The first "Lord of the Rings" movie is coming. Are we sufficiently jazzed?

[JazzManJim]

I know I am. I first read the books, and all the other Tolkien books I could find, when I was perhaps 8 or 9 years old. Since then, I think I've read LotR a dozen times. It's become almost like an old friend I visit over and over again. There's something good in it for me every time I read it.

I'm watching the Sci-Fi channel one-hour documentary on the first movie "Fellowship of the Ring". Let me jsut say that, from what I've seen thus far, Peter Jackson, the Director, has things reall well in hand. The look is amazing, the effect spectacular (though not enough to overpower the story). In many ways, he's a traditionalist with Middle Earth - the languages, the feels of places like Hobbiton and Lotholorien and Moria. The actors and actresses seem like great choices, even if they made a few people scratch their heads when they were announced.

In all, I'm even more jazzed about seeing than I've been since I first heard it was coming out. Who's with me! Geeks unite!

 

[Moridin187]

I'm just praying to the Goddess it comes out better than Dungeons and Dragons ::spits the name like something distasteful:: did... ::goes off to brutally murder everyone responsible for that piece of trash::

 

[seXieleXie]

i can't wait. i'm really worried it's going to suck and not live up to the books, which i've read proabably a half dozen times, but i'm still going to see it.

 

[Laurel]

Peter Jackson is amazing. I'm a huge fan of his stuff, from 'Dead Alive' to 'The Frighteners' to 'Heavenly Creatures'. If anyone can pull off something of this scope with class and style, it's him. The trilogy is getting glowing reviews from the press.

 

[JazzManJim]

Peter Jackson is amazing. I'm a huge fan of his stuff, from 'Dead Alive' to 'The Frighteners' to 'Heavenly Creatures'. If anyone can pull off something of this scope with class and style, it's him. The trilogy is getting glowing reviews from the press.

Okay..here are some tidbits from the special Sci-Fi thingie tonight. No spoilers, so dont' worry.

They wanted Hobbiton to look as authentic as possible, so they actually planted and tended vegetable gardens 9 months before then even shot a scene in the village.

They hand-made the armor in the movie, especially the chain-mail. Each chain shirt has over 13,000 links, hand-assembled.

The actors who play the orcs are perhaps the most impressive group of athletes I've seen assembled. A good third of them are black belts in some martial art or another.

Jackson actually shot all three movies in sequence, all at once. It took two years of dedication just in shooting, not counting post and pre-prodution work.

 

[Aphrodisiac]

I be " jazzed" ... my friends and I are looking forward to this movie.
Odds are I will be dragged to the first showing ... which I don't mind at all. I have been looking forward to seeing this movie for some time now.

 

[seXieleXie]

more sharing

god insomnia is a bitch... oh well i'll just post to lit more

since i get back to the bay area 2 days before LotR comes out i'll get to partake in the great tradition my friends and i have built up over the years: dinner at the best damn pizzaria in san francisco (brother's on taravel by the beach... if anyone cares), movie at the huge theater on van ness (it's awesome...it used to be a real theater many moons ago) and then back out to the beach for a bonfire and beer. i don't know how many movies we've seen this way, and i'm really looking forward to being with all of them again. i think that's a lot of my excitement for LotR actually, so maybe i'm cheating

*wistful sigh* those were the days. damn i'm lonely. someone come console me...

 

[Renegade]

Peter Jackson is amazing. I'm a huge fan of his stuff, from 'Dead Alive' to 'The Frighteners' to 'Heavenly Creatures'.

Wow. Someone on the board that seems to be almost as big a Peter Jackson fan as myself. I'm impressed, Laurel.

And I'm not a real big Lord of the Rings fan. Read the books back in high school once, but that was it for the most part. However, I'm a huge fantasy movie fan and (as mentioned) a huge Jackson fan. So those two factors alone are making me want to see these movies. Not to mention that I love Trilogy flicks.

 

[JazzManJim]

Re: more sharing

*wistful sigh* those were the days. damn i'm lonely. someone come console me...

C'mon over lexxie. I have ice cream and various other implements of consoling

 

[seXieleXie]

Re: Re: more sharing

C'mon over lexxie. I have ice cream and various other implements of consoling

*gets some fairy dust and starts thinking happy thoughts*
hmmm... oral sex and massages and orgasms and....
*starts floating*
cool it worked! alright then... second star to the right... here i go, i'll be there in the morning jim

 

[JazzManJim]

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*gets some fairy dust and starts thinking happy thoughts*
hmmm... oral sex and massages and orgasms and....
*starts floating*
cool it worked! alright then... second star to the right... here i go, i'll be there in the morning jim

That's definitely the spirit! YOu don't have to go as far as morning. I'm the third door down before you get to morning. You know..that delicious time of night when all you feel is decadent and yummy

 

[LakotaMoon]

Can't wait for the big thing to start!

Dezember, 18th - Midnight!!

I'll be in there!

 

[o_is_me]

I'll be there. I have been reading everything on the net, as I don't have a TV. Very jealous of the TV special.

Note to self: go buy the tickets tomorrow!

*edit: I am a virgin? hahahahahahahahahaaaaa!!

 

[Natalie Nessus]

Peter Jackson is amazing. I'm a huge fan of his stuff, from 'Dead Alive' to 'The Frighteners' to 'Heavenly Creatures'. If anyone can pull off something of this scope with class and style, it's him. The trilogy is getting glowing reviews from the press.

I think you are correct and it is being filmed in New Zealand which is very close to Middle Kingdom, yes? Hmm Debbiexxxx?

 

[Debbie]

I think you are correct and it is being filmed in New Zealand which is very close to Middle Kingdom, yes? Hmm Debbiexxxx?

The Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand.
We are privileged to claim Peter Jackson as a kiwi. Seeing the making of the film the other night was amazing! I can't wait to see the movie.
And wait till you see our beautiful countryside!

 

[sch00lteacher]

Burger King

I will see this movie, at least a dozen times. I am sure it will be one of the few I will buy when it comes out.

But those Burger King commercials for those stupid light up mugs are turning me off. I am dead serious about this.