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12-14-2001, 07:26 AM
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The movie is out Decemeber 19, but reviews have already begun to circulate.
This following was written by one of the members of TheOneRing.net (the Gamebanshee of CPRG websites), who gave the movie a 9.5/10 rating. You can read it here, but be wary of cenematic spoilers. It's still too early to tell amidst the hype how deserving FoTR is of the accolades, but so far the critics have been unanimous in their praise. |
12-14-2001, 08:05 AM
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Hyped rehash of folklore from various cultures... oh, sorry, you mean the movie 
Dunno, haven't seen it, but at a guess: Expensive hyped rehash of folklore from various cultures  I'll probably see it all the same, but it doesn't have high priority.
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12-14-2001, 08:12 AM
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Silur, I think you mean expensive hyped CGI.
Though not as hyped as Harry Potter. 
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12-14-2001, 08:22 AM
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Originally posted by Gruntboy:
<STRONG>Silur, I think you mean expensive hyped CGI. </STRONG>
| LOL @silur and Grunt 
Glad to see you both haven't been totally bowled over by the hype
I was watching a programme last night on LoTR and it is going to take them about a year to work on the computer graphics 
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12-14-2001, 08:29 AM
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Originally posted by Silur:
<STRONG>Hyped rehash of folklore from various cultures... oh, sorry, you mean the movie
Dunno, haven't seen it, but at a guess: Expensive hyped rehash of folklore from various cultures I'll probably see it all the same, but it doesn't have high priority.</STRONG>
| Heh! That pretty much sums up my attitude, though I doubt I'll see it. What got me in the book (and caused me to read it three times over thirty years) was Tolkien's fine understanding of the rhythms and meters in English. He loved language, and it shows. But that's exactly what the movie can't and won't have, since most of that was in the narration. Just my POV.
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12-14-2001, 08:32 AM
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Wow fable, I'm on my second reading within 3 years. Does that mean I'll wake up tomorrow and be 50? |
12-14-2001, 09:38 AM
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<STRONG>Wow fable, I'm on my second reading within 3 years. Does that mean I'll wake up tomorrow and be 50? </STRONG>
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12-15-2001, 08:54 AM
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Rolling Stone has come out with a video review of LoTR. You can watch it here, if you so wish, but again be prepared for some minor spoilers. I thought the review was even-handed and tempered compared to others I've read or seen, but the film critic was clearly impressed by FoTR, called it "a genuine epic," and said it was so beautiful and rich in detail, and replete with contemporary relevance,it deserved multiple viewings. |
12-15-2001, 01:41 PM
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You can read the Guardian film critic's 2/5 stars review here - suffice to say there were several vehemently disagreeing letters on the letters page today
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12-15-2001, 02:16 PM
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<STRONG>You can read the Guardian film critic's 2/5 stars review here - suffice to say there were several vehemently disagreeing letters on the letters page today </STRONG>
| It's a terrible review, IMO, because it isn't a review. It's simply one, long sneer at the *concept* of fantasy--that's all. There's no critquing of acting, directing, writing (for the film), costuming, etc.
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12-15-2001, 02:21 PM
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Originally posted by fable:
<STRONG>It's a terrible review, IMO, because it isn't a review. It's simply one, long sneer at the *concept* of fantasy--that's all. There's no critquing of acting, directing, writing (for the film), costuming, etc.</STRONG>
| It did have a sentence or two on the acting... But I agree, it's barely a review at all
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12-15-2001, 02:35 PM
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I've Read the book(i know i know your talking about the movie) it was extremes for me Flipping brilliant discriptive and well done the rest YAWN Extremely boring stupid and not very wells done at all
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12-15-2001, 04:08 PM
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Originally posted by craig:
<STRONG>I've Read the book(i know i know your talking about the movie) it was extremes for me Flipping brilliant discriptive and well done the rest YAWN Extremely boring stupid and not very wells done at all</STRONG>
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12-15-2001, 04:34 PM
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12-18-2001, 08:37 PM
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For anyone still harboring some reluctance in viewing LoTR on the screen, click onto this article now! Eat your heart out, fable! | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Rate This Thread |  Linear Mode | | 
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