I did not know that and I just watched the entire trilogy today for lack of something better to do. So did I celebrate without knowing it?
Poll: The Lord of the Rings Films are a Decade Old Today...
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No, only Fellowship Of The Ring is a decade old.
The next two came out in the two years following, so in 2013 the entire trilogy will be a decade old.
But yeah, this makes me feel weird, not old.
Because I remember getting the first one on VHS, when I was only 6-7.
Haha I remember going into the 12A-rated Return Of The King in the cinema at 9-10, and feeling like a right badass.
Can't wait for the Hobbit too, Martin Freeman will be awesome.
I'm in such a nitpick-y mood this morning, sorry..
The next two came out in the two years following, so in 2013 the entire trilogy will be a decade old.
But yeah, this makes me feel weird, not old.
Because I remember getting the first one on VHS, when I was only 6-7.
Haha I remember going into the 12A-rated Return Of The King in the cinema at 9-10, and feeling like a right badass.
Can't wait for the Hobbit too, Martin Freeman will be awesome.
Harry Potter's first film actually came out a month or two before Fellowship, if I remember correctly.omicron1 said:
I'm in such a nitpick-y mood this morning, sorry..
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OT: They are definitely an achievement in the world of cinema. A fantasy movie that wasn't corny or outright sucked.
I still wonder what was going through the heads of whoever gave Peter Jackson the go-ahead. "So... Braindead? Yeah, he sounds qualified."
OT: They are definitely an achievement in the world of cinema. A fantasy movie that wasn't corny or outright sucked.
I still wonder what was going through the heads of whoever gave Peter Jackson the go-ahead. "So... Braindead? Yeah, he sounds qualified."
Really the formative media of my childhood. The books too, but I remember the unbelievable excitement of going to see The Return of the King when I was 10. I've probably watched them ten times each since then, and they still never get old, even now that I can basically recite the entire script. Truly brilliant, they are.
...I was thirteen when Fellowship came out...? Bullshit. It can't be. I don't want to believe it...but I guess it could be. I don't really care for the Lord of the Rings. I remember, at the time, wondering out loud why they didn't do The Hobbit first since it began the whole Ring thing in the first place. It was also my favorite book involving The One Ring. I don't remember seeing any of the 3 movies in theaters but I do remember watching Two Towers at a friends house. It seemed to drag on for freaking ever too e.e That was my least favorite book so I didn't expect to like the movie. I still, to this day, haven't watched Return of the King and don't plan to.
Well, I bought them 4 times; Theartrical version on DVD, Extended Edition on DVD, Theartrical version on blu-ray, Extended Edition on blu-ray.
I usually have myself a little LotR marathon every year around the holidays.
I usually have myself a little LotR marathon every year around the holidays.
They were (and still are) truly fantastic films, very faithful to the books too. The only problem? They missed out two of my favourite parts from the books: Tom Bombadil, the mysterious wild man who seems to know everything and the Scouring of the Shire, where all the hobbits got together to kick Saruman out of the shire (in the books he didn't die after Isengard fell, he escaped to (and overtook) the Shire with Wormtongue).
Holy shit. 10 years? I still remember seeing it at the cinema when I was 12.
I'm getting old...
Well, I think it's a great trilogy. Having played LOTRO for the past few years makes it a lot more intresting since you understand what they're talking about and you're able to picture the locations better. Tried reading the books once, but I didn't get past the foreword on hobbits before I got bored.
Actually watched the first one yesterday, and will see the others today. Got the extended DVDs. :F
I'm getting old...
Well, I think it's a great trilogy. Having played LOTRO for the past few years makes it a lot more intresting since you understand what they're talking about and you're able to picture the locations better. Tried reading the books once, but I didn't get past the foreword on hobbits before I got bored.
Actually watched the first one yesterday, and will see the others today. Got the extended DVDs. :F
Voted OK.
I enjoyed the theater experience with those movies. They had great special effects and a wonderful feeling that kept me going back for the whole trilogy.
After the fact though the movies were pretty bad. They don't hold up at all because of terrible pacing and action scenes that are way to long (like the pod race in Star Wars).
Today I consider the trilogy unwatchably boring. I love the first 10 minutes of the Fellowship and most sequences between Frodo and Sam but that's about it.
I enjoyed the theater experience with those movies. They had great special effects and a wonderful feeling that kept me going back for the whole trilogy.
After the fact though the movies were pretty bad. They don't hold up at all because of terrible pacing and action scenes that are way to long (like the pod race in Star Wars).
Today I consider the trilogy unwatchably boring. I love the first 10 minutes of the Fellowship and most sequences between Frodo and Sam but that's about it.
Being completely faithful is overrated anyway. Books and film are two different mediums entirely. If I wanted to experience something that was identical to the book I would...well read the book. I think the movies were fantastic and got the spirit and essence of the books down really well while simultaneously creating compelling movies. The sections form the book Jackson either edited heavily or took out entirely made sense to me. I have very little complaints about the films. I tend to watch them once or so a year.Irridium said:
Wow. 10 years....i feel so old. Loved the movies....the books not so much. I guess the part i love most is his use of real landscapes for the most part and didnt just film it all on blue screen ala Star Wars prequels. Makes it more real even though there are orcs running around. Its why Star Wars original trilogy seems more real even with the obvious unmoving masks etc
Let's not get ahead of ourselves now. I mean, they're some if not THE best movies out there, but bacon? They're good, but not that good.Gmans uncle said:better than really good bacon, really, really good bacon!
I assumed "really good bacon meant good, 'cause bacon's awesome and all. please tell me I didn't just unintentionally insult some of my favorite films.