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LoneWolfRadTrad

#1755
March 26, 2015, 12:27:36 AM
Quote from: Jacob on March 25, 2015, 05:26:45 PM
Quote from: LoneWolfRadTrad on March 25, 2015, 02:15:03 PM
Battle of the Five Armies.  I've always had a disgust for prequels.  Jackson should've done this, or the Silmarilion before the LOTR trilogy.

I for one am glad PJ will never get his hands on The Silmarillion.

Enough money gets pushed... it'll happen.

Archer

#1756
March 27, 2015, 09:09:12 PM
Quote from: LoneWolfRadTrad on March 25, 2015, 02:15:03 PM
Battle of the Five Armies.  I've always had a disgust for prequels.  Jackson should've done this, or the Silmarilion before the LOTR trilogy.

It was more like watching a video game than a movie. It could have been so good too. One movie with solid acting that stuck to the plot of the book.... But no.
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Rose

#1757
March 28, 2015, 05:34:45 AM
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Archer

#1758
March 28, 2015, 08:12:27 AM
Quote from: Rose on March 28, 2015, 05:34:45 AM


Yes, lol.

Despite what the LOTR purists say, I actually enjoyed the movies.  They probably strayed from Tolkien's vision but at least the plot was relatively in line with the books and there weren't too many added storylines. They made entertaining movies. 

The Hobbit was just poorly done and not even that entertaining to watch, even after trying to forget what it was supposed to represent. PJ definitely  lost his way. 
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Bernadette

#1759
March 28, 2015, 10:21:55 AM
Web Junkie about addiction to online gaming among teenagers in China. Apparently China has declared it a full-on addiction, and built rehab centers all over the country. It was pretty scary, both the idea that someone could be so very addicted, and the "rehab center" itself.
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Jacob

#1760
March 28, 2015, 11:34:08 AM
Quote from: Archer on March 28, 2015, 08:12:27 AM
Quote from: Rose on March 28, 2015, 05:34:45 AM


Yes, lol.

Despite what the LOTR purists say, I actually enjoyed the movies.  They probably strayed from Tolkien's vision but at least the plot was relatively in line with the books and there weren't too many added storylines. They made entertaining movies. 

The Hobbit was just poorly done and not even that entertaining to watch, even after trying to forget what it was supposed to represent. PJ definitely  lost his way.

I think PJ starting with the Battle of Helm's Deep in the second movie just lost all perspective as a director telling a story.  He became a technician mapping out a CGI landscape with little figures and sweeping camera angles.  And then he did it again in the third movie with the Battle of the Pelennor.  I haven't seen any of the Hobbit movies, but everything I've read about it indicates PJ just lost all control of himself.

That's pretty much why I am glad that for now the Tolkien Estate won't be allowing any more movies.
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maryslittlegarden

#1761
March 30, 2015, 08:42:59 AM
Sliding Doors
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Archer

#1762
March 30, 2015, 09:05:11 AM
Quote from: Jacob on March 28, 2015, 11:34:08 AM
I think PJ starting with the Battle of Helm's Deep in the second movie just lost all perspective as a director telling a story.  He became a technician mapping out a CGI landscape with little figures and sweeping camera angles.  And then he did it again in the third movie with the Battle of the Pelennor.  I haven't seen any of the Hobbit movies, but everything I've read about it indicates PJ just lost all control of himself.

That's pretty much why I am glad that for now the Tolkien Estate won't be allowing any more movies.

Tolkien didn't spend a lot of time on the wars and battles.  I haven't read LOTR in about 10 years, but I recall that he discussed them more from the 20,000 foot level rather than spending much time on the intricate maneuvers and details.  After FOTR, PJ seems to have reverted back to his King Kong/horror movie style with lot's of focus on the battles and killing moves. Also, and I haven't read much about it, but the equipment and technical way they filmed The Hobbit made it less realistic and harder to watch; more like a video game.  My opinion.     
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Christknight104

#1763
April 05, 2015, 04:11:50 PM Last Edit: April 05, 2015, 04:15:01 PM by Christknight104
Ida, a very good film, beautifully shot with deep and heavy themes.

It  seems that in general, films with nuns (i.e. The Sound of Music, The Nun's Story, Doubt) are really great.

LausTibiChriste

#1764
April 05, 2015, 04:19:03 PM
Quote from: Christknight104 on April 05, 2015, 04:11:50 PM
Ida, a very good film, beautifully shot with deep and heavy themes.

It  seems that in general, films with nuns (i.e. The Sound of Music, The Nun's Story, Doubt) are really great.

I've seen it too....I thought it was excellent; the cinematography was amazing. But her sleeping with the sax player was stupid
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piabee

#1765
April 05, 2015, 06:08:34 PM
Going Clear

Larry

#1766
April 05, 2015, 07:15:08 PM
DeMille's King of Kings. Not the sappy Jeffrey Hunter version, but the silent with H.B. Warner.
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Clare

#1767
April 06, 2015, 06:25:54 AM
Flash Gordon
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Archer

#1768
April 06, 2015, 07:05:14 AM
Interstellar.

I wanted to like it, but I'm not sure. 
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Jacob

#1769
April 06, 2015, 08:30:36 AM
Some movie I don't remember the name of that starred Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler as a mom and a stranger respectively, the mom hiring the stranger to play dad for her son for a weekend since the real dad is out of the picture.
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