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Beyond The Forest gives me exactly the same kind of shivers the best moments from LotR did. I'm so happy.

Good! (I would rather not see real naked people )

The end of FOTR comes to mind.

Yeah, at least the theme is not in the same key. Great symphony though, that second. This is something for REAL winter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy0_zqEOp4A

Yes Beyond the Forest seems to be the answer to my pining for a nice choral piece over the credits.

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Are you really that bothered by a brief shot of naked Dwarves? We already have enough hints with the painting Bilbo sees, the tracked History Of The Ring statement when he finds the Rings, etc. We don't need another obvious callback to LOTR like that. It's like PJ is taking the audience for idiots who can't connect the dots. I just wish it was all told in a subtlier way... Yep. Enjoyed it. A couple of bare-arsed Dwarves seen very briefly didn't bother me. Because at least that and the Goblin-king song (alright it's pretty bad) fit with the tone of the film. Gimli treading on bones and blowing spirits away is terribly cringeworthy. There's no real place for comic relief at this stage of the story. It hints at bad things for the whole Army of the Dead arc, which is badly handled. Their arrival at the battle and its conclusion is just awful. It's the only bit of the 4 films to date I really object to. This may change with the next two films however. Infact, I'd be rather surprised if it didn't. Uhmm, nothing in LotR, including the moments you mentioned, that are even close to being as cringeworthy as the naked dwarves and the Goblin King song. Those really were awful moments.Look I can't deny the Goblin King song is bad, but I can't stress to you how much I hated the conclusion of the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Given how great ROTK was apart from that, it stung far more. The one real blight on that trilogy for me. My expectations were adjusted for The Hobbit films - I never expected something of the same calibre, and I appreciate that it was always going to be different in style and stone. But I was very happy with AUJ nonetheless

That's because I love the LOTR trilogy and lvoe The Hobbit book. And when you love something and think someone is doing a terrible job with it, you easily get carried away. Well lucky for you then that the LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit book exist and you can just write of Jackson's version and forget about it!

Well you must have had some big issues with parts of Jackson's LOTR films as well then?

We already have enough hints with the painting Bilbo sees, the tracked History Of The Ring statement when he finds the Rings, etc. We don't need another obvious callback to LOTR like that. It's like PJ is taking the audience for idiots who can't connect the dots. I just wish it was all told in a subtlier way... I dunno the scene in the film seems to condense three of the meetings of the White Council nicely: So the One and the other rings were discussed. I really don't see your problem. The too many connections things is subjective. I like all the little links. We know where they lead but the characters don't. I mean, obviously it wasn't in the book itself but if you expected a like for like adaptation without additions you were very naive to begin with.

I saw the EE last night and enjoyed it. Like the LOTR's EEs this is going to be the version I watch from now on. I can see why people don't like the Goblin song but I kind of do. The extra Rivendell stuff alone was worth it though. I'll dig into the appendices over the next few weekends starting later today.

Oh yes that bit of the documentary was funny. Even the crew thought PJ was pulling their leg when he introduced his idea for the bunny sled.

What a wonderful man.

Yes. -NotJim Hey NotJim, do you mean choral or solo vocal? ;-)

This is funny

GreyPilgrim, thanks for the Respighi post! I've never heard that concerto, and it's really amazing. Thanks!

Ring the bells! Rejoice, rejoice!