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Aug. 13th, 2002 11:21 amwe 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.
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.
