tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578145979047565936.post2790977680442846595..comments2023-03-30T02:03:21.297+13:00Comments on ad majorem dei gloriam: Dear Peter Jackson,Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996539581546622108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578145979047565936.post-29647728843524290402014-11-26T12:02:43.064+13:002014-11-26T12:02:43.064+13:00Hi Zoe!! Thanks for your lovely long comment:-)
Ye...Hi Zoe!! Thanks for your lovely long comment:-)<br />Yeah, I liked it, but I had to separate it from the book in order to enjoy it if you know what I mean.<br />It was quite funny in places:-D<br />It is amazing I guess, although sometimes I don't think about it that way...<br />It does in certain places. I've driven past a wooded area where they filmed a scene, and I've seen the cornfields in LOTR from a distance when I was horse riding around Otaki. Most of the places they use are in the South Island which isn't as densely populated, not that any of NZ could really be called that!! They have the Hobbiton set down South.<br />I loved the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of my favourite authors.<br />And I don't really dislike Peter Jackson:-D, I thought he did an amazing job with Tintin:-)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996539581546622108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578145979047565936.post-6542826436860344502014-11-25T19:47:38.336+13:002014-11-25T19:47:38.336+13:00Good evening, Beth -
Must admit I highly enjoyed t...Good evening, Beth -<br />Must admit I highly enjoyed this post of yours, even though I'm completely of the opposite opinion regarding this movie! I disliked the first one (with the exception of a very few scenes), but absolutely loved The Desolation of Smaug. :) (Granted, this may be primarily because I didn't care much for The Hobbit as a book anyway...)<br />Oh wait, you said you DID enjoy tDoS, but were upset by the many inaccuracies? Ah, very good, then. :)<br /><br />You're so right about so many aspects of this movie! I especially like what you said about Legolas' nosebleed - one of the most quietly amusing parts of the movie, in my opinion. ;]<br /><br />Somehow I had forgotten that you live in New Zealand! That must be amazing! Does all of it look like it does in the LotR movies??? (Silly question, I know... ;] ...maybe what I meant was "does much of the scenery remind you of Middle-earth?" and "have you been to any of the filming locations?")Zoƫhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616381180591067672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578145979047565936.post-27222538824878295332014-11-17T12:20:09.009+13:002014-11-17T12:20:09.009+13:00Yea, I think a lot of people were disappointed wit...Yea, I think a lot of people were disappointed with these movies. I love the books so much(LOTR and the Hobbit) so it was sad to see them make such a mess of things. I enjoyed the movies, they were just inaccurate:-PBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996539581546622108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578145979047565936.post-37914886479687024272014-11-16T16:40:33.268+13:002014-11-16T16:40:33.268+13:00Hi Beth!
Now, I'm going to be totally honest...Hi Beth! <br /><br />Now, I'm going to be totally honest with you here, and tell you that after the first film I was disappointed, but after the second I was a) sleeping, and b) ready to give up on the whole franchise. Mostly because of Orcs. And Tauriel (or however you spell it). And the stupid love triangle. And Kili and Fili. And that Elf King dude. Wait, Thranduil. And because they tried waaaaaay too hard to link it to 'The Lord of the Rings'. Also I was sleeping because I went to see it at the Levin Focal Point for a midnight showing. Even though I had a nap during the day, those seats are soooo comfortable and it was really cold so I just gave up and fell asleep... It didn't help that action sequences bore me more than anything...<br /><br />Ahem. Anyway. I liked your review of the film, even if I don't like what Peter Jackson has done to them!!! I'm not even sure if we're allowed to say that in New Zealand though, it feels like high treason or something! I'm sure as I click the 'Publish' button the police will come after me! :PDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295515961608104874noreply@blogger.com