Return of the King
Just got back from Return of the King. Eh. At least it was better than Two Towers, but I sooooo loved Fellowship and everything after has been a disappointment. Anytime I am mentally (and sometimes verbally) mocking the movie on my first viewing, it can't be a good thing. Unless of course them movie lends itself to mockery so easily like, say, Planet of the Apes.
Am using this lj-cut thing in case anybody considers discussing a movie that's been out a few weeks and is based on a book that's been out for 50 years as "spoilers". Coz I'm all about protecting the spoiler virgins out there, being one myself for QaF. That's the kind of hairpin I am.
Am using this lj-cut thing in case anybody considers discussing a movie that's been out a few weeks and is based on a book that's been out for 50 years as "spoilers". Coz I'm all about protecting the spoiler virgins out there, being one myself for QaF. That's the kind of hairpin I am.
- Am supremely pissed that so much of Faramir and Eowyn's story was cut. Faramir rocks.
- Ditto Saruman and Wormtongue. Whaaaaat? Though it was a blessing to only have to endure a moment or two of the Ents.
- Hobbit love is pure and true. I want to be invited to Merry and Pip's wedding.
- Eowyn is stronger, smarter, sharper, bolder, gutsier and prettier than Arwen. What the hell was Aragorn thinking?
- "Hope is rekindled." Lovely moment, with the lighting of the flames.
- Ummm... Aragorn with his hair tied back isn't too bad.
- My Legolas-lust from Fellowship was every so briefly reignited with the whole climbing-on-the-elephant thing. Oh lust, how I've missed ye. Alas, you were gone by the end of the scene.
- Battle scenes were appropriately chest-thumping-worthy. Is that part with the severed heads in the book?? I don't remember that at all!
- I think I am too much an animal lover, when I start thinking that the poor elephants didn't do anything to deserve those deaths. They were just transportation! Poor elephants.
- Could that ending have beeeeeen any longer?
Spent last night chatting to Ridiculously Romantic -- glad we finally connected! -- and miachen, and had much fun. My little padawan actually approved of my "Why Justin Prefers To Be The b/j Giver" theory. Yay me. She also made me a pretty new matching hair icon. Can't have Brian without Justin, now can I?.
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