The Lord of the Rings...

[fajrdrako]

Spent the day watching The Lord of the Rings (extended edition) with maaseru, maaboroshi and lmondegreen. Because of all the snow, josanpq couldn't make it - drat! - but she phoned.

It's a wonderful New Year's Day tradition.

Sauron has fallen and all's right with the world.

Comments

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

Lucky! I watched the first two over vacation but never got to the third. I don't think I could watch them all in one day lol.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

It's difficult to watch them all in one day - it takes time. We try to fit it in between 10 am and 10 pm, but we always start a little late. We cheated a little this year: maaboroshi fast-forwarded through a lot of the scenes where Frodo, Sam and Gollum and climbing and squabbling (and squabbling and climbing). Those are not our favourite parts. In fact, much as we admire Gollum, his parts are our least favourite scenes. We like the prettier men.

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

I completely agree w/ you. He is my least favorite aspect of the entire series. That's part of why my favorite movie is Fellowship!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I certainly like "Fellowship", but I also like the way the Aragorn plot (the important part!) escalates in "Return of the King". And it has good Faramir bits!

I'm not sure I could pick a favourite movie of the tree. My favourite bits are scattered all through.

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

Yes I do like all the Faramir bits in Return of the King. And the way it all comes together. I just, on the whole, always prefer the beginning of a journey for some reason. And I loved the Fellowship formation.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I love so many things about "Fellowship", and our meeting with Strider at Bree is one of my favourites bits of the whole series. I also love the Council of Rivendell and the Elrond scenes. Actually I could go on listing 'favourite bits' in that movie all morning.... But that doesn't differentiate it from the others!

I adore Argorn (and his scenes) throughout, with a few lapses, but I like his tough'n'scruffy looks in "Fellowship", before we know he's a king-in-the-making.

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

I teared up when Gandalf and Boromir died. *sniff* And God I love Faramir and Legolas!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I love 'em all. Faramir is just gorgeous - I was thinking that as I
watched yesterday. Aragorn remains my favourite (right up there with
Lymond, for example) but my goodness... what great characters they all
are.

But Gollum is horrible to look at, even when - especially when - he's so
well depicted and characterized.