If Arwen had been cut from the films

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:32 pm

Mrs.Underhill, I just wanted you to know that I will respond to your fabulous post (with a far less fabulous one) as soon as I can give it the time it deserves. Voronwë has been called away for a few days, or I feel sure he would already have done so.

Post by **yovargas** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:29 pm

Mrs.Underhill wrote:TTT was my favorite movie of the three and it's even more so now

I am not alone!

Hello. You're my new favorite person.

Post by **Frelga** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:20 pm

I love FOTR more, but I enjoy TTT most of the three movies. It's got the Rohirrim! And the wargs.

Post by **Crucifer** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:43 pm

I loved TTT most as well. It's got lots of Saruman, and that's always good. The battle at Helms Deep was surprisingly good, even if it did have some silly bits (Legols making a skateboard out of a shield etc.) It's my favorite book too, come to think of it.

But the music in FOTR was the best, even if it doesn't have Eowyns theme.

Post by **Mrs.Underhill** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:58 am

yovargas wrote: I am not alone!

Hello. You're my new favorite person.

Why, thanks.

But we are not that few!
We had a poll once on our forum about which of the 3 movies is a favorite. TTT came in last but with healthy 20% of the votes. Not that bad!

But I must say that my favorite EE additions are for FOTR. My favorite TTT would be something in the middle between theatrical and EE, as lots of extra scenes weren't that good.
Still I love it for the epic majesty, all those plot threads, great treatment of Rohirrim, and last but not least, the Frodo-Sam-Gollum triangle. I loved Gollum and the way they managed to convey Frodo's terrible burden.
And Helm's Deep battle was awesome! And Ents' battle too! And I even came to appreciate Osgiliath as a pinnacle of despair and horror of that war, and of Frodo's plight. And I even understood and accepted and felt for Filmamir - even though he's a totally different, and lesser, guy than in the book.
And Arwen and her EvenStar - they shined in TTT.

But it's my least favorite book. So go figure. Maybe I liked movie so much because it made me appreciate that book more, especially the Rohan part.

Post by **yovargas** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:18 am

Mrs.Underhill wrote:We had a poll once on our forum about which of the 3 movies is a favorite. TTT came in last but with healthy 20% of the votes. Not that bad!

Oh? That's not that bad. I thought I'd seen other polls about that had much lower numbers, something closer to single-digits. Certainly the number of people on the sites who I've heard say it's their favorite is in the single-digits!

Post by **Mrs.Underhill** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:45 am

I moved this post to "Why the TTT is the least liked movie" thread, to prevent Osgiliating of this thread.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:18 am

Far from it.

RoTK is my favorite despite its flaws, but I would probably have chosen "It's all one big movie." I haven't seen it in many months, but we're setting up our new plasma TV in a week or so—I've been saving this for that!

I think TTT's score is my favorite. And Helm's Deep has an undeniable power because it is made personal. Seeing the young boys being armed (pathetically) to help fight ten thousand Orcs . . . it gets me every time. PJ gets criticism from some for making the stakes of the battle so explicit—the boys, the babies in the caves—but for me it works very well. I don't think I'm a sentimentalist, but I approve, in general, of emotion.