Return of the King
Thu 8th January, 2004 | 2:02 pmVic and I went to see Lord of the Rings: Return of the King last night at the Barbican Cinema . I really enjoyed the film; I thought it was pretty true to the book and one of the most spectacular films I’ve seen in a long time. Vic wasn’t so keen, and found it a bit cheesey, though I put that down to a lot of the dialogue being close to how it was written. The books are very much an epic creation, with lots of pre-battle speeches etc, and that’s reflected in the film.
Favourite parts of the film: Lighting of the beacons, the attack on Minas Tirith, and the arrival of the men of Rohan.
HI Nigs Yeh Thought ROTK was good - after reflection they
Maurice Walshe | Fri 9th January, 2004 | 4:13 pmHI Nigs
Yeh Thought ROTK was good - after reflection they ought to redo the ending with the Scouring of the Shire.
Also check out the extended TT 45 odd minutes some of which are realy good - Especialy Theodreds Burial with Eowen singing a lament in Old English.
Hi Maurice! Good to hear from you again. I agree about
Nigel | Mon 12th January, 2004 | 2:04 pmHi Maurice! Good to hear from you again.
I agree about the Scouring of the Shire, though I can see why they left it out in the cinema version, along with all the Saruman stuff. Doesn’t Sam foresee the Scouring in Galadriel’s mirror during The Two Towers? I have the extended DVDs for the first two films and really should get around to re-watching the second one.
Just caught up with your site again, first time since
Paul Hardy | Sat 17th January, 2004 | 3:52 pmJust caught up with your site again, first time since xmas. Comments on TROTK, aparently? the DVD when it is released, will contain Old Sharky’s scenes in the Shire.
Paul