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Bored of the Rings?
Not me! Saw the sneaky previewie tonight, for free at work while drinking schnapps (we had to drink outside, thanks hot, hot boss!) and eating pizza, with H even. It was a humdinger of a time.
You know how you watch a lot of movies based on books you loved? Afterwards you may think...that movie was pretty bad. And sometimes it goes so far as to make you like the books less, because you can't read it without picturing the terrible actors in your head, and you can't even buy a new copy of the book without stupid actor faces on the cover (no offense to my acting readers).
You may say to yourself...why do they try to make movies out of fantastical books at all?
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is why.
You don't need anymore info. Just go. Okay, prepare to see Viggo at his sexy best; and avoid the large soda, it's a pretty long film. Battle scenes, magic, groovy special effects, and lots of great looking men: both good and evil.
And if you see it at Ann Arbor Madstone, I'll be giving your curtain talk all weekend long.
You know how you watch a lot of movies based on books you loved? Afterwards you may think...that movie was pretty bad. And sometimes it goes so far as to make you like the books less, because you can't read it without picturing the terrible actors in your head, and you can't even buy a new copy of the book without stupid actor faces on the cover (no offense to my acting readers).
You may say to yourself...why do they try to make movies out of fantastical books at all?
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is why.
You don't need anymore info. Just go. Okay, prepare to see Viggo at his sexy best; and avoid the large soda, it's a pretty long film. Battle scenes, magic, groovy special effects, and lots of great looking men: both good and evil.
And if you see it at Ann Arbor Madstone, I'll be giving your curtain talk all weekend long.
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This is why you should watch the movie before reading the books. Or read the books 18 years ago, and not remember them, or just relax and be glad it was as good as it was.
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Did it advance the plot any? not a touch. Did it make for a deeper, more insightful look into the human spirit? hell no. Two humans of the whole middle earth kicked ass. And now one of them was mutated into a second, ring-hungry Boromir. For this I cry.
Since speaking with Ryan, I can appreciate the elves showing up for war at Helm's Deep. Makes me think better of the guys. Tolkien might even have approved of that plot twist. And the romance of Arwen and Aragorn -- nice touches there. Not all amendments to the original are all bad.
But the original Forbidden Pool was a heartwarming view of wise, good men.
Destroyed, annihilated.
At least the elephants were pretty.
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Ok, so you're lucky, but also a LIAR!*
hey, liar, can I come over after the movie?
*Even though it was a sneak preview at your theater, that doesn't count, LIAR!
GODDAMMIT!
Goddammit! I can overlook the dwarf-tossing joke in The Fellowship of the Ring, but this shit totally fucks up not only the social dynamics of the Gondorian sub-plot, but also the moral blood of the myth!
Aah! Goddammit!
I'm glad of the advance warning. The entire movie theater would otherwise have rung with the echo of my screams of outrage this Saturday.
Also, Goddammit!
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The DAY Before!!!!!
And yes, see you later.
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I'm just commenting because I like the word Humdinger.
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Good. Yeah, wanted to warn you on that one too. And more dwarf tossing humor to come!
Don't cringe too harshly -- it's far better the second run through.
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