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aruman
Rivendell
Oct 15 2012, 3:24pm
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as the saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt. Well, maybe not contempt, but some cringing and eye-rolling.
I think this is true not only for you, but for myself and many other viewers. When the films first came out, I felt like there were mainly two groups of viewers, from what I read online: 1. Those that didn't like the films 2. Those that loved the films and thought they were perfect in every way (a bit of an exaggeration perhaps, but not much) As time has passed and the excitement has cooled down somewhat, many of us can now take an honest look at the films and what we really think of them. Are the films great? Well, I believe that's up to each individual viewer, but I feel they are great in their own ways. I have to constantly remind myself not to compare them to the books. When watching them with my wife I find myself pausing the DVD every 30 seconds and explaining how this part is different from the book. "OK so here's what really happened..." "Here's the feeling that I got from reading the books that you don't really get at all with these movies..." "Frodo never spoke to Aragorn after Boromir tried to take the ring..." The nice thing about it now is we can actually have intelligent discussions. 10 years ago I saw someone post that they thought movie Elrond was a jerk (which he is, a colossal one) and tons of people jumped all over him/her. Nowadays more people are saying the Elrond (and Denethor) are much different than in the books.
In the movies Elrond, Denethor, Haldir, Galadriel, and Celeborn stink.
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Cheesy moments on LOTR
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TheHutt
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Oct 9 2012, 10:05pm
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Funny, but out of place
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Ziggy Stardust
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Oct 10 2012, 12:46am
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Your school is awesome
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Mr. Arkenstone (isaac)
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Oct 10 2012, 12:31pm
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Gimli's "He was twitching because he's got
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Plurmo
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Oct 10 2012, 1:13am
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Not too out of place
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DanielLB
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Oct 10 2012, 8:59am
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Cheesy moments from ROTK SEE
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TheHutt
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Oct 10 2012, 10:38am
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Oh that thing of the skulls
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Mr. Arkenstone (isaac)
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Oct 10 2012, 12:35pm
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And also Gimli...
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TheHutt
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Oct 10 2012, 1:14pm
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Gandalf getting all big and bad in Bag End...
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weaver
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Oct 10 2012, 3:10am
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Emo Frodo...
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Istaris'staffs
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Oct 10 2012, 4:25am
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Agreed on both counts!
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aruman
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Oct 14 2012, 9:40pm
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Frodo falling in Mordor....
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Elutherian
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Oct 10 2012, 4:37am
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The 'laughing' scene
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Starling
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Oct 10 2012, 7:14am
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Ouch my head... and again!
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Misto
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Oct 10 2012, 12:28pm
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I've always found Gandalf bumping his head hilarious....
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Elutherian
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Oct 11 2012, 4:38pm
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the second time
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Nuradar
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Oct 12 2012, 6:39pm
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Well...
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Ring-Bearer
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Oct 20 2012, 4:13pm
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My feelings exactly
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zarabia
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Oct 14 2012, 1:48am
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the worst ones for me are,
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Elenorflower
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Oct 10 2012, 3:47pm
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One person's cheese
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Escapist
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Oct 10 2012, 4:05pm
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you are right
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Elenorflower
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Oct 10 2012, 8:15pm
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But for the EEs...
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Harold.of.Whoa
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Oct 11 2012, 12:21am
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It's been years since I saw the theatre versions
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Starling
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Oct 11 2012, 1:13am
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It's his delivery
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Loresilme
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Oct 11 2012, 4:02pm
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Oh goody, another fan
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Starling
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Oct 11 2012, 6:51pm
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You are not alone!
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weaver
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Oct 11 2012, 3:16am
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I prefer the Theatrical version of TTT
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guitarzankansasfan
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Oct 12 2012, 8:29am
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Denethor's flaming leap
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guitarzankansasfan
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Oct 12 2012, 8:32am
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Don't get me started on Denethor!
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Misto
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Oct 12 2012, 3:35pm
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Agreed
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aruman
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Oct 16 2012, 12:59am
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Agree
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sevilodorf
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Oct 12 2012, 11:59pm
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The biggest thing about the flaming leap...
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GoodGuyA
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Oct 13 2012, 4:23am
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GoodGuyA ok I have just rewatched the
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Elenorflower
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Oct 13 2012, 12:40pm
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Just goes to show the graciousness of Galadriel
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GoodGuyA
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Oct 13 2012, 3:29pm
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we've had some past discussions about Eowyn's songs
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Magpie
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Oct 13 2012, 4:17pm
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Magpie thanks for posting that discussion
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Elenorflower
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Oct 13 2012, 6:00pm
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Well, you're discussing it now :-)
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Magpie
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Oct 13 2012, 6:40pm
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thanks,
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Elenorflower
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Oct 13 2012, 5:48pm
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you can find transcripts of the movies online
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Magpie
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Oct 13 2012, 6:37pm
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ok thanks
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Elenorflower
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Oct 13 2012, 9:08pm
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One of the few times I will agree with you (openly)
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 14 2012, 4:03am
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Hmmm...I'm more lactose tolerant, I guess!
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weaver
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Oct 16 2012, 12:28am
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Disagreed
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 20 2012, 5:04pm
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Good director + good source material doesn't necessarily mean a good movie.
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kzer_za
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Oct 20 2012, 6:14pm
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Eowyn's stew scene
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FlyingSerkis
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Oct 12 2012, 3:13pm
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yeah Saruman.
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Elenorflower
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Oct 12 2012, 8:58pm
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Agreed on both counts, but...
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aruman
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Oct 15 2012, 3:11pm
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these parts make me cringe
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Nuradar
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Oct 12 2012, 6:48pm
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Yes, yes, yes! YES!
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aruman
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Oct 14 2012, 9:36pm
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Disagreed
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 15 2012, 3:18am
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Agreed , no dairy products in sight here
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zarabia
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Oct 15 2012, 5:18am
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Really sorry to sound so shallow...
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aruman
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Oct 15 2012, 3:08pm
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The more often I've watched, the more cheese I've found
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zarabia
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Oct 14 2012, 2:09am
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One small correction
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zarabia
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Oct 15 2012, 5:26am
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Excellent point!
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aruman
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Oct 15 2012, 3:24pm
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Frodo sits up in bed...
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aruman
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Oct 14 2012, 9:36pm
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Not so much cheesy but..
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Longbottom Leaf
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Oct 21 2012, 8:39pm
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