Movie, Movie, Movie

[racx_00]

Im not average , im quite the opposite

[B'rrr]

Jason, I think you missed something.  I TOOK a class last semester where we read and studied LoTR and HP...so, yeah, not only have I read the books about five times...I MAY know more than the average person about the books!  <---note: I said "may" and "average"

awwwww....only 5 times??   ...that's how often i have read the simarillion   and i read LotR many times more  ; ) ...never read hp though

[koko_99_2001]

Let me clarify a little further.  LoTR I've only read twice...HP, each of the books, I've probably read 5 times at least...Never read LoTR until after the second movie came out.

Cat

[B'rrr]

i have read LotR 2 times by the time i was 14 or so, cuz i had a game about it made by interplay wich i thought was really kwel at that time, my dad told me it was based on a book, so i start reading it  

[koko_99_2001]

I hadn't even heard of it until right before the first movie came out!  

Cat

[Jeysie]

I'd heard of it several years before the movies came out, but I never really wanted to read it. I've generally never liked fantasy that much with a very few exceptions, I'm more a straight science fiction fan. (As everyone gasps in utter horror. ) I did read The Hobbit as a young 'un, though.

But a few months before the first movie came out, when the news first came out there would be movies, I caved in and read the books. I've only read them the once, because honestly, it was hard enough wading though Tolkien's writing style the first time. (Now I'm REALLY going to get flogged, I bet. )

There is a mildly funny story that goes with that, though. When I went to buy the books, I couldn't find them displayed in the spot I'd expected (in the SF/Fantasy under "Tolkein", obviously). So, feeling a little foolish but stymied nonetheless, I asked the clerk at the counter if they had a copy of the books available.

He led me over to the special display they had set up in anticipation of the movie (which is why I hadn't been able to find the books ), and asked me, and I paraphrase-quote (to the best of my memory, that is) "Do you want the paperback, the "softcover", the hardcover, the annotated hardcover, or the annotated hardcover with appendix, professional artwork sketches and scenes, and goldleaf-trimmed pages?" (I kid you not, that last (or at least the gist of it, I distinctly remember the artwork and gold trim bits) was one of the options!)

I gave him a slightly bemused look, and said good-naturedly, "I'll, er, take the paperbacks. I want to READ the books, not frame them in a museum!" He laughed and said, "Yeah, I don't blame you, it seems a little much to me, too."

Peace & Luv, Liz

[B'rrr]

i have the simarillion, the hobbit and lotr in english and dutch, they are all paperbacks for the same reason as you. my dad has a 'luxe' version though  

[koko_99_2001]

lol...too funny Jeysie!  

Well, my sister has the 3-in-1 volume with the appendixes in the back.  I have the softcover individual ones with the movie pics on the front.  I must admit that the first time I read RoTK, I had to force myself to read about the last half of it.  I thought it was SO boring!  However, in my Fant. Lit. class, my professor told us that the last part (the Shire part) is probably the most important because it shows us how much all the hobbits had grown throughout their journey...*shrugs* If he says so...he knows more about it than I do!

Cat

[B'rrr]

i used find the part about sam and frodo boring   ...why didn't they leave that part away??  

[Jeysie]

Hee. I actually ended up with paperbacks of the first two, and a "softcover" of the third, because that's all they had left of the third one. (I dunno what the technical term is, but basically a version that's the same size as a typical hardcover, but has a cover and binding like a paperback instead.)

I've never been big on collecting as its own purpose... to me the main value of an object is in its use, rather than its looks or solely the possession thereof. So I'm generally not fussy about getting "collector's editions" or "rare editions" or whatever of books unless the additions would add something to the story that I felt was equivalent to the extra cost.

I might have been tempted to get the "deluxe" version he mentioned for the artwork... but not at the $70 price listed for it!

At any rate, my next goal is to finally read all the Narnia books before the movies come out. (So far I've only read The Lion, the Witch, and the Warddrobe, and Prince Caspian.)

Peace & Luv, Liz

[koko_99_2001]

Yeah, I need to read Narnia too...We used to have all the books at our house, but they disappeared one by one...now we only have Prince Caspian left.  *decides to hunt down the books in the near future*

Cat

[Johnmichael]

Yeah, I need to read Narnia too...We used to have all the books at our house, but they disappeared one by one...now we only have Prince Caspian left.  *decides to hunt down the books in the near future*

Cat

Lion the witch and the woredrobe is like one of my favorite books even though i havent read it since 9th grade, ive also read LOTR about a year before the first movie came out i read it, and when i was grounded for something i wont get into =P, i read the first harry potter and liked it alot so i read the rest of the series really enjoyed them, another good book i hope some of you have read is enders game and that whole series really good you should check it out if you havent read it.

IN MOVIE NEWS

Rocky was on TV at like 2 am i love that movie so much all of them are good cept for 5 i hate that one, and amityville horror 2 is on right now horrible movie but who dosent love a good crappy horror.

[Johnmichael]

i just found out its rocky week on AMC thats why rocky was on last night and rocky 2 is on tonight 12:30 am

[Yonkey]

Spiderman 2 RULED!  

[B'rrr]

tell me!! tell me!! ...ehhh, wait no!! don't tell anytinhg!! arrgg!! the tension!! have to wait 2 full weeks  

[Rune_of_Westhaven]

i used find the part about sam and frodo boring   ...why didn't they leave that part away??  

You know...I was the opposite way.  I skipped all the parts about Aragorn and such and just read just the parts about Frodo and Sam the first time through

Rune

[Jeysie]

I'm going to see Spiderman 2 with Harrison and a buddy of his either this weekend or next, not sure which.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[J-ROC]

I will be seeing Fahrenheit 9/11 either today or tomorrow.
I will see it alone if I must.

[Johnmichael]

Seeing spiderman 2 tonight, with like 6 of my friends.

[koko_99_2001]

A small group of us are going to see Spiderman 2 tonight!  Whoo hoo!  Can't wait.  From what I've heard, it's a TON better than the first one!

Cat