TTT- the poll - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie · 01-04-2003, 04:01 AM

There seem to be so many different views out here about TTT. Now rather than have a bunch of arguments and having us get mad at each other, I'll have a simple poll. Well, here are the rules:You rate the movie on what you think from 0-10. 0 is the absolute worst, and ten is the best. Be honest. You can only vote once. When you vote, you just type the number and that's all. No messages or anything else as to avoid arguments and stuff like that. And no 20's or -10's or anything like that. No decimals or fractions besides 1/2 and .5, i.e. 3.7, or 6 and 2/3. Well, I changed it so now you can vote a number and a half. To make it clear, these are the only numbers you can pick- 0 - 0.5 - 1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3 - 3.5 - 4 - 4.5 - 5 - 5.5 - 6 - 6.5 - 7 - 7.5 - 8 - 8.5 - 9 - 9.5 - 10. As I said in my post further in this thread, sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.I vote 8.[ January 04, 2003: Message edited by: MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie ]

eleanor_niphredil · 01-04-2003, 04:15 AM

9

Armani_Elf · 01-04-2003, 04:22 AM

9-for everything except the love scenes...but a 10 for the war. it was inspiringpeace

Arien · 01-04-2003, 04:47 AM

9

gilraën · 01-04-2003, 04:56 AM

10 for me.

Alex Chamois · 01-04-2003, 05:49 AM

8

Liriodendron · 01-04-2003, 08:17 AM

7, pretty good!

galadriel'smaiden · 01-04-2003, 09:18 AM

I agree with that elf in an Armani suit... 9, except for the revolting love scences. I wonder how the heck PJ got permission from Tolkien Enterprises to even do that!

**sparkle fairy** · 01-04-2003, 09:38 AM

10!!! i love it, there may be a few mistakes etc. but i think its great and could not be beaten. Peter Jackson has really made the book come alive.

dunedain_aragorn · 01-04-2003, 10:21 AM

11! The great battle sequences and special effects make up for those revolting love scenes! It was the best movie of all time!

Nevtarmawen Greenleaf · 01-04-2003, 10:27 AM

10!!!!!

Krumtakh the Obtuse · 01-04-2003, 10:33 AM

9!

Nurumaiel · 01-04-2003, 10:50 AM

10. FOTR was 10, and since I think TTT is better, but there's no 11, I have to say 10!

01-04-2003, 11:03 AM

9.

Bill Ferny · 01-04-2003, 11:17 AM

9

Diamond18 · 01-04-2003, 11:22 AM

8 Are you going to to average this all out for us, Willie? Just curious.

Haldir · 01-04-2003, 11:27 AM

I thought that the Fellowship were 10, I think that the Two Towers is a great movie and all, but it's not as good as the Fellowship, than I'll give the Two Towers about 8.5, 9..

Marileangorifurnimaluim · 01-04-2003, 11:51 AM

The Fellowship was a 10. The Two Towers about a 6.-Maril

MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie · 01-04-2003, 03:55 PM

Yeah Diamond, after a while I'll post an average. Well, I'll do one right now. Up to Marileangorifurnimaluim's post, The Two Towers stands at about 8.83 . Pretty good.That average is assuming that dunedain_aragorn's vote was a 10 (not an 11- Nurumaiel got the picture), and that Armani_Elf's vote was a 9 overall. If I'm wrong, please tell me. Thanks for the votes everyone, and thanks for following the guidelines.

Vardadurwen · 01-04-2003, 06:51 PM

Sorry, I'm gonna have to use an 8.5 It was better than an eight, but assigning it a 9 seems too generous. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the movie, but that's just the mark that I feel it deserved overall.

MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie · 01-04-2003, 07:04 PM

Ok, maybe this is too general in having 0-10. Ok, now I'll allow 1/2's and .5's. So everyone please change their votes if you need to, then I'll bring the average up to date. So these are the numbers that you can pick- 0 - 0.5 - 1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3 - 3.5 - 4 - 4.5 - 5 - 5.5 - 6 - 6.5 - 7 - 7.5 - 8 - 8.5 - 9 - 9.5 - 10 . Well, I hope that's better. Sorry about any confusion or inconvenience.

Orual · 01-04-2003, 07:22 PM

8.Overall it was very good, but there were some moments that I thought were pretty bad. (*coughArwencough*) The acting was superb, if anything it was better than the acting in Fellowship (the only thing that could've made it better was if Sean Bean could come back, but Boromir's dead and it would be weird if he took another part.) The scenery was incredible as always. The CGI was flawless, especially the Ringwraith's beasts. The cinematography was awesome. It was just a couple of changes...Faramir, the addition of Arwen's scenes, even, just a little, the extension of Helm's Deep (it got a little old the second time around)...those couple of scenes just irritated me. But I'm holding out for a hero...RotK will be wonderful, I'm counting on it.~*~Orual~*~

Sword Maiden Of The Shire · 01-04-2003, 08:51 PM

10. I worship The Lord Of The Rings. --------------------------- "That settles it! Short cuts make delays but inns make longer ones!" ~Frodo~[ January 04, 2003: Message edited by: Sword Maiden Of The Shire ]

Pookabunny · 01-05-2003, 04:45 AM

10. When I think of all the dedication, studying, money, sweat, tears and BLOOD put into this, I can't help but feel inspired. It truly moves me when I think about how many people and how much energy was put into bringing these films to life - and even though they're not perfect, they work for me!I'm a huge fan of the books as well as a huge fan of the films. I'm amazed and totally impressed with the outcome thus far!

Cherie Centaur · 01-05-2003, 07:57 AM

Boy, I can only use halves so I give it a 8.5. Somethings were a little bit too much.

LePetitChoux · 01-05-2003, 08:27 AM

8.5You should do the mode, median and range as well. Oooh, and Standard Deviation! (I didn't spend a boring 3 weeks doing Data Handling for nothing!)The Standard Deviation now stands at... *fetches dusty calculator from long-forgotten schoolbag* ...1.03 (to 2d.p.)Mean so far:8.83 Range: 10-6=easy! 4

Durelin · 01-05-2003, 12:53 PM

10, and I'm being completly honest! I sware! No one could ever do better making The Two Towers into a movie. And it is one of the few movies that is worth the 6 bucks to see it. Even more (not too much though!) It was truly entertaining and stayed with the books close enough. It had to be entertaining to a 21st century audience! And it was. I've seen it 4 times already. I do wish there was an eleven. Oh well. How about a 15? (tmporary smilie, mine aren't working!)[ January 05, 2003: Message edited by: Durelin ]

Manwe Sulimo · 01-05-2003, 02:11 PM

9

01-05-2003, 03:21 PM

9.5

VanimaEdhel · 01-05-2003, 03:37 PM

9(I don't give tens because there can always be a better movie...)

Arwen Imladris · 01-05-2003, 03:38 PM

9 (Elves at Helms deep, lack of ents and mean Faramir)

BethoHOG · 01-05-2003, 06:15 PM

9. I think I liked The FotR a little bit better... I'll need to watch TTT more to really choose.

-Imrahil- · 01-05-2003, 06:27 PM

8.5 Some good and bad, mostly good (Sam's speeches at end! makes me cry)

zacattack · 01-05-2003, 06:45 PM

Well in my opnion I would give it a 9 because of the war scenes just completely made up for everything else espeically Frodo and Sam not getting into Mordor,another good thing was the Easterlings they were just pain excellent.

01-05-2003, 07:45 PM

I loved TTT, as well as FOTR. I give both movies a 9.5. Although, I have to say, I don't really consider them to be separate movies. They are more like part 1,2 3 of the one movie. I saw TTT as part of an all night movie marathon and they showed FOTR first, then TTT and 6 hours of LOTR was so awesome! I'm hoping that they will do the same next time with all 3 parts. I think Legolas is the King of Cool Moves!

01-05-2003, 07:58 PM

i vote it a 10!! although if you didn't read the book it was probably a little hard to follow and confusing at times. I LOVED IT!!!

Gorwingel · 01-05-2003, 08:08 PM

9.5

Eldawen of Lorien · 01-05-2003, 08:23 PM

9.5

QuickSlash · 01-05-2003, 08:32 PM

8.5

01-05-2003, 09:31 PM

9

01-04-2003, 04:01 AM	#1
MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 573	TTT- the poll There seem to be so many different views out here about TTT. Now rather than have a bunch of arguments and having us get mad at each other, I'll have a simple poll. Well, here are the rules:<P>You rate the movie on what you think from 0-10. 0 is the absolute worst, and ten is the best. Be honest. You can only vote once. When you vote, you just type the number and that's all. No messages or anything else as to avoid arguments and stuff like that. And no 20's or -10's or anything like that. No decimals or fractions besides 1/2 and .5, i.e. 3.7, or 6 and 2/3. Well, I changed it so now you can vote a number and a half. To make it clear, these are the only numbers you can pick- 0 - 0.5 - 1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3 - 3.5 - 4 - 4.5 - 5 - 5.5 - 6 - 6.5 - 7 - 7.5 - 8 - 8.5 - 9 - 9.5 - 10. As I said in my post further in this thread, sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.<P>I vote 8.<p>[ January 04, 2003: Message edited by: MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie ] __________________ Do Not Touch -Willie

01-04-2003, 04:15 AM	#2
eleanor_niphredil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: england Posts: 805	9 __________________ Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to spend my time on this forum. And by the way, for any of you turning into a penguin, stop it. ~* I am Pippin took in the Female Fellowship*~

01-04-2003, 04:22 AM	#3
Armani_Elf Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: a mere Ghostly Wanderer Posts: 29	9-for everything except the love scenes...but a 10 for the war. it was inspiring<P>peace __________________ An elf in an Armani suit

01-04-2003, 04:47 AM	#4
Arien Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London/Leeds UK Posts: 417	9 __________________ "...still, we lay under the emptiness and drifted slowly outward, and somewhere in the wilderness we found salvation scratched into the earth like a message."

01-04-2003, 04:56 AM	#5
gilraën Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 804	10 for me. __________________ "Onen i-Estel Edain, u-chebin estel anim"

01-04-2003, 05:49 AM	#6
Alex Chamois Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 36	8

01-04-2003, 08:17 AM	#7
Liriodendron Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 527	7, pretty good! __________________ http://www.lizmargason.com

01-04-2003, 09:18 AM	#8
galadriel'smaiden Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vilnius Posts: 73	I agree with that elf in an Armani suit... 9, except for the revolting love scences. I wonder how the heck PJ got permission from Tolkien Enterprises to even do that! __________________ "For God's sake Ed, just take the stupid call!" said Justin. "Hello, Mum, I'm on stage," said Ed casually. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGH!" screamed Justin.

01-04-2003, 09:38 AM	#9
sparkle fairy Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: cumbria, england Posts: 21	10!!! i love it, there may be a few mistakes etc. but i think its great and could not be beaten. Peter Jackson has really made the book come alive. __________________ "Not all who wander are lost"

01-04-2003, 10:21 AM	#10
dunedain_aragorn Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: a Mcdonald's Happy Meal Posts: 47	11! <BR> <BR>The great battle sequences and special effects make up for those revolting love scenes! It was the best movie of all time! __________________ "I must take leave, I have not slept since Dunnharrow, and I am weary."said Aragorn. Merry seized his hand and kissed it."I am frightfully sorry, we have been a nuisance to you since Bree." Aragorn laughed and left them. "Was there ever any like him?" said Pippin,"Except for Gandalf of course. I believe they must be related."

01-04-2003, 10:27 AM	#11
Nevtarmawen Greenleaf Animated Skeleton Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 33	10!!!!! __________________ "They do not see what lies ahead, when sun has failed and moon is dead."

01-04-2003, 10:33 AM	#12
Krumtakh the Obtuse Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 23	9!

01-04-2003, 10:50 AM	#13
Nurumaiel Vice of Twilight Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on a mountain Posts: 1,121	10. FOTR was 10, and since I think TTT is better, but there's no 11, I have to say 10! __________________ In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand in every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.

01-04-2003, 11:17 AM	#15
Bill Ferny Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bree Posts: 390	9 __________________ I prefer Gillaume d’Férny, connoisseur of fine fruit.

01-04-2003, 11:22 AM	#16
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	8 <P>Are you going to to average this all out for us, Willie? Just curious. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

01-04-2003, 11:03 AM	#14
Swin Guest Posts: n/a	9.

01-04-2003, 11:27 AM	#17
Haldir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 40	I thought that the Fellowship were 10, I<BR>think that the Two Towers is a great movie<BR>and all, but it's not as good as the Fellowship,<BR>than I'll give the Two Towers about 8.5, 9.. __________________ "In place of a Lord you shall have a Queen, not Dark but Beautiful and Terrible as the Dawn, Treacherous as the Sea, Stronger than the foundations of the Earth all shall love me and dispair"

01-04-2003, 11:51 AM	#18
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	The Fellowship was a 10. The Two Towers about a 6.<P>-Maril __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?

01-04-2003, 03:55 PM	#19
MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 573	Yeah Diamond, after a while I'll post an average. Well, I'll do one right now. Up to Marileangorifurnimaluim's post, The Two Towers stands at about 8.83 . Pretty good.<P>That average is assuming that dunedain_aragorn's vote was a 10 (not an 11- Nurumaiel got the picture), and that Armani_Elf's vote was a 9 overall. If I'm wrong, please tell me. Thanks for the votes everyone, and thanks for following the guidelines. __________________ Do Not Touch -Willie

01-04-2003, 06:51 PM	#20
Vardadurwen Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 102	Sorry, I'm gonna have to use an 8.5 It was better than an eight, but assigning it a 9 seems too generous. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the movie, but that's just the mark that I feel it deserved overall. __________________ 'In this phial,' she said, 'is caught the light of Earendil's star....May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out...' - Galadriel 'Now there's an eye-opener and no mistake!' - Samwise Gamgee

01-04-2003, 07:04 PM	#21
MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 573	Ok, maybe this is too general in having 0-10. Ok, now I'll allow 1/2's and .5's. So everyone please change their votes if you need to, then I'll bring the average up to date. So these are the numbers that you can pick- 0 - 0.5 - 1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3 - 3.5 - 4 - 4.5 - 5 - 5.5 - 6 - 6.5 - 7 - 7.5 - 8 - 8.5 - 9 - 9.5 - 10 . Well, I hope that's better. Sorry about any confusion or inconvenience. __________________ Do Not Touch -Willie

01-04-2003, 07:22 PM	#22
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	8.<P>Overall it was very good, but there were some moments that I thought were pretty bad. (coughArwencough) The acting was superb, if anything it was better than the acting in Fellowship (the only thing that could've made it better was if Sean Bean could come back, but Boromir's dead and it would be weird if he took another part.) The scenery was incredible as always. The CGI was flawless, especially the Ringwraith's beasts. The cinematography was awesome. It was just a couple of changes...Faramir, the addition of Arwen's scenes, even, just a little, the extension of Helm's Deep (it got a little old the second time around)...those couple of scenes just irritated me. But I'm holding out for a hero...RotK will be wonderful, I'm counting on it.<P>~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"

01-04-2003, 08:51 PM	#23
Sword Maiden Of The Shire Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Woody End Posts: 49	10. I worship The Lord Of The Rings.<BR>---------------------------<BR>"That settles it! Short cuts make delays but inns make longer ones!" ~Frodo~<p>[ January 04, 2003: Message edited by: Sword Maiden Of The Shire ] __________________ Jellicle Cats come out tonight, Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball ~ T.S. Eliot

01-05-2003, 04:45 AM	#24
Pookabunny Wight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The only place that matters! Posts: 181	10. <P>When I think of all the dedication, studying, money, sweat, tears and BLOOD put into this, I can't help but feel inspired. It truly moves me when I think about how many people and how much energy was put into bringing these films to life - and even though they're not perfect, they work for me!<P>I'm a huge fan of the books as well as a huge fan of the films. I'm amazed and totally impressed with the outcome thus far! __________________ "I love you more than I did the week before, I discovered alcohol" - Bare Naked Ladies

01-05-2003, 07:57 AM	#25
Cherie Centaur Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cottage Cheese near the Gap Posts: 95	Boy, I can only use halves so I give it a 8.5. Somethings were a little bit too much. __________________ Why do we let the monkey slide for popping the weasel? Just because he thought it was fun? Guys, we're dealing with a psycho.

01-05-2003, 08:27 AM	#26
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	8.5<P>You should do the mode, median and range as well. Oooh, and Standard Deviation!<BR>(I didn't spend a boring 3 weeks doing Data Handling for nothing!)<P>The Standard Deviation now stands at...<BR>fetches dusty calculator from long-forgotten schoolbag<BR>...<B>1.03 (to 2d.p.)</B><P>Mean so far:<B>8.83</B><BR>Range: 10-6=easy! <B>4</B> __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

01-05-2003, 12:53 PM	#27
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	10, and I'm being completly honest! I sware! No one could ever do better making The Two Towers into a movie. And it is one of the few movies that is worth the 6 bucks to see it. Even more (not too much though!) It was truly entertaining and stayed with the books close enough. It had to be entertaining to a 21st century audience! And it was. I've seen it 4 times already. I do wish there was an eleven. Oh well. How about a 15? (tmporary smilie, mine aren't working!)<p>[ January 05, 2003: Message edited by: Durelin ]

01-05-2003, 02:11 PM	#28
Manwe Sulimo Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómëanor Posts: 553	9 __________________ "Monkeys learn sign language so they can tell the dolphins they love them."

01-05-2003, 03:21 PM	#29
JRRTolkienWasAGenius Guest Posts: n/a	9.5

01-05-2003, 03:37 PM	#30
VanimaEdhel Etheral Enchantress Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellesley College! Posts: 1,461	9<P>(I don't give tens because there can always be a better movie...) __________________ "I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes

01-05-2003, 03:38 PM	#31
Arwen Imladris Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a box with a fox Posts: 1,347	9 (Elves at Helms deep, lack of ents and mean Faramir) __________________ "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."

01-05-2003, 06:15 PM	#32
BethoHOG Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A state with unpredictable weather Posts: 96	9.<BR>I think I liked The FotR a little bit better... I'll need to watch TTT more to really choose. __________________ "GO AWAY, THE WORLD IS ROTTEN!!" - Louis Stevens

01-05-2003, 06:27 PM	#33
-Imrahil- Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dol Amroth, upon the Bay of Belfalas Posts: 259	8.5<P><BR>Some good and bad, mostly good (Sam's speeches at end! makes me cry) __________________ My body is broken. I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed. I felled the black serpent. A grim morn, and a glad day, and a golden sunset!

01-05-2003, 06:45 PM	#34
zacattack Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Angband Posts: 70	Well in my opnion I would give it a 9 because of the war scenes just completely made up for everything else espeically Frodo and Sam not getting into Mordor,another good thing was the Easterlings they were just pain excellent. __________________ "The dwarf breathes so loud we could have shot him in the dark "What an excellent spot I choose"-Gimli "Would you like me to describe it to you or just fetch for a box"-Legolas

01-05-2003, 07:45 PM	#35
Danuna Guest Posts: n/a	I loved TTT, as well as FOTR. I give both movies a 9.5. Although, I have to say, I don't really consider them to be separate movies. They are more like part 1,2 3 of the one movie. I saw TTT as part of an all night movie marathon and they showed FOTR first, then TTT and 6 hours of LOTR was so awesome! I'm hoping that they will do the same next time with all 3 parts. I think Legolas is the King of Cool Moves!

01-05-2003, 07:58 PM	#36
Maikafanawen Guest Posts: n/a	i vote it a 10!! although if you didn't read the book it was probably a little hard to follow and confusing at times. I LOVED IT!!!