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The Lord of the Rings

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited February 2010 in Ten Forward
Well, since the server wait is nice and long, I decided to watch The Two Towers again. I find myself thinking again, as I watch it, what a very amazing trilogy Lord of the Rings was. A true classic (based on a true classic too, so even better). Anybody else here a big fan?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    yes. Yes! YES! I think it's brilliant! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    ahhhhh, the movies i really liked and they are of only a few movies that i watch more than once. the books of course were way better then the movies. yet, i still dont feel that either of them deserve the insane amount of hype and cult-stature popularity they recieve. i dont feel contempt for those who enjoy the stories/movies to that level, i just figure i burned out the part of my brain that can feel that much about it, dropping as much acid as i dd when i was younger... go figure!

    Shpadoinkle!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    EvilGrizz wrote: »
    yes. Yes! YES! I think it's brilliant! :D

    That was very exhuberant... you're not Barrett, are you?

    But yeah, specifically, I was actually drooling over how awesome the scene was were Gandalf faces down the friggin' Balrog on Kazhed-Dum and then follows it down the giant mine shaft.

    My personal favorite moment of that entire scene is when he's falling straight down, he holds out his hand, and Glamdring falls into it with that awesome swooshing sound. Magic swords are so much cooler in LotR than in other fantasy series (because they're subtly magic instead of blatantly).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    :rolleyes: Lol been playing The Battle For Middle-Earth II Expansion Pack: The Rise Of The Witch-King a lot lately :p

    Hehe creating a Hero on that is nothing compared to STO's character creator though :D
    -( Though my Heros flat out own all the time )
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I too am a big LOTR fan. The first fantasy book I was introduced to as a child was the Hobbit and ever since then I have fallen in love with JRR Tolkien. I have two geeky loves in my life and they are LOTR and Star Trek. I own practically every Tolkien book known to man when it comes to Middle Earth and patiently waited in line at midnight for each release of the LOTR movies. Now the PJ is working on The Hobbit I am excited once more for this beloved literary series.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    The movies were awesome. I tried reading the books several times but I can't quite get used to Tolkien's writing style. Plus I really care exactly where Rivendell is in relation to every other landmark in the story. Still it's a great story.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    :rolleyes: Hmmm forgot when the Hobbit movie is coming out, if I recall, I'll post it hehe... :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Much like the book, I really only find The Two Towers the compelling aspect of the series. I love Rohan, the story surrounding King Theoden, and the final battle at Helm's Deep. Although I found the film balanced better since it interwove that plot with Frodo and Sam's journey. Frodo and Sam going solo is probably the part I hate MOST of the entire book so it was much less painful in the film :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I prefer Return Of the King if only for the Ride of the Rohirrim!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    YES! The Lord of the Rings is the only series that is better than Star Trek. <Runs for cover.>
    When I plaid the clairanet I could immitate the nazgules perfectly (I wasn't very good at the clairanet).
    I read the Hobbit and the three main books, but I didn't really like them. The Battle of Helms Deep was one paragraph long! I hope they make the Hobbit, but judging from the book it would be very long. They would probably cut out all of the good parts.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    VGer wrote: »
    I prefer Return Of the King if only for the Ride of the Rohirrim!

    Hmm... that's true. The Ride of the Rohirrim is pretty epic. I'm always dissapointed that I can't find the theme to that scene (I know it's just the Rohan theme sped up, but I like it best that way and there doesn't seem to be a recording of it) :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    the movies are IMO the best trillogy ever filmed, the amount of hype im suffering while waiting for The Hobbit is insubmountable.

    but i find the films so easy to slip into their world and to become entranced in the plot, i went to New Zealand 2 years ago and went on a guided tour of the locations they shot at, including the parking lot....
    i found it hard to focus on the reality of where i was i kept imagining myself to be looking at what was in the films it was truely amazing and id recomend anyone whos a fan of LotR to go on the same trip as me, it was worth ever penny :D

    my favourite piece of music is from the first film, its called Journey in the Dark (Howard Shore) and plays as they walk into the massive hall in moria, its shortly followed by one of my favourite scenes with one of my favourite villians The Balrog!!!!!

    edit: someone mentioned that The Hobbit would be a long film, I recently read it will be 2 films not just 1 so they can have a better quality of story line and (make more money)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Here's the clip of the Ride of the Rohirrim
    lol. Epic pwnage when they hit that line of orcs. That's why you hold the spear line. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    All that is gold does not glitter;
    Not all those who wander are lost;
    What is old and strong does not wither;
    Deep roots are untouched by the frost.

    From the ashes a fire shall be woken;
    A light from the shadows shall spring;
    Renewed shall be blade that was broken;
    The crownless again shall be King.

    Uh, yeah, I'd say I'm a pretty big fan, lol.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Love the books.. enjoyed the films, but not as much as the books... and been playing Lord Of The RIngs Online (LoTRO) for the better part of 3 years, been getting quite a bit of game time in recently while the ST:O servers have been down ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I've read all of the books multiple times, own all 3 extended versions on dvd and played Lotro since launch.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I enjoyed the movies, as well as the books. For me, the movies held the visual factor....It brought the scenery of Middle-earth to life, so to speak. And, hands down, the best soundtrack for a movie ever. I get a cold chill and tears when I listen to the begining couple of minutes of "Balin's Tomb".

    For those that might be interested, there are a couple of fan movies out there that deal with some of the other stories. OK...They actually deal with Aragorn. And don't discount them because they are fan-made...These two films are both award-worthy in my opinon.

    The Hunt For Gollum - The story of Aragorn's search for Gollum prior to the events of the Lord of the Rings (the story is mentioned by Gandalf in his conversation with Frodo.)

    Born of Hope - The story of Arathorn and Gilraen, the parents of Aragorn.

    Enjoy!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    sintar07 wrote: »
    Hmm... that's true. The Ride of the Rohirrim is pretty epic. I'm always dissapointed that I can't find the theme to that scene (I know it's just the Rohan theme sped up, but I like it best that way and there doesn't seem to be a recording of it) :(

    I have that song on my i-pod. It's on the Return of the King soundtrack and called "The Ride of the Rohirrim". Wait, are you talking about when Theoden is riding through his troops or when they are going to save Gondor? When Theoden is riding through his troops is "Ride of the Rohirrim". When he is about to save Gondor and is talking to his army is "The Fields of Pelenothor". Both of them are on the Return of the King soundtrack
    I have too many favorit parts, but some of them are:

    -Frodo when he agrees to take the Ring to Mt. Doom. I love the part where Pippin goes, "So, where are we going?" It makes me laugh every time.
    -The lighting of the beakons in the Return of the King. I love that song.
    -When Ewoean says "I am no man" to the Nazgul right before she kills him. That part is EPIC!!!!
    -And Aragon's speach before the Black Gates

    The only complaint I have is that some of the people in Rohan's army wern't very good at riding horses. One of them pulls his reigns when the Roherium are charging on the orkes at Gondor. I ride horses, and pulling the regins makes the horse stop! I laugh every time that person comes on the screne. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    *bump*

    All the good threads are getting pushed down by the influx of people (and thus new threads). I'd still like to talk about this for a bit, so it's going back on the front page. I just don't want to talk right at this moment because I need to get some sleep. Thus the bump. :D
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