Return of the King

[ianmcc]

I haven't seen it yet but of course I am excited. Perhaps Boxing Day,.. anyone else excited to see this epic?

[Gurrah]

and it was worth it- grand !

Ill have a total orgy once the full box with 1,2,3 comes out in extended versions.
Total Orgy !

Go for it.

[proberts]

I skipped The Two Towers and RotK- when the extended DVD set comes out, I'll devote a day to watching the in order.

Paul

[Linda G]

Proberts, you don't know what you're missing!

Some movies NEED to be seen on a large screen and these epic movies definitely do. Those who wait to watch them on their tvs ( excluding, possibly, 50 footers ) miss the thrill of feeling like you're there.

[jhawk1000]

Irrespective of what the lovely Linda G says, she watches few movies and even fewer DVDs and videos. I was dragged to the movies to see Chicago several months ago and before that, I guess I saw a few movies but very few. To me, movies, both at home and in a theater are a waste of my time. This is not a new feeling for me since movies were not something I watched when young. I took 5 days to see the first Lord of the Rings movie and when through, I asked Linda if I had to see any more. I am not a bah-humbug guy but I can not get into who is doing what, where, who etc in the movie industry, do not even care who the hottest actor or actress is and would rather listen to a good symphonic orchestra than see special effects.

When I decided we needed a new TV, just because, Linda reminded me that I hardly look at one now unless the Kansas Jayhawk basketball team is playing so we just passed. I would like one of them plasma big screens to hang on the wall just because it is new and pretty but I doubt if it would receive many looks unless it had football, basketball, or Law and Order on it.

Surprisingly, the most amazing special effects to me are those I receive from my mind when I read a poem, an article or see a picture and just wonder why I like it so much. To those who like them, I say watch to hearts content but-----to those who dress up in Ring constumes, I say---WHY???

Mel

Somewhat tongue in cheek but with a big dollop of truth.

:)

[Gurrah]

whoaow... Mel... you mean that in a film-epic of 9-12 hours there isnt a single photographic frame that you could appreciate?

seriously?

at a rate of 25 images per second there are a "few" stills that passes by and inspires...

TLOTR-suite has some of the absolutely most beautiful photo I have ever seen...
a photographer that get NOTHING out of TLOTR ?

Well, if you still can work yourself up to watching it - perhaps you should read it... first...

there are quite a "few" lines of words and sentences in it as well... and some of them quite very much so - poetic...

then, after youve seen the images in your head from reading it, go see it - to me, I was very happily surprised of the skill the with which imagery from the written words had been translated into actual footage... very very true to the text... and THAT in it self makes the entire series worth seeing... then again... there are so many skills used in the making of this that one, at least I, but I guess millions with me can just simply sit in pure admiration of the craftsmanship required to create it... and relate nothing to the story of it... total mastery... !

That is way way above anything you have previously ever seen...

there is so much that you just simply cannot take in in a movie theatre of any sort, that to be able to view it again and again at home or whereever, will enrichen the experience of the above for many many years.... and that is far away from special effects...

and the landscape photo ... AMAZING !
Lucky bastards to be able to Live in New Zealand... !

and I dont dress like I am in it pal... I certainly dont...

but what I DO MOST enjoy of it - is the fantastic likeness this move had with what I sawr in MY Head when I read it... amazing !

Then again, THAT is controlled quite a lot by the original text... if you like readin - read it - there are unknown wonders to know ...

see the film in your head... and take it from me - there is a complete miracle of transforming that into film - it has never been done to that extent before... this is as far as you can come from the sleeping guy in a chair by Andy Warhole... that one I could wonder why someone would see, let alone make... :-)

[proberts]

Originally posted by Linda G
Proberts, you don't know what you're missing!

Some movies NEED to be seen on a large screen and these epic movies definitely do. Those who wait to watch them on their tvs ( excluding, possibly, 50 footers ) miss the thrill of feeling like you're there.

I thought about that- but I'm enough of a Tolkien fan that I'll be immersed no matter what. Plus, sooner or later, the good LCD projectors will come down in price, and I'll be able to take up a wall from a viewing distance that'll give me the same feeling as in a theater.

Paul

[jhawk1000]

I read it. The first reading was hard but it was full of imagery, I must admit. I read it first as required reading in school and then later for enjoyment and for myself.

It is not the images that I do not like. I admit that the pictures were sometimes great, sometimes not. I am a type A and can not sit still for that time frame, even in increments. For some reason, reading is okay because I can put the book down, digest what I read and then begin again when I find the time.

If those who enjoy movies enjoy it. It is fine with me but I do not and no amount of telling me that it is a masterpiece will get me over the hump. I saw Schindler's List in a theater and althought I loved Itzaak Pearlman's music and loved the imagery and the acting, by the time it was over, much of the power and grandeur was lost by my tired rear end. Now I must admit that the movie of Schindler's List was much better and more understandable than the book.

Mel

[sandman]

Got to admit to being a bit of a movie buff , having over 1500 video's and 200+ DVD's.
I enjoy watching most types of film , perhaps action and sci-fi are my favorites , but i can't stand the ''silly'' kind . Most jim carey, robin williams and ted and bill type films .
I've got both of the L.O.T.R. on DVD , but Linda's right ,we watched Two towers on boxing day , and the big screen is far , far better than watching at home .(unless you've access to swampy's bedroom) just remember to take a cushion.
Perhaps my biggest gripe is so called poetic license , i think many films would be better if they stuck to the original story line of the books .Too many just drift into high tech farce , just to put a few more bums on seats .
The complete ''James Bond '' books were great storys , re-make most of them from Roger Moore onwards , and you would have some terrific films .
I also read or attemped to the ''Lord of the Rings'' and the even harder ''Hobbit'' while at school, and it was hard work , but so were most Dickens and Thomas Hardy novels .
Had to read Jane Austin for my english 'A' levels (not that you'd know it from some of my spelling). I do enjoy the Tom Clancey novels now , and the films are not too bad either..

Brian

that should have read ''return of the king'' on boxing day . had too much wine dinner time :guzzle:

[proberts]

My dad loves the Clancy novels- I read them, and mostly like them, but they piss me off when he gets things wrong, and I spend a few pages being upset before I get back into the story again. I guess part of my problem is that he often writes about military/presidential issues, and I've seen enough of the reality to be nitpicky.

Films do the same thing though, little technical glitches that take me out of the story irk me.

Like in Platoon when they're spraying automatic fire all over the place and the dust cover over the bolts of the M-16s are stuck closed- notice that and suddenly you're watching a movie again, not immersed in the story. The first shot out cycles the bolt, that makes the dust cover open on the ejection port so that spent brass can be ejected.


Paul

[ianmcc]

or the less gun inspired and more fitting sight of the "media" in films using cameras wrong or shooting and no flash going off...

anyways,... saw ROTK and its indeed worth seeing on the BIG SCREEN!

[Serge]

Saw it last night, mind numbing F/X
but almost impossible to follow story unless you are a Tolkien devotee. Saw Pt 1 mainly for the cinematography and my love of New Zealand. Missed Pt.2 and last night thought it was too long, great music. Andrew Lesney won the Oscar for his cinematography, rightly deserved. He is a past graduate of the Film School where I work, he showed off his Oscar to the graduating cinematography class in 2002, very nice and unassuming young guy, gave us a "frame by frame" lecture in our main theatre of DVD (?) before it's release. Be interesting to see what he does next.


my vote 8/10 :righton:

[snowboy]

My wife and I have seen it 5 times. We'll probably try to beat our Two Towers score of 7. And in feb it'll be off the 'no free tickets list'.
We dressed as hobbits for Multiverse screening of Two Towers and Return...

multiverse is a sci fi club...

www.multiverse.org.au

:D

[CaptJR]

Originally posted by sandman
watched Two towers on boxing day , and the big screen is far , far better than watching at home .(unless you've access to swampy's bedroom

http://www.yourownbigscreen.com/index_wb.html

You don't need what is at the web site.
This does work and you don't need to spend anymore than $8.00 American.

Staples has the 8" by 10" magnifier for $7.00 The only other thing you need is a Flat screen tube TV (13 to 19 inch). If the front of the tube isn't flat you can't focus the corners of the picture.

Mount the magnifier in a box. Sit it infront of the TV (which is sitting upside down, by the way), throw a blanket over it to keep out the light, Put a white sheet on the wall and enjoy a 100+ inch screen.

Drawbacks -
1. Screen is reversed (mirror image)so if it is subtitled, forget it.
2. Surround Sound is backwards. See a train comming from the right, hear it coming from the left.
3. Looks cheat as shit, don't do it when you have company.



:D :D :D
CaptJR

[sandman]

Yep i'll agree with all that , and then hang upside down from a light fitting while wearing dark glasses so you can't see the men in white coats coming .:D :D .

[jknights]

Heehee... I knew I was missing something recently.

It is the bouts of laughter and complete madness that CaptJR and Sandman bring forth.

I just love it..!

I think we should have a comic strip or a category on the board for CaptJR & Sandman to amuse us in. It makes the grey UK winter days seem more enjoyable.