LOTR
I’m enjoying a week off at the moment. Daytime TV is so dire that you are forced to delve into your DVD collection. I have quite a few, and my collection includes all three extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I must be a real fan, right? Well, no, actually.
I bought the first (Fellowship) on a whim because my girlfriend thought I’d like it (for some reason she thinks that because I’m into computing, I must like sci-fi/fantasy!). The film wasn’t that good but what I enjoyed a lot was the two discs of extras which come with the extended editions. They were really great and very interesting - I personally enjoyed them more than the films, and ended up buying the other two films purely on the stength of the extras (sucker!)
Yesterday, I watched Return of the King. I saw it at the cimema when it was released, but this was the first time I watched the extended version. My gawd, is it me or did that film last for about three days?!? Yawn.
How come no ones’ facial hair gets longer throughout these films?
March 9th, 2006 at 12:59 am
Having grown up reading Tolkien books, I have a certain fondness for the series. While I found the movies entertaining, I still prefer the books.
I read through the series (hobbit and silmarillion too) numerous times over the years. I still consider it one of the better fantasy epics.
I liked the movies too, but I don’t know if I like them *because* of how much I liked the books, or if I liked them *in spite* of how much I liked the books..