Return of the King..

[Lookin4Precious]

So i started watching the EE last night at 10:30 and was glued to the screen for all four glorious hours. I LOVE this movie. There was a part of me though that wanted to stop and put in FOTR and have a full blown marathon that would have taken me through until.... well.. now. But I didn't. I still cried too... when Pippin and Merry are seperated... when Frodo banishes Sam.... the look on Aragorn's face when he exits the Paths of the Dead to see the Crosair ships sailing and fears defeat.... most of the plains of Gorgomoth ... Sam Carrying Frodo.. and the REAL kicker.. "My friends, you bow to no one." Gaaaaaaaaaaaaawd!

Such an amazing film. And I have come to the conclusion that Saruman was ABSOLUTELY necessary in the film. Yes it worked without him, but the scene is just so amazing... I couldn't imagine having to make that decision.

[Mr Fell Beast]

Saruman was ABSOLUTELY necessary in the film. Yes it worked without him, but the scene is just so amazing... I couldn't imagine having to make that decision.

I think it was more so New Line decision to cut that scene out....:thwak

It worked but I always had the feeling something was missing and thanks to the extended DVD we all know what.....
:bow

[jlcmsu]

Yeah, ROTK is really an amazing film I agree. Its one that I really enjoy watching as with the others. I even like watching the credits of ROTK to see the drawings and to hear into the west.

[Nemo Nint]

<blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I even like watching the credits of ROTK to see the drawings and to hear into the west.<hr></blockquote>
I like that too.

But generally, I like it when any movie spices up their credits with interesting stuff like I think it was Finding Nemo had the fish swimming around the credits and then Mike and Sully make a cameo swimming in the credits.

Also movies like Anchorman which have bloopers in the credits. I just saw Spider-man last night, second time I think I've seen it ever (first time in the theatre) and it was a good revisit, and the credits were really interesting with all the webby designs around them.


oops sorry- this is about ROTK hehe- hi yes, I have only seen the EE of TROTK once, just after I bought it. Soon, probably this christmas season I'll watch it again with the rest of the EEs. <img border=0 src="http://www.maxwellsgoldenhammer.com/emo/rock.gif" /> I also quite liked the addition of the Saruman scene. Not for Saruman's death, which was quite thrilling, but for the setup of Theoden's character- thats what I appreciated most about the scene! Saruman and Theoden barking at eachother. sigh.

[Lookin4Precious]

I even like watching the credits of ROTK to see the drawings and to hear into the west.

ha.. yup. Even at 2:45am I stayed through the credits and watched and listened to everything. Full blast with surround sound too non the less. Screw the neighbors.hehe

[Mr Fell Beast]

Screw the neighbors.hehe

Atta BOY!!!! :clap :rock :yay

[Nemo Nint]

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[schueybull]

i watched all 3 extended versions this weekend,my eyes are now square,after all 3 i can truly say peter jackons a genius

[FrodoEyes]

Yeah, plus I'm sure they do things to annoy you too. Bloody neighbours.
Saruman is vital to me, both to tie up events in TTT, and also to set up Theodens character - "Victory at Helms Deep does not belong to you, Theoden horsemaster" - "It was not Theoden of Rohan who led our people to victory" - "I go to my fathers, in whose presence I shall not now feel ashamed" -and also to set up events in ROTK - the palantir, Saurons motives etc.

[jlcmsu]

Schuey I did a Trilogy last weekend. Had plans for one this weekend but that got changed on me :bang Though ROTK was on Starz the other night and I watched it through the credits with my eyes a bit teared. No, it wasn't cause of LOTR either something about Into The West and a Family member thats no longer with me.

[DonnamiraTook]

Interesting -- I just finished watching all 3 EEs again.

Worst moment was seeing Sam carrying Frodo and knowing there would never be a WETA statue of it. It would have been wonderful.

[wrathofsauron]

Its really nice to hear that a lot of you are moved to tears by many scenes from this awesome trilogy, same here and not always scenes that are necessarily sad, just overwhelming if you know what I mean! BTW am I the only one that is DYING for the special CD box set soundtrack to have the full version of Arwen's lament for Eowyn from the Fileds of Pelennor to the Houses of Healing? I know its not Arwen but Liv Tyler but its a beautiful piece and we wants it!!!!

[Daveyjaro]

I will admit that every single time I see the end of ROTK, when Frodo says goodbye to his friends I cry.

I have the 3 Soundtrack special editions, don't know if I will spring for the box set.

[jlcmsu]

I do tear up at other parts in the Trilogy I'll admit it. More parts than I probably realize.

I have the 3 CD set but I would get this special set because the music from this is so great and it's very very calming to listen to.

[adoptedscot]

Personally for me there are many parts in all the films that get me teary eyed.

The main one for personal reasons is ROTK, starts approx at 1hr.37mins-2nd disc (not that I was counting :lol ) when Frodo and friends are back from their long journey and he is walking through Bag-End thinking of his book and about how to 'pick up the pieces of an old life', etc etc.:( :( .
-those few minutes really touch a nerve and never fail to set me off.
Then that leads on to the Grey Havens which I think affects us all.

I have started to end the film at the coronation to avoid this.

shell
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:toast :gimli

[GTB]

you guys should watch the Easter eggs as well... really good ones.. I bet you guys where to get them??

[Lookin4Precious]

I have started to end the film at the coronation to avoid this.

BLASPHEMY!!!! Ha Ha Ha.

And yes.. the Easter Eggs are great... I was dying during the whole Dom crank call. He did such a good job and just watching Elijah's expression during the whole thing is priceless.

[Nemo Nint]

I've become disattached from the majority of the emotions in the movies because I've seen the movies a lot (for my standards for myself) even though it's far short of most people on the board- most, but fortunately not all, of the time watching the movies, all I see is the actors, I don't often see the characters and the actual story.

I have to really focus in order to really get into it.

But the parts that draw me in are the funny parts, especially in The Two Towers EE, which is why I think that's my favourite edition of the six Peter Jackson LOTR film editions.

However, I think when Gimli gets drunk and passes out is my most favourite funny moments from TROTK and I just completely get sucked into the story at that point.

Actually, I don't know if I want to see the movies again. I would rather read the whole story before I see them again, and that's hard to do because of the time consuming issue <img border=0 src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif" />

[jesseawilson]

I actually have yet to watch the extended edition. I was in the middle of moving out of my house when I bought it and I absolutly will not watch it until I have something worthy to watch it on. My in-laws 27 inch TV just aint gonna cut it. So in about a month and a half I will finally be able to watch it. I am very excited, I think it's going to be a marathon. Then I'll follow that up with a Star Was marathon. Funny thing is the runtimes are pretty smilar 3 movies vs 6.


Jesse

[jlcmsu]

Man, I usually have to watch it when I do that in my room on my 19" tv.

[jesseawilson]

Nothing smaller then 50 inches will do for me. I like to be taken away by the movie and actually be part of the experiance. My new Klipsch Reference sound system is got me the most excited though.


Jesse

[Radagaster]

Josh, you certainly had your priorities set right: Polystone before anything else (even a 19" tv).

[jlcmsu]

Josh, you certainly had your priorities set right: Polystone before anything else

Well, to tell you the truth this TV is a item I won at my project graduation 5 years ago from High School. :lol Goes great with my $99 DVD player from Wal-Mart.

[leebgb]

I watch my EE dvds on a huge 21". :lol

[Viking28]

Yea I love this movie also and gets me everytime.
The one part for me that is the most emotional is Boromir dying.:(

[Lookin4Precious]

Our 32" is alright.... especially with surrond sound... but we are definately going to be upgrading everything soon.

Wow jesse... I can't believe you've held out almost a year without seeing the EE. My god... I think I watched the preview at least 100 times I was so excited!!!!! Then of course the first thing we did was watch the marathon. I can't imagine not knowing how the Saruman scene unfolds... seeing the WiKi confrontation.... the Mouth of Sauron.... the Houses of Healing... etc etc etc. THAT's will power!

[jlcmsu]

THAT's will power!

No thats madness. :lol :bonk

[Revilal]

I only watch on the projector... its the only way to go.

But, havent watched ROTK EE since december... cos Im plannning a marathon but havent yet had the time.

[pordey2]

Watched ROTK EE sunday night/afternoon too. And when we're talking about inches - I only got 21" :rolleyes

Hoping to upgrade to 37" LCD very soon - but the money....
:ar

[Psycho Cenobite]

I watched all three over a period of a week! :banana

I watched them on my iMac 20" widescreen and hooked it up to my Hi-Fi! :rock

My next door neighbours must have loved me! Especialy as there new born is in the room the other side of my wall! That's my payback for all the screaming and crying in the night! :lol

Psycho Cenobite :hat

[Daveyjaro]

I only watch on the projector... its the only way to go.

Me too, I have a small movie theater in my house. A Few months ago I watched all 3 EE back-to-back. Had friends over, it was so awesome!

[phanatix999]

maybe a little off topic but since you guys mentioned the credits...
other than LastOfNine, how many of you guys/gals' names are in the credits... you know the Charter Club Members...

[Daveyjaro]

I am there! I am a Charter member of the LOTR Fan Club. :banana

[jesseawilson]

I am in all three of them as well. Look and you'll see me. :D



Jesse

[pordey2]

I'm a member, but my name isn't in the credits. Since my last name is Øien and start with a Norwegian letter, I guess they didn't know where to place me???

[Darth Cruel]

I chose to necropost as opposed to starting a whole new thread...deal with it.:)

I am watching ROTK on a marathon on Encore right now. When the movie started, the sound was way off from the movie. I am not even sure if it was early or delayed, but there seemed to be at least 10-15 seconds difference.


But the actual reason I posted is because I have been a dedicated EE watcher since they came out and have not watched the theatrical versions since they were first released in the theaters.

I was surprised to see that not only did they add a lot to the EEs...but they actually cut a lot out as well. I am going to re-watch the theatrical versions and the EEs back-to-back and see how much of this I notice.

[karamazov80]

Like you, I hadn't watched the theatrical cuts since they were in the movies until a few weeks ago when I caught Fellowship on TV (theatrical version). If I ever had the time, I would like to watch both versions of each movie back to back to see which one works better. Of course, just having more stuff doesn't make a movie better. Could be the theatrical versions flow better somehow, but since the EE versions were released, they are all I've cared to watch.

[The Ween]

I'm sure one day we'll be blessed with the complete version of the movies, with everything included from both. I'm thinking 20 or 25th anniversary editions.

[The Josh]

IMO the EE are the best of the two versions. I love the TE versions and have watched them but the EE are the closest to the book, and TTT gives a better representation to Faramir as a character. As far as I know while they added a lot they didn't really cut anything in the EE.

[TripleCP]

I can't really think of anything that was cut from the EEs, either. I guess there was a brief scene in RotK where Gandalf says it's safe to leave Saruman imprisoned in Orthanc, but that's about it.

[The Josh]

Yeah, that was changed a bit for how it starts but that thing else I'm pretty sure is minor bits as the EE scenes were added.

[TripleCP]

I will say that the EEs are for hardcore fans. If you have to talk someone into giving them a try (which was the case with me, originally...RotK was the only film I saw in the theaters), the added scenes of Treebeard musing about Entwives or Aragorn revealing his true age can be kind of distracting.

[The Josh]

Yeah, I guess. As someone who has read the books countless times at this point I love the EE because of how much more they blend the book and the movies.

[TripleCP]

Yeah, I only became a rabid fan after the fact. Only a couple months after reluctantly renting a copy of FotR, I had bought the extended editions of the first two films as well as the books.

Now I'm the kinda fan that was bummed to learn that rumors that there still might be a third "bridge" film along with the two Hobbit films were false.

[The Josh]

Well, glad you joined us among the rabid. LOTR is my favorite and for my two cents stands head and shoulders above things like SW, Indy, etc.

A bridge film would have been cool but I think the way they're including stuff within The Hobbit will make up for that.

[Darth Cruel]

Well, glad you joined us among the rabid. LOTR is my favorite and for my two cents stands head and shoulders above things like SW, Indy, etc.

A bridge film would have been cool but I think the way they're including stuff within The Hobbit will make up for that.

As much as I love Star Wars...I have to agree. LOTR is my own favorite story well above all others.

[The Josh]

I feel like you can say that and not even bring the books into the equation.

[TripleCP]

I feel like you can say that and not even bring the books into the equation.

Definitely agree.

[tnaig001]

I feel like you can say that and not even bring the books into the equation.


I think the difference here is Tolkien was a writer, Lucas not so much :lol

[The Josh]

Very true. :lol I enjoy both but the many faults within SW is why I can't get all riled up like some. Not that there aren't some things within lotr that I'm not the biggest fan of.

[King Darkness]

Who was that jlcmsu guy? Man, that guy was a real dolt.

[The Josh]

I heard he's in the witness protection program under and new alias which is easier for people to spell. :lol

[cstojano]

Can you imagine the Tolkien grandchildren writing sci-fi crossovers or zombie tie-ins.

There will always be a place for SW somewhere in my brain but I have no desire to have statues from that franchise. I can't even really explain why without sounding like a jerk. Its like even a classic trilogy piece from a classic character is tinged with the last decade of drivel.

Now oddly enough Indy for me is pure fun. I take none of it too seriously.

[The Josh]

Indy and Star Wars both are just our fun for me. I sit back and enjoy them for what they are. I make nothing more or less of them.

[the angry orc]

watched this again last night on blue ray. love the scene at the end when all four of the hobbits are back in the green dragon. kind of this 'no need to say anything' look on their faces because after everything they have been through what is there to say. then sam gets up to talk to rosie and pippin's expression is just awesome. sam is by far my favorite in rotk.

[Adoptedscot]

watched this again last night on blue ray. love the scene at the end when all four of the hobbits are back in the green dragon. kind of this 'no need to say anything' look on their faces because after everything they have been through what is there to say. then sam gets up to talk to rosie and pippin's expression is just awesome. sam is by far my favorite in rotk.

Samwise the Brave FTW!! :rock :rock
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[Till Foxburr]

Indy and Star Wars both are just our fun for me. I sit back and enjoy them for what they are. I make nothing more or less of them.

Could not agree more. I've noticed over the last few years or so, LOTR has become a far better trilogy than SW. I use to really love SW, but now I am realizing how deep LOTR goes. I know they are based off of a very good book, but even the films do an amazing job of conveying that. The more I watch SW, the more it just seems like a fun ride, and no more. The more I watch LOTR, it seems I get something more/new out of it.

[The Josh]

Indeed :roxk

[DaveMac]

Could not agree more. I've noticed over the last few years or so, LOTR has become a far better trilogy than SW. I use to really love SW, but now I am realizing how deep LOTR goes. I know they are based off of a very good book, but even the films do an amazing job of conveying that. The more I watch SW, the more it just seems like a fun ride, and no more. The more I watch LOTR, it seems I get something more/new out of it.

Shows how good a job PJ did with the films if it leaves you thinking more in depth about the lore of Middle Earth. The Hobbit lured me in many (many) years ago and I still love reading stuff Middle Earth related to expand on it's 'history'. A very good blending of book(s) and film(s) :lecture

[Darth Waller]

Could not agree more. I've noticed over the last few years or so, LOTR has become a far better trilogy than SW. I use to really love SW, but now I am realizing how deep LOTR goes. I know they are based off of a very good book, but even the films do an amazing job of conveying that. The more I watch SW, the more it just seems like a fun ride, and no more. The more I watch LOTR, it seems I get something more/new out of it.

That's happening to me as well. With LOTR, there are awesome books and movies I can enjoy all the time. With SW, I only have the OT. I don't need to rewatch the PT very much and all the SW books out there are just meh.

[the angry orc]

the book and movies are special to me. i read it almost every year or at least parts of it and it seems i always have one of the movies in the player and watching part of the trilogy (same can be said of the OT though). just a world i am constantly in. and the score! oh, man, that score is so freaking amazing.

[Till Foxburr]

and the score! oh, man, that score is so freaking amazing.


So true!! I absolutely love the score. I may be pretty bias, but I can't think of a better one! I bought the complete recordings of FOTR and listen to it often. They are pretty spendy, so I'm still working on getting the next two. They are especially nice to listen to after a rough day at work. Helps me cool down on the drive home!

[the angry orc]

completely agree. the complete recordings are the way to go. absolutely gorgeous music.

[The Josh]

Yeah, the EE soundtracks are amazing and make reading the books even better.

[tomandshell]

So true!! I absolutely love the score. I may be pretty bias, but I can't think of a better one! I bought the complete recordings of FOTR and listen to it often. They are pretty spendy, so I'm still working on getting the next two. They are especially nice to listen to after a rough day at work. Helps me cool down on the drive home!

I have all three and they're absolutely the greatest film score packages ever released. I recommend this book to go along with them, which discusses the music in great detail and also includes a disc of previously unreleased tracks:

http://www.howardshore.com/images/homepage/dabookcover62210.jpg

The Lord of the Rings Symphony has also finally been released on CD, as well. Shore personally adapted his scores into a six part symphony that has been performed all over the world, and they finally got around to releasing a recording of it.

Lots of great stuff out there for those who appreciate Howard Shore's contribution to the trilogy.

[Fritz]

I have all three and they're absolutely the greatest film score packages ever released. I recommend this book to go along with them, which discusses the music in great detail and also includes a disc of previously unreleased tracks:

http://www.howardshore.com/images/homepage/dabookcover62210.jpg

The Lord of the Rings Symphony has also finally been released on CD, as well. Shore personally adapted his scores into a six part symphony that has been performed all over the world, and they finally got around to releasing a recording of it.

Lots of great stuff out there for those who appreciate Howard Shore's contribution to the trilogy.

:goodpost: :exactly: :lecture :clap