Lord of the Rings trilogy - Great movies? Or greatest movies?

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Really bold and smart of them to film them one after another. Great movies. I'll pick them up on bluray when they release the extended cuts. I don't have a personal copy of any of those movies.
 
Wow. DAMN but GAF has some terrible opinions. You jokers are actually hating on these movies? Insane.

Fantastic, amazing films.

Also, I'm not sure why there always has to be a flame war about whether Star Wars is better
It's not
any time someone mentions Lord of the Rings.
 
There was a special event when ROTK was released where they played all three films in a row at the theaters. Yes, I went. I'm that hardcore.
 
linkboy said:
I want these movies on Blu-Ray ASAP (but if New Line gets us to double-dip I'll be pissed).
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Unfortunately they are gonna make us double dip. This fall is the theatrical release of the trilogy followed by the extended cuts in 2011 to go along with the release of The Hobbit...

While I never got to see them in the theaters (stupid stupid high school me!!), Lord of the Rings is easily my favorite movies of all time.
 
Great trilogy, although Sauron's depiction left me slightly disappointed.

Slightly off topic, but I'd love to see the Silmarillion adapted for the big screen. Not going to happen though as the Silmarillion is the property of the Tolkein Estate, and I don't see them handing out the licence any time soon.


The destruction of the two trees by Ungoliant and Melkor/Morgoth.

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Fingolfin challenging Morgoth to single combat.

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I would love to see this depicted in a film.
 
Whaaaa? Sauron couldn't possibly be more awesome than he is in the movie. In fact, it's exactly how I imagined Morgoth based on the descriptions in The Silmarillion. Although I love John Howe's illustrations, his Morgoth is kind of a plain-jane of dark lords.
 
Fellowship is brilliant from beginning to end. The other 2 are flawed, with flashes of brilliance and overall still very good. Two Towers is easily the weakest.

Great trilogy overall.
 
The only movies to give me the chills on multiple occasions. i cried at the end, like a baby. I don't know, ... i watched them again over 3 days, the epicness of the battles, the friendship theme is just so beautiful. I'd have to say, greatest trilogy of all time. Peter Jackson is truly a master

oh also: the music, amazing, emotive.
 
yeah, i think the first movie gave me chills from beginning to end, and the second movie was amazing because of the gollum performance and the fantastic battles. the third, i can barely remember other than the elephant battles and jumping on the bed and ending 5 times. maybe it's hard to meet such high expectations. but still, peter jackson is a genius for these movies.
 
So Great (ROTK EE only): Mouth of Sauron

Utterly fantastic movies. Such a plethora of strong moments in all of them.
Saying one movie being the best of all is practically impossible but there's no doubt for me that this is the greatest of all movie epics. Hits home like the strongest dramas, superb acting and ensemble, superb music, fights unchallenged in size built on top of human values and risk, revolutionarty effects, unmeasurable production values, peppered with unique moments..etc..etc. I don't think we can expect such greatness to rise from something so unlikely ever again. The LOTR production was the perfect storm.
 
I wasn't crazy about the effects (for example: the mines of moria) but appreciated them for what they were.

my favorite parts of the trilogy were the battles at Helms Deep and Gondor, and the forging of anduril

hugo weaving is awesome
 
Just finished watching RotK. :( The ending is freaking heart-breaking in its depiction of relationships, endings, and new beginnings. So beautiful.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LSP7zFIWX0

Best LotR scene ever. (Assuming you count fan edits as valid nominations.)

Fellowship was good. Still can't get over how stupid the wizard duel was though.

Twin towers suuuuuuuuuuuuucked. Screwed over the ents. Random stupid elf brigade, horse kissing.... Just a stupid interpretation no matter how you slice it.

RoK jacked up too many characters. Denethor became a shitty Nero etc. Could've been good, but wasn't.
 
Wollan said:
So Great (ROTK EE only): Mouth of Sauron
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Meh, they made him some side show freak in the movie. He's supposed to be a dark Numenorian.

edit: also, aragorn chopping his head off, WTF? And the horse was supposed to be a firebreathing beast, why wouldn't they put THAT in the movie?
 
I'd love to see a Silmarillion miniseries at some point, there are a lot of journeys and tales from which that could be brilliant on the screen.

- The Wars of Beleriand
- Beren and Lúthien and the Quest for the Silmarils
- The Children of Húrin
- The Fall of Gondolin
 
As a trilogy yes the greatest movies of all time.

Wollan said:
So Great (ROTK EE only): Mouth of Sauron

Utterly fantastic movies. Such a plethora of strong moments in all of them.
Saying one movie being the best of all is practically impossible but there's no doubt for me that this is the greatest of all movie epics. Hits home like the strongest dramas, superb acting and ensemble, superb music, fights unchallenged in size built on top of human values and risk, revolutionarty effects, unmeasurable production values, peppered with unique moments..etc..etc. I don't think we can expect such greatness to rise from something so unlikely ever again. The LOTR production was the perfect storm.
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I knew I liked you Wollan. Your avatar threw me off I haven't realized it was you posting for quite some time now.
 
The extended edition of Fellowship is my favorite movie of all time.
I read the books right before the first movie came out, and everything in the picture is EXACTLY how I imagined it, maybe even a little better. It's absolutely ridiculous. I still cannot get over how brilliant Ian McKellen's portrayal of Gandalf was. Everyone remembers the big scene at Moria, but it's the little subtle touches and the lines that he completely nailed that I loved most about his performance:

-Mumbling/singing on the way to the Shire.
-Smacking his head in Bilbo's house.
-"Is it secret, is it safe?"
-"So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
-"Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends."

My favorite Gandalf moment is actually at the Council of Elrond, when Frodo speaks up to take the ring. It pans to Gandalf who heard him first, closed his eyes and sighed, almost in pain. That scene just conveyed so much and was so damn effective, it's seared into my memory.
 
The Fellowship of the Rings is one of my favorite movies ever made. The Two Towers is among the worst films I have ever seen. ROTK is a combination of the two. I have a love hate relationship with the franchise.
 
For me, Fellowship is the best movie of the decade.

The other two can't hold up, but I enjoyed TTT more than ROTK. Honestly, the theaterical versions are more well paced and far enjoyable than the EEs (I always sleep towards the end of ROTK EE)
 
Well just the sheer effort put into these films forces me to accept an opinion like this. If a man values production values, image/audio quality, straightforward storytelling and fantasy elements, then sure. LotR movies could be the best movies ever made.

I don't sign this, but watching all the extras on the extended editions made me wow.

Required viewing those extras are. (maybe even more important than the movies?)
 
Two Towers had the Helm's Deep battle, therefore it was fuck awesome. Yes, not even Legolas grinding down some stairs could bring that film down.
 
They're GREAT movies, but their is something I feel that they're lacking in a sense that prevents them from being the best feature films ever-made. It throws too much at you at once, the size and scale of the movies make me feel compelled to enjoy them. Their was never going to be a moment I felt 'this is going to get better-and-better' because it was everything I'd anticipated, and left no room for surprise. They're really really good movies, great script, art direction, amazing performances, incredible pacing, but it's just short of being the greatest. The next greatest movie needs to take cues from Pulp Fiction; end. :P
 
Near said:
They're GREAT movies, but their is something I feel that they're lacking in a sense that prevents them from being the best feature films ever-made. It throws too much at you at once, the size and scale of the movies make me feel compelled to enjoy them. Their was never going to be a moment I felt 'this is going to get better-and-better' because it was everything I'd anticipated, and left no room for surprise. They're really really good movies, great script, art direction, amazing performances, incredible pacing, but it's just short of being the greatest. The next greatest movie needs to take cues from Pulp Fiction; end. :P
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THERE.
 
Greatest movies ever.

Hobbit will be the best movie of next decade.

All they need now is a BoB style mini series of Silmarillion with PJs involvement and the series is complete!
 
good movies but certainly not the best.
I think the themes have been done better elsewhere and its probably too much to ask from a fantasy epic to depict a genuinely interesting character.
I see how so many people are blown away by the films, but I honestly think its just the massive use of scale and effects. In that regard, I hated the design from the beginning. Its so effin blunt. Its little more than youre standard fantasy fare blown up with sparkles and shimmer. Like, when I read the books I thought the elves where the coolest folks ever, outlandish. In Jackson's LOTR they are just people with bad wigs living in a super kitschy, disneyesque renaissance fair. I dont like the casting either.
Overall I probably just wished for a more vanguard adaptation. The triology as it is will age very badly Im afraid and lose a lot in popularity sooner or later.
 
I love them to death.

And... they must have the best freaking score out of any movie out there. In fact, my geek side activated, and I am listening to the Complete OST with about 150 songs :lol
 
pringles said:
You're definitely in the minority on that one. The casting is generally considered to be pretty much flawless.
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Hugo Weaving falls outside that 'pretty much'. Inexplicable casting.
 
Salazar said:
Hugo Weaving falls outside that 'pretty much'. Inexplicable casting.
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Fucking guy was Smith dude. Mr fucking Smith!! Of course we needed him in LOTR!!!

He looked reaaalllly awkward in his LOTR Role
:lol
 
Lord of the Rings is my favorite book(s) ever. I have read the series something like fifteen times and read them every year from ages 8 to 16 or so without fail.

Unfortunately loving the books so much made it very hard for me to appreciate the movies. They were good movies but as representations of the book they failed in my eyes.

I still hold out hope for a mini series to do the books my idea of justice, something where all the down time and minor scenes are fully depicted.
 
mujun said:
Lord of the Rings is my favorite book(s) ever. I have read the series something like fifteen times and read them every year from ages 8 to 16 or so without fail.

Unfortunately loving the books so much made it very hard for me to appreciate the movies. They were good movies but as representations of the book they failed in my eyes.

I still hold out hope for a mini series to do the books my idea of justice, something where all the down time and minor scenes are fully depicted.
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I love reading. I write fantasy. But for fuck's sake I could never get through the LOTR books. I tried my best and after years I read them, but it was HORRIBLE. The slow ass pacing, the unneeded details that just dragged the slow story even further. I know geeks will love the names thrown randomly like "Arghir son of King Leonidas who is a descendant of Dragona who was..." etc, but damn it gets to my nerves. Had to suffer through it :lol
 
Hugo Weaving sucked as Elrond. Why did he have to enunciate every phrase just like Agent Smith would? I couldn't take him seriously every time he spoke.

Kate Blanchett also was a horrible Galadriel. Her look was close enough, but she was overacting and being creepy all the time. And also, her fucking meltdown. That was cringe worthy and easily the wors scene in all of FOTR. But I guess that's not her fault.

The guy who played Denethor was HORRIBLE. While the character in the book was a dignified and stern leader who has lost his mind to despair, the character in the movie had no dignity whatsoever. He was a buffoon.

Eowyn was alright, but I would've liked to see a more athletic, asserive woman play her. The timid Miranda Otto really doesn't do it for me.

Those three are really the only casting decisions I have a problem with that I can think off the top of my head. The rest are pretty flawless.
 
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