tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post7397700417873554586..comments2024-03-28T05:57:11.349-05:00Comments on Austenitis: Movie: Fellowship of the RingCharity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-76328663406079487752013-03-12T15:45:30.818-05:002013-03-12T15:45:30.818-05:00Kiri Liz, yay! We resolved it! :) As I'm typin...Kiri Liz, yay! We resolved it! :) As I'm typing up my review of ROTK, I'm thinking I noticed PJ's kids, but not him? At least, I haven't come across a mention of seeing him in my notes yet, so. Missed him at Helm's Deep. :(Charity Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-73695661640916218102013-03-07T20:10:39.556-06:002013-03-07T20:10:39.556-06:00Ah! The Bilbo issue has been cleared. I am satisfi...Ah! The Bilbo issue has been cleared. I am satisfied. :D<br /><br />I think PJ may only be in the extended RotK, but I could be wrong. He tends to pop up where you least expect him. Oh, and I was right-- he's at Helm's Deep: Rohan spear-throwing solider.Kirsten Fichterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887462858049277918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-17607954791201468212013-03-07T14:46:30.376-06:002013-03-07T14:46:30.376-06:00Hamlette, this is true. :) Where would I live? Riv...Hamlette, this is true. :) Where would I live? Rivendell is lovely, of course, but I'm afraid that I might most enjoy it just for a visit. I think I'd probably most enjoy Minas Tirith -- it's beautiful and besides, Aragorn lives there. ;) No, but really, I like that city a lot. Charity Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-25877204658910455522013-03-06T18:38:21.552-06:002013-03-06T18:38:21.552-06:00Differences aren't bad ;-)
As for Lost... i...Differences aren't bad ;-) <br /><br />As for Lost... it's an intriguing show. And addictive. If you ever get into it, just be aware that Sawyer is ALL MINE! Though you probably would like Jack better :-) In fact, I kind of wind up loving the unlikable characters most in a lot of things. But anyway, Dom is really sweet on it.<br /><br />If you lived in Middle Earth, where would you want to live? I'd love to live in Rohan because I love horses and being outdoors.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-80956199451589734822013-03-05T15:57:17.767-06:002013-03-05T15:57:17.767-06:00FINALLY! I'm here, and ready to reply. :) Keep...FINALLY! I'm here, and ready to reply. :) Keep your eyes peeled for a Two Towers review, hopefully coming this week! :)<br /><br />HAMLETTE, yes, I'm afraid Sean wasn't in that list...I really could have included a great many more. ;) Boromir...I've never loved him, but he's not bad. :) *note to self: watch Lost.* ;) Rivendell is so lovely! A great many people dearly love it. Well, Boromir isn't quite a villain...but he's not quite good either. A normal man, but a bit weaker than normal too -- after all, later in the movies Faramir withstands, as do several other men! And you love Sam! We have many differences I'm afraid, Hamlette. Sam is a hero I suppose...and you are quite right. Where WOULD Frodo be without him? Great job reading the whole thing! I too could go on for ages about it...I did limit myself just a tad. :) And no, I don't think I have noticed that about the gauntlets...I'll watch for it next time! <br /><br />HANNAH, thank you! And yup...who could help but love these? :) Next review coming soon. :)<br /><br />BRITTANY, thanks! Definitely a see-again. I've seen all of 1 and 3 in extended, half of 2...hoping to remedy that (and see them all again) sometime soon. :)<br /><br />KIRI LIZ, oh, I do adore the books! So much that I read them aloud to myself (with different voices for each guy...a challenge for a soprano female like me! ;) Oh, no, I didn't mean Ian Holm was the WRONG Bilbo...just that he wasn't the Hobbit Bilbo, if that makes sense. For perfect continuity...yup, it's just me who thinks these things. ;) See, I've seen it...four times? Five? Still have trouble with M&P. BUT! I think I'm improving. ;) Is PJ only in the extended ROTK? I thought I saw him...if so, I wrote it down and it'll come up in my review. :) L&G are so awesome! Their friendship is super sweet...love your quote there. Such a joy to watch! FINALLY! Someone enlightens me about Orlando's eyes! It's puzzled me from the very beginning. Fascinating. Thanks for the info! And thanks for commenting. <br /><br />ANALIESE, yup, some posts just get really filled out in the end. :) More thoughts coming soon! <br /><br />Thank you all for reading and commenting! And cheers for all those of you who actually read the entire thing!!Charity Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-45412789362057388582013-03-02T11:09:52.608-06:002013-03-02T11:09:52.608-06:00Wow, what a fun post!! Very filled out, too. :D Lo...Wow, what a fun post!! Very filled out, too. :D Looking forward to reading your thoughts on Two Towers and Return of the King!Analiesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371443691535638484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-78486981098262759182013-03-01T10:14:43.140-06:002013-03-01T10:14:43.140-06:00LOTR! Must read and make certain that you love it ...LOTR! Must read and make certain that you love it as much as I do! Huzzah!! :D<br /><br />I would comment against all of your points, but each one would be the same: "Love it. Amazing. Epic." etc. so I shall force myself to say as little as possible, lest blogger force me to cut this comment into two parts. :)<br /><br />Actually, I'm not certain I agree with you on Ian Holm being the wrong Bilbo. Personally, I loved him as Bilbo, and I was ecstatic to discover they included him a little in HAUJ (I have yet to see it). He was just what I wanted Bilbo to be after reading the books, and Martin Freeman, I think, was marvelous and seemed to draw together both Bilbos so that they appeared as the same person, and not just two different actors.<br /><br />I couldn't tell Merry and Pippin apart the first time I watched LOTR. However, I found that after you watch it three or seven (or ten) times that you can even tell which one is which in the long shots. They're such great characters.<br /><br />Quotes are awesome. My family absolutely quotes LOTR way too much! :)<br /><br />Peter Jackson makes a cameo appearance in all three LOTR movies. In FOTR, he's the carrot-eating guy in Bree; I forget where he pops up in TTT, but I think it might be somewhere in Helm's Deep... I could be wrong, I'll have to look that up again; and in ROTK, he's only in the extended edition, as the man that Legolas shoots on the black ships after the three hunters exit the Mountain of the Dead.<br /><br />Legolas and Gimli are probably my favorite characters in the entire series (with the exception of Sam, Pippin, Eowyn, Faramir, etc.), because they have such a great friendship. Elves and dwarves never really got along, and yet these two were able to overcome their differences and trust each other. I love the dialogue between them in ROTK: "I never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an elf." "What about side by side with a friend?" <br /><br />Ahh! Yes, his eyes do change color! Apparently, Orlando Bloom has brown eyes, so he wore contacts to change them to blue. The contacts irritated his eyes so that they eventually didn't use them, but digitally altered his eye color later. There are a bunch of scenes they shot without the contacts, but forgot to go back later to digitally alter the color to blue. Funny, eh? :D<br /><br />Anyway, can't wait to read your reviews of TTT and ROTK!! <br /><br />God bless!<br />Kiri LizKirsten Fichterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887462858049277918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-49209340618046728542013-03-01T09:35:02.490-06:002013-03-01T09:35:02.490-06:00Great reveiw! Man, I love these movies. I've s...Great reveiw! Man, I love these movies. I've seen them 3 or 4 times each within a year, and I already can't wait to see them again. Have you seen all three of them in extended edition? They are so much better than the theatrical! Unbound Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498469156869123167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-31144647608788184662013-03-01T00:42:32.478-06:002013-03-01T00:42:32.478-06:00GREAT REVIEW! You gotta LOVE Lord of the Rings. An...GREAT REVIEW! You gotta LOVE Lord of the Rings. And wow. What a very full review!!! :D I love it. Haha. I can't wait to read everything on Two Towers.<br /><br />XX, InkyHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372435203996720261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-78707260405249318272013-02-28T21:33:03.809-06:002013-02-28T21:33:03.809-06:00One random thing more -- did you ever notice that ...One random thing more -- did you ever notice that after they set Boromir's body adrift, Aragorn puts on Boromir's arm guard thingies (gauntlets?) to remember him by? I love that little touch.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-50778768085864503302013-02-28T21:28:11.686-06:002013-02-28T21:28:11.686-06:00You left Sean Bean out of your list of primary act...<b>You left Sean Bean out of your list of primary actors!!!</b><br /><br />I just have to point that out because he is the main reason I let my friends talk me into going to see this in the theater when it first came out. I promptly fell in love with Middle Earth, and Boromir in particular, but without Sean Bean's presence, I might have missed out on so much!<br /><br />Okay, scolding aside, I used to have a dreadful time telling Merry and Pippin apart too! Only after I started watching <i>Lost</i> and got much more familiar with Dom was I able to really keep them straight.<br /><br />Rivendell is my favorite place in Middle Earth, really. Even above the Shire or Rohan. It's so graceful and restful. When we were first married, the building our apartment was in stood next to a gorge with a river at the bottom, so we named our apartment Rivendell.<br /><br />Boromir being my favorite character, I disagree with your characterization of him as a villain. I cry so deeply over his death every time I see this (or read it), because he does come back to himself, and knows what he's done, and... it's so sad. I never like Aragorn so much as I do when he kisses Boromir's brow there. But anyway, I don't find Boromir despicable, just too weak to withstand the power of the ring. His falling under its spell serves to highlight how special Frodo and Aragorn are, that they can withstand its temptation. Boromir isn't bad, he's just a normal man.<br /><br />And I love Sam -- he's my favorite after Boromir. Tolkien said that Sam is the true hero of the books, and I fully subscribe to that idea. Sam carries the ring and freely gives it up, and in the end, Frodo couldn't do that. Without Sam, where would Frodo be? Okay, I won't Frodo-bash, but yeah, I love Sam. He's stalwart and wonderful.<br /><br />Anyway, I read the whole review! I think it was too short. I dearly love this movie (and the others, but this most of all), and could natter on about it for ages. But I've already written a bunch, so I won't make this longer by tossing in my favorite lines or anything. Another time, perhaps!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com