I don't care what anyone says...

LOTR: Return of the King was fucking awesome from start to finish.

People can talk up the Two Towers all they want, but it's clearly the second best movie. Clearly.

and your reasons?

Well, the non-stop action-ness of it. The 3-4 different and exciting story-arcs. The resolutions. The blow-off fights.

Not to mention that the scene where the Riders of Rowhan cut through the Orc army like hot knifes through butter is one of the most viscerally enjoyable scenes in movie history.

Someone just finished watching Return of the King on TNT.

Someone lives on the actual west coast and is still watching it.

oh. fuck me.

will someone tell me why the fuck these damned Hogan kids are on my CRT then?

most likely answer: because i'm too drunk and lazy to change the channel from Rock of Love; second most likely answer: because i'm currently on SG

Let him go, you filth.

You will not touch him again!

Oh man. It's the good part*.

I just finished watching Barry Lyndon. God, I wish all period pieces could be like that.

that's like saying you wish all cinema was like Kubrick.

In a weird sort of way, I think I do wish that.

me too.

wanna make out?

Hi there.

Oh, it's The Part!

ok, i'm going to have to accept the rain check on the inevitable repeat of LotR on TNT, in favor of the finale of why Scott Baio is still single at 45 on VH-1 (aka: my future).

This thread was inspired by the butchered network television cut TNT shows?

Shut off the cable box and throw in the Extended edition DVD!

Empire

ooooooooh

blasphemy?

no, not at all. i really don't know if I meant it in agreement w/you, or if I took it as yr challenge towards Subrosa.

i have no idea what is going on.

/watches 2001

haha, I was just referencing Clerks there.

I agree. It is the Empire of the series in that it is the best of the trilogy.

It is clearly the second best of the trilogy.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

Below Fellowship and above Return.

Keith said:

Subrosa said:

People can talk up the Two Towers all they want, but it's clearly the second best movie. Clearly.

It is clearly the second best of the trilogy.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

Below Fellowship and above Return.

A diversion!

I did like how they worked in my favorite detail of that scene -- the Riders screaming "DEATH!!" as they charge, except when I read the book, in my mind it was less of a scream and more grim and intimidating, said in a similar way to when soldiers today go "HUA".

Subrosa said:

Keith said:

Subrosa said:

People can talk up the Two Towers all they want, but it's clearly the second best movie. Clearly.

It is clearly the second best of the trilogy.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

Below Fellowship and above Return.

A diversion!

I can't help it. I've read the books like a dozen times, so to me, Fellowship wins because it takes the least liberties -- because it has the smallest story to tell. But it also nails the mood and the ambience of Tolkien the best, to me, as well. The movies get worse as they go along, in my opinion, because the small changes made earlier start to become cumulative, until you've got Faramir taking the hobbits to Osgiliath(??!) and no scouring of the Shire.