Favorite Lord of the Rings battle

[pres2032]

Poll question: Favorite Lord of the Rings battle

[realisticphish]

1. the one on wolves was stupid

and boring. just my two cents


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[RevolutionaryActs]

2. I hate to be a nit picker.. but it's spelled 'Pelennor'

I'm sorry! My nerdiness is showing! :)

[pres2032]

4. ah, i see, gotta be the picker of nits

:P

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. I am a Ringer! Ringers must make sure the beauty of Tolkien is upheld!

:7

[pres2032]

10. hehe, least you're not a perfectionist

bitching about all the inaccuracies in jackson's movies

[Radical Activist]

3. Which is the one with the ents?

I love the trees that beat the crap out of the big evil industrialist chopping down the forest. Those ents should be the symbol of the environmental movement.

[pres2032]

5. oh yeah! adding it now

[Radical Activist]

7. woohoo!

Thanks. I LOVE that battle!

[ashmanonar]

20. yep.

tolkien was a huge conservationist, as is demonstrated by every enemy in his mythos cutting down trees, burning stuff, and generally destroying everything green.

[Radical Activist]

22. I'm glad they showed that in the movie

at least in an obvious way for one scene.

[ashmanonar]

26. yea.

well, they show it a couple times: at isengard, several times; and in osgiliath when sam makes his little speech, also when merry gives pippin the idea to go by isengard...

all in all, i'd say the movies show tolkien's intent fairly well. there are things i would have changed, but that's true of anything.

[CubsFan1982]

8. Which is the one at Minas Tirith?

I thought that was the coolest one, personally.

[pres2032]

9. that's pelennor fields

[CubsFan1982]

11. Pelennor Fields, then.

I always get the names mixed up!

[Downtown Hound]

12. I voted for Helms Deep for its intensity

But you forgot the one in the Mines of Moria in Fellowship. I thought that one had the coolest scenery.

[MrModerate]

13. Pelennor fields, if for no other reason than . . .

Legolas' take-down of the oliphaunt, and Gimli's "That's still just one." comment afterwards.

[sportndandy]

14. "Begone foul dwimmerlaik, lord of carrion!"

The Pellenor Fields.

My two cents: Jackson's film verged on being a waste of time. It "retells" Tolkien, but somehow manages to avoid the "feel" that was Tolkien. Every time I finish reading LOTR, I leave Middle-earth wanting more. When I left the theater after each film, I felt tired.

I could have made the whole trilolgy in one two-hour film, and it would have been exciting and action-packed like Jackson while retaining the feeling of Tolkien. I just need some funding is all...

[Bridget Burke]

15. Your "feel of Tolkien" may not be everybody's "feel of Tolkien"

I like the PJ version but other interpretations would work.

Do let us know when you get funding! How many films have you made so far?

[silverpatronus]

16. *koff* hate to pick more nits...

saruman. rohirrim. wargs, not wolves.

what can i say, i'm a ringer...

[hickman1937]

17. You beat me to Rohirrim.

[pres2032]

19. haha, point taken

unfortunately the editing period is far over. I've never been a good speller anyway.

[Fenris]

18. Between the Rohirrim and the orcs on wargs

I always loved the wargs.

[ashmanonar]

21. i love the ents pounding isengard into the dust.

but the beginning battle, against sauron himself, is awesome. i love how the elves' arrows push elrond's hair out of the way bc they're so close.

[sasquatch]

23. The Ents were the best

I loved watching Treebeard kick the orcs asses all over the place.

[GOPBasher]

24. Pelennor -- Is that the one at Minas Tiras? I expected to see that one.

[GOPBasher]

25. I picked Helm's Deep. I thought that rocked! n/t

[joeybee12]

27. Roherian vs. orcs--two reasons. 1) no one voted for it yet, and 2.)

it's hard to compare it to the other ones--they're all epic battles--this is more of a squirmish. Yet I think it was very well done--good pacing, and took just about the right amount of time.