RotK - Extended
Dec. 10th, 2004 01:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kneeshooterWell, that felt like an entire day of my life spent in front of the television. "Highlights" below - I'm just assuming those that care about the differences know about them, else look away...
I did generally liked the extended cut. It's not a lean movie - and some of the fat that has been put back in should really have been left out.
And was it just my imagination or did Gimli have a serious line?
I did generally liked the extended cut. It's not a lean movie - and some of the fat that has been put back in should really have been left out.
- Christopher Lee starts off really well, but by the time of his death (moments later) he looks a bit bored with it all. Perhaps he'd been told it wasn't going in the cinematic release.
- The Witchking vs Gandalf left me wanting more - it had promise - then fizzled. Not sure there was any point in the scene other than explaining why Gandalf lost his staff.
- Denethor/Faramir remained brilliant. This reminds me that the "Into the West" theme is much better used in the score rather than when being sung.
- Mouth of Sauron was great - but you can see how it was a nice easy trim.
And was it just my imagination or did Gimli have a serious line?
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Date: 2004-12-10 02:48 pm (UTC)Couldn't disagree more! 8 out of 10 for effort, but still not pure enough for my taste. Perhaps a 22-hour mini-series would be better suited.
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Date: 2004-12-12 04:02 pm (UTC)