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LadyElbereth · 11-12-2002, 08:59 PM

One of my really good friends wouldn't see LOTR because she said it wasn't a comedy!! I begged and begged and offered to pay for her and everything and later I even said she could borrow my DVD, yes my own..my precioussss. Her brother even rented it and she still wouldn't see it! I couldn't believe it! I tell you, some people are so stubborn...(ooh cool, I get a whole new page all to myself. lol)[ November 12, 2002: Message edited by: LadyElbereth ]

Mintyztwin · 11-13-2002, 08:28 AM

LotR A comedy?!?!? Whoa! Somebody needs to smack her over the head with an orc! My goodness! And she even STILL won't see it? Call a psychiatrist! And what's wrong with comedy anyway?!?!?

GreyIstar · 11-13-2002, 10:11 AM

Most people I know liked it even thought they hadn't read the books. I showed my dad when he was visiting the DVD and half way through the movie he said pause it for a break. He was like "This was probably the last movie I would have picked off you shelf, but this movie is great!" As for people not liking. I observed in the theaters, people walking out (mostly stupid teenagers) and just thought "good you don't deserve to understand this!"I mean is this society so MTV influenced that one cannot sit still for 3 hours and enjoy a masterpiece? Too long??? I say not long enough!!!One friend won't see it because she says "Its not her type of movie." What is that you aren't even going to give it a chance. Of course she likes stupid teeny movies like Orange County and stuff liek that.

LadyElbereth · 11-13-2002, 12:35 PM

My friend is just like that, GreyIstar. She just LOVED Orange County and she said those exact words "It's not my type of movie". I just can't believe that people won't even try something new or just watch a few minutes of it, so they would at least give it a chance.

11-17-2002, 02:55 AM

my friend did not like it because she said it was just 3 hours of violence and then it suddenly stopped. Even though i explained about the next movies she wasn't interested in 'going through all that killing again' to find out the ending.

Mintyztwin · 11-19-2002, 03:58 PM

What?! How ridiculous! Three hours of violence indeed! I need to go thrash something!

Shanna · 11-19-2002, 05:08 PM

Oh God, this is the ever popular one used by friends who haven't even seen the flim *ahem* "It's gay!" How lame can you get?

dragoneyes · 11-19-2002, 05:19 PM

It's gay? I have to say it's not particularly happy, well, not compared to disney films. They are very misinformed. Most of my friends have watch the films and are reading the books now so I'm not allowed to mention the plot at all

Mattius · 11-19-2002, 05:45 PM

Well, when the hype began for the first movie my friend's main reason for being against it was that it was a "nerds" movie. However, unbeknown to him, his dad had read the books some years before and bought them both a ticket. Turns out that it wasn't a "nerds" movie at all but a cinamatic masterpiece. After most people saw it and realised that I had read the books they were quizzing me for ages, I think this got my friend a bit jealous so he read the books and now he loves them.A message to all of you with friends who hate LotR and use cynical excuses to belittle the books or the films --> They Are Not Worth It! Don't bother arguing with them, if they are too stupid to make a valid argument then they are far too stupid to understand the films and especially the books!

Arwen Melian · 11-19-2002, 05:50 PM

Thanks for the advice,however my friend isn't stupid( just stubborn yet intelligent.) I guess he'll never appreciate the movie because it's not his "type" of movie. How rude is that?Any more stories anyone? Or advice?

TealDude3 · 11-20-2002, 09:45 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>"It's gay!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>O wow! How explanitory. Let me guess. I movie itself has homosexual acts with other 'gay' movies. That is the most lame excuse for anything. If someone is going to give an excuse against something at least have a good excuse, not that there is one.

Arwen Melian · 11-20-2002, 06:27 PM

wELL IN aMERICA WHEN SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S GAY IT DOESN'T NECCESARILLY HAVE TO MEAN HOMOSEXUAL...AMONG SOME NEW YORK TEENAGES IT SIMPLY MEANS FRUITY OR FAKE...YEA, MY FREINDS SAY THAT ABOUT LOTR. IT REALLY BOTHERS ME!

WarBringer · 11-20-2002, 07:05 PM

my friends say that it would never happen and that its for nerds-obviously it would never happen and half thge world thinks it isnt for nerds.

Mintyztwin · 11-20-2002, 08:30 PM

I heard somewhere that Sir Ian McKellan was gay and Elijah Woods was a homosexual activist. Could they perhaps be speaking about this. (Although it could definatly be what you are talking about Arwen Melian)Also, is this true? My information is never really reliable. *sigh* I'm so uninfomormed, and what I do know is wrong!

Diamond18 · 11-20-2002, 10:21 PM

Well, it's no secret that Sir Ian is gay. I don't know anything about Elijah Wood, really, but I read somewhere that he was dating a 28-year-old woman (the people reporting on this were rather condescending about it, well who cares, my brother is Lij's exact age and he's married to a 27-year-old...okay I'll stop ranting now).

Orual · 11-20-2002, 10:34 PM

"I don't understand it!"That's my friends' favorite. Don't understand it? What the heck is there not to understand? I mean, one of my friends says "The only thing I got out of the movie was that the Ring was bad." Wow. Deep. Is it just me, or was it not that complicated? Or was it only because I'd read the books? Am I just weird? Are we all just weird? Or is my friend just weird? When will I stop asking questions? When I know the names of all the stars, and the entire history of Middle-earth and Over-heaven and of the Sundering Seas, what less? ^_^~*~Orual~*~

TealDude3 · 11-21-2002, 11:15 AM

Well, if you haven't read the books then I guess it would be confusing. On the other hand, for people who haven't read the books may find it confusing. The problem is, we don't know how confusing it is to them, because we (or most of us) have read the books.

Diamond18 · 11-21-2002, 04:07 PM

My aforementioned brother didn't find it hard to understand. He said, and I quote, "What's not to understand? It's all about killing. I kept falling asleep and when I woke up they were doing the same thing."AHAHAHAHAHA. Excuse me. Check me into the looney bin, somebody.

elsye · 11-23-2002, 08:01 PM

well, as far as the not letting people who haven't read the books into the movie... I hadn't read the books-any of them. The only things I knew about the movie is that it was connected to "The Hobbit"(the movie). If i hadn't seen it, then I wouldn't have read the books and certainly wouldn't be on this site. Yes, I have friends who "hate LOTR with a passion"(gasp! i can't believe i just typed that!) and recently they told me "We only went to the movie with you to make you happy, and that makes us really good friends to do a thing like that" Rather than that making me feel happy about having them as friends, it made me feel like they stabbed me in the stomach! it took me AT LEAST fifteen seconds before my mind would process anything-including breathing!

Arwen Melian · 11-23-2002, 08:10 PM

Awww..I have friends who would do that for me (except one.) If I was in your position, I would probably feel the same way though.

elsye · 11-23-2002, 11:09 PM

they are good friends, but its always been a rule in our group that you tell eachother the truth, even if it hurts... but I am glad they told me so that I won't ask them to come with me again.

Mintyztwin · 11-24-2002, 05:18 PM

Oh!!! You poor, poor thing!!!! I'm one of the few, the lucky, ALL my friends are MAJOR LotR freaks, and they ALL read the books PRE-movie! (Never mind that one of them thought ent's were a fungus, or something. She can't get anything straight anyway.)

Manwe Sulimo · 11-24-2002, 08:36 PM

I suppose I'm one of the lucky ones....All my best friend (how can that be multiple?) have seen it and loved it, even if they don't remember anyone's names. All of my not-best-friends (the girls, lol) have seen it, and like it for the guys. At least they like it...even if every time I have to talk to them they say "oh, I liked Elijah and Orlando!"I even got four people to read the books by making them watch the movie! Go me!*Goes over and punches Ms. Melian's "anonymous friend" in the chest* stupid anti-fan....

The Silver-shod Muse · 11-25-2002, 02:39 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> "Elves doesn't exist, therefore the movie is bad" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I feel really sorry for that girl. Her life will be terrible and she won’t even know why. Anyone with grammar that bad has to be confused ( )*Stepping out of the theatre with "May It Be" still ringing in my ears*: "Ummmm... okay...I guess..." "What were those midget-dudes doing anyway?" "You liked that movie?"I had no reply to any of these.[ November 25, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ]

Manwe Sulimo · 11-25-2002, 02:47 PM

This isn't exactly a friend, it's actually my geometry teacher. His excuse for calling it the "worst movie in the world" (for which I was honor-bound to challenge him to a duel) was that it was "60% walking", and that "Hobbit feet aren't cute."?????

TealDude3 · 11-25-2002, 06:01 PM

And the weirdest thing is, if they read the book then they would say that movie was good, but nnnnooooo! Don't you think LOTR should become required reading at school.

Faye Took · 11-26-2002, 12:02 AM

I can't believe how many people I know have not see Lord of the Rings! My god does that bug me. When my other Tolkien obsessed friends are talking about one of the characters, my friend that has not seen the movie will all of a sudden be like Who's Gandalf? I just gave her an evil glare .[ November 26, 2002: Message edited by: Faye Took ]

Melephelwen · 11-26-2002, 08:55 AM

Just to the thing about understanding the movie without reading the books - one of my friends said that besides liking the movie she thought it was good because it's easy to understand, even though you haven't read the book(s). And she is definately watching the next movie too. And you wouldn't believe what one of my friends made me do to make her see TTT!?! She "can't afford to go" so she "can only see it if I give her a ticket as a christmas present". And I actually let her get away with it! Now I have to pay for her ticket! Oh, to be naiv...

Mintyztwin · 11-26-2002, 05:18 PM

Hey! I would like a TTT ticket for Christmas!! (Which, by the way, is only 29 days away! )When I asked people why they haven't read the book, two people, no wait, three, told me, and I quote: "They're big!" Well, like, DUH!!!! Two were in my classes, and the other was my physical therapist. (I am feeble and decrepit in my old age! )I talked to one guy who hadn't even HEARD of LotR I said "Oh that's nice! (ash in my tomatos! )" And he was like, huh? (WHAT is with the "like's" Mintyztwin? Get with the program!) Anyway, he hadn't seen the movie, hadn't read the books . . . hadn't even heard of lotr! Poor deprived person. And he's been in class with me for two years!!! (I am sooo embarresed. I've been neglecting my duty.) I don't see how he missed out on this, 'cause about 33.33333% of everything I do is LotR. (The other 33.33333% is 3I2IR, and the other 33.3333333% is me!) So, NOW I HAVE GUILT!!! Ah well, He will not be ignorant for long! MWAHAHAHAH!!! "They're big!" yeeesh.

Arwen Melian · 11-26-2002, 05:50 PM

I know..don't you just hate it when people ask you what your favorite movie or book is, and you say LOTR. Then they say...what is that?!It bothers me!( Summons the waters on those people.)

11-12-2002, 08:59 PM	#41
LadyElbereth Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Taniquetil Posts: 183	One of my really good friends wouldn't see LOTR because she said it wasn't a <I>comedy</I>!! I begged and begged and offered to pay for her and everything and later I even said she could borrow my DVD, yes my own..my precioussss. Her brother even rented it and she <I>still</I> wouldn't see it! I couldn't believe it! I tell you, some people are so stubborn...<P>(ooh cool, I get a whole new page all to myself. lol)<p>[ November 12, 2002: Message edited by: LadyElbereth ] __________________ If I could be anything, I'd be your tear, so I could be born in your eye, live down your cheek, and die on your lips.

11-13-2002, 08:28 AM	#42
Mintyztwin Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The other side of crazy Posts: 212	LotR A <I>comedy</I>?!?!? Whoa! Somebody needs to smack her over the head with an orc! My goodness! And she even STILL won't see it? Call a psychiatrist! And what's wrong with comedy anyway?!?!? __________________ So, where are we going? But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:2

11-13-2002, 10:11 AM	#43
GreyIstar Wight Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dallas Posts: 116	Most people I know liked it even thought they hadn't read the books. I showed my dad when he was visiting the DVD and half way through the movie he said pause it for a break. He was like "This was probably the last movie I would have picked off you shelf, but this movie is great!" <P>As for people not liking. I observed in the theaters, people walking out (mostly stupid teenagers) and just thought "good you don't deserve to understand this!"<P>I mean is this society so MTV influenced that one cannot sit still for 3 hours and enjoy a masterpiece? Too long??? I say not long enough!!!<P>One friend won't see it because she says "Its not her type of movie." What is that you aren't even going to give it a chance. Of course she likes stupid teeny movies like Orange County and stuff liek that. __________________ Keeper of the site Ring Lord. "Dangerous!" cried Gandalf. "And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord."

11-13-2002, 12:35 PM	#44
LadyElbereth Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Taniquetil Posts: 183	My friend is just like that, GreyIstar. She just LOVED Orange County and she said those exact words "It's not my type of movie". I just can't believe that people won't even try something new or just watch a few minutes of it, so they would at least give it a chance. __________________ If I could be anything, I'd be your tear, so I could be born in your eye, live down your cheek, and die on your lips.

11-19-2002, 03:58 PM	#46
Mintyztwin Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The other side of crazy Posts: 212	What?! How ridiculous! Three hours of violence indeed! I need to go thrash something! __________________ So, where are we going? But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:2

11-17-2002, 02:55 AM	#45
Feather Guest Posts: n/a	my friend did not like it because she said it was just 3 hours of violence and then it suddenly stopped. Even though i explained about the next movies she wasn't interested in 'going through all that killing again' to find out the ending.

11-19-2002, 05:08 PM	#47
Shanna Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: A little place I like to call insanity... Posts: 14	Oh God, this is the ever popular one used by friends who haven't even seen the flim ahem<BR>"It's gay!"<BR>How lame can you get? __________________ "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense" DURELIN IS A PANSY! HAHA! PIPH YOU!

11-19-2002, 05:19 PM	#48
dragoneyes Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Completely lost track, sorry! Posts: 733	It's gay? I have to say it's not particularly happy, well, not compared to disney films. They are very misinformed.<BR>Most of my friends have watch the films and are reading the books now so I'm not allowed to mention the plot at all __________________ "We might succeed in roasting Pippin alive inside." - Frodo.

11-19-2002, 05:45 PM	#49
Mattius Soul of Fire Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of Steel Posts: 666	Well, when the hype began for the first movie my friend's main reason for being against it was that it was a "nerds" movie. However, unbeknown to him, his dad had read the books some years before and bought them both a ticket. Turns out that it wasn't a "nerds" movie at all but a cinamatic masterpiece. After most people saw it and realised that I had read the books they were quizzing me for ages, I think this got my friend a bit jealous so he read the books and now he loves them.<P>A message to all of you with friends who hate LotR and use cynical excuses to belittle the books or the films --> They Are Not Worth It! Don't bother arguing with them, if they are too stupid to make a valid argument then they are far too stupid to understand the films and especially the books! __________________ A problem shared is a problem halved, so is your problem really yours or just half of someone else's?

11-19-2002, 05:50 PM	#50
Arwen Melian Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sometimes Imladris....sometimes Mirkwood...other times ....Lothlorien Posts: 141	Thanks for the advice,however my friend isn't stupid( just stubborn yet intelligent.) I guess he'll never appreciate the movie because it's not his "type" of movie. How rude is that?Any more stories anyone? Or advice? __________________ Maiden of Rivendell "Anything to get away from the evil monkey in my bedroom." Fine! I admit it. I am a supporter of Agent Elrond. Now would you please leave me be?

11-20-2002, 09:45 AM	#51
TealDude3 Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bebop Posts: 138	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>"It's gay!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>O wow! How explanitory. Let me guess. I movie itself has homosexual acts with other 'gay' movies. That is the most lame excuse for anything. If someone is going to give an excuse against something at least have a good excuse, not that there is one. __________________ I'm so hungry, I could eat at Arby's.

11-20-2002, 06:27 PM	#52
Arwen Melian Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sometimes Imladris....sometimes Mirkwood...other times ....Lothlorien Posts: 141	wELL IN aMERICA WHEN SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S GAY IT DOESN'T NECCESARILLY HAVE TO MEAN HOMOSEXUAL...AMONG SOME NEW YORK TEENAGES IT SIMPLY MEANS FRUITY OR FAKE...YEA, MY FREINDS SAY THAT ABOUT LOTR. IT REALLY BOTHERS ME! __________________ Maiden of Rivendell "Anything to get away from the evil monkey in my bedroom." Fine! I admit it. I am a supporter of Agent Elrond. Now would you please leave me be?

11-20-2002, 07:05 PM	#53
WarBringer Wight Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wandering The North Posts: 184	my friends say that it would never happen and that its for nerds-obviously it would never happen and half thge world thinks it isnt for nerds. __________________ Fortune Favors the Bold...

11-20-2002, 08:30 PM	#54
Mintyztwin Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The other side of crazy Posts: 212	I heard somewhere that Sir Ian McKellan was gay and Elijah Woods was a homosexual activist. Could they perhaps be speaking about this. (Although it could definatly be what you are talking about Arwen Melian)<P>Also, is this true? My information is never really reliable. sigh I'm so uninfomormed, and what I do know is wrong! __________________ So, where are we going? But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:2

11-20-2002, 10:21 PM	#55
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Well, it's no secret that Sir Ian is gay. I don't know anything about Elijah Wood, really, but I read somewhere that he was dating a 28-year-old woman (the people reporting on this were rather condescending about it, well who cares, my brother is Lij's exact age and he's married to a 27-year-old...okay I'll stop ranting now). __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

11-20-2002, 10:34 PM	#56
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	"I don't understand it!"<P>That's my friends' favorite. Don't understand it? What the heck is there not to understand? I mean, one of my friends says "The only thing I got out of the movie was that the Ring was bad." Wow. Deep. Is it just me, or was it not that complicated? Or was it only because I'd read the books? Am I just weird? Are we all just weird? Or is my friend just weird? When will I stop asking questions? When I know the names of all the stars, and the entire history of Middle-earth and Over-heaven and of the Sundering Seas, what less? ^_^<P>~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"

11-21-2002, 11:15 AM	#57
TealDude3 Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bebop Posts: 138	Well, if you haven't read the books then I guess it would be confusing. On the other hand, for people who haven't read the books may find it confusing. The problem is, we don't know how confusing it is to them, because we (or most of us) have read the books. __________________ I'm so hungry, I could eat at Arby's.

11-21-2002, 04:07 PM	#58
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	My aforementioned brother didn't find it hard to understand. He said, and I quote, "What's not to understand? It's all about killing. I kept falling asleep and when I woke up they were doing the same thing."<P>AHAHAHAHAHA. Excuse me. Check me into the looney bin, somebody. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

11-23-2002, 08:01 PM	#59
elsye Animated Skeleton Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Port of Angels Posts: 28	well, as far as the not letting people who haven't read the books into the movie... I hadn't read the books-any of them. The only things I knew about the movie is that it was connected to "The Hobbit"(the movie). If i hadn't seen it, then I wouldn't have read the books and certainly wouldn't be on this site.<BR>Yes, I have friends who "hate LOTR with a passion"(gasp! i can't believe i just typed that!) and recently they told me <BR>"We only went to the movie with you to make you happy, and that makes us really good friends to do a thing like that"<BR>Rather than that making me feel happy about having them as friends, it made me feel like they stabbed me in the stomach! it took me AT LEAST fifteen seconds before my mind would process anything-including breathing! __________________ Is there anything greater than the love of Jesus?

11-23-2002, 08:10 PM	#60
Arwen Melian Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sometimes Imladris....sometimes Mirkwood...other times ....Lothlorien Posts: 141	Awww..I have friends who would do that for me (except one.) If I was in your position,<BR>I would probably feel the same way though. __________________ Maiden of Rivendell "Anything to get away from the evil monkey in my bedroom." Fine! I admit it. I am a supporter of Agent Elrond. Now would you please leave me be?

11-23-2002, 11:09 PM	#61
elsye Animated Skeleton Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Port of Angels Posts: 28	they are good friends, but its always been a rule in our group that you tell eachother the truth, even if it hurts... but I am glad they told me so that I won't ask them to come with me again. __________________ Is there anything greater than the love of Jesus?

11-24-2002, 05:18 PM	#62
Mintyztwin Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The other side of crazy Posts: 212	Oh!!! You poor, poor thing!!!! I'm one of the few, the lucky, ALL my friends are MAJOR LotR freaks, and they ALL read the books PRE-movie! (Never mind that one of them thought ent's were a fungus, or something. She can't get anything straight anyway.) __________________ So, where are we going? But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:2

11-24-2002, 08:36 PM	#63
Manwe Sulimo Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómëanor Posts: 553	I suppose I'm one of the lucky ones....<P>All my best friend (how can that be multiple?) have seen it and loved it, even if they don't remember anyone's names. All of my not-best-friends (the girls, lol) have seen it, and like it for the guys. At least they like it...even if every time I have to talk to them they say "oh, I liked Elijah and Orlando!"<P>I even got four people to read the books by making them watch the movie! Go me!<P>Goes over and punches Ms. Melian's "anonymous friend" in the chest stupid anti-fan.... __________________ "Monkeys learn sign language so they can tell the dolphins they love them."

11-25-2002, 02:39 PM	#64
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> "Elves doesn't exist, therefore the movie is bad" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I feel really sorry for that girl. Her life will be terrible and she won’t even know why. Anyone with grammar that bad has to be confused ( )<P>Stepping out of the theatre with "May It Be" still ringing in my ears: <P>"Ummmm... okay...I guess..." <BR>"What were those midget-dudes doing anyway?"<BR>"You <I>liked</I> that movie?"<P>I had no reply to any of these.<p>[ November 25, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ] __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis

11-25-2002, 02:47 PM	#65
Manwe Sulimo Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómëanor Posts: 553	This isn't exactly a <I>friend</I>, it's actually my geometry teacher. His excuse for calling it the "worst movie in the world" (for which I was honor-bound to challenge him to a duel) was that it was "60% walking", and that "Hobbit feet aren't cute."<P>????? __________________ "Monkeys learn sign language so they can tell the dolphins they love them."

11-25-2002, 06:01 PM	#66
TealDude3 Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bebop Posts: 138	And the weirdest thing is, if they read the book then they would say that movie was good, but nnnnooooo! Don't you think LOTR should become required reading at school. __________________ I'm so hungry, I could eat at Arby's.

11-26-2002, 12:02 AM	#67
Faye Took Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 343	I can't believe how many people I know have not see Lord of the Rings! My god does that bug me. When my other Tolkien obsessed friends are talking about one of the characters, my friend that has not seen the movie will all of a sudden be like Who's Gandalf? I just gave her an evil glare .<p>[ November 26, 2002: Message edited by: Faye Took ] __________________ Dream-of the ones who came before. They are calling from across a distant shore. My Blog

11-26-2002, 08:55 AM	#68
Melephelwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2002 Location: the Middle of Nowhere Posts: 291	Just to the thing about understanding the movie without reading the books - one of my friends said that besides liking the movie she thought it was good because it's easy to understand, even though you haven't read the book(s). And <I>she</I> is definately watching the next movie too.<BR>And you wouldn't believe what one of my friends made me do to make her see TTT!?! She "can't afford to go" so she "can only see it if I give her a ticket as a christmas present". And I actually let her get away with it! Now I have to pay for <I>her</I> ticket! Oh, to be naiv... __________________ We're all following a strange melody We're all summoned by a tune We're following the piper And we dance beneath the moon

11-26-2002, 05:18 PM	#69
Mintyztwin Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The other side of crazy Posts: 212	Hey! I would like a TTT ticket for Christmas!! (Which, by the way, is only 29 days away! )<P>When I asked people why they haven't read the book, two people, no wait, three, told me, and I quote: "They're big!" Well, like, DUH!!!! Two were in my classes, and the other was my physical therapist. (I am feeble and decrepit in my old age! )<P>I talked to one guy who hadn't even HEARD of LotR I said "Oh that's nice! (ash in my tomatos! )" And he was like, huh? (WHAT is with the "like's" Mintyztwin? Get with the program!) Anyway, he hadn't seen the movie, hadn't read the books . . . hadn't even heard of lotr! Poor deprived person. And he's been in class with me for two years!!! (I am sooo embarresed. I've been neglecting my duty.) I don't see how he missed out on this, 'cause about 33.33333% of everything I do is LotR. (The other 33.33333% is 3I2IR, and the other 33.3333333% is me!) <BR>So, NOW I HAVE GUILT!!! Ah well, He will not be ignorant for long! MWAHAHAHAH!!! <P>"They're big!" yeeesh. __________________ So, where are we going? But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:2

11-26-2002, 05:50 PM	#70
Arwen Melian Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sometimes Imladris....sometimes Mirkwood...other times ....Lothlorien Posts: 141	I know..don't you just hate it when people ask you what your favorite movie or book is, and you say LOTR. Then they say...what is that?!It bothers me!( Summons the waters on those people.) __________________ Maiden of Rivendell "Anything to get away from the evil monkey in my bedroom." Fine! I admit it. I am a supporter of Agent Elrond. Now would you please leave me be?