Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010 - Page 23 - Blu-ray Forum

billypoe · 11-26-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sir Platypus

Return of the King made me so glad that I had the EE.

Seeing Saruman's fate was much better than "He's dead, move along." And of course there was the Legolas/Gimli drinking contest.

That was incredibly stupid and a very big FUBAR on Jackson's part. Not to mention the showdown with Gandalf and the Witch King.

MCT · 11-26-2008, 02:03 PM

haha, Gandalf got ****ing PWND. The Witch King made him look like a pathetic, weak geezer in dire need of Viagra.

Eternalnow · 11-26-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ajmrowland

Mouth of Sauron wasn't that important, as it's basically a guy telling the characters that Frodo is dead when we know he' alive. But i agree with all the others.

He is very important. His lie deeply affects the perception of the 'final battle'.

Liquid-Prince · 11-26-2008, 05:24 PM

I wouldn't pick this up even if the PQ was 10/5 and Frodo walked out of my TV.

saprano · 11-26-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by R3P0

http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Pic...7640892&sr=8-1

56.99 at amazon, WELL WORTH the investment

Thanks.

How many different versions of box sets did they have? i remember seeing alot.

tunerfreak87 · 11-26-2008, 11:03 PM

Yes somethings in the ROTK werent in the book, all he was trying to do was add more tension. BUT yes, if you havent seen the EE's you simply havent seen the movie imo.

LORDs_angellos · 11-27-2008, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by saprano

How many different versions of box sets did they have? i remember seeing alot.

Three that I know of: Theatrical, Extended, and the Theatrical/Extended seamless branching combo re-release. The original extended release is the best IMO, as the re-release doesn't have any of the original comprehensive special features, it just has a documentary made just for the re-release.

ajmrowland · 11-27-2008, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Eternalnow

He is very important. His lie deeply affects the perception of the 'final battle'.

Obviously, pj didn't see it that way.

ajmrowland · 11-27-2008, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by billypoe

That was incredibly stupid and a very big FUBAR on Jackson's part. Not to mention the showdown with Gandalf and the Witch King.

No it wasn't. It answered all possible questions from non-readers pondering what happened to Saruman, and removes what would've been an ANTI-CLIMAX in the Scouring of the Shire.

The Witch King also looked pretty pathetic. There was no particular reason as to why he didn't just finish Gandalf then and there.

tunerfreak87 · 11-27-2008, 05:04 AM

The witch king was pulled away by something that was happening at that moment, can't remember exactly. But as already stated that part wasn't even in the book it was just placed there by PJ for tension. So, really he could do whatever he wanted with the scene cause it was his creativity anyways. This trilogy, of course, is unfilmable the way it was written by Tolkien. To make it work smoothly he made additions to help keep the story moving, such as the Gandlaf/Witch King stand-off to show that "Hey, men COULD be defeated." The most important aspect of this film that none of us should forget is that the MOST care was taken possible to make this film true to the book in one man's vision, Frodo and the ring. We all have different visions and there will be some things we may never agree on. Personally, I think he did a better authentic job showing tolkiens story than anyone else could have.

mredman · 11-27-2008, 05:19 AM

Many scenes in the movie is excactly how Tolkien has written them in the book

These films couldn't have been more faithful to the book. They are masterpieces to the point of perfection

tunerfreak87 · 11-27-2008, 05:22 AM

Jackson and his team did try to stay as faithfull as possible since they had full creative control.

billypoe · 11-27-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ajmrowland

No it wasn't. It answered all possible questions from non-readers pondering what happened to Saruman, and removes what would've been an ANTI-CLIMAX in the Scouring of the Shire.

The Witch King also looked pretty pathetic. There was no particular reason as to why he didn't just finish Gandalf then and there.

Obviously, you didn't see what I put in bold in my other quote. I wasn't talking about Saruman; I was talking about the stupid drinking contest being a complete disaster.

Dutch64 · 11-27-2008, 01:55 PM

In answer to why the witch king left Gandalf Rohan had arrived on the battlefield. He heard the horns of the Rohirrim and subsequently responded to this more immediate threat to his siege.

tunerfreak87 · 11-27-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch64

In answer to why the witch king left Gandalf Rohan had arrived on the battlefield. He heard the horns of the Rohirrim and subsequently responded to this more immediate threat to his siege.

There's the answer I was lookin for.

ajmrowland · 11-28-2008, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by billypoe

Obviously, you didn't see what I put in bold in my other quote. I wasn't talking about Saruman; I was talking about the stupid drinking contest being a complete disaster.

Oh, S***! I missed that!

ajmrowland · 11-28-2008, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tunerfreak87

The witch king was pulled away by something that was happening at that moment, can't remember exactly. But as already stated that part wasn't even in the book it was just placed there by PJ for tension. So, really he could do whatever he wanted with the scene cause it was his creativity anyways. This trilogy, of course, is unfilmable the way it was written by Tolkien. To make it work smoothly he made additions to help keep the story moving, such as the Gandlaf/Witch King stand-off to show that "Hey, men COULD be defeated." The most important aspect of this film that none of us should forget is that the MOST care was taken possible to make this film true to the book in one man's vision, Frodo and the ring. We all have different visions and there will be some things we may never agree on. Personally, I think he did a better authentic job showing tolkiens story than anyone else could have.

The arrival of the Rohirrim is what sent WK off to the fields, and it still doesn't explain why he did not just kill gandalf, then go.

We all have different visions. This moment, I recall was in the book with a different location in the city(Also, didn't Wk have a horse in the book?)

ajmrowland · 11-28-2008, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch64

In answer to why the witch king left Gandalf Rohan had arrived on the battlefield. He heard the horns of the Rohirrim and subsequently responded to this more immediate threat to his siege.

Okay. If it were me, I'd take out the more powerful guy while I had him, and THEN go to face rohan.

DaViD Boulet · 11-28-2008, 01:46 AM

could we have one thread for discussion about the movie and peter jackson's direction and another thread for discussing this film coming to blu-ray?

R3P0 · 11-28-2008, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sir Platypus

Return of the King made me so glad that I had the EE.

Seeing Saruman's fate was much better than "He's dead, move along." And of course there was the Legolas/Gimli drinking contest.

Actually it wasn't hes dead move along it was hes locked in the tower alive move along Treebread guard him forever

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11-26-2008, 02:03 PM	#442
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	haha, Gandalf got ****ing PWND. The Witch King made him look like a pathetic, weak geezer in dire need of Viagra.

11-26-2008, 05:24 PM	#444
Liquid-Prince Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:78 Blu-ray reviews:5	I wouldn't pick this up even if the PQ was 10/5 and Frodo walked out of my TV.

11-26-2008, 11:03 PM	#446
tunerfreak87 Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:60 Blu-ray reviews:2	Yes somethings in the ROTK werent in the book, all he was trying to do was add more tension. BUT yes, if you havent seen the EE's you simply havent seen the movie imo.

11-27-2008, 05:04 AM	#450
tunerfreak87 Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:60 Blu-ray reviews:2	The witch king was pulled away by something that was happening at that moment, can't remember exactly. But as already stated that part wasn't even in the book it was just placed there by PJ for tension. So, really he could do whatever he wanted with the scene cause it was his creativity anyways. This trilogy, of course, is unfilmable the way it was written by Tolkien. To make it work smoothly he made additions to help keep the story moving, such as the Gandlaf/Witch King stand-off to show that "Hey, men COULD be defeated." The most important aspect of this film that none of us should forget is that the MOST care was taken possible to make this film true to the book in one man's vision, Frodo and the ring. We all have different visions and there will be some things we may never agree on. Personally, I think he did a better authentic job showing tolkiens story than anyone else could have.

11-27-2008, 05:19 AM	#451
mredman Banned Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:7	Many scenes in the movie is excactly how Tolkien has written them in the book These films couldn't have been more faithful to the book. They are masterpieces to the point of perfection

11-27-2008, 05:22 AM	#452
tunerfreak87 Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:60 Blu-ray reviews:2	Jackson and his team did try to stay as faithfull as possible since they had full creative control.

11-27-2008, 01:55 PM	#454
Dutch64 New Member Member since:Nov 2008	In answer to why the witch king left Gandalf Rohan had arrived on the battlefield. He heard the horns of the Rohirrim and subsequently responded to this more immediate threat to his siege.

11-28-2008, 01:46 AM	#459
DaViD Boulet Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray reviews: 1	could we have one thread for discussion about the movie and peter jackson's direction and another thread for discussing this film coming to blu-ray?

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