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Dec. 26th, 2003
Return of the ... LOTR movies
Dec. 26th, 2003 11:01 pmIt's hard to believe I've only been here two days ... we've been pretty much on the go ever since we got here. We set a land speed record driving down from Illinois -- left at 5:30 a.m. and got here at 3 p.m. even with approximately an hour's stop for breakfast.
After spending much time with relatives, we took a little time for ourselves this evening and went to see the 3rd Lord of the Rings movie (just now got back). ^_^ There were some parts that made me stop and think "So, what book did THAT come from?" and I was a little bummed that my favorite part of the books (the Shelob stuff and Sam's rescue of Frodo) was changed around a bit and cut down, with one of my favorite parts cut out completely, but ... I really liked the movie anyway. The visual imagery was just beautiful -- Minas Tirith was GORGEOUS. And of course, this was the book/movie in which Sam got to be really cool. He was my favorite character in the books.
I've liked the books from an early age, but I don't consider myself a book purist. The only changes that bother me are the ones that don't make sense. Like a couple of scenes that were totally wrong for a medieval setting ... but I have to go and double-check how it happened in the book before I go ranting about it here and making an idiot out of myself.
I'm typing this entry on Daddy's computer, so I should probably make it short and go help out with dinner.
After spending much time with relatives, we took a little time for ourselves this evening and went to see the 3rd Lord of the Rings movie (just now got back). ^_^ There were some parts that made me stop and think "So, what book did THAT come from?" and I was a little bummed that my favorite part of the books (the Shelob stuff and Sam's rescue of Frodo) was changed around a bit and cut down, with one of my favorite parts cut out completely, but ... I really liked the movie anyway. The visual imagery was just beautiful -- Minas Tirith was GORGEOUS. And of course, this was the book/movie in which Sam got to be really cool. He was my favorite character in the books.
I've liked the books from an early age, but I don't consider myself a book purist. The only changes that bother me are the ones that don't make sense. Like a couple of scenes that were totally wrong for a medieval setting ... but I have to go and double-check how it happened in the book before I go ranting about it here and making an idiot out of myself.
I'm typing this entry on Daddy's computer, so I should probably make it short and go help out with dinner.
