Yes, I really appreciated the fact that the dialogue was mostly Tolkien's, word for work. I really don't remember the EarthSea book being much like this. (Just finished watching part 2). I'll shut up now in case someone wants to see part two unhampered by my opinion of it. Question though... I thought this was a 3-part series?
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:33:19 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well... just finished watching the first one. It sucked. Bad sucked. > REALLY bad sucked. > > There wasn't a single, not one single, important event in this travesty that > occurred ANYTHING like the books. > > What irks me most of all are the small things. In the book his true name is > "Ged" and his usename is "Sparrowhawk" (true names, after all, are not given > in the common speech but in the old tongue) - in the movie they reversed > this. > > Why? I can think of now other reason that some sixth rate hack pounding > away on his latte-soaked powerbook thought it "sounded better". But really > - why when you've already raped the story must you spit in its eye? > > But - at the very least, I got the extended edition of "Lord of the Rings: > Return of the King" today, so at least I can watch something that respected > its source. > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139922 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
