zeeker Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 wow....I just watched the preview for the second installment of Lord Of The Rings, The Two Towers.Looks unbelievable. Fellowship was probably my favorite movie of the year, this one looks better. if you want to check it out go to apple.com/trailers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 None of them compares to the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotcheme Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Originally posted by gmccookny None of them compares to the book i disagree. i absolutely hated the books - it took me 8 months to finish them and i usually love fantasy books.but i LOVED that movie and saw it three times. can't wait for the next one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothzane Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 I have to agree with Stitch...in this particular case...the movie moved me more then the book ever could....The Hobbit excluded.The movie showed the true dominating lust of the one ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Originally posted by hotcheme i disagree. i absolutely hated the books - it took me 8 months to finish them and i usually love fantasy books.but i LOVED that movie and saw it three times. can't wait for the next one... Well, i got into the books b/c i read them at a time where i was very ill, and it was pretty much all i had. I totally made myself believe i was a hobbit, marching along the Mirkwood forest, encountering elves and dwarves, trolls and goblins...also (as hotcheme might know) Belgium looks very much like a prime locale as a setting for lord of the rings, so i just associated with the books very much.The movie was ok, i just don't think one can recreate a book like that (unless you have 6 hours -) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotcheme Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Originally posted by gmccookny Well, i got into the books b/c i read them at a time where i was very ill, and it was pretty much all i had. I totally made myself believe i was a hobbit, marching along the Mirkwood forest, encountering elves and dwarves, trolls and goblins...also (as hotcheme might know) Belgium looks very much like a prime locale as a setting for lord of the rings, so i just associated with the books very much.The movie was ok, i just don't think one can recreate a book like that (unless you have 6 hours -) i haven't been to belgium yet - maybe next month....if you like fantasy, read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Now that is captivating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothzane Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Too many damn characters...although a really good story indeed.My favorite hands down is Frank Hueberts Dune"He who controls the spice...controls the universe!"Originally posted by hotcheme i haven't been to belgium yet - maybe next month....if you like fantasy, read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Now that is captivating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0nythelover Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 movie better than the books? your insane, the books had some of the most beautiful language in the writing and left so much to the imagination. the movie left so much out and didnt give you half the emotional depth the book does. thats just my oppinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barvybe Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 ahem...well...i can understand how some people don't like the books that much. the writing style is OLD SKoool!!! My grandad literally taught me to read using a big old hard cover version of the hobbit and i read all the other stuff before i was eight. while they aren't for everyone, they are some of the best and most important books (from a literary standpoint) this century.no one, including Jordan, Feist, etc. has created so complete of an alternate world with history, language, etc. as Tolkien. i think that MiddleEarth really existed in his mind...like he could wander around in it and stuff. anyways, point is, he was the very first of the popularly accepted epic fantasists, and without these books, we probably wouldn't even have a Fantasy section in the book store.personally, i loved the movie, but enjoy the books more. there is very little character development in the books, and things happen with out the depth of understanding and motivation that the books provide. but, they did a marvelous job recreeating all those settings basically just as i imagined them i don't want to see any previews...just walk into the theater without any fore-knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focuspuller Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Originally posted by gmccookny The movie was ok, i just don't think one can recreate a book like that (unless you have 6 hours -) I second Fellowship of the Rings DVD will be released in November (after of course everyone blows thier money on the first DVD release, realizing thier mistake too late). The second Fellowship release will be a 4 DVD set, With a longer version of the film, 30 or 40 minutes will be added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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