Lord of the Rings - Part II
To all the folks out there who have read the three books I was wondering . . . is there anything in any of the movies that was changed/interpreted differently from the books that really didn't sit well with you? For some it was the exclusion of Tom Bombadil, or the whole Arwen thing.
Being a book person I generally don't like the movie versions of books (the movie version of John Irving's The Cider House Rules . . . no no no) with the possible exception of Jurassic Park (very cool to see the CGI dinosaurs although the book was obviously much more scientific) and I started reading the books after I saw The Two Towers. I didn't like that in the movie it seemed like Faramir was holding Frodo and Sam hostage, which was not how it was like in the book at all, or that Treebeard and the Ents seemed like these hapless creatures whereas in the book they were much wiser.
Did anything really bother you (besides this post
)? Please bear in mind that some may not have seen the third movie yet (like me).
(BTW, I thought this was kinda a cool site
. Takes a while to load, though).
Being a book person I generally don't like the movie versions of books (the movie version of John Irving's The Cider House Rules . . . no no no) with the possible exception of Jurassic Park (very cool to see the CGI dinosaurs although the book was obviously much more scientific) and I started reading the books after I saw The Two Towers. I didn't like that in the movie it seemed like Faramir was holding Frodo and Sam hostage, which was not how it was like in the book at all, or that Treebeard and the Ents seemed like these hapless creatures whereas in the book they were much wiser.
Did anything really bother you (besides this post
)? Please bear in mind that some may not have seen the third movie yet (like me).(BTW, I thought this was kinda a cool site
. Takes a while to load, though).
I really don't like what Sam, Legolas and the ents look like in the movies. Legolas looks fabulous, Sam and the ents just plain stupid. And yeah, the whole Arwen thing is a bit silly. As for the exclusion of Tom Bombadil, it's propably only a good thing.
Many characters in the LOTR movies look like something I didn't imagine them like at all, (and a bit stupid too) but not as greatly as in most movies based on books.
After all that is the main reason why I don't like such movies, watching them is like if someone would take the world you're used to know away from you and change it into something totally different.
Many characters in the LOTR movies look like something I didn't imagine them like at all, (and a bit stupid too) but not as greatly as in most movies based on books.
After all that is the main reason why I don't like such movies, watching them is like if someone would take the world you're used to know away from you and change it into something totally different.
"For some it was the exclusion of Tom Bombadil,"
Yeah, shame on that, Tom rules
"besides this post "
Oh, this post doesn't bother me at all
But about the second book and movie. In the movie Haldir comes with some elves to defend Helms Deep. This isn't in the book. Also the part with the Wargs before the elves has been made up.
Yeah, shame on that, Tom rules
"besides this post
"Oh, this post doesn't bother me at all
But about the second book and movie. In the movie Haldir comes with some elves to defend Helms Deep. This isn't in the book. Also the part with the Wargs before the elves has been made up.
