The countdown begins( Return of the King )

I never read the books...my wife & kid did.

The movie, like all movies, can't come close to properly representing the detail & flow of a book. That's why I refuse to watch Stephen King movies. This, on the other hand, may not be accurate but the series is an outstanding piece of cinematography. We're going after the opening weekend, during my vacation.

As far as teh DVD's go, by all means, get the extended versions. They tell much more & make more sense.
 
On the other hand, I am not a 'purist' in demanding a faithful adaptation of the book
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That was i big lie. He was a total purist.All he did watch bitch about the entire movie. lol. :D I don't blame him, i've heard it all before.
 
I'm with you, bro.... I skipped The Two Towers because I felt I wouldn't be responsible for my actions, and now it looks like I'm gonna have to take a pass on The Return of the King as well. :crying3:
 
I need to wait for the final, final, final expanded cut because it seems that all shreds of character development have been left as the second tier trimmed clips.
 
I need to see all three extended editions in one sitting with a large quantity of mind altering substances.... The only way I can manage to watch his mangling of the story is if my brain is numbed. :D
 
I wouldn't mind them going far afield so long as they didn't use the proper title. If they aren't going to even try and do it right... don't use the name.
 
How about Peter Jackson's Tales of Adventure featuring a Few Really Cute Hobbits, a Kick-Ass Xena-like Elf Maiden, some Hunky Men, an Occasionally Awesome Wizard and a Stupid Dwarf for Comic Relief?
 
I'd like to call it : The Movie Where Elves Show Up At The Darndest Places At The Strangest Times And Muddle The Plot With Slo-mo And Depressive Ranting
 
Be nice. It's a beautiful picture with some interesting action & a decent story line.

Imagine how long it would be if he'd followed the actual book.

Coming Dec 2022-the final installment of LOTR, part 17. Buy the DVD collection for only 36 installments of $39.99 each & enjoy the amazing story in only 54 hours.
 
I'm not arguing that it isn't beautiful with lots of lush battle sequences. I'm just saying that its quite a javelin toss away from Henry V.

What's he that wishes so?
My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;
If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
Make him a member of the gentry, even if he is a commoner.
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
 
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