'An attrocious movie which is a despicable insult to a wonderful book' - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 01-25-2003, 09:10 AM

Those are the words of Jonathan Cainer today in the (UK) Daily Mirror. I wanted to share that with other downers. That's it. That sums up the whole ugly monstrosity that P.J. & his cronies have dumped on us. You know, in other threads earlier, I said TT was a great movie. I want to take that back. Its not. Its vile. Its an ugly, cruel, cynical, stupid thing. It is a despicable insult, to the book & the fans. PJ has used us, the fans. The films are dreadful. The only time theres any magic or wonder on the screen is when the 'writers' & director let their guard down & some of Tolkien's original genius sneaks thru. Their own stuff is moronic ('Even the smallest person can change the course of the future' - GOD ALMIGHTY!) More than that, they give more ammunition to those critics who accuse the book of being simplistic . The writers have taken a work of profound insight into the human condition & made it trivial & superficial. Let's stop making excuses for PJ et al. They didn't have to make the movie. If its too difficult to put such a book on the screen, then DON'T DO IT. Leave it alone. I just thought, maybe PJ, Fran & Phillipa will read this, & feel hurt by these comments - maybe they really do love the book & will feel upset by these negative comments, well, I don't care. LotR changed me. I read that book 25 or more years ago. I think I'm a better person for having done so. I think I'll never forgive them for this. Tell me I'm over reacting - maybe I am, but the more i think aboutwhat they've done to 'my' book (you all know what I mean by that - we all feel that LotR belongs to each of us in a special way) the angrier I feel. And I know RotK will be worse. The hardest blow is still to land.

01-25-2003, 09:10 AM	#1
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	'An attrocious movie which is a despicable insult to a wonderful book' Those are the words of Jonathan Cainer today in the (UK) Daily Mirror. I wanted to share that with other downers. That's it. That sums up the whole ugly monstrosity that P.J. & his cronies have dumped on us. You know, in other threads earlier, I said TT was a great movie. I want to take that back. Its not. Its vile. Its an ugly, cruel, cynical, stupid thing. It is a despicable insult, to the book & the fans. PJ has used us, the fans. The films are dreadful. The only time theres any magic or wonder on the screen is when the 'writers' & director let their guard down & some of Tolkien's original genius sneaks thru. Their own stuff is moronic ('Even the smallest person can change the course of the future' - GOD ALMIGHTY!)<BR>More than that, they give more ammunition to those critics who accuse the book of being simplistic . The writers have taken a work of profound insight into the human condition & made it trivial & superficial. <BR>Let's stop making excuses for PJ et al. They didn't have to make the movie. If its too difficult to put such a book on the screen, then DON'T DO IT. Leave it alone.<BR>I just thought, maybe PJ, Fran & Phillipa will read this, & feel hurt by these comments - maybe they really do love the book & will feel upset by these negative comments, well, I don't care. LotR changed me. I read that book 25 or more years ago. I think I'm a better person for having done so. I think I'll never forgive them for this.<BR>Tell me I'm over reacting - maybe I am, but the more i think aboutwhat they've done to 'my' book (you all know what I mean by that - we all feel that LotR belongs to each of us in a special way) the angrier I feel.<BR>And I know RotK will be worse. The hardest blow is still to land. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."