- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
LOTR Trilogy: who deserved more/less screen time?
Posted on 3/8/26 at 10:25 am
Posted on 3/8/26 at 10:25 am
I think LOTR is the best trilogy ever made, but there are a few characters that I think deserved more or less screen time. Here are my picks.
More:
Less:
What you got?
More:
Less:
What you got?
21
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:28 pm to RidiculousHype
More: faromir
Less: noone really but maybe the ents segment dragged on
Less: noone really but maybe the ents segment dragged on
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:40 pm to RidiculousHype
I wish we got to see more Saruman in the theatrical releases. His death in the extended edition of ROTK is one of my favorite scenes
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:51 pm to RidiculousHype
You know it’s the Witch King. We all know it
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:52 pm to RidiculousHype
Less: Frodo and Sam love story journey to Mordor
More: Anything to do with Rivendell and Rohan
More: Anything to do with Rivendell and Rohan
Posted on 3/8/26 at 1:09 pm to RidiculousHype
More Tom Bombadil, Ring Wraiths, and Saruman (especially being turned).
Less Merry and Pippin and laughing hobbits
Less Merry and Pippin and laughing hobbits
Posted on 3/8/26 at 1:19 pm to sledgehammer
quote:
Less: Frodo and Sam love story journey to Mordor
haha I actually agree with this.
they did Frodo wrong in the movies
and before people get up in arms i'm not asking for it to be remade but if they did a series I wouldn't be mad
Posted on 3/8/26 at 3:35 pm to sgallo3
I agree with the Ents. Its my favorite trilogy but if i had to pick a weak spot its the Ents dragging during Two Towers.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 3:47 pm to RidiculousHype
The Frodo/Sam/Smeagol scenes absolutely drag on for me
Posted on 3/8/26 at 3:58 pm to RidiculousHype
I've never even thought of this question. Damn near perfect trilogy to me.
100% more screen time for the witch king and less for treebeard, although it's understandable because everything involving his dialogue was building towards him discovering saruman destroying the forest which was a pretty cool moment.
100% more screen time for the witch king and less for treebeard, although it's understandable because everything involving his dialogue was building towards him discovering saruman destroying the forest which was a pretty cool moment.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:12 pm to RidiculousHype
More Rosie. Clearly.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:34 pm to dallastiger55
quote:
I agree with the Ents. Its my favorite trilogy but if i had to pick a weak spot its the Ents dragging during Two Towers
Its just weird to cut out tom bom for time constraints but then do the entire council of the ents slow speech
Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:47 pm to tiger rag 93
quote:
Frodo/Sam/Smeagol scenes absolutely drag on for me
Obviously a pivotal plotline (if not the most) in the series, but I FF through every single one of their scenes in Two Towers now.
But I don't give a shite because:
Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:49 pm to RidiculousHype
More: Tom Bombadil
Less: can't think of anything
Less: can't think of anything
Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:56 pm to RidiculousHype
More: Mouth of Sauron
Less: No one.
Less: No one.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:14 pm to BigNastyTiger417
I mean, it’s pretty much perfect to me, and I don’t blame Jackson or New Line for this, but I wish they had known how successful the films would be and I think they would have shot the “Scouring of the Shire” for the Extended Editions.
That would take another 40 minutes, so obviously that can’t be in the theatrical cut, but for the theatrical cut, just go from “You Bow to No One” and then cut straight to the Green Dragon.
So the characters involved in that, more time for them.
That would take another 40 minutes, so obviously that can’t be in the theatrical cut, but for the theatrical cut, just go from “You Bow to No One” and then cut straight to the Green Dragon.
So the characters involved in that, more time for them.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:18 pm to molsusports
quote:
Saruman (especially being turned).
Well, Saruman had long been turned by the time of The Lord of the Rings. During the events of the Hobbit, Saruman was having agents go through the Anduin where Isildur fell to find the Ring, but was ignorant that Gollum had found it centuries before.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:40 pm to sgallo3
quote:
Its just weird to cut out tom bom for time constraints but then do the entire council of the ents slow speech
It's hard for me to remember what was in the theatrical releases as I only watch the extended cuts. Were the Ents that drawn out in the theatrical release. I've always liked the Ents, so I didn't mind it, but I could see how a lot of people would not like it.
I never lost any sleep on Bombadil being left out. I like Bombadil in a vacuum, but I never really saw his point in the story. I guess he was just world building.
I agree about Sam/Frodo/Gollum scenes being a chore.
The movies needed more Faramir. And not the movie version of him, but the book version.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 8:00 pm to RidiculousHype
More: Faramir the way JRR wrote him.
Less: Comic relief Gimli. More badass, noble dwarf Gimli.
Less: Comic relief Gimli. More badass, noble dwarf Gimli.
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News