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Old 24th August 2006, 02:39 PM   #46 (permalink)
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yes, I do have to admit I was slightly apalled they left off the Scouring of the Shire. But after so many years and so much money, I imagine the coronation looked like a good stopping point! I'm glad they left out Tom Bombadil and much of the first part of the Fellowship--I always speed through that part anyway.
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Old 25th August 2006, 12:34 AM   #47 (permalink)
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One thing about all the changes they made from the books: in my case, it certainly restored some of the suspense. There was no way of knowing what might happen next, since they kept introducing so many new scenes. The first time I saw FOTR, when Frodo came home and there were signs that someone was in the house, I was convinced he was about to be jumped by a ringwraith (although I should have known it was going to be Gandalf). In fact, the Nazgūl terrified me to such an extent that I flinched whenever they appeared (and jumped out of my seat every time they screeched); even though I knew that none of the Hobbits were going to be snatched up and carried off to Mordor. Because part of me wasn't quite sure ...
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Old 25th August 2006, 12:47 AM   #48 (permalink)
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I'm glad they left out Tom Bombadil … I always speed through that part anyway.
You mean you don't make up tunes to accompany Bombadil's songs? Gee, where's the fun in that?
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Old 25th August 2006, 01:22 AM   #49 (permalink)
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no, but I put "The Road Goes Ever on" and "All that is Gold Does Not Glitter" to music long ago when I was a guitar-playing teenager. Really bad music. And I can never think or read those poems without hearing the music!

I usually go straight from A Long Awaited Party straight to At the Sign of the Prancing Party. Hey, I've read the whole saga 30 times or something, so it's not like I'm missing anything.

The only problem with leaving that part out in the movie is that the chapter about the Barrow Downs has important back story information and foreshadowing. For example, the point (!pun alert!) about Pippin's sword piercing the flesh of the Nazgul King because it came from a barrow of one of the men of the west was missed.
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Old 5th December 2006, 02:02 AM   #50 (permalink)
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Oh, hey everyone!
Just saying hi, because it might happen that I might be spending 2.636354% of my life in this section of the forum!

Are you discussing anything in particular, or anything that comes to mind?
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Old 14th February 2008, 01:53 PM   #51 (permalink)
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Damn old thread but im reading Fellowship of The Ring right now.


Gotta say im finding it very easy to read,enjoy the story. Only read alittle over 100 pages but so far alot has happened and not as much discriptions as people say it is.

I must say i have read alot worse language,prose to get use to than his.

What is a nice surprise is how much the movie cut out that is very new to me. I havent seen the movies in years plus alot of the early story wasnt in the first movie.


So far my favorit part is the backstory for Gollum. I liked seeing where he came from and how he ended up becoming Gollum.
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Old 14th February 2008, 03:35 PM   #52 (permalink)
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Have you hit the Council of Elrond chapter yet? (I forget how how far into the book that occurs, it's been a while and I haven't got a copy with me right now) If I remember correctly, there's plenty of description in that chapter
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Heh i saw that the descriptions procent got raised with like 200% when they met the elves in the woods but it still easy to read cause of his writing style.
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Old 14th February 2008, 04:43 PM   #54 (permalink)
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Yes, you get a lot of history in the "The Council of Elrond". I realize this is the bane of the book for many readers, but I find it's one of my favorite parts...

Oh, and Connavar -- if you've not seen the extended versions of the films, you've been missing a lot. I couldn't stand the theatrical version of Fellowship, but I'm very fond of the extended version... much, much closer to Tolkien's vision in many ways, and they include heaps of the nice, subtle touches in the book as well....
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Yes, you get a lot of history in the "The Council of Elrond". I realize this is the bane of the book for many readers, but I find it's one of my favorite parts...

Oh, and Connavar -- if you've not seen the extended versions of the films, you've been missing a lot. I couldn't stand the theatrical version of Fellowship, but I'm very fond of the extended version... much, much closer to Tolkien's vision in many ways, and they include heaps of the nice, subtle touches in the book as well....

Its a blessing then that i havent seen the extended version,making the book more fresh to me.

Alot of history is good IMO, so far i liked best when Gandalf was telling the history of the rings,Golloum etc to Frodo.

Heh now i wonder what "The Council of Elrond" is like
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If you enjoy back-story, Conn, that chapter will make your day...
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Old 14th February 2008, 09:39 PM   #57 (permalink)
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Not to mention the mysteries surrounding Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, Old Man Willow, and the barrow-wights....
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Old 8th December 2008, 08:15 PM   #58 (permalink)
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LOTR: Best books of the Century and Millennium!
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Connavar I envy you. When I first read LOTR as a young teen I was enraptured and got so absorbed that the Nazgul turned my blood to ice, and when Shelob showed up I had to put the book down and go away until I stopped freaking out (took a few days). Ah, to have that fresh experience again...must be weird for you doing the first read after its all been discussed so much.
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Old 9th December 2008, 04:29 PM   #60 (permalink)
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Probably, Pro, although some 10 months later, Conn's probably on his 3rd time thru by now if he continued to like them as much as he's posted on this thread...*wonders what was lost in the great October Crash*
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