We headed out to see "the movie" Sunday afternoon on the largest screen in Boulder County, and it was well wortht he wait. Peter Jackson, despite his previous films pulled off a masterpiece. If you haven't seen it, do so soon.
My only disappointment came at the end of the movie, which Jackson moves through with some cumbersome fades, leaving out many important details. The plotline with Eowyn and Faramir falling in love after Aragorn saves their lives with the healing powr that marks him as King ended up on the cutting room floor. The scene where the mouthpice of Sauron throws Frodo's clothes and mithril armor to Gandalf and company at the gates to Minas Morgul was also cut. The "Scourging of the Shire" was never even filmed because Jackson didn't like it in the book, although it plays an important part in Tolkien's story of the Hobbits growing up and joining the world as equals.
Despite that, the movie was amazingly done. Hopefully the Tolkien estate will allow Jackson and New Line to make a movie version of the Hobbit. The Tolkien's had no say in the filming of The Lord of the Rings because they don't own the movie rights to the books. However, they seem to have at least some stake on the rights to The Hobbit.
Posted by Chris at December 23, 2003 12:03 PM