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scendan

Ringers, good and bad

Nov 27, 2005 10:35

Got the DVD! Watched the DVD! Love my fellow LOTR fans! YAY ( Read more... )

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Still waiting leatherapron November 27 2005, 21:26:16 UTC

I am still waiting for the thing to come in the mail, and am hoping to see it by the end of the week. Did I mention thought that you just wrote an excellent bit of criticism here. I wish the average review in the average newspaper was as good as what you just wrote.

I am glad that the film is Trekkie. I was not thrilled by that film, and was harboring a bit of fear that this film might be the same.

I am definitely looking forward to Ringers. I was wondering though. I always thought that it would be a really great idea to make a movie about the LOTR with a broad historical and anthropolgical perspective. For instance, it amazes me that the novels had such a huge appeal to so many countercultural types in the 1960's (FRODO LIVES!) While being championed by conservative Christians and slash writers all at the same time.

Re: Still waiting scendan November 28 2005, 17:13:21 UTC

Your last paragraph is pretty much what Ringers is all about. Although it's not very in-depth about the "why" it has such broad-based appeal.

Re: Still waiting leatherapron November 28 2005, 17:25:11 UTC

Bravo. That is good, since I wrote my comment in a hurry and the rest of it makes no sense now that I look it over again. I just got the film in mail today and am hoping to watch it tonight if time permits. It is going to be one of those days me thinks.

Re: Still waiting scendan November 28 2005, 18:07:57 UTC

I hope it's not one of those days. Those days are rarely good.

Re: Still waiting leatherapron November 28 2005, 18:39:52 UTC

Well, Khoi has oodles of homework, and I tend to keep the T.V. turned off on those days. Not good for movies but excellent for reading.

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