Having now read through the thoughtful and intelligent responses to your post, and your own remarks, I'm a little embarrassed to see my facile banner ("Peter Jackson can do no wrong, yah, yah) hanging out there at the top...
Kate was watching part II last night, and I was doing something else, but found myself overtaken by the music. It kept drawing me in.
And the acting, which is superb, I think.
I remarked to Kate, "This wouldn't be half so good without the music or the fine acting, or the really great costumes..."
Kate said, "Or what if the actors were sitting around a cardtable with their scripts? Or maybe weren't actors at all--just random Tolkien fans?"
I now realize that, truth to tell, I would have liked more out of the Mines of Moria--Tolkien made that a place of wonder.
And I now admit also that I HATED the stupid TREES.
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Kate was watching part II last night, and I was doing something else, but found myself overtaken by the music. It kept drawing me in.
And the acting, which is superb, I think.
I remarked to Kate, "This wouldn't be half so good without the music or the fine acting, or the really great costumes..."
Kate said, "Or what if the actors were sitting around a cardtable with their scripts? Or maybe weren't actors at all--just random Tolkien fans?"
I now realize that, truth to tell, I would have liked more out of the Mines of Moria--Tolkien made that a place of wonder.
And I now admit also that I HATED the stupid TREES.
And I wanted the Old Forest.