What PJ got right.

Lord of the Rings Trilogy Forum

all right, we've all seen how PJ screwed up in the details...but thats what they are, details. when you get right down too it, PJ did a great job, in my opinion, of conveying the true meaning of the story. what do you all think?

He made breathtaking movies. They were visually beautiful and the casting was perfect . His attention to detail and trying to stay as true to the books as he could were great. He may have strayed from J.R.R. Tolkien, but he also exposed a whole new generation to that magical world of Middle Earth. Great thread Shadow.

thanks sherry!

This is a great thread. I think that PJ did a great job too. The books are so complex it would be impossible to include everything. Since he had to cut so much out he had to rewrite some of it to keep continuity. I think he really conveyed the whole meaning of the story well.

yay PJ good job! and yay Shadow for coming up with this great idea for this thread PJ did an excellent job with these extremely complicated books and those who don't think so should take a look at the animated ones from like the 70's

I've heard about them, but I was too little to watch.

i rented them a few months ago form blockbuster cuz i was curious

They are available at blockbuster?

Wonder if Netflix would have them.

they do at the one near me

Thanks!!!

I think I'm starting to get a little obsessed with Lotr. ARRGH!

theres nothing wrong with that heather. LOTR RULES!!!

There are worse thing to be addicted to and this hurts no one. Obsess away.

when you look at it...half the stuff he simply couldn't put in due to time, and complexity of story...
he simply couldn't follow every sub-story that was in the book. which is why the book is so much better.

Peter Jackson did the best he could. The book is too complex

lotr obsessers rule!

Don't you all think that the depiction of the city of Gondor was very well done?

the city looked awsome! it was all one giant model...such detail.

I saw that on the DVD. It was so awesome. They even had laundry hanging out to dry on the model.

the city was bigger than i expected...its gigantic

In FOTR he did a superb job with Gandalf on the bridge battling the Balrog. He followed Tolkien and it was masterful.

he also did a great job witt the Charge of The Rohirrim...wow...that was an awsome scene..i so wanted to jump and down cheering for theoden and his riders.

yeah overall PJ did a GREAT job! i dont know how he did it!
*bows down to PJ*

I think PJ got the locations right........... I mean wowwwwwww!!! He also got the casting right even though it took him 2 tries to get Aragorn.........can't be right all the time I guess......................

Its amazing to think that all those locations were in New Zealand! (apart from the ones done in a studio of course! But Viggo was the perfect choice for Aragorn...just how I imagined him!

Yeah I have to agree with you Peregr!n, no one else would have done Tolkien's Aragorn justice............. and to think there were some rumors flying about that Keanu Reeves or Russell Crowe were going to be asked *shiver* .......... I don't think I would of seen the movies then!

Same here! That would have been awful! *shudders* russell crowe *shudders again*

I think him and Fran and Philippa did a really good job of the script too! it was really fitting to Tolkien

yeah...even though they had to make changes that they knew he wouldn't approve of.