tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873069687795845648.post6095519194280948784..comments2023-05-23T18:48:01.354+10:00Comments on cinema of nobody: The Lord of the Ringsnobodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873069687795845648.post-72969566338204063652008-06-29T12:27:00.000+10:002008-06-29T12:27:00.000+10:00Ah, you're all too kind by half.To be honest I lik...Ah, you're all too kind by half.<BR/><BR/>To be honest I liked this film. I know it's dreadful but those cavalry charges at the end knocked me out of my chair. It was really something. But to view anything Hollywood does in isolation is a mistake. We're meant to do that sure, but Hollywood doesn't work that way. It has an agenda. Always.<BR/><BR/>And kikz, that's the nicest thing anyone ever said to me. Don't do it again or I might go getting a swell head. Like I said to annemarie way back when, compliments make me uncomfortable, ha ha.<BR/><BR/>As for AM, hey matey. Well rugby union is a much more even competition than, say, the cricket. The biggies right now are Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and England. And the French are very good and have this mad habit of pulling rabbits out of hats and killing giants with them. There's a graphic mixed metaphor for you, ha ha.<BR/><BR/>Australia and France both have new coaches and lots of new players in their teams so they were both unknown quantities. And subsequently it was a scrappy game and neither side really had their act together. Australia won but didn't impress hugely. The old man was a bit grumpy and talked fondly of the old days. But we enjoyed it well enough.<BR/><BR/>Hey anon, dimension it ; ) Grab a moniker mate and pile in anytime.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873069687795845648.post-1123954096178711822008-06-29T07:15:00.000+10:002008-06-29T07:15:00.000+10:00great job noby:)you're so gifted as a writer:)i to...great job noby:)<BR/><BR/>you're so gifted as a writer:)<BR/><BR/>i too remb strong feelings of love i had for this epic, in high school. one of my kids has read the books, she started w/the hobbit in the 2nd grade:)<BR/>tough read for sure.. i told her she'd probably want a revisit later in life:)<BR/>i've only read them twice... but my love for tolki's has not dimmed over the years.. <BR/><BR/>of course the kids loved the movies, as did i, even in explaining that huge swaths of storyline were swept away by its being brought to film.<BR/><BR/>i too remb the feelings post 911 viewing these.<BR/><BR/>they made me cry rembn'g the world as it had been, or what i thought it had been, when i had read the stories as a teen, and how much the world seem'd to've changed for the worse so quickly.<BR/><BR/>i'd felt very alone and cut off after 911, living here in what felt like a firebase incountry of some enemy the north40 of dallas proper, dark heart of the evil empire west...bush country... and longed for a gandalf and a band of compatriots (other than my small family) w/which to weather the storms to come.<BR/>the enemy to me seem'd to be everywhere and nowhere, invisible yet omnipresent.. i still feel that in darker days, especially when the news of the world reflects the ugliness my country has exponentially become since my awakening.<BR/><BR/>the only stand i sometimes feel i can make is akin to gandalf on that precipice w/the flame demon. i know i can't stop it, but i can maybe hold it at bay, long enough for those i love to escape. that's the hope.. anyway.<BR/><BR/>the epic is a boy's club to be sure, but <BR/>i did enjoy the strong but miniscule female influences, Arwen, Galandriel & especially Eowyn..... and of course my girls appreciated their strengths :)<BR/><BR/>great review noby:)kikzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647064395400783134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873069687795845648.post-84625020148531650102008-06-29T07:07:00.000+10:002008-06-29T07:07:00.000+10:00Now that I read your review. I have noticed how th...Now that I read your review. I have noticed how the good guys were all White and Orcs were Non-Whites. <BR/><BR/>Hmmm, one thinks of War on Terror. OR Native American vs White American Wars.<BR/><BR/>Notice how Non-Whites(Orcs) are portrayed as savages who cannot be reasoned with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873069687795845648.post-12485584737180646062008-06-29T05:59:00.000+10:002008-06-29T05:59:00.000+10:00Whoo-hoo! I have not read your article and I have...Whoo-hoo! I have not read your article and I have my finger crossed that i will like it (since you said I may not like it)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873069687795845648.post-7548709263107742552008-06-29T04:37:00.000+10:002008-06-29T04:37:00.000+10:00I read LOTR as an adolescent, many moons ago. Only...I read LOTR as an adolescent, many moons ago. Only read it once, and (curiously) don't really recall much of it. Was it something I was smoking or what...hmmm? <BR/><BR/>But I do remember enjoying it, the story, wayy back then. Mayhaps one day, I'll give it a re-read, if I'm so inclined. <BR/><BR/>But the second I heard about the movie, I knew what/how it was going to be! Then the massive hype followed. Did not, would not see it. Then one night husband and I rented it, deciding to give it a chance...and we couldn't get past more than an hour or so of it. blecch. Hated it. It was as I had guessed/feared. Natch we haven't even given the sequels a look-see.<BR/><BR/>In any case this is a great, concise review/analysis. I've really enjoyed this, I have. It wouldn't be accurate or fair to call these merely movie reviews since they're so much more. Ta for that.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if dead artists actually turn in their graves when others badly interpret or misinterpret their works? Maybe they simply return to haunt those others for a lifetime or two? I know I would. haha ;)<BR/><BR/>Latah mite,<BR/><BR/>Have fun watching the French/Aussie match thingy, with yer Pa. Me, I'm rooting for the underdog. So which team is that? Ah needs to know, else I'll only be able to shout, "go team, go!" !<BR/><BR/>hahaannemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839321588685752060noreply@blogger.com