Countdown to Return of the King

[velvetgoldmire]

One month, three days... I can't wait! Seeing the trailer for it on the big screen was mindblowing!

Some insider info: Sauroman will not be in the movie. Christopher Lee had a 7 minute scene which will probably be on te special edition DVD, but didn't fit in the theater release for momentum reasons.

also- only 5 more days until Two Towers Special Edition on DVD!


HUZZAH!

[FunkTribe]

Hopefully this will be A LOT better series ending movie then the last Matrix ....

[nyhope]

Originally posted by FunkTribe
Hopefully this will be A LOT better series ending movie then the last Matrix ....


that is SO not an issue... it's going to be fucking awesome :woot:

[FunkTribe]

I concur .. especially since all three movies were filmed at the same time …

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by FunkTribe
Hopefully this will be A LOT better series ending movie then the last Matrix ....
Putting my vast enjoyment for the Matrix series aside....


Have you read the books? If you liked that and like the way Peter Jackson has portrayed Fellowship and Two Towers, there is nothing to worry about.

[FunkTribe]

Yea, I read the book. Shit ... it the second best selling book aside from the fucking holy bible!

[JOEYd]

no kidding, the MAtrix was made up and fake, so of course they had room to change things and make it suck

However, LOTR is real. No way a made-up story about the future could EVEN compare about a true story about the past! :raveon:

[velvetgoldmire]

29 days to go!!!


However, only one more day until Two Towers Special Edition comes out on DVD! Can't wait!

[Nos]

The Fucking Holy Bible... was that written by Flynt?

[breaks princess]

I'm mad psyched. I just saw the trailer again on a big screen on the previews for Elf this weekend. ROB honey, you need to trek down to Alexandria to see this at the Hoffman theatre.

[velvetgoldmire]

Hmmm... perhaps I shall... for one of my many viewings of it :wink:

[breaks princess]

Seriously consider it. I saw Kill Bill there, and swore I'd never see another movie anywhere else. For Return of the King it's a must.

[DNAgirl]

I'm excited about seeing the last LOTR too.

Weird, I'm fairly sure that The Matrix was based off a book which ended fairly similar to the movie.

[breaks princess]

Unrelated LOTR reference having to do with Tori..

Interviewer: Your daughter's middle name is Lorien. A Lord of the Rings reference?

Tori: I first read the books when I was nine. Then, when I was pregnant, Dunc, our Welsh chef, got me back into it. I'd had three miscarriages, so I really had to take it easy. I went to our little beach house in Florida and read Lord of the Rings again. I was bringing this little girl into the world and I wanted to create a place in her name where she could go, somewhere that was never touched by the malice of the 21st century. I don't know if Loth Lorien is safe, but it's a place that the 21st century can't improve upon. We can try and make movies, but that's just our impressions of it. It lives in the world of stories.

[binger]

:woot:

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by breaks princess
Unrelated LOTR reference having to do with Tori..

Interviewer: Your daughter's middle name is Lorien. A Lord of the Rings reference?

Tori: I first read the books when I was nine. Then, when I was pregnant, Dunc, our Welsh chef, got me back into it. I'd had three miscarriages, so I really had to take it easy. I went to our little beach house in Florida and read Lord of the Rings again. I was bringing this little girl into the world and I wanted to create a place in her name where she could go, somewhere that was never touched by the malice of the 21st century. I don't know if Loth Lorien is safe, but it's a place that the 21st century can't improve upon. We can try and make movies, but that's just our impressions of it. It lives in the world of stories.
That's awesome. The borders of Loth Lorien are safe, except when the enemy predicts you are going there and you're carrying the One Ring.

[Just Charlie]

:raveon:

[empath]

The Matrix is not based on a book, but it does share a LOT of similarities to a comic book by Grant Morrison called The Invisibles...

[badkitty3804]

:giddy:

[DNAgirl]

Originally posted by empath
The Matrix is not based on a book, but it does share a LOT of similarities to a comic book by Grant Morrison called The Invisibles...

Not based off "Neuromancer"? I was told differently.

[uberclkgtr]

*psst* leah, can i borrow that book? puhlease?

[DNAgirl]

Originally posted by uberclkgtr
*psst* leah, can i borrow that book? puhlease?

Of course, your roomie has it too :D I have LOTR too

* back to conversation of LOTR.....

[velvetgoldmire]

The Matrix is based off of many things, including The Invisibles and Neuromancer. There aren't many original concepts in The Matrix (which is why I think a lot of people were disappointed), but the execution of what they did made for some fun movies (attn everyone who didn't like the Matrix: We know you don't like it. I did. Don't turn this into another Matrix thread. Thanks)

Interestingly enough, though, Morrison wanted credit for coming up with the concept for the Matrix, since it was a bit too similar to The Invisibles. When they wouldn't give him any credit, he was pissed, gave what many of the fans of the series consider a half-assed ending, and pretty much said "Fuck you Warner Brothers. Fuck you DC. Here's your book. I'm out." and then left. He's since gone to Marvel, given them the big "Fuck you," and has signed an exclusive deal with DC.

[velvetgoldmire]

To get back on track, tomorrow evening, I'm going to be bleedy Two Towers. New footage, you say? Huzzah!

[uberclkgtr]

new footage for two towers? how?

[velvetgoldmire]

Special Edition, baby! Comes out tomorrow! 3 1/2 hour film, with extra added scenes (and score to go with the scenes), commentary, and background. 4 discs! And... if you get it early enough... a free ticket to Return of the King (if it follows the same method as the Fellowship Special Edition)

[uberclkgtr]

kickass. you going to buy it? i'd like to see it. :cross:

the first installment really benefited from having a longer running time. it was a much more coherent film than the theatrical release.

[velvetgoldmire]

Hellz yes I'm going to buy it! I'll have it tomorrow! I love what they've done with the special editions.

[FunkTribe]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
Special Edition, baby! Comes out tomorrow! 3 1/2 hour film, with extra added scenes (and score to go with the scenes), commentary, and background. 4 discs! And... if you get it early enough... a free ticket to Return of the King (if it follows the same method as the Fellowship Special Edition)


Fuck .. I hate how they do this shit. I already bought it when it came out a few months ago ... and now was to see the special shit :dammit:

[beth]

<---- waiting for the dr. seuss movie.

[DJ MELO]

For you hardcore fans out there, one of my managers at work told me there is a movie theater around here somewhere that is going to show all three movies back to back and ending with the third starting just after midnight. I think I might have to buy tickets.

[velvetgoldmire]

Too late. QAll of the tickets sold out months ago in a matter of hours. But, if you have the cash, I think you can probably get a ticket on ebay for $300. My friend's gf sold her pair for $600.

[DJ MELO]

DAMN! No shit! Now I love the books and movies, but I cant cough up that kind of dough to SIT for like 10 hours or more. PPL pay ME to do that. hehe. But I am there opening day :raveon:

[keokikim02]

:werd: beth... i wanna see Cat in the Hat...
and mos def i'ma go see Return of the King... :badkitty: the last 2 movies...i saw with my cousins up in Jersey.. but i'll be watching with my beaux this year.. :woot:

[velvetgoldmire]

Here's what the new DVD features:

DISCS 1-2: The Feature:

A new version of the second installment includes 43 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 223 minutes) (HUZZAH!)

Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens

Commentary track by the design team

Commentary track by the production/post-production team

Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto

DISCS 3-4: The Appendices:

Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

DISC 3:

Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film

Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth

Storyboards to pre-visualization

Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film

Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship

An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process

Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists

DISC 4:

Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting

Principal photography: Stories from the set

Digital effects including motion capture and the computer program to create the armies of Orcs

Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures

Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos

Post-Production: editing it all together

Sound design demonstration

DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features

Widescreen anamorphic format

Number of discs: 4

[FunkTribe]

The deleted scenes from the first Lord of the Rings movie weren’t all that .. .hence they were deleted. Im assuming the same from the second special dvd.

[velvetgoldmire]

I disagree completely, blasphemizer. They added a lot to the movie (and the world overall), especially for a LOTR nut like me. When I saw the Fellowship in the theaters, I was wondering why Galadriel gave only Frodo his gift, but to none of the others in the fellowship. I was really happy that they put that back in. I dug the extra scenes with Boromir and Aragorn. They really added to the tension between them and made Boromir's death even more potent. The extra scenes they added of the hobbits just being hobbits was fantastic. I loved the song that Pippen and Merry sang in the pub. Personally, I feel that I get more than my money's worth on these extended editions.

[Just Charlie]

I saw the extra shit on two towers, i have the dvd. it was pretty cool, i don't regret spending 4 hours watching it, or however long it is.

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by FunkTribe
The deleted scenes from the first Lord of the Rings movie weren’t all that .. .hence they were deleted.
And actually they were deleted because they had so much footage that they needed to stay to the basic plot. Lord of the Rings is a massive tale, with so much backstory and so many subplots, all of which add to the world. In the first movie, they found that in order to cut it down to a three hour movie, they needed to keep the movie "Frodo-centric". Unless it was essential, anything not having to do with Frodo and the ring had to be left out, or the movie would have been A LOT longer. Peter Jackson was actually very sad that he had to cut a lot of the scenes that were added back into the special edition, but he had to in order to maintain a three hour film.

[FunkTribe]

Actually .... I agree with you about the extra gift scene ... that was pretty cool

[velvetgoldmire]

I bought the extended edition this afternoon and watched a bit of it on my lunch break. I love how the extra and extended scenes add so much to the movie. The scenes that I've seen so far make the movie a lot more fluid, and add a lot of nice detail. I can't wait to go back home and watch some more!

[DNAgirl]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
I disagree completely, blasphemizer. They added a lot to the movie (and the world overall), especially for a LOTR nut like me. When I saw the Fellowship in the theaters, I was wondering why Galadriel gave only Frodo his gift, but to none of the others in the fellowship. I was really happy that they put that back in. I dug the extra scenes with Boromir and Aragorn. They really added to the tension between them and made Boromir's death even more potent. The extra scenes they added of the hobbits just being hobbits was fantastic. I loved the song that Pippen and Merry sang in the pub. Personally, I feel that I get more than my money's worth on these extended editions.

I'd probably enjoy the extended versions more than the ones in the theater. Only because I felt so much was left out in the theater cut. Sounds good.

[jrob]

Originally posted by breaks princess
I'm mad psyched. I just saw the trailer again on a big screen on the previews for Elf this weekend. ROB honey, you need to trek down to Alexandria to see this at the Hoffman theatre.

was Elf good? i really want to see it, but realize it has potential to SUCK!

[velvetgoldmire]

I've heard nothing but good things about Elf. No surprise. Will Ferrell has a hard time not being funny. He's the man.

[empath]

Originally posted by DNAgirl


Not based off &quot;Neuromancer&quot;? I was told differently.

Maybe in tone or style, but not much else. Neuromancer was the first 'cyberpunk' novel. Gibson coined the word 'cyberpace' in it.

Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by millions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts... A graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding... (and this came out in 1984!)

But this was referring to a VR system that symbolized the information in the underlying network. Basically, you jacked into cyberspace or the matrix to hack into computer systems. It wasn't something you were trapped in, it was something you used.

He'd operated on an almost permanent adrenaline high, a byproduct of youth and proficiency, jacked into a custom cyberspace deck that projected his disembodied consciousness into the consensual hallucination that was the matrix.

Also, one of the characters, Molly, has some passing similarities to Trinity.

But in terms of plot, they weren't very similar at all. Neuromancer was basically a detective novel set in the near future, a little philosophical, but not nearly to the extent that matrix was.

So basically, I'd say it was among, many, many, many influences on The Matrix, but not the only, or even the main influence.

[JOEYd]

Originally posted by FunkTribe
The deleted scenes from the first Lord of the Rings movie weren’t all that .. .hence they were deleted. Im assuming the same from the second special dvd.

I must kick you now:yes:

[FunkTribe]

Originally posted by JOEYd


I must kick you now:yes:

Sorry Joey 2 .... maybe the deleted scenes for the second one will be a lot more interesting. Again ... there were a few cool scenes from the first set ... but not enough for me to repurchase the same dvd just for the extra scenes.

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

Originally posted by FunkTribe
The deleted scenes from the first Lord of the Rings movie weren’t all that .. .hence they were deleted. Im assuming the same from the second special dvd.

Oh wow... the scenes were deleted because the already-long movie was too long!! So they took out a few scenes... :shrug: I loved seeing them put back in... it made my day :delirious:

[DNAgirl]

Hey Empath, I've read Neuromancer. There are more things in common between the 2 then just Molly and Trinity.

I also took a class in college dedicated the The Matrix in comparison with The Republic. The class acctually looked at other art and films that dealt with reality. Anyway, I was told that Neuromancer was the basis for The Matrix, and I think it is true. I guess that is just my opinion though.



(I realize there is clear differences between the two as well, but a HELL of a lot of similarities.)

[empath]

Well, there is also the fascination with aliases, and AI's, but there were literally dozens of cyberpunk novels, and all of them dealt with roughly the same themes in the same style. You could probably make as strong a case that The Matrix is based on Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, as you can with Neuromancer

I just think saying Neuromancer is THE basis for The Matrix is a big stretch.

I think you could make a stronger case for The Invisibles, and a couple of non-fiction books:

Robots: Mere Machines to Transcendent Minds, by Hans Moravec , where Moravec specifically talks about the possiblity of our living inside a simulated virtual reality. He also talks about robots as our 'children of the mind' and our rightful evolutionary successors.

and The Age of Spiritiual Machines by Ray Kurzweil covers similar ground.


Plotwise, The Invisibles is MUCH closer than Neuromancer. It was about a band of revolutionaries, led by a bald man, who unplug from a 'reality' that's actually a tool of oppression, and it turns out they're all living in a computer simulation in the end.

There were even very similar scenes, including a jump from a building early on. And thematically, very similar, building off the same references (gnostic christianity, phillip dick, neuromancer, etc). The difference is that The Invisibles was more conspiratorial and drug-influenced, and less computer influenced.

Basically, I see The Matrix as being more like The Invisibles, filtered through Neuromancer, with heaping helpings of Kung Fu movies tossed in for flavor.

A more straightforward interpetation of Neuromancer would have been more like another Keanu Reeves flick-- Johnny Mnemonic, which WAS based on a Gibson story.


I'm not trying to be argumentative, just informative :) I used to love cyberpunk stuff, back when it was new. I see lots of influences, but I just don't see very many direct lifts..

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by Funshine


Oh wow... the scenes were deleted because the already-long movie was too long!! So they took out a few scenes... :shrug: I loved seeing them put back in... it made my day :delirious:
Same here. I think all of the scenes did nothing less but add more to the movie. That's why I wait for the Extended Versions to come out, and pass on buying the regular editions. Plus, on the Fellowship SE DVD, there's an Easter Egg of the Jack Black/Sarah Michelle Geller MTV Movie Awards bit, which is hilarious. I'm hoping that there's an Easter Egg on the Two Towers one of Gollum's acceptance speech. That was a laugh riot.

[DNAgirl]

Originally posted by empath

Basically, I see The Matrix as being more like The Invisibles, filtered through Neuromancer, with heaping helpings of Kung Fu movies tossed in for flavor.

I agree with you. I just believe they ended the same.

I haven't read The Invisibles yet, but I eventually will.

I would love to continue to talk about this but Rob would kill me if we hijack his thread.

[JOEYd]

Originally posted by FunkTribe


Sorry Joey 2 .... maybe the deleted scenes for the second one will be a lot more interesting. Again ... there were a few cool scenes from the first set ... but not enough for me to repurchase the same dvd just for the extra scenes.


what about the 30+ hours of extra behind-the-scenes footage.

I guess you just are not as much of a nerd as me. I bought the original DVD, then I got the extended one as well after it came out, and now I will buy the extended Two Towers one.... And then they'll brolly come out with some like 20 DVD huge boxed set next year and I'll get that too....

<--- LOTR nerd

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by empath



I think you could make a stronger case for The Invisibles, and a couple of non-fiction books:


I was talking to some people at work about this today, about their opinions. While there are similarities, there's a reason why Grant Morrison lost his case... there are too many differences between the Matrix and the Invisibles. There are elements of the stories that are similar (if not identical), but The Invisibles (past volume 1) is much more conceptual than it is an actual story, and at the base, the stories are different.

[empath]

Originally posted by DNAgirl


I agree with you. I just believe they ended the same.

I haven't read The Invisibles yet, but I eventually will.

I would love to continue to talk about this but Rob would kill me if we hijack his thread.

Well the end of Neuromancer was Case letting wintermute and Neuromancer escape from the artificial reality created by humans to enslave them, and they merged with the matrix, becoming, essentially, the consciousness of the internet. I think they also contacted another consciousness from another planet.

The end of The Matrix was the humans being released from the atificial reality created by computers to enslave them. Actually, the exact opposite ending, now that I think about it. Nifty.

but, yeah.. no more matrix talk in the LotR thread..

[empath]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire

I was talking to some people at work about this today, about their opinions. While there are similarities, there's a reason why Grant Morrison lost his case... there are too many differences between the Matrix and the Invisibles. There are elements of the stories that are similar (if not identical), but The Invisibles (past volume 1) is much more conceptual than it is an actual story, and at the base, the stories are different.

well

A) Grant Morrison never actually sued, so he didn't lose the case.

B) I don't think it was based on The Invisibles, either. I was just pointing out there are other works that influenced The Matrix just as much if not more than Neuromancer

[velvetgoldmire]

True
a) He tried to sue, but the lawyers at Warner Brothers never let it get to that level, especially since you can't copywrite a concept

b) I completely agree. It had a lot of influences, including Nueromancer and The Invisibles. Neither of which is related to Lord of the Rings.



btw- 28 days and counting. We're in the home stretch here, people!

Some nice extra features in the movie so far are the Uruk-Hai meeting Sauron's orcs after kidnapping Merry and Pippin, and a nice bit of extention on the scene where they talk about eating them, a great exchange with Gollum Frodo & Sam while they are travelling the dead marshes (nice bit of play on the length of that journey), an extended exchange with Gandalf Aragorn Legolas & Gimli, and the drinking of the Ent Draught... and so much more to come!

What I'm really waiting for is the Extended Version of Return of the King. I'm planning to take a full day and do nothing but watch them all back-to-back-to-back. That's a good 10-11 hours of nothing but Lord of the Rings geek-out time. HUZZAH!

[DNAgirl]

Originally posted by empath


Well the end of Neuromancer was Case letting wintermute and Neuromancer escape from the artificial reality created by humans to enslave them, and they merged with the matrix, becoming, essentially, the consciousness of the internet. I think they also contacted another consciousness from another planet.

The end of The Matrix was the humans being released from the atificial reality created by computers to enslave them. Actually, the exact opposite ending, now that I think about it. Nifty.


Acctually, I got from the end of Neuromancer that they were released (the good and bad half...in other words Neo and Smith, ) and released into the Matrix..in a way resetting things back to the beginning in a way. Because not all things were acctually resolved. When I left the book I realized all systems will go towards chaos, fix itself (wintermute trying to help case destroy the program) and start over again.

I felt the end of the matrix and the whole last film reflected Neuromancer in many aspects...one being that things will go back to the beginning and start over again until a resolution needed to be made again.

But, these again are my views. I now realize others probably didnt make any of the connections I did.

[Webslinger]

All I have to say this should be the redeemer for the Trilogies of late. I have zero faith that Stars Wars will actually put any money into the acting in the next one. Seems that about 98% of all people were pissed about the Matrix. Hopefully this last LOTR will dominate all.

[velvetgoldmire]

FYI- Two Towers extended version kicks all kinds of ass! In the theaters, I liked Fellowship better then Two Towers (although I loved Two Towers), but I like the Extneded Version of Two Towers betterthan the one of Fellowship. A LOT more of exposition on Faramir is included, having it make more sense why they changed the movie from the book. In the book, Faramir knows of the evil of the ring and lets Frodo and Sam go. In the movie, he takes them to Osciliath to have them taken to Denother (his father and the Steward of Gondor). You also get introduced to Denother in the Extended Version in Faramir's flashback that also has Boromir in it! Plus, three extra scenes at the end, the out-of-place-from-the-book-but-extremely-well-placed-in-the-movie debut of Old Man Willow and a bit of Tom Bombadil shines through Treebeard. All this and more!

[FunkTribe]

Are you a promoter for the Lord of the ring series? If not .. you should be ….. im on bestbuy.com right now contemplating owning the both the extended and original two towers … :dammit:

[velvetgoldmire]

Lol... no I'm not, although yes I should be. I'm a huge fan of the series, a huge fan of Peter Jackson, and the films are some of the best work I've ever seen from the film industry. The third disc's overview of how they made Gollum made me even more irritated that Andy Seirkis didn't get nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Award.

Incidentaly, this week, it's only $24.99 at Best Buy. A great deal for what it gives you!

[FunkTribe]

you forgot to say "order now why supplies last" … “or .. just call the number at the bottom of your screen”

[velvetgoldmire]

That's cause I ain't gettin no payday from those fuckers! I just think that everyone should experience the movie magic. *goofy goth pose*

[Dizardak]

Extended Edition rules all. Can't wait to see it in the theater after extended fotr and then Return. I'm fucking pumped and it's still like 4 weeks away. Best movies ever made. Period. No Contest. End of conversation.

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

Originally posted by JOEYd



what about the 30+ hours of extra behind-the-scenes footage.

I guess you just are not as much of a nerd as me. I bought the original DVD, then I got the extended one as well after it came out, and now I will buy the extended Two Towers one.... And then they'll brolly come out with some like 20 DVD huge boxed set next year and I'll get that too....

<--- LOTR nerd

:hifive: And that's why you rock, Joey... I'll probably be doing the same thing :yes:

[Webslinger]

Trilogy Tuesday is all I have to say about that.

[Article One]

Originally posted by nyhope



that is SO not an issue... it's going to be fucking awesome :woot:


Originally posted by FunkTribe
I concur .. especially since all three movies were filmed at the same time …


and not to mention there really isnt too much mystery as to an ending...i mean, the books were written a long time ago. so he doesnt have TOO much creative influence as far as storyline goes.

[velvetgoldmire]

But how he portrays them is extremely creative.

The most common phrase heard in any showing of and of Lord of the Rings movies during a first viewing "Wooooooooow!" :drool:

[velvetgoldmire]

http://www.pvponline.com/archive/2002/pvp20020325.gif... for Fellowship of the Rings

http://www.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/images/comics/DorkTower225.jpg... for Two Towers


Soon to come... for Return of the King :D

22 days and counting! HUZZAH!

[velvetgoldmire]

Read Newsweek's coverage of Return of the King. Click on the tumbnails, and the pages are perfectly readable. The story includes a map of the courses for the various groups of parties. Excellent article!

http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/1162

[Kuro]

I think you're a little too into the whole Lord of the Rings thing, Rob.

[uberclkgtr]

:haha:

you both are dorks. though i still want to see the extended version of two towers. :cross:

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

I can't wait to see the Return of the King :yes:

:woot:

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

Originally posted by uberclkgtr
though i still want to see the extended version of two towers. :cross:

I bought that movie and alllmost didn't make it out to last week's Cubik.... :afterbuzz: That movie rocked!

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by uberclkgtr
:haha:

you both are dorks. though i still want to see the extended version of two towers. :cross:
What day is a good day for you to chill and watch it?

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by Kuro
I think you're a little too into the whole Lord of the Rings thing, Rob.
The Dark Fire will not avail you, Walker. YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!

[DRG420]

My Dad just got the extended Two Towers
I'll watch it right before the third comes

[badkitty3804]

I think I need a little sit down session to refresh on the past two movies. Looks like a 'bottle of champagne and LOTR 1+2' night for me coming up :D

[velvetgoldmire]

You should watch it now. And then watch the making-of discs. And then watch the movie with the cast commentary. And then watch the movie with the director/writers commentary. What's wrong with you?!

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by badkitty3804
I think I need a little sit down session to refresh on the past two movies. Looks like a 'bottle of champagne and LOTR 1+2' night for me coming up :D
Have you seen the extended editions yet, Em? You should :D

[Dizardak]

Extended kicks ass for no other reason tahn merry and pippin finding barrells of :spliff: at the end :D

[Dizardak]

oh, and 21 days till the marathon

[badkitty3804]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire

Have you seen the extended editions yet, Em? You should :D

:no:

Not yet.

[Gizmo]

my friend is retarded. He bought LOTR 1 when it came out on DVD, then when LOTR 2 came out he bought the 2-disk set (including another copy of LOTR 1) and now, when the third movie comes out, he's most likely going to buy the Giant Spectacular 3 disk set and when the dust clears he'll have 2 copies of LOTR 2 and THREE copies of LOTR 1. Why?

Because he's a dumbass.

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by badkitty3804


:no:

Not yet.
Good thing for you that you know people who own them :wink: :D

[badkitty3804]

hahah...You're like a dealer.

*slaps vein*

[velvetgoldmire]

First hit's on me!

[Webslinger]

Originally posted by Gizmo
my friend is retarded. He bought LOTR 1 when it came out on DVD, then when LOTR 2 came out he bought the 2-disk set (including another copy of LOTR 1) and now, when the third movie comes out, he's most likely going to buy the Giant Spectacular 3 disk set and when the dust clears he'll have 2 copies of LOTR 2 and THREE copies of LOTR 1. Why?

Because he's a dumbass.

Simma down now I have the First one then the extended version. I am going to the the same with the Second I already have the second but the extend will also be added to my collection here soon. I see nothing worng with this..... I am almost obsessed.

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

Originally posted by Dizardak
Extended kicks ass for no other reason tahn merry and pippin finding barrells of :spliff: at the end :D

:hifive: I laughed my ass off at the end......

[Nos]

I hope I don't pass out during the 6 hour fight scene in this one. War drums have a soothing effect on me.

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

Do they really?? :delirious:

I can't wait... who's down for a movie marathon with me?? I got both extended movies :yes:

[crank]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
You should watch it now. And then watch the making-of discs. And then watch the movie with the cast commentary. And then watch the movie with the director/writers commentary. What's wrong with you?!

:FUBAR:

[velvetgoldmire]

There are two other commentaries, plus an easter egg of Gollum's acceptance speech at the MTV Movie Awards.

[crank]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
plus an easter egg of Gollum's acceptance speech at the MTV Movie Awards.

where do you find it?

[velvetgoldmire]

On the first disc, go to screen selection, arrow down to the final chapter on the disc (30, I think), and that the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, a ring will appear. Click on that and laugh heartily.

[Gizmo]

what happens if I don't laugh heartily?

[Dizardak]

i watched that gollum speach again and remembered it being a lot funnier the first time *shrug* - note elijah wood mouthing "that was fucking awesome" at the very end

[velvetgoldmire]

Oh, you will.

[crank]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
On the first disc, go to screen selection, arrow down to the final chapter on the disc (30, I think), and that the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, a ring will appear. Click on that and laugh heartily.

Thanks!

[LadyJ]

Originally posted by breaks princess
Unrelated LOTR reference having to do with Tori..

Interviewer: Your daughter's middle name is Lorien. A Lord of the Rings reference?

Tori: I first read the books when I was nine. Then, when I was pregnant, Dunc, our Welsh chef, got me back into it. I'd had three miscarriages, so I really had to take it easy. I went to our little beach house in Florida and read Lord of the Rings again. I was bringing this little girl into the world and I wanted to create a place in her name where she could go, somewhere that was never touched by the malice of the 21st century. I don't know if Loth Lorien is safe, but it's a place that the 21st century can't improve upon. We can try and make movies, but that's just our impressions of it. It lives in the world of stories.
I went to HS with a girl named Lorien :thumbsup:

[znrg3k]

LOTR! LOTR! nuff said

[velvetgoldmire]

*cough cough*


AHEM!

TWWOOOO WEEEEEKS
http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/reviews/totalrecallarnolddisguise2.jpg

[Dizardak]

haha, how long you been waiting to use this one?

[velvetgoldmire]

Believe it or not, it just popped in my head as I was typing it.

[Dizardak]

well kudos to u for referencing my fav Arnold movie :thumbsup:

[velvetgoldmire]

It had to be done :D

[Dizardak]

u got marathon tix right?

[velvetgoldmire]

No... I could not get off for Trilogy Tuesday. But, I'm going to make up for it by watching the DVDs of the Fellowship and Two Towers Extended Editions before I hit the theater.

My roomate, the bastard, got free tickets... balcony seating.

[Dizardak]

he is a bastard. i got tix for the uptown although i wish i bought more. they're selling for like $300 a pair on ebay...that would have been a good investment

[velvetgoldmire]

My friend's girlfriend sold her pair for $600! He was at first pissed when he found out she sold them, then found out how much she got, and was like "Oh... ok... that makes sense."

[velvetgoldmire]

A friend of mine just saw Return of the King this morning. He said that it was his favorite of the series, and is his pick for Picture of the Year. I got a few comparative notes from the book to the film (since there is so much that happens)... and without giving anything away, it sounds simply amazing! Eight more days to go! Well... 7 if you count those bastards with Trilogy Tuesday tickets, or the midnight showing.


Sooooooo excited!

[the sex molesters]

i got tix for the first showing (well in fred. at least) on wednesday. 11:00 AM. i'm so excited. :D

[velvetgoldmire]

Apparently, the cinematic *drool* factor is through the roof on this one!

[the sex molesters]

oh i'm already :drool: ing

[velvetgoldmire]

An excerpt from the Time Magazine review (keep in mind that Time is usually a very anti-fantasy magazine):

"The second half of the film elevates all the story elements to Beethovenian crescendo. Here is an epic with literature's depth and opera's splendor — and one that could be achieved only in movies. What could be more terrific?"

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

:woot:

So excited!

[the sex molesters]

i'm :drool: ing even more now.

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:

[FunkTribe]

I heard people are paying out the ass to get tickets for the opening showing

[znrg3k]

watch a pirated copy come out before it's even in theatres :x
i only watch in theatres though :D HOFFMAN rocks! *worth the drive* *i should try to get advance tickets*

[velvetgoldmire]

WOO HOO!!! I've got my ticket! Tuesday, 12:01 am! I'm through the looking glass! Black is white and white is black!

4 DAYS AND COUNTING!!! HUZZAH!

[THE DJ iLLusion]

FUCK YEA!

I cant wait to see sam battle in shelob's lair!!!!
http://erling.hiof.no/kristin/lotrbilder/shelob.jpg

[Article One]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
WOO HOO!!! I've got my ticket! Tuesday, 12:01 am! I'm through the looking glass! Black is white and white is black!

4 DAYS AND COUNTING!!! HUZZAH!


:raveon:

id get mine ahead of time, but i know ill be able to just walk in that night at like 11:30 and still get a ticket. toms river is cool like that. or uncool, depending on how you look at it.


Originally posted by THE DJ iLLusion
FUCK YEA!

I cant wait to see sam battle in shelob's lair!!!!


yea, that should be pretty badass. im kinda disappointed that they show her in the previews...if you havent read the books or no one had told you what happens, thats a pretty badass and trippy surprise to get while at the movie.

[velvetgoldmire]

I agree Doug. Part of me was blown away and another part was disappointed, because I wanted to see that part only in theaters. But, to those who don't know Shelob, it doesn't make that much of a difference. Unless they read up til this point.

What I'm looking most forward to- Merry & Pippen becoming utter badasses. The name of the book should have been changed from Return of the King to Merry & Pippen Strike Back.

btw- TOMORROW NIGHT FOR ME!!! ONE DAY!! (and only a mere couple of hours for you fuckers who got Trilogy Tuesday tickets)

[LadyJ]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
(and only a mere couple of hours for you fuckers who got Trilogy Tuesday tickets)
Did anyone on here actually get these?:jealous:

[velvetgoldmire]

I think Aaron and Lauren did... anyone else?

[tigermomma]

*yay*
Dan has purchased our tickets...I was kinda scared that they would be sold out before we could get them.

*dances*

[velvetgoldmire]

When are you going to see the movie event of a lifetime, Kristen?

[tigermomma]

Wednesday at 6:01 at Ballston.

:neener:

*edit* didnt catch the "Tuesday" part of your post.&nbsp; You have us all beat.&nbsp; :crying2:

[velvetgoldmire]

:D Few are as fanatic about this as I am. It's infectuous. Be careful. Besides, there are some who are going to catch it before me.

Check this out: my roomate's friend, who puts together all of the press and special screenings in the Baltimore area, bought, as a Christmas gift, not just a ticket for 20 of his friends for Trilogy Tuesday, but he also rented them out the balcony seating. Merry Christmas indeed!

[LadyJ]

That is the MOST AMAZING GIFT EVER!!!!!!!:badkitty:

*comes to when I realize that I will not be in the balcony for Trilogy Tuesday*

[nyhope]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
I think Aaron and Lauren did... anyone else?



:afterbuzz: lauren's back was not going to make it through 12 hours of movie watching.

aaron (dizardak) his roomate and another friend of mine are going. they are packing snacks and provisions for their extended stay at the uptown.


oh for those in the know... i am working on getting the "advance" copy of this like i did with LOTR 2. :wink:

[tigermomma]

Its like a cult.


I feel like such a poser

[Joigazm]

I got to see a special sneek preview with this volunteer org that I'm with on the 3rd.

THIS MOVIE TOTALLY BLEW MY MIND. I LOVED IT FROM BEGINNING TO END. IT WAS INCREDIBLE AND THE GREATEST MOVIE EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!

Anyways, It's a ten hankie movie at least. Be prepared. Action = :owned:

[LadyJ]

Originally posted by nyhope
:afterbuzz: lauren's back was not going to make it through 12 hours of movie watching.

*gasp* Shame on you! It's good to hear that people who are psyched about 12 hours of movie watching have the opportunity though.

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by nyhope




:afterbuzz: lauren's back was not going to make it through 12 hours of movie watching.

aaron (dizardak) his roomate and another friend of mine are going. they are packing snacks and provisions for their extended stay at the uptown.


oh for those in the know... i am working on getting the &quot;advance&quot; copy of this like i did with LOTR 2. :wink:
My roomate will probably also. But my true treat will be the (probably) 4+ hour long extended edition. Lauren should go and see it in theaters this weekend. :wink:

and, after reading Lauren's title, I am going to begin referring to her as "babe" because I'm mad cool.

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by tigermomma
Its like a cult.


I feel like such a poser
But we are a loving and inviting cult. I can teach you the ways... oh yes. You can learn too. Let's start from the beginning.

"There once was a hole, and in this hole lived a hobbit..."

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by Joigazm
I got to see a special sneek preview with this volunteer org that I'm with on the 3rd.

THIS MOVIE TOTALLY BLEW MY MIND. I LOVED IT FROM BEGINNING TO END. IT WAS INCREDIBLE AND THE GREATEST MOVIE EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!

Anyways, It's a ten hankie movie at least. Be prepared. Action = :owned:
http://www.oscar.com/images/teaser/oscar_1.jpg

[cleophite]

rob, rob, we're going to see it tomorrow! huzzah! :eddie:

[Joigazm]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire

http://www.oscar.com/images/teaser/oscar_1.jpg


Without a doubt in my mind. ROTK will own the Oscars.

[velvetgoldmire]

You know it!! HUZZAH! Bring your tissues, cause this is going to be beautiful. Like touching the lips of God.

Hmmm... maybe it is like a cult afterall... ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[nyhope]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire

My roomate will probably also. But my true treat will be the (probably) 4+ hour long extended edition. Lauren should go and see it in theaters this weekend. :wink:

and, after reading Lauren's title, I am going to begin referring to her as &quot;babe&quot; because I'm mad cool.

rob you are such a :bigpimp: and since you are THAT cool... permission is granted.

oh and i am going to try and see it before i leave for belize. :D

[velvetgoldmire]

Babe, I'm going to make it a mission that you do see it before you leave for belize! When do you leave for belize? Is that, like, a good place to get a hot dog?

[nyhope]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire
Babe, I'm going to make it a mission that you do see it before you leave for belize! When do you leave for belize? Is that, like, a good place to get a hot dog?


sunday- i'm going on a cruise with the fam. (four of us will leave, one will be overboard about 4 hours later)

and i have no idea... barrett said it's a good place to scuba dive :shrug:

[tigermomma]

Originally posted by velvetgoldmire

But we are a loving and inviting cult. I can teach you the ways... oh yes. You can learn too. Let's start from the beginning.

"There once was a hole, and in this hole lived a hobbit..."

&nbsp;

There are so many ways that I could twist this into innuendos, but I will refrain since you are so passionate about it.

*gives over to cult force*

[cleophite]

Originally posted by nyhope


rob you are such a :bigpimp: and since you are THAT cool... permission is granted.

oh and i am going to try and see it before i leave for belize. :D i am going to sneak in your luggage and come with you. just thought i'd give you a heads up :glcaroline:

[nyhope]

Originally posted by cleophite
i am going to sneak in your luggage and come with you. just thought i'd give you a heads up :glcaroline:

:woot:

definitely fine by me! you'll have to share my bed though :wink:


renee and jrob asked my mom if there was financial aid available for this trip. :afterbuzz:

[cleophite]

ahhh, one step ahead of me :doh:

that's seriously awesome though! a cruise to belize in the middle of winter. le sigh.

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by tigermomma


&amp;nbsp;

There are so many ways that I could twist this into innuendos, but I will refrain since you are so passionate about it.

*gives over to cult force*
Twist away. Such are the ways of the cult.

[velvetgoldmire]

Originally posted by nyhope



sunday- i'm going on a cruise with the fam. (four of us will leave, one will be overboard about 4 hours later)

and i have no idea... barrett said it's a good place to scuba dive :shrug:
Leaving on Sunday, eh? Isn't there a kick ass theater in DC... and a Saturday showing is just what the doctor ordered. Hell, I'll come down to see it in that huge theater. :D

[nyhope]

Originally posted by cleophite
ahhh, one step ahead of me :doh:

that's seriously awesome though! a cruise to belize in the middle of winter. le sigh.

i shall bring you back sunshine, happiness, and duty free alcohol!

:smooch:

[cleophite]

:affection:

[Dizardak]

19 hours and counting. And the theater u're thinking of Rob is the Uptown. that's where I got my tix for tomorrow at. it's balcony, seats about 350 maybe ;shrug: