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Just watched the extended edition of The Two Towers.


Good things: Gimli, Merry & Pippin, Faramir, and even Boromir receive better treatment. All are still mutated from the book, but particularly the brothers from Gondor at least get some reason behind their actions. Revealing that Aragorn is 87 was also a nice touch, although he doesn't particularly act it, and in fact the whole cast comes off as too young in many ways.

Things about which I am neutral: Theodred's funeral and the forest coming to Helm's Deep are both good enough things to put in that I don't really feel like the time was wasted, but they didn't make the movie dramatically better or worse. Oddly, the end cut after the funeral was the most notable of a few times when I thought the editing in this version was actually choppier than the theatrical one.

Bad things: Boromir shouldn't be sent to Rivendell specifically to get the ring; that's just wrong. Theoden's exorcism is even more annoying this time, with a protracted argument between Saruman and Gandalf to give them another chance to butt heads.

All around, the additions were somewhat helpful but mostly little bits here and there that made the film fuller, rather than better. I'm not really surprised by this since, unlike Fellowship, the irritants in this film were more from addition than elision. Still a decent movie, though.

Date: 2003-11-28 07:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] its-just-me.livejournal.com
You have to admit, (however out of period the terminology was) The scene where Gimli, says "I have my axe buried in his central nervous system!!" was hysterical.

Date: 2003-11-30 06:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] its-just-me.livejournal.com
LOL!! I loved it!!

Umm....who are you? (polite smile)

Date: 2003-11-30 03:18 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] perspicuity.livejournal.com
moi? just this person, on the friends list. perhaps a suspect like person, nee elboid nee this and that. nothing to see. move along, move along.

Date: 2003-11-30 03:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] its-just-me.livejournal.com
ummmmmmm.........yeah. Suspect, eh? Suspect you say...WHERE WERE YOU ON THE NIGHT OF THE 5th!! WHO IS THE EMPORER OF THE PLANET TRALFAZZ??!! WHY ARE WE HERE AND WHERE ARE MY UNDERPANTS??!! HMM? HMM??? WELL???

Date: 2003-11-30 03:40 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] perspicuity.livejournal.com
alleged suspect. 5th of bourbon. my ambassador said "no comment". if i told you you would explode again. under the corner dresser where they were torn off in a fit of passion. you'll have to speak to the ambassador about that one.

Date: 2003-11-30 03:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] its-just-me.livejournal.com
I think I'll keep you.

Date: 2003-11-30 05:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] learnedax.livejournal.com
[livejournal.com profile] perspicuity just is, and we like it that way. Sometimes the nom de journal gets confused with another friend of mine (http://www.perspicuity.com), but no worries.

Date: 2003-11-30 05:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] its-just-me.livejournal.com
Nom de Journal, or Nom de JOUR Naaallll?

Date: 2003-11-30 05:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] learnedax.livejournal.com
That was one of the best additions, and one which I hadn't expected. Several of us had noticed that although they included the competition, they omitted the fact that Gimli wins by one in the book. Having a (successfully funny, for once) scene of him proving he doesn't always get beaten by Legolas does a lot to redeem him.

Date: 2003-11-30 05:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] its-just-me.livejournal.com
I agree with you 100%

Date: 2003-11-30 05:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] its-just-me.livejournal.com
I was also very glad to SEE Meryy and Pipin drink the Entish waters. i felt that Aragorn's comment at the end of the movie without that particular scene was not well placed.

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