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Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor
Oct 1 2012, 10:26pm
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But there is often an unfortunate assumption, among those who generally liked the films, that people who are less enthusiastic about them "look for flaws." Personally, that is not how I watch a film at all. I sit back, and let the images and the sounds wash over me, with my mind as open as possible. At the end of it, I have a feeling. I either responded to it profoundly, enjoyed it as entertainment, or didn't really like it. My feeling after watching FOTR, TTT and ROTK was "I didn't really like that." I then tried to figure why I didn't like them, as explaining that to myself, as well as others, is important for me to move on from it! So if it seems that people like me are overly critical, it is not because we love to hate. It is because we have reasons, sometimes very deep and specific reasons, why we think the films didn't work for us, and we want to share that with other book and movie fans. So, just as starting out with an OP that is very positive about the films is never frowned upon, this OP that starts off with a "negative question" should also not be frowned upon. The OP wants to know what people didn't like about LOTR, and what that means for their fears about TH, and we should respect that.
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elevorn
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Oct 1 2012, 2:58pm
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It could be even more interesting to hold a separate discussion posing the flip side of your question
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Magpie
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Oct 1 2012, 3:07pm
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Good point!
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elevorn
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Oct 1 2012, 3:18pm
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Wait a second
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 10:30pm
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Yes I did
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elevorn
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Oct 2 2012, 1:31pm
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Where is that *mods up* button???
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Loresilme
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Oct 1 2012, 5:00pm
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Understood
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 10:26pm
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This reminds me of some advice about whether or not to marry a guy
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Escapist
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Oct 1 2012, 10:33pm
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Thanks
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 10:45pm
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yep, group therapy can be a good thing!
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weaver
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Oct 1 2012, 10:53pm
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I'm going to give you a really mundane answer, sorry...
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DanielLB
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Oct 1 2012, 3:26pm
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quite alright
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elevorn
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Oct 1 2012, 3:37pm
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I think you just have to try and ignore the negativity
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DanielLB
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Oct 1 2012, 3:44pm
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picking up threads from both of your responses
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Magpie
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Oct 1 2012, 5:07pm
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Dead on right!
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elevorn
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Oct 1 2012, 9:20pm
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just remember...
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Magpie
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Oct 1 2012, 9:49pm
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wise words Magpie
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Elenorflower
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Oct 2 2012, 1:19pm
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IMO, that's a tad unfair
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 10:42pm
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It's just different personalities of course
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Oct 1 2012, 11:04pm
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The key difference is
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 11:12pm
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Well no I understand that
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Oct 1 2012, 11:22pm
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Got it - one point of clarification, though
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 11:28pm
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That's a book I would defintely buy and read!
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Oct 1 2012, 10:54pm
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how shocked would you be...
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Magpie
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Oct 1 2012, 11:52pm
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Given that
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Oct 2 2012, 12:28am
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lol...
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Magpie
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Oct 2 2012, 12:32am
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On the contrary
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Oct 2 2012, 1:04am
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This is an excellent way to put it, Magpie
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 11:11pm
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apologies
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elevorn
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Oct 2 2012, 1:42pm
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No worries at all, elevorn!
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 2 2012, 4:50pm
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My thoughts (short to semi-short)
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Elessar
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Oct 2 2012, 6:46pm
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Agreed
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 5 2012, 5:06am
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Yup
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Elessar
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Oct 5 2012, 11:05am
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a visit to one of these places is a good cure for negativity!
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weaver
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Oct 1 2012, 9:21pm
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"...if you hated the first set from PJ, please don't go see this next set because you will only hate it more..."
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Macfeast
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Oct 1 2012, 10:01pm
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opportunity cost
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Escapist
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Oct 1 2012, 10:10pm
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True; No one can have everything and see every movie.
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Macfeast
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Oct 1 2012, 10:50pm
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Editing time went out.
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Macfeast
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Oct 1 2012, 11:23pm
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Agreed
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 1 2012, 11:29pm
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oh I know
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elevorn
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Oct 2 2012, 1:25pm
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The LOTR films did a lot to rekindle my interest in Tolkien...
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weaver
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Oct 1 2012, 4:27pm
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hmmm
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elostirion74
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Oct 1 2012, 8:37pm
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Specifically? That would be Aragorn's personality.
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Plurmo
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Oct 2 2012, 2:12am
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