black borders off by changing the aspect ratio. I need RIP them so that I have them in digital format anyway.Originally posted by Preston View Post
Michael, did you end up getting them?- I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. WellsComment
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I've long been a fan of Tolkien's LOTR and Hobbit. The movies not so much. In fact the second movie, "Two Towers", was such a turn-off I never bothered to watch the third. (Yes, I have the DVD extended edition of Two Towers.) Once in a great while I'm tempted to buy "Return of the King" on DVD. What ultimately dissuades me is its lack of proper ending. No Scouring of the Shire? It seems to me ignoring this misses much of the point of the tale.
Which brings to mind a question: How does "The Lord of the Rings" end for you? I have read the books many times. I of course always read the story-proper in its entirety. I have not, however, read the whole of the appendix since my first read-through back in the mid 1970s. That said, several bits of it are for me indispensable.
The first of these is A\I\(v): "Annals of the Kings and Rulers\Numenor\Here follows a part of the tale of Aragon and Arwen." Next comes the concluding few paragraphs of Appendix A, referencing the departure of Legolas and Gimli. I then jump to Appendix B "The Tale of Years" and read from the paragraphic beginning "After the fall of the Dark Tower and the Passing of Sauron..." to its end, which includes Sam's departure, the deaths of Meriadoc and Peregrin, and these final two sentences:
"Then Legolas built a grey ship in Ithilien, and sailed down Anduin and so over the Sea; and with him, it is said, went Gimli the Dwarf. And when that ship passed an end was come in Middle-earth of the Fellowship of the Ring".
I might or might not read more of the appendix during any given re-read, but for me this concludes the tale.
As to fantasy on film, I prefer "Willow" and Fritz Lang's two-part silent-era epic "Die Nibelungen" ("Siegfried" and "Kriemhild's Revenge"). Keno's DVD of the latter, by the way, includes the original music scores of Gottried Huppertz, performed by the Munich Radio Orchestra. I find them quite enjoyable, if repetitive in the long-run.
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At first I had the same objection, but now I think it may be for the best. It was a good ending to the book, but film and books are two different mediums, and what's good for one is not necessarily good for the other. I'm not sure the Scouring of the Shire would work very well on film. Instead of being an appropriate ending, it would feel rather odd and anti-climactic. It would likely have messed up the pacing of the film as well.Originally posted by Decrepit Poster View Post
I read all of the appendices every time, although I'm sure I didn't back when I read the books more frequently. When I was a kid I read them at least once a year.Which brings to mind a question: How does "The Lord of the Rings" end for you? I have read the books many times. I of course always read the story-proper in its entirety. I have not, however, read the whole of the appendix since my first read-through back in the mid 1970s. That said, several bits of it are for me indispensable.Comment
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I have only seen the movies and not read the books. I enjoy certain chapters and scenes in the movies and will often put them on repeat. Though, what I have come to realize is that the lack of calm and subtle scenes is not good. When I attempt to watch the movies as a whole there is just too much brutality to enjoy over and over, etc.
I really like hearing about Gimli and Legolas. That is something,.
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Oh, and yes, I think a lot of The Two Towers is quite depressing.- I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. WellsComment
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For being such a big Lord of the Rings fan, Preston, you should really read the books. I think you'd enjoy them. Get thee to a library!Comment
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I know. I have trouble reading a lot and well. I bought them for a sibling of mine, who is an excellent reader and loves fantasy, but she has been busy with school. I should get them from her. It is a nice set to, not the movie set but the traditional set. It would probably be a good start into the world of reading large literature.Originally posted by Chris View Post
Amen, Chris. Amen.Get thee to a library!
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Well, if you're looking for something a little easier and shorter, why not The Hobbit? It will get you pumped for the forthcoming movies!Comment
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