post-Latin test:

[penmage]

:faintly:

I can remember the Shire again, Sam.

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[lapalomita.livejournal.com]

Awww! =o(

[wizardwhately.livejournal.com]

Very cute.

Can you believe they cut the Scouring of the Shire from the movie? Unbelievable.

Hope you did well on your test.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

I understand it. There were lots of endins as it is. It'll be in the EE, which I already lust for.

I've finally learned to draw a line in my head between books and movies. I love them both. I am aware that there were changes between the two. Some of them, I regret. I would have loved to see Tom Bombadil, but I understand why they cut him. I would have loved to see more songs, but I understand why they weren't there. I would have loved to see Faramir and Eowyn in the House of Healing, but it'll be in EE, and I understand its lack of thereness.

RotK: The Movie blew me away. It was unbelievable. For nearly two days after seeing it, I was unable to talk about it beyond "it was unbelievable." In my mind, it was perfect. Sure, it wasn't the same as the books. Sure, it added some things, took some things out. But it had the same power, the same spirit and hope and passion that LotR: The Book had, and that was what was, ultimately important.

Not that I don't nitpick. But unlike FotR and TTT, where I grumped away at the changes, I find myself calmly accepting them in RotK, because, Peter Jackson did a damn good job, far far better than I would have thought anyone could ever do with LotR. It is an unbelievable trilogy. It is not the books. It is a trilogy based on them, it is damn good, and I love it intensly.

And, rant aside, I cannot wait to see the Scouring of the Shire in the EE - I missed it sorely ;).

Thanks for the well-wishes - I hope I did, too!

[ex-proverb.livejournal.com]

And, rant aside, I cannot wait to see the Scouring of the Shire in the EE - I missed it sorely ;).

Really? I read they didn't even film any of that.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

:le shrug:

I could be wrong. It's been known to happen. But I thought I saw pictures from it.

Hmmmmm.

[arib.livejournal.com]

Could someone please fill in a poor boy whose never been able to get into the LoTR books, but is still rather fond of the movies?

[silveraspen]

Although I'd love to see it, myself, I'm not holding out much hope. I think it was Newsweek that reported that Peter Jackson hated that section of the book so much that it was never filmed, so no Scouring on the EE.

The Houses of Healing, however, ARE supposed to be there, and I'll be glad of that. :)

[kellymew.livejournal.com]

Think it was better they missed out the scouring of the shire, you could tell that by the end they were trying to finish it quickly; especially where sam is going up the orc tower to save frodo. He's a gardener from the shire who is half their size and he takes about 20seconds to kill all three orcs running down towards him. Three orcs especially trained to gaurd this tower.
That's the bit I like least in the entire movie. :|

[penmage.livejournal.com]

No Scouring? Bummer. I know I've seen Houses of Healing pics, so that has to be there. Truth is, EE will be 5 hours of long, and packed with goodies. No matter what's in it, I'm looking forward to it.

It's funny - I'm a canon purist, but I've finally managed to separate the books and the movies in my head. I can love them both, even though they don't always match up exactly. This is a good thing, because it means I am no longer pissed at PJ for not including everything, as much as I'd like to see it all.

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[penmage.livejournal.com]

Awwww, but what about the "That's for Frodo! And that's for the Shire! And that's for my old Gaffer!"

C'mon, you've got to love the bit of heroic adrenaline that drives Sam to take down the orcs and dedicate them to his Gaffer. He's running on desperate adrenaline; they don't expect to be attacked. And he's had it up to here with people getting in between him and Frodo.

I admit I felt like cheering.