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Busting out the extended edition LOTRs
Posted on 9/20/13 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 9/20/13 at 5:32 pm
Damn this was (is) so fricking awesome!
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Posted on 9/20/13 at 5:38 pm to udtiger
When we look back on the DVD, I think this will go down as the most important DVD set ever released. This is what future filmmakers are going to say inspired them to get into filmmaking. Not the film itself so much as the behind the scenes, which they completely over-do in a great way with over 24 hours of material on showing you exactly how they did it. It surely inspired all sorts of film makers in the future and it changed the way DVDs would forever be made and marketed.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:34 pm to OMLandshark
I actually watched a lot of those extras. The extended edition movies were good too. I liked the backstory stuff with Isildur in Fellowship though I guess it wasn't that important to the overall story. I think they should have left the scene with Saruman in ROTK in the theatrical version. His story doesn't have closure without that scene.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:40 pm to udtiger
Don't forget this:
Posted on 9/20/13 at 8:18 pm to udtiger
I haven't say & watched them in a few months, because I know if I watch one, I watch 3.
The extended editions of these movies may be the greatest trilogy release ever. These movies have aged so well & look fantastic in blu ray, considering they're already 10 years old. The commentary is pretty awesome too.
The extended editions of these movies may be the greatest trilogy release ever. These movies have aged so well & look fantastic in blu ray, considering they're already 10 years old. The commentary is pretty awesome too.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 8:50 pm to swagsurfin7
Agreed. I have the attention span of a 4 year old but I can watch the EE of all of those without even getting up
First one is still my fav. Love when they set up a story
First one is still my fav. Love when they set up a story
Posted on 9/20/13 at 9:31 pm to dallastiger55
Posted on 9/20/13 at 10:15 pm to udtiger
I've never seen the extended editions of LOTRs (or of any epic movie for that matter). What is so different? Is it just longer or is there a whole lot more to it that's necessary?
Also, why do I need to see "The Kingdom of Heaven" Director's Cut.
Also, why do I need to see "The Kingdom of Heaven" Director's Cut.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 10:22 pm to kingbob
Fleshes out the story more. The extras are aimed at the true devotees of the books.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 10:24 pm to udtiger
Is Tom Bombadil included?
Posted on 9/20/13 at 10:27 pm to kingbob
No, nor is Scouring of the Shire (I always thought Jackson fricked up not including SoS in at least the extended version).
Posted on 9/20/13 at 10:30 pm to OMLandshark
God these movies sucked. the battle scense were repetitive and ORcs are about as daunting as those gay robots in star wars saying "Roger Roger"
LOTR could have been one movie and been really good.
LOTR could have been one movie and been really good.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 11:08 pm to Tiger Ryno
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God these movies sucked. the battle scense were repetitive and ORcs are about as daunting as those gay robots in star wars saying "Roger Roger"
1/10
Posted on 9/20/13 at 11:30 pm to kingbob
I liked that they included Galadriel's gifts.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 12:18 am to udtiger
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LOTRs
I love the books and the movies, but Game of Thrones has really cast a shadow over these, IMO, and shown just how one-dimensional the characters are. Everyone is either totally good or totally bad with no shades whatsoever.
I guess the movies are faithful to the books in this regard.
Hard to beat the music. It really is great.
My favorite shot of all time of any movie is in FotR when Gandalf's wagon turns the corner as he pulls up to Bilbo's door. It's a slow zoom shot from a boom that is so perfectly framed and timed that it brings tears to my eyes.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 12:32 am to HortensePowdermaker
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I love the books and the movies, but Game of Thrones has really cast a shadow over these, IMO, and shown just how one-dimensional the characters are. Everyone is either totally good or totally bad with no shades whatsoever.
I think this has a lot to do with the time in which Tolkein was writing LOTR. For many people living in Great Britain during the 1930s and 1940s, the extraordinary events of WWII may have prompted them to adopt more of a good vs. evil mindset.
That said, Martin's characters definitely have more dimensions to them.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 1:47 am to pistolsfiring11
Fully agree that Martin's characters pwn the LotR characters. I saw all the movies when they came out, have the DVD's, but haven't even touched them since 2004. I dont have any desire to rewatch LotR. Both series are very different but ASOIAF/GoT has some of the best characterization and character development that I've read and seen. Lots of former non-fantasy fans that I know love GoT. As for me, I never rewatched LotR once the hype died down and I was drawn into the GoT and the ASOIAF universe. I was hooked after 1 episode.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 6:53 am to ladytiger118
While I would admit that ASOIAF's character have far more complexity than LOTR's, I would not call LOTR's characters "one-dimensional."
Smeagol/Gollum
Boromir
Galadriel
Denethor
Just to name a few have degrees of complexity.
PLUS, LOTR lends itself to a "simpler" story because it IS (quest to destroy the ring). ASOIAF has no "single" theme/story. This is not a criticism (fan of both), just an observation.
Smeagol/Gollum
Boromir
Galadriel
Denethor
Just to name a few have degrees of complexity.
PLUS, LOTR lends itself to a "simpler" story because it IS (quest to destroy the ring). ASOIAF has no "single" theme/story. This is not a criticism (fan of both), just an observation.
Posted on 9/21/13 at 8:13 am to HortensePowdermaker
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I love the books and the movies, but Game of Thrones has really cast a shadow over these, IMO, and shown just how one-dimensional the characters are. Everyone is either totally good or totally bad with no shades whatsoever.
I think Lord of the Rings had strong characters. Just because there's only two sides (mostly) doesn't mean we had hollow characters. I'd say they're all pretty easily describable without saying their role in the movie, what race they were, or what they looked like, which is usually an indication of a strong character. The only weak character in the Fellowship I would say was Legolas. Gollum I still think is one of the best characters ever put into literature or film.
This post was edited on 9/21/13 at 8:16 am
Posted on 9/21/13 at 10:09 am to udtiger
When I watched The Hobbit for the first time I enjoyed it. I watched the LOTR trilogy a few days later, and it made me realize how vastly superior those films are.
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