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[ramtops]

we watched The Fellowship of the Ring on DVD on Sunday - or, at least, most of it. There were only so many "how we made the movie" things we could take, given that they all seemed to say pretty much the same thing, so we saved some for another time.

Peter Jackson's achievement is monumental, IMO - he made such a good job of translating the book to film. And the locations are stunning - I want to go to New Zealand as soon as we can manage a month off (ho ho).

but I'm sorry - Elijah Wood just doesn't work as Frodo, for me. I find him really irritating ... too wide eyed and innocent. And yes, I KNOW Frodo was wide-eyed and innocent, but Elijah does it wrong. Actually, the only hobbit who did work for me is Ian Holm as Bilbo, and the rest of the casting is spot on.

still a stonking fillum, though - and roll on a) the director's cut in November, and b) The Two Towers in December.

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[mort666.livejournal.com]

Now that is spooky.. I watched the Fellowship of the Ring on DVD on Sunday too..

[wendyg.livejournal.com]

Actually, it wasn't just Elijah Wood that bugged me in the movie -- I hated the way all the hobbits were portrayed. Too cute, too caricatured, and the feet were all wrong. That in particular -- the feet -- drove me nuts. I also hated the way they did the special effects with Galadriel, which smacked of "Hollywoodization".

wg

[mort666.livejournal.com]

I was very unimpressed with the film, I'm glad that I didn't see it at the cinema. At least when watching at home I can do something else to get over the boredom of the film. That and harry potter I hated...

Some of the effects athough nice really doesn't do anything for getting round the hatchett job done by hollywood..

[marypcb.livejournal.com]

I *loved* the film; but the problem with the hobbits for me is that Merry and Pippin became comic relief when in truth they knew all along what was going on and were ready to help. It was Frodo who'd been after the carrots (cue slash moment)