#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 We spend a fair time here talking about how rubbish PJ is. How he misinterpreted important aspects of Tolkien's writing for the sake of box office, got away with it and failed to do it a second time! But lets here focus on things he did right! The heroism of the Rohirrim! First in the guise of Theoden King, healed by Gandalf and rouses by the words of Aragorn, riding to one last battle! For Rohan! Then later repeated to EPIC proportions as Theoden rides out to his enemies, and thousands of Riders cry "DEATH!" before commencing battle. Incredibly evokative imagery stitched together through prefection and brilliantly scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelly 261 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 He hired Howard Shore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Merry and Pippin running in front of the army after Aragorn cries "For Frodo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Topic sounds like gay porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2016 As usual, Guyver has nothing positive to contribute! Dixon Hill, Cerebral Cortex, Bilbo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 The entire first trilogy. It's better than everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Denethor, cathing fire and running 1 mile to jump of a cliff, upon the tens of thousands of barbarians who have broken through the gates! Brilliant pulp cinema! Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Figwit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Great meme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Braindead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Barnald said: Braindead That's not a very positive thing to say about Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Just now, BloodBoal said: That's not a very positive thing to say about Peter! Dead Alive would arguably have been worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Indeed! Lets keep it friendly, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I always particularly liked the Gandalf/Saruman showdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 4 hours ago, Stefancos said: As usual, Guyver has nothing positive to contribute! That's anti gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 4 hours ago, gkgyver said: Topic sounds like gay porn. Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Bad Taste. Easily his best movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 He knew how to stage a battle. Pacing, staging, tension, spectacle-wise, all battle scenes should aim for this level of perfection: Still looks brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 The Gandalf and Balrog showdown both in FotR and the TTT prologue. The whole opening battle of TTT inspired by that John Howe painting is breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 A simple scene, but it is possibly my favourite in the whole trilogy: the short scene of Bilbo and Gandalf smoking. Bilbo blows a circle, and Gandalf responds by blowing a ship...and sends it sailing through the circle. Pure, understated magic. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 WE BELIEVE IN YOU PETER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Richard said: A simple scene, but it is possibly my favourite in the whole trilogy: the short scene of Bilbo and Gandalf smoking. Bilbo blows a circle, and Gandalf responds by blowing a ship...and sends it sailing through the circle. Pure, understated magic. This x1000. Like most Tolkien fans I was unsure if anyone was going to be able to successfully capture the magic of LOTR on screen. I was worried it would be Hollywoodized and FUBAR'd. But when I saw that scene, I knew that Jackson (and Shore) nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Let's be honest, there's loads of great scenes across his films (too many to mention really - for starters, virtually all of Moria is just about perfection), and he has made some truly brilliant ones. I guess that just magnifies people's disappointment in him when he doesn't live up to their expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Stay positive BB! Positive thinking! Happy thoughts about Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Easy. All of The Lord of the Rings. It's fucking amazing. I'm also a big fan of The Frighteners. I love how it revels in its own pulp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 9 minutes ago, Incanus said: Stay positive BB! Positive thinking! Happy thoughts about Peter! Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I sorta kinda half-like The Desolation of Smaug extended cut. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Alvar, please play nice! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 The redemption of Boromir Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Heavenly Creatures is a really good film. Karol Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Fuck it. I love An Unexpected Journey, and parts of the other two films. Do your worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Just now, Barnald said: Fuck it. I love An Unexpected Journey, and parts of the other two films. Do your worst. No need to defend yourself here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 28 minutes ago, Barnald said: Fuck it. I love An Unexpected Journey, and parts of the other two films. Do your worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 48 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: Well you don't have to love every single moment of a film. And that's what, about 5 seconds? Can't say it ever bothered me. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I enjoyed both trilogies. I confess to not having read any of the books in question, so anything left out (or in the Hobbit's case, added in) didn't annoy me (or leave me wanting to watch the LOTR extended versions in the interests of 'completion'). Would also like to add my voice to the positivity about Heavenly Creatures and The Frighteners. And by God, I bloody love this - Bofur01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Well, this thread is buzzing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 23 minutes ago, SafeUnderHill said: He's writing the script for an adaptation of Mortal Engines. I am glad PJ didn't decide to start making small movies after the Hobbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 14 minutes ago, Incanus said: I am glad Lucas didn't decide to start making small movies after the Prequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I am sure Disney will buy PJ's Weta and push him out and develop this new series of films without him. History is repeating itself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 WETA is a special effects house, unlike Lucasfilm. Did you mean Wingnut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 1 minute ago, Stefancos said: WETA is a special effects house, unlike Lucasfilm. Did you mean Wingnut? Yes! Yes! They will take everything from him! Leaving him alone and bitter! At war with the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 What is a Wingnut anyway? Does it have to do with Doggy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 1 minute ago, gkgyver said: What is a Wingnut anyway? Does it have to do with Doggy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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