Cinematic interpretation of our candidates

[juniper_nyne]

Fellow Macedonian Party members, check it out:
'Alexander' trailer
Warning: Alexander engaged in het activity.
*shudders*

My general impression was WTF???
And why is Colin Farrell doing an American accent?

Comments please.........

Comments

[chesterkoil]

*Snerks* I saw it a while ago. I have absolutely no idea whether I'll hate this movie, but I detested LOTR and am thinking I'll feel the same about Troy (I'm seeing it tomorrow), so it's always a possibility. ;) It depends on how badly they fuck it up, I suppose.

[juniper_nyne]

I hear ya. I suspect I shall not like it overmuch.
I loved LotR. :-)
And 'Troy' is pretty shit. Literally. Shit and pretty.

[chesterkoil]

*snerks* I only hated it 'cause it fucked up my favourite book. In my opinion. XD

[etherealmonkey]

Sounds like a pretty baseless opinion to me. The major plot and thematic elements remained intact. No major characters gone. (For Christ's sake, Tom Bombadil is not a major character.) Acting, dialogue, music, and special effects were all solid (and in some cases, very good). Exactly how did the movies in any way tarnish Tolkien's trilogy?

[chesterkoil]

Yes, the major plot and thematic elements remained intact, and no major characters were gone, but if you think that makes it a good movie, you're . . . stupid. Here we go:
Bilbo has a ring that makes you invisible: he got it from Gollum who found it in a river. He has a birthday party. He decides that he wants to leave, so gives the ring to his adopted son, Frodo: unfortunately, he finds this incredibly difficult, so his friendly wizard, Gandalf, must make him give it up. Gandalf is worried by this, so leaves. Frodo lives happily for a while. Gandalf returns and tells Frodo the ring is evil!Blah, blah