Anyone else seen the Return of the King preview?

[Lord Merciless]

I'm sure the extended of version of the Two Towers will be much better.

[Robert]

Originally posted by BeBro
Hm, it wasn´t as good as pt.1 but still i liked it.

BTW, has some already seen the DVD? Are there also additional scenes?

The extended edition (November) will come with more than 30 minutes extra foutage.

[MikeH]

I thought the two towers was even better than Fellowship.

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by BeBro
Ah....I thought the official trailer is out

The preview version on the TTT DVD is longer and includes some interview clips.

It does indeed look really rather amazing. It'll be interesting to see how the post-Mt.Doom scenes are handled.

[Rogan Josh]

Perhaps more interestingly, has anyone else seen the trailer for 'The Hobbit'. Due out 2006 apparently, with Ian Holm as Bilbo again.

[SpencerH]

I just watched the two towers and I was dissappointed with the (unnecessary) changes, and how poorly Frodo is portrayed. I'll certainly see the Return of the King and buy all the platinum DVD, but I'm a little concerned.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by elijah
I haven't seen either Lord of the Rings movies and don't intend to. Whats the big fuss about them?

I actually thought like you did on the subject of LOTR. There were numerous threads about it when the first movie came out and I really couldn't see what the fuss was about. A friend of mine dragged me out to see the fellowship at the movies and I was really impressed by it. When the second one came out, I in turn, took some friends out to see who really were not into the whole fantasy type stuff but they all really enjoyed the movie. (i showed them the first at home) I want to actually read the books but figured I would wait until after I see the Return of the King. I havent read anything in to it so I honestly don't know how it will turn out. I figure I will end up liking the books far better than the movies simply because the books will probably be able to go into much more detail. Somehow, LOTR has managed to totally miss all the bad things that happend to the the Star Wars saga. I'm sure the die hard fans of the book series have issues with the movies, but I came into them a LOTR virgin so to speak. I just know that when I come out of their movies, I dont feel disappointed. When I read the books, I'm sure I won't either..

[MikeH]

It's essential to change a book if you want to make a good film.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Sprayber



I actually thought like you did on the subject of LOTR. There were numerous threads about it when the first movie came out and I really couldn't see what the fuss was about. A friend of mine dragged me out to see the fellowship at the movies and I was really impressed by it. When the second one came out, I in turn, took some friends out to see who really were not into the whole fantasy type stuff but they all really enjoyed the movie. (i showed them the first at home) I want to actually read the books but figured I would wait until after I see the Return of the King. I havent read anything in to it so I honestly don't know how it will turn out. I figure I will end up liking the books far better than the movies simply because the books will probably be able to go into much more detail. Somehow, LOTR has managed to totally miss all the bad things that happend to the the Star Wars saga. I'm sure the die hard fans of the book series have issues with the movies, but I came into them a LOTR virgin so to speak. I just know that when I come out of their movies, I dont feel disappointed. When I read the books, I'm sure I won't either..

I enjoyed both movies of this three part series so far, and Tolkein was definitely a great author that set the stage for future fantasy authors.

However, by now, the types of races and cultures that Tolkein created are cliche -- if you use them, or create groups that so similar to those of Tolkein's creation, you're really going to be seen as an unoriginal, cliched author.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by Rogan Josh
Perhaps more interestingly, has anyone else seen the trailer for 'The Hobbit'. Due out 2006 apparently, with Ian Holm as Bilbo again.

yep, I D/L'd the trailer by 'mistake' trying to get the ROTK trailer, it was too short and 'choppy' to form any sort of opinion. has anyone seen the trailer for the Silmarrillion yet, due out 2008?

[Dis]

I like D&D stuff (I'm a hardcore RPG fan), but for some reason I didn't like the movies as much as expected. They were good movies though.

But I felt like they were missing something. I would have preferred they be rated R and actually show some blood. Decapitations with no blood? WTF!

I still haven't seen the two towers yet. I'll rent it next week I suppose.

I never really liked fantasy movies that much. I do like the Conan movies, but not that much. Other fantasy movies just haven't peaked my interest as much as action, comedy, or sci-fi movies.

[St Leo]

The Hobbit trailer is an obvious fake. It just mixes footage of LotR with that of older films for a good effect.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by St Leo
The Hobbit trailer is an obvious fake. It just mixes footage of LotR with that of older films for a good effect.

That was my first impression, I wasn't totally sure but know you've said......

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by MikeH
It's essential to change a book if you want to make a good film.

No movie can re-create every element of a book, but there are needless changes in the two towers that dont improve the story. They appear to be merely change for change sake (or perhaps poor editing- I'll know when I see the platinum version).

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Oerdin
They scewed up two towers royally.

Liked Fellowship, didn't like TTT.