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Old 17-12-2016, 20:37
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Old 17-12-2016, 21:37
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I never saw it in the cinema, but on VHS(yes - that is how long ago it was!).
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:30
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FOTR, still the first DVD i ever owned
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Old 18-12-2016, 02:19
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For me the best of the trilogy. Not saying much though, the entire trilogy is fantastic. I was about 10 when Fellowship came out and at that time I was a bit snobbish towards anyone who even mentioned Lord of the Rings since I was a big Harry Potter nerd. Eventually saw LOTRs a few years later when it premiered on Channel 4. I wish I'd seen these on the big screen.
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Old 18-12-2016, 03:18
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The birth of a franchise. Fandom hasn't seen it's like since.
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Old 18-12-2016, 03:56
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Only Lord of the Rings film I've seen.

I borrowed the extended edition from a friend and still moan on to this day for having to change discs half way through the film.

"The Fellowship continues on disc 2". What? I'm comfy, I have to get up?!
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Old 18-12-2016, 06:20
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I saw Return of the King on the big screen. Still the greatest cinematic experience of my life (and worst due to drinking nearly 2 litres of Pepsi)
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Old 18-12-2016, 08:49
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tried to get into it several times but it felt like it took 15 years to even get halfway!
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Old 18-12-2016, 18:21
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Only Lord of the Rings film I've seen.

I borrowed the extended edition from a friend and still moan on to this day for having to change discs half way through the film.

"The Fellowship continues on disc 2". What? I'm comfy, I have to get up?!
Funny thing is, daring to mention that you'd be happy to get a single sided bluray version of the extended trilogy is almost heresy in some circles

I've got the extended trilogy on bluray, but i've also downloaded the extended versions individually as well so I can watch them in one go, as i prefer. I get why Jackson wanted to release them on two sides for each film, but not all of us are picture quality nerds.
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Old 18-12-2016, 18:27
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Watching the trilogy only feels like it takes 15 years...
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Old 18-12-2016, 19:01
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The birth of a franchise. Fandom hasn't seen it's like since.
Incorrect.
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Old 18-12-2016, 19:26
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I feel old
I saw the original Star Wars at the cinema so 15yrs is nothing!

I remember in the late 90's Empire Magazine's excitement that Peter Jackson was putting together a cast to film in New Zealand.I followed all the post production, filming and then reviews and I remember feeling as excited to see FOTR as I had been to see Star Wars and I was overwelmed by what I saw onscreen.I became completely obsessed with everything LOTR and I saw each film a ridiculous amount of times at the cinema--and I loved every minute of them.I saw ROTK twice in one day and, by then, my local cinema were sick of seeing me, I'm sure

15yrs has flown by!!
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Old 18-12-2016, 19:29
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I saw the original Star Wars at the cinema so 15yrs is nothing!

I remember in the late 90's Empire Magazine's excitement that Peter Jackson was putting together a cast to film in New Zealand.I followed all the post production, filming and then reviews and I remember feeling as excited to see FOTR as I had been to see Star Wars and I was overwelmed by what I saw onscreen.I became completely obsessed with everything LOTR and I saw each film a ridiculous amount of times at the cinema--and I loved every minute of them.I saw ROTK twice in one day and, by then, my local cinema were sick of seeing me, I'm sure

15yrs has flown by!!
I remember seeing the original Star Trek movie at the cinema so i'm not far behind

I think my obsession with the franchise has dimmed somewhat over the years, but I honestly used to watch the extended franchise twice a year for a good few years.

I know when the final part of the hobbit trilogy was released, I spent the week leading up to that watching all five films again, although that in itself probably convinced me there were just a bit too long for me nowadays!
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Old 18-12-2016, 20:09
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I saw Fellowship at the cinema.I didn't have a clue what the story was about.I saw a trailer with Christopher Lee in it & i was sold on it.
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Old 18-12-2016, 20:15
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15 years! Time to celebrate.

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Rum, you fools.
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Old 18-12-2016, 20:21
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The film is so much better after you read the book.
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Old 18-12-2016, 20:26
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I've started watching it on TV twice but given up both times

Not sure what it is as it's something that ought to be right up my street having read the book all the way through

I first read the book in the 1970s and since then I've started reading it again twice and given up both times around the same point, which is approximately the same place where I gave up on the film..................it's about a 100 pages into the book and half an hour into the film

I can't explain why I can't get interested in it now .........is it maybe a 'young man's book/film' and once you get to middle age or older you can't be bothered with it........
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:42
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I had great misgivings about TFOTR
I knew Tom Bombadil (and squeeze) weren't in it. Fair enough but I liked them
I was suspicious about making a big thing about the female casting, as if they were going to bump up the female content (3 -Mrs Bombadil + Shelob)

In the film I hated the Shire (every accent from Oirish to all the yokel British ones)
I didn't like Meriadoc being called Merry Addock, and I wasn't taken with Mooorrrdooor either
and in the first attack by the orcs they were so outnumbered you thought what's going to happen with a real battle. And the Legolas arrow thing

apart from that they were brilliant
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Old 18-12-2016, 23:43
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I've started watching it on TV twice but given up both times

Not sure what it is as it's something that ought to be right up my street having read the book all the way through

I first read the book in the 1970s and since then I've started reading it again twice and given up both times around the same point, which is approximately the same place where I gave up on the film..................it's about a 100 pages into the book and half an hour into the film

I can't explain why I can't get interested in it now .........is it maybe a 'young man's book/film' and once you get to middle age or older you can't be bothered with it........
I'm surprised that you've read the book all the way through but gave up half an hour into the film. Maybe you got all you could from your first readthrough and nothing could top that or maybe you struggled through your first readthrough (J.R.R Tolkien style of writing can be arduous) and didn't want to be reminded of it when watching the film.

I watched the film twice. Both times, giving up half way through. Then l read the book; watched the film and enjoyed it. An whole new perspective was brought to the film after reading the book.
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Old 19-12-2016, 02:50
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It's a bit of a shame that it wasn't filmed in 70 mm film. I did hear that Peter Jackson did think about doing that, but at the time the number of cinemas with a 70 mm film projector was dwindling, so he thought against it. It was just before the big digital changeover.

When he made The Hobbit, he did say there were a lot more ways to film a film nowadays - what with IMAX, digital IMAX and he used the HFR(48 frames per second) for that. I don't think it's been used since.

As for the LOTOR trilogy, my favourite of the series is Return of the King. I just think the story is stronger in that one.
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Old 19-12-2016, 13:02
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15 years! Time to celebrate.

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Ha ha!
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Old 19-12-2016, 14:34
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15 years! Time to celebrate.

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Rum, you fools.
ba-doom TISH!

actually saw the extended version of FOTR on bluray in poundland earlier.

anyway, here's a question - do you think anyone will ever do a reboot ?

obviously from a fan perspective it's utterly unnecessary but that's never stopped studios before i guess.
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Old 19-12-2016, 15:07
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i look forward to the celebrations when The Hobbit is 15 years old
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Old 19-12-2016, 16:08
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Wow. Has it really been fifteen years since I left a cinema and immediately knew I had no interest in seeing films two and three? I didn't even feel that way about The Phantom Menace. Or The Matrix (although I certainly wish I had). Doesn't time fly when you're not wasting what felt like twelve hours of your life.

Here's to avoiding them for the next fifteen years !
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Old 19-12-2016, 16:21
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Wow. Has it really been fifteen years since I left a cinema and immediately knew I had no interest in seeing films two and three? I didn't even feel that way about The Phantom Menace. Or The Matrix (although I certainly wish I had). Doesn't time fly when you're not wasting what felt like twelve hours of your life.

Here's to avoiding them for the next fifteen years !
you've missed a treat

films 2 and 3 are when the lesbian elves come in
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