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LisaM

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14. Too much special effects and violence in the movies for me.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 19, 2024, 11:52 AM

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And he diminished the role of Glorfindel and took out Tom Bombadil and Goldberry.

Whenever I finish re-reading them (I read all four once or twice a year), I have an overwhelming urge to eat new bread with butter and honey and clotted cream, and to drink ale in a pub and wipe foam off my face. So, to me, the quest was about the things they were working to preserve. Peter Jackson clearly just saw the battles.

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Has anyone seen the new Lord of the Rings movie? [View all] SheltieLover Dec 16 OP

I know, I know, I know. Tolkien woman characters pretty undimentional ... marble falls Dec 16 #1

Thx, MF SheltieLover Dec 16 #3

I saw the first Peter Jackson one, got halfway through the second. LisaM Dec 17 #5

So much good story got missed. marble falls Dec 17 #10

I don't think I completely agree... electric_blue68 Thursday #13

Too much special effects and violence in the movies for me. LisaM Thursday #14

I found the Bombadil, and Goldberry part boring. electric_blue68 Saturday #18

I guess we differ, and that's fine. I find the battle scenes boring. LisaM Sunday #19

I got and read The Silmarillion as soon as it came out. Then I tried to reread it decades later, and got bored... electric_blue68 Thursday #11

I see The Silmarillion as a draft. LisaM Thursday #15

My thought was the publishers wanted to get a book out quick and this was someting he put down years before. marble falls Friday #17

Like you, interested in parts, pretty bored with most of it. marble falls Friday #16

Didn't even know there was one. Ferrets are Cool Dec 16 #2

There is. Lol SheltieLover Dec 16 #4

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Ferrets are Cool Dec 17 #6

Hi Ferret! Nice to see you. SheltieLover Dec 17 #7

Thank you SL. Happy Holidays to you too... Ferrets are Cool Dec 17 #9

Gonna go to matinee tomorrow! Elessar Zappa Dec 17 #8

I noticed the first part of your user name. 👍 electric_blue68 Thursday #12