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The Lord of the Rings 3BY PETER KEOUGH (Boston Phoenix)
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Earnest, meticulously rendered, efficiently narrated, and spectacular, the first two installments of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy also suffer from those virtues. For me, much of the magic of the books came not so much from the encyclopædic detail, the outlandish creatures and landscapes, and the hifalutin adventures as from the process of imagining them for myself. Jackson does all that work for you, and for the most part, he does it well and expensively. But the experience is passive, like watching a stunning video game without being able to play it.AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. / cj
[Snip] Ian McKellen is a great actor, but with the white robe, beard, and stallion, he looks like an escapee from a Dungeons and Dragons convention. And every time suspension of disbelief settles in, it’s dispelled by clinker lines like "The Eye of the enemy is moving!" and "All that you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given you." For the three-hours-plus of The Return of the King, what your imagination does has already been decided for you.
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Topic - Meanwhile, back at Mount Doom... - clarkjohnsen 11:45:12 12/20/03 (23)
- I thought the review was fine - Bulkington 12:22:07 12/22/03 (1)
- The whole LOTR being about dangers from power misuse, this Tolkien took from "Macbeth" - orejones 02:42:36 12/23/03 (0)
- Re: Why not... - Dave-A 20:36:21 12/21/03 (0)
- Re: Meanwhile, back at Mount Doom... - Yo Mama 09:43:34 12/21/03 (1)
- Meanwhile, back in the mind of Yo Mama... - clarkjohnsen 12:55:07 12/21/03 (0)
- So, have YOU seen the film, or are you just smokin' blow? (nt) - Audiophilander 00:50:22 12/21/03 (17)
- He is doing great public service for those of us who refuse to waste time on that. - Victor Khomenko 05:41:38 12/21/03 (16)
- That's sad... - Harmonia 19:40:22 12/21/03 (8)
- Hardly - Victor Khomenko 20:01:31 12/21/03 (7)
- Absolutely no problem with your decision not to see the film - Yo Mama 09:10:49 12/22/03 (1)
- Argue though you may... - Audiophilander 11:15:23 12/22/03 (0)
- "Somehow I find the notion that one must see every film just to know it is bad indefensible." Baloney! - Audiophilander 07:24:02 12/22/03 (4)
- First you lied about clark, now you are lying about me... can't you stay with facts? Apparenlty not. - Victor Khomenko 08:06:06 12/22/03 (3)
- LOL! ...Wow! You accuse me of lying when I place YOUR OWN QUOTED REMARK smack-dab in front of you! - Audiophilander 08:37:13 12/22/03 (2)
- Sic 'em boy, sic 'em! n/t - Troy 08:52:25 12/22/03 (1)
- Like a junkyard dog! (nt) - Audiophilander 11:17:37 12/22/03 (0)
- How is he performing a public service regurgitating the words of one of the few critics... - Audiophilander 09:05:41 12/21/03 (4)
- "Clark's opinion on TRotK..." Excuse me, but where did I... - clarkjohnsen 12:52:29 12/21/03 (1)
- "...where did I..." - *AND THERE YOU HAVE IT./cj* - Audiophilander 21:53:10 12/21/03 (0)
- That is an interesting point... - Victor Khomenko 10:15:54 12/21/03 (1)
- On the other hand... - Harmonia 19:38:56 12/21/03 (0)
- Lines? - albee33 07:56:52 12/21/03 (1)
- It works better sometimes if you slip $500 in the purse. - Victor Khomenko 10:20:37 12/21/03 (0)
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