Category: movies

LoTR

I just found out that the Walter Reade Theater is doing a Lord of the Rings trilogy weekend in January, showing the extended versions of all three films, and doing a Q&A with Peter Jackson. Now, if only I knew someone geeky enough to want to go, but not so geeky that they’re turned off by the simplifications and alterations to the story that Jackson had to make to translate the books to movies.

I think everyone I know is on one side or the other of that fence — either they liked the movies, but don’t really feel the need to see them more than once, or they’re seething with rage at the abomination that Jackson hath unleashed unto the world.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

  • I got a chance to see Adaptation and Nicholas Nickleby this weekend. Both were definitely worth seeing.

  • So what’s going on at Macworld right now? Boy it’d be nice to be in San Francisco right now.

  • I give up on the Giants. Hey, the NFL admitted that there was an officiating screw-up on the last play, though. Can we just play the game over next week? Can we? Huh?

LoTR

Two Towers stuff:

Gollum vs. Dobby and a few other questions.

Q: So, who would win a fight between Gollum and Dobby?

Elijah Wood (aka Frodo): Definitely Gollum, because he’s bigger. He is wretched. He is heartless. He’ll do anything to win.

Jackson: Gollum would take Dobby out, no problem at all. Dobby would be flat on his back in three seconds. He’s not as conflicted as Gollum.

Andy Serkis (the voice of Gollum): Gollum. From what I’ve heard Dobby is the comic relief. Dobby is like Jar Jar Binks — a celebration of technical wizardry rather than a real character.

A review I almost completely agree with — particularly the comment on Faramir.

Two Towers

My old MP3 player sold already! That was quick. Now I need to get rid of my old camera, my old monitor, etc, etc… Maybe someday I’ll have enough room to more around in here again!

Took the day off today and went to see Two Towers. Just as good as Fellowship. Some beautiful panoramas, decent acting, and it sticks close enough to the book not to piss me off (too much). I do think some of the dialog diminishes the characters a bit. I won’t start a big essay with all the details, but suffice it to say that some of the characters don’t show as much, um, character as they do it the books. I understand they’re trying to create some dramatic tension, and that probably makes sense. And they have to simplify centain events and relationships.