Doug wrote: > Who else is going to the theater tomorrow night?
I saw it 12:01 AM, and my and wife and I both enjoyed it tremendously. I honestly don't know how much better a job anyone could have expected. The cast is excellent, pretty much across the board, most of the special effects are top notch, and there were only a coupe of scenes that were less than interesting. Perhaps that sounds a bit fanboyish, but it is, in all honesty, as good an adaptation of the book as a reasonable fan could have asked for. A fair portion of the movie's dialogue is taken right from the book. I know that I've already mentioned the cast, but I'll do so again. There's not a false note in the group, I thought. A truly fine job putting faces, voices, and mannerisms to the Fellowship. How does it stand alone? Well, my wife is familiar with the books, but never read them in their entirety, and she loved it. She never had to ask me who so-and-so was, or why they were doing such-and-such, which I think also speaks well for the movie. And, if I may go into fanboy mode for just a second, the cave troll is wicked cool. That is all. :) On a more serious note, I know that certain of the Brin folks, in particular Dr. Brin himself, find the idea of the great and powerful making decisions for the rest of the world to be an anathema to all forward-thinking people. However, I think the movie clarifies what, to me, has always been the central theme of LotR. The little people, the ones with the quiet bravery in the face of great odds, those are the ones that make the difference. I've never understood how that central point escapes people. Jim ______________________________________________________________________________ Send a friend your Buddy Card and stay in contact always with Excite Messenger http://messenger.excite.com
