View Poll Results: What would best describe your experience with LOTR?
Read the books before seeing the film
41
65.08%
Saw the film before reading the books
11
17.46%
Saw the film, no need to read the books
3
4.76%
Read the book, no need to see the film
0
0%
This movie was based on a book?
4
6.35%
Twikoff!
4
6.35%
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Did the book come before the movie for you or vice versa?
12-21-02 | 07:51 AM
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Originally posted by Skull
How much did you pay for your books? Planning on getting it soon.
How much did you pay for your books? Planning on getting it soon.
12-22-02 | 11:22 PM
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saw FotR; bought the books. I'm about halfway through FotR (and I've been unemployed 9 months, so I should have read more; c'est la vie). I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
I've seen TTT (just last night) and loved it.
I've come to the point about books and movies where I recognize that they are two completely different mediums, and one cannot be truly transferred to the other (generally book to film) without some sort of compromise or dramatic change. If the spirit is maintained, I think it's okay (so far anyway).
Dune is a good example. Never read the books. Saw Lynch's version and enjoyed the movie for what it was. Bought Sci-Fi version which I had read was closer to the book, but I had no point of reference. Watched the first disc, realized that this was incredibly different from Lynch's version, and decided to read the book before finishing the sci-fi version to know who was scamming who(m?). Finally finished Dune this summer. Sci-Fi version is closer to book, but the book just can't be translated as-is, though the sci-fi movie maintains the tone of the book (at least the first half -- all I've seen so far).
Isn't this why it's so beloved: that it's so complex, awe-inspiring, and full of imagery and everything else that it just can't truly be done justice (unless approved for a $1BB budget and a 20 hour movie -- who'd go through that mess?)... just a thought
I've seen TTT (just last night) and loved it.
I've come to the point about books and movies where I recognize that they are two completely different mediums, and one cannot be truly transferred to the other (generally book to film) without some sort of compromise or dramatic change. If the spirit is maintained, I think it's okay (so far anyway).
Dune is a good example. Never read the books. Saw Lynch's version and enjoyed the movie for what it was. Bought Sci-Fi version which I had read was closer to the book, but I had no point of reference. Watched the first disc, realized that this was incredibly different from Lynch's version, and decided to read the book before finishing the sci-fi version to know who was scamming who(m?). Finally finished Dune this summer. Sci-Fi version is closer to book, but the book just can't be translated as-is, though the sci-fi movie maintains the tone of the book (at least the first half -- all I've seen so far).
Isn't this why it's so beloved: that it's so complex, awe-inspiring, and full of imagery and everything else that it just can't truly be done justice (unless approved for a $1BB budget and a 20 hour movie -- who'd go through that mess?)... just a thought
12-23-02 | 12:29 AM
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My situation has been pretty odd, and none of the poll options applied to me.
My dad is one of the biggest Tolkien/LoTR nuts you will see. He has about 50 different editions of LoTR and The Hobbit, and just about every other work written by or about Tolkien. For as long as I can remember he has tried to convice me to read LoTR, but I just never had the interest. Well, the movies sparked that interest. Last year, before FoTR came out, I bought a copy of the book and tried to read it before seeing the movie. It came slow for me, and I was having a hard time really getting into it. I only got about halfway though it, and I gave up, and just went to see the movie without having finished the first book.
Jump to a year later, just before the release of TTT. I now am EXTREMELY interested in everything Lord of the Rings, and am determined to read it before seeing the movie. So I start from scratch. I re-read the first half of Fellowship, finish the book, and then read all of TTT, all in less than one week (with about three days to spare before the movie opens). This time the story grabbed me, and I couldn't put the things down. I think I finished TTT in three nights (very quick for me). So now after reading FoTR and TTT, and seeing TTT the movie, I am reading RoTK. I started it last night, and I just finished the first half. Let me tell you, I am completely enthralled in the story, and feel like I am a part of Middle Earth. I now understand what my dad has been talking about for nearly 20 years. I think I might go read it right now.
My dad is one of the biggest Tolkien/LoTR nuts you will see. He has about 50 different editions of LoTR and The Hobbit, and just about every other work written by or about Tolkien. For as long as I can remember he has tried to convice me to read LoTR, but I just never had the interest. Well, the movies sparked that interest. Last year, before FoTR came out, I bought a copy of the book and tried to read it before seeing the movie. It came slow for me, and I was having a hard time really getting into it. I only got about halfway though it, and I gave up, and just went to see the movie without having finished the first book.
Jump to a year later, just before the release of TTT. I now am EXTREMELY interested in everything Lord of the Rings, and am determined to read it before seeing the movie. So I start from scratch. I re-read the first half of Fellowship, finish the book, and then read all of TTT, all in less than one week (with about three days to spare before the movie opens). This time the story grabbed me, and I couldn't put the things down. I think I finished TTT in three nights (very quick for me). So now after reading FoTR and TTT, and seeing TTT the movie, I am reading RoTK. I started it last night, and I just finished the first half. Let me tell you, I am completely enthralled in the story, and feel like I am a part of Middle Earth. I now understand what my dad has been talking about for nearly 20 years. I think I might go read it right now.
