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Topic	I like the Lord of the Rings movies but boy.
Metal_Gear_Raxis 08/06/25 7:20:04 PM #45:	EPR-radar posted... Yeah, there's that. But in defense of the movies, following the books closely wouldn't work in a movie. E.g., people would get bored and leave the theaters before Frodo et al. even get out of the Shire. So some liberties had to be taken. Others were much more optional (and annoying). Eh, even granting this, a lot of the changes were just stupid and baffling. Like man, what did Denethor and Isildur do to Peter Jackson? --- Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts. <cite>Metal_Gear_Raxis posted [p:986018350] in I like the... [t:81023729]...</cite> <quote>EPR-radar posted... </cite><quote>Yeah, there's that.But in defense of the movies, following the books closely wouldn't work in a movie. E.g., people would get bored and leave the theaters before Frodo et al. even get out of the Shire.So some liberties had to be taken. Others were much more optional (and annoying).</quote>Eh, even granting this, a lot of the changes were just stupid and baffling. Like man, what did Denethor and Isildur do to Peter Jackson? --- Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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