Just Saw 'Two Towers'

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by MRT144
uhhhhhhh, as in the tip of your wang wet

There is a village about 20 miles from here called Wetwang

Here

[MRT144]

you cant make these things up!

[Provost Harrison]

I have never heard of the male member being referred to as a 'wang' before, but it makes the name of that village all the funnier

[MRT144]

you should really introduce american ribaldness into the UK. it might actually be funnier when its thrust back upon us in its british form.

[Clear Skies]

I found that the only half-decent bit of TTT was the storyline following Aragorn/Legolas/Gimli. Gollum would've been very good (they did the whole multiple personality disorder thing really well) except a bunch of morons in the row behind us thought it was funny.

Everything else...meh. Take it or leave it, and mostly I left it. They went way too far from the book in a lot of things - Faramir was supposed to refuse the ring outright for one thing (at least IIRC). TTT is IMHO the best book, but it made for the worst film so far...FOTR far outdid it.

[MRT144]

clear skies, i was one of those morons. i think you owe me an apology.

[Clear Skies]

Wow. You flew all the way from California to Lancashire just to annoy me? I'm so touched...

[MRT144]

the things i do to annoy!

actually i did laugh at golum because i thought it was funny and not reading the books i dont know what happened to golum and such.

well i do now, but i feel so bad for him. i mean he wants to be good and frodo that mother****er betrays him. really golum is the second onscreen character ive ever felt an emotional attachment to (the first being the last replicant to die in blade runner).

and now i find out he dies in the next movie. its so sad. i wish i could save him...he deserves to be saved...poor soul

[Clear Skies]

They played Gollum for sympathy rather than for humour, which I thought was the right way to do it - the ring's corrupted him so badly and yet he still has a (fading) good side...
Oh and then he leads the hobbits to Shelob. Buuuut we can't all be perfect.

[Provost Harrison]

Clear Skies, you are from Lancashire? You really should attend a poly meet at some point...the next one is in Bristol and I seem to be in Manchester a lot as well.

I know, have you noticed there is this certain snobby elitism from these people who have read the books. I must admit the 'I read the book and it was better' crowd (referring to any film) really irritate me

[Dinner]

Good! That means we're doing our jobs correctly.

[Clear Skies]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Clear Skies, you are from Lancashire? You really should attend a poly meet at some point...the next one is in Bristol and I seem to be in Manchester a lot as well.

Hm...could be tricky. Can't drive, don't drink, probably wouldn't fit in.

[Dinner]

Clear Skies: Are you sure you aren't posting in the wrong thread? The social disorder diagnosis thread is two spaces below this one.

[Sandman]

To add to the general consensus: not as good as FOTR.

There was not enough one on one combat, just a load of useless orcs to hack through. Nothing as tough as the cave troll or the tough orc at the end of FOTR.

Legolas was just too goddamn tough. Gimli was just to goddamn silly.

Helms Deep was a good battle scene (the crunching of the orcs when the boulders fell on them was particularly cool) but a slightly poor action scene, given the complete invulnerability of the main characters.

I liked Theoden. He seemed more likable and believable than the other characters. He also had some good lines. The Boromir of TTT.

They didn't need to ride out at the end like that.

Why include the 'wildmen'? They serve only to confuse.

[MRT144]

i liked gimli because it reminds me of my friend who plays dwarves in warhammer.