Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] Lord of the Rings
From: rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra)
Date: Mon May 2 19:45:15 2005
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On 03/05/2005, at 9:50 AM, John Collier wrote:

> I could go on. These were puzzling departures from a better story line 
> in the books. Sure there have to be cuts otherwise the extended 
> versions would be years long. But why add needless and confusing 
> drivel?

I agree John, but these departures made the in-theatre movie experience 
more interesting didn't they?  Sure, irritating departures, but they 
certainly got one's attention.

What I found truly fascinating, and still well done, was the number of 
lines that swapped from one character in the book, to another in the 
movie, even at completely different settings.  And yet it worked.  such 
as Grima's 'wild and trammelled thing' lines about Eowyn, which were 
Gandalf's lines from the Houses of Healing!

Rick.


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