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I watched the 4-disc extended version of Fellowship this morning. The added footage helped me tie the two movies together. Saw Two Towers this afternoon. It rocked!
Poor Saruman. He sent his huge army to Helm's Deep so there wasn't enough to protect Isengard. Haw haw!
Cooolcorey wrote:
1. Would it be better to read the books first, then watch the movies, or vice versa?
I'd see the movies first, then read the books. A friend of mine who read all three books complains that the movies screw up the books' story. I haven't read the last two books, so I have no gripe against the movies.
Cooolcorey wrote:
2. Are there books that take place before LOTR? And what are they?
The Hobbit tells about Bilbo's adventure and how he comes to find the ring.
Cooolcorey wrote:
3. How many books are there in the entire thing?
Three, not counting The Hobbit.
Cooolcorey wrote:
4. Are the games any good?
I haven't played any of the games so I wouldn't know.
I suggest you see the expanded version of Fellowship, then see The Two Towers. You won't be sorry.
Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:03 pm
counterparadox
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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1. Depends. The books are extremely wordy. I couldn't get through them. There are a LOT of details abou scenery and such . . . Either you like the books, or you don't. But even if you don't, you could still like the story, hence seeing the movie is a good idea. But DEFFINIETLY see Fellowship of the Ring first. The 3 LotR books aren't really separate. Fellowship just, sorta, ends without an ending. Really, they're one long book. Thus, seeing them out of order would be bad.
2. The Hobbit comes before LotR. I DID read that book. Again, really wordy. There is an animated Hobbit movie you can find, if you really want to. It isn't nessicary that you read this before LotR, it's just good backround. But they explain most of it in LotR.
3. This is debatable, since, again, the books aren't really separate. But if you include the Hobbit, and don't go into a discusion about whether there is one, or 3, or even 6 blah blah blah, then there are 4 books.
4. Wouldn't know, haven't played the games. Heard mixed things about them, but mostly good.
EDIT: Damn you Beefy, you beat me to the punch. _________________ anime is teh s uck
Play City of Heroes/Villians? Look me up, Pinnacle server, @C Paradox
Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:08 pm
Beefy
Joined: Nov 13, 2002
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There's nothing wrong with both of us answering. Maybe it'll stick better.
Something tells me Saruman is now very pissed off. _________________ "Robots don't say 'ye'."
"I'll show ye!"
Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:13 pm
Cooolcorey
Joined: Nov 08, 2002
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Thanks guys. The very vast majority of the people at my school are NOT interested in anime, Lord of the Rings, or GameCube, except for one person, so I don't have a whole lot of people to ask questions to. I'll see if he'll let me borrow his Fellowship DVD. Thanks again.
Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:30 pm
The_Nightweaver
Joined: Dec 14, 2002
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Well, what in the world ARE they interested in? Sports? I watch sports but I don't talk about sports. What kind of dense children go to your school? _________________ I have not yet begun to bitch.
Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:42 am
Cooolcorey
Joined: Nov 08, 2002
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They're mostly interested in sports and their damn dirty PS2's which I wouldn't mind having...
Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:54 am
Nobuyuki
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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counterparadox wrote:
Ok, that's the 3rd time I've seen MST3K in the past 2 days and I have no clue what it stands for . . .
Mystery Science Theater 3000. _________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
Tue Dec 24, 2002 3:01 am
GoufCustom
Joined: Nov 06, 2002
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I saw TTT tonight. Amazing movie. Just fuckin' brilliant, now that I keep on reflecting.
What about the Sillmarion?
Tue Dec 24, 2002 4:19 am
Nobuyuki
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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GoufCustom wrote:
What about the Sillmarion?
True, it's set before LOTR, but it's not necessary to read it; in fact I don't recommend reading it unless you become a hardcore Tolkien fan with A LOT of time on your hands. It's really dense and hard to work through. Took me a year to figure it all out. YMMV. _________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
Tue Dec 24, 2002 5:08 am
dillpops
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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The_Nightweaver wrote:
Well, what in the world ARE they interested in? Sports? I watch sports but I don't talk about sports. What kind of dense children go to your school?
Ah Nightweaver how I've missed your insults ^^ _________________ rednekbob9: 1: You're Female
rednekbob9: 2: You're Internet-able
rednekbob9: 3: You like anime
rednekbob9: you're automatically a perfect match
rednekbob9: run like hell
Tue Dec 24, 2002 9:13 am
GoufCustom
Joined: Nov 06, 2002
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Nobuyuki wrote:
GoufCustom wrote:
What about the Sillmarion?
True, it's set before LOTR, but it's not necessary to read it; in fact I don't recommend reading it unless you become a hardcore Tolkien fan with A LOT of time on your hands. It's really dense and hard to work through. Took me a year to figure it all out. YMMV.
Thanks, Nobuyuki, but what IS the Sillmarion about?
Tue Dec 24, 2002 9:48 am
Nobuyuki
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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From what I can remember, a history of the First Age of Middle-Earth and the Elves. Foundation-building for the universe. All the Elven legends they wrote songs about are detailed.
My sister is the expert in the family. _________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
Tue Dec 24, 2002 9:59 am
Cooolcorey
Joined: Nov 08, 2002
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dillpops wrote:
The_Nightweaver wrote:
Well, what in the world ARE they interested in? Sports? I watch sports but I don't talk about sports. What kind of dense children go to your school?
Ah Nightweaver how I've missed your insults ^^
I didn't take it as an insult, because I'm not part of that group
Tue Dec 24, 2002 11:20 am
dillpops
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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I don't think sensible people take them as insults ^^ _________________ rednekbob9: 1: You're Female
rednekbob9: 2: You're Internet-able
rednekbob9: 3: You like anime
rednekbob9: you're automatically a perfect match
rednekbob9: run like hell
Tue Dec 24, 2002 2:13 pm
The_Nightweaver
Joined: Dec 14, 2002
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Just a thought: I find it friggin' AMAZING that an old English Catholic guy like J.R.R. Tolkien could write such wonderfully cool shit. It's like going to your local nursing home and visiting a patient, only to find out they have the entire NGE collection under their bed, and a GameCube hooked up to their TV. _________________ I have not yet begun to bitch.
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