If you do not own the DVD extended version of Return of the King GET IT NOW, because it is one of few moments of the movies that are by leaps and bounds more intense than in the books.
That is all.
That is all.
The Mouth of Sauron
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Me too, 4 DVD x3 anyhow. Was that super mega happy fun edition ever released? I have all 3 boner editions with the statues and all.
Okay, time to watch RotK and pass out with whiskey. Whee.
Okay, time to watch RotK and pass out with whiskey. Whee.
Lies and Perfidy
Gentleman of the Road
I was so pissed that guy got left out. When I saw the extended version I tripped balls...fucking awesome scene. Jesus christ.
Profanity
The Post Master
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
When the first two came out, I was all excited and bought the special editions. By the time the third one came out (on DVD), the thrill vanished a little. I think releasing the film in consecutive years was good, but after a while, it stretched on a little too long.
With that said, RotK was the best one. I'll rent the special edition when I've got 5 hours to spare.
With that said, RotK was the best one. I'll rent the special edition when I've got 5 hours to spare.
I liked the first one. It introduced this fantastic world, and it was more of a adventure: less battles, less politics, less moralizing. I know I am not a fantasy guy, but some of the scenes from ROTK had me rolling my eyes repeatedly. With that said, they are quite quite good.
I wonder how the King KOng movie of Jackson's will turnout?
I wonder how the King KOng movie of Jackson's will turnout?
J.
Old Fart
Demilich
Remember
I think Jackson was completely the wrong guy for this. It turned out way too Hollywood-ized. The first film >>>> the other 2, I didn't even end up buying RotK. Rented it and couldn't sit through the lame dialogue. I just started reading the books for the first time in the better part of a decade, and so far... nice 
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Nah, I think Jackson did a good job. I'm sure there were other 'already famous' directors that would have made it worse and not followed the storyline. I just think stretching it out like they did was self-destructive. I tell ya, if they had released all three in the space of 12 months, and then released the entire DVD boxset, it would have been phenomenal. The momentum would have carried the excitement.
Now that the dust has settled, I'd probably agree that the first film was better than the rest -- especially the last half, once they form the fellowshp at Rivendell. I even think it has the two best battle sequences in the entire trilogy: the Mines of Moria (from the mountain troll through to the Balrog), and the final attack on the river bank where Boromir dies.
I'll say this: RotK worked much, much better at the movies than it did on a TV screen.
Now that the dust has settled, I'd probably agree that the first film was better than the rest -- especially the last half, once they form the fellowshp at Rivendell. I even think it has the two best battle sequences in the entire trilogy: the Mines of Moria (from the mountain troll through to the Balrog), and the final attack on the river bank where Boromir dies.
I'll say this: RotK worked much, much better at the movies than it did on a TV screen.
The battles of the Towers and ROTK, were very very fake looking CGI. I didnt like them at all. I still dont think another director could have done a better job.
Demilich
Remember
I think I'll buy the special edition ROTK anyways, just so I have all 3 and can watch them in marathon-form some day when i'm bored. hopefully i'll enjoy them more again in the future.
spaffe
Geisterglut
I just watched the extended version of RoTK and being a complete fantasy bum I loved every part of it, just as with the other two
But I can almost agree that the Moria scenes were the pinnacle of the trilogy, they are claustrophobic and very intense; simply stunning.
But I can almost agree that the Moria scenes were the pinnacle of the trilogy, they are claustrophobic and very intense; simply stunning.
J.
Old Fart
I thought ROTK was the best. No batle can match the one where that chick kills the Nazgul King. It even has Sloth from The Goonies in it!
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
The Goonies > everything
(even that Cyndi Lauper song rules more than everything)...
"Good enough, for me it's good enough...."
(even that Cyndi Lauper song rules more than everything)...
"Good enough, for me it's good enough...."
The Goonies were a bunch of ugly children that nobody liked, and for good reason.
The Explorers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Goonies
The Explorers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Goonies
J.
Old Fart
The Explorers? Is that the one where those kids build that ugly spaceship and go visit those funky green aliens? If so, that movie RAWKS!
That be the one! That movie is seriously underappreciated, I don't even think it's available on DVD.
J.
Old Fart
I loved that movie when I was a kid. I haven't seen it in years, though. Movies that ruled when I was but a wee lad:
Rad (awesome bicycle movie)
The Natural (still rules)
Goonies
Explorers
Space Camp (haha)
Flight of the Navigator ("compliance", heh)
The Dirt Bike Kid
damn, kids movies rule.
Rad (awesome bicycle movie)
The Natural (still rules)
Goonies
Explorers
Space Camp (haha)
Flight of the Navigator ("compliance", heh)
The Dirt Bike Kid
damn, kids movies rule.
J.
Old Fart
Flight of the Navigator yes!!! That and the Airplane movies (both complete with 80's TV commercials on my VHS copies) were watched on a nearly obsessive basis for years.
