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bluegreen17) wrote2003-01-11 07:34 pm
bluegreen17) wrote2003-01-11 07:34 pm
my impressions of two towers and my christmas presents
just got back from the movies a little bit ago. and though this is old hat for most,i hadn't seen 'the two towers' though i was dying to see it (in this case,not dying,but becoming extremely ill) and so these are my impressions:
in a way,i didn't expect too much,because as my sister said,this was the 'war installment'. and i knew there wouldn't be much merry and pippin
: (...hope they don't skimp on their parts in part three...
but i loved it! i cried through much of it,because so much of it i found really touching (maybe it was the pseudoephedrine?...nah,i get verklempt really easily).
i think in this movie,for me,sam was the most wonderful of all. of course i knew he was going to give a touching speech,but i found it personally encouraging and inspiring,especially after all the stuff i've dealt in the last two years. that part got to my sister too,as she's gone through some of the same crap i've have.
i also liked a couple of times when a character said 'there's always hope'. i often need to hear that!
of course,not enough merry and pippin. and merry got all the good lines this time,though i suppose pippin got most of the good ones in the first part.
i loved gandalf's return and i absolutely loved it when he came charging in with the exiled rohirrim at the end. i thought i was going to get restless through the long helm's deep part,but i didn't.
as for the elves at helm's deep. that wasn't in the book but i loved that peter jackson made it a part of the movie. i'm all for alternative takes on things! and i didn't like haldir in part one but i liked him here. and i liked the idea of the elves honoring history and old ties.
oh,and of course gollum/smeagol. very well done,and the psychological stuff was done wonderfully. and i really did feel touched by person of smeagol.
i'm probably forgetting tons of stuff,right?
didn't really like the faramir part and his sudden turnaround,but on the other hand,i'm glad he HAD that turnaround...he let go of the ring and that way fulfilled the potential of his brother.
sara loooves orlando,legolas and all things elvish. i totally understand,because when i read the books in high school,i loved the elves. i still like them,but now i'm a hobbit fancier! though of course the tooks and brandybucks,who probably have a little elvish blood in 'em.
now i'm excited because i didn't want to reread two towers until i saw the movie (i read the books in the seventies,so i've forgotten most of it). now i'm going to. i was sad to finish fellowship of the ring two weeks ago.
my sister brought along christmas presents that i didnt get on christmas because we had a major snowstorm and i stayed home. rachel got me a deluxe starter kit of the game cards,the official ones from decipher.i don't know how she did it because it was sealed,but there are tons of pippin cards and the other hobbits! i was delighted.
michele and family got me a christian celtic cd by michael card. i'm currently in between relgions or whatever,but she's never been pushy about her christianity and she knows i like celtic stuff.
lise and family got me a bunch of burt's bees natural stuff...lip balm,moisturizer,stuff like that. i have a reputation in the family for being a 'crunchy' (as in granola) type though i'm not as much as i used to be.i do like to buy organic when possible (especially apples...no wax,yay!) and use earthy stuff etc.
my mom got me a tape and book set to learn scottish gaelic! i was really excited about that,as i was hoping she would. i usually don't do christmas lists,but she asked for one and i thought of that and lo and behold,i got it. yippee!
anyway,i think i'm going to do a load of laundry because it will make the place a little bit warmer (it's REALLY cold outside) and i'll have less to do tomorrow. one thing i really love about living alone is that i can be lazy and leave stuff in the dryer until i feel like emptying it...i'm not inconveniencing anyone else.
god,my head and face hurt so bad but at least i had a good day.i hope i sleep tonight...maybe i will out of pure exhaustion.
carry on...
in a way,i didn't expect too much,because as my sister said,this was the 'war installment'. and i knew there wouldn't be much merry and pippin
: (...hope they don't skimp on their parts in part three...
but i loved it! i cried through much of it,because so much of it i found really touching (maybe it was the pseudoephedrine?...nah,i get verklempt really easily).
i think in this movie,for me,sam was the most wonderful of all. of course i knew he was going to give a touching speech,but i found it personally encouraging and inspiring,especially after all the stuff i've dealt in the last two years. that part got to my sister too,as she's gone through some of the same crap i've have.
i also liked a couple of times when a character said 'there's always hope'. i often need to hear that!
of course,not enough merry and pippin. and merry got all the good lines this time,though i suppose pippin got most of the good ones in the first part.
i loved gandalf's return and i absolutely loved it when he came charging in with the exiled rohirrim at the end. i thought i was going to get restless through the long helm's deep part,but i didn't.
as for the elves at helm's deep. that wasn't in the book but i loved that peter jackson made it a part of the movie. i'm all for alternative takes on things! and i didn't like haldir in part one but i liked him here. and i liked the idea of the elves honoring history and old ties.
oh,and of course gollum/smeagol. very well done,and the psychological stuff was done wonderfully. and i really did feel touched by person of smeagol.
i'm probably forgetting tons of stuff,right?
didn't really like the faramir part and his sudden turnaround,but on the other hand,i'm glad he HAD that turnaround...he let go of the ring and that way fulfilled the potential of his brother.
sara loooves orlando,legolas and all things elvish. i totally understand,because when i read the books in high school,i loved the elves. i still like them,but now i'm a hobbit fancier! though of course the tooks and brandybucks,who probably have a little elvish blood in 'em.
now i'm excited because i didn't want to reread two towers until i saw the movie (i read the books in the seventies,so i've forgotten most of it). now i'm going to. i was sad to finish fellowship of the ring two weeks ago.
my sister brought along christmas presents that i didnt get on christmas because we had a major snowstorm and i stayed home. rachel got me a deluxe starter kit of the game cards,the official ones from decipher.i don't know how she did it because it was sealed,but there are tons of pippin cards and the other hobbits! i was delighted.
michele and family got me a christian celtic cd by michael card. i'm currently in between relgions or whatever,but she's never been pushy about her christianity and she knows i like celtic stuff.
lise and family got me a bunch of burt's bees natural stuff...lip balm,moisturizer,stuff like that. i have a reputation in the family for being a 'crunchy' (as in granola) type though i'm not as much as i used to be.i do like to buy organic when possible (especially apples...no wax,yay!) and use earthy stuff etc.
my mom got me a tape and book set to learn scottish gaelic! i was really excited about that,as i was hoping she would. i usually don't do christmas lists,but she asked for one and i thought of that and lo and behold,i got it. yippee!
anyway,i think i'm going to do a load of laundry because it will make the place a little bit warmer (it's REALLY cold outside) and i'll have less to do tomorrow. one thing i really love about living alone is that i can be lazy and leave stuff in the dryer until i feel like emptying it...i'm not inconveniencing anyone else.
god,my head and face hurt so bad but at least i had a good day.i hope i sleep tonight...maybe i will out of pure exhaustion.
carry on...
Elf/hobbit fanciers
One of the friends I was with commented to me that she preferred Aragorn, as he's more manly. I made nice sounds of agreement, but didn't tell her the truth: I'm a hobbit fancier all the way. It started with Frodo, but now I'd take any one of those four. Most people consider this weird...so thank goodness for LJ, where it's fairly normal. ;)
Re: Elf/hobbit fanciers
i rather think i *should* fancy the more mature aragorn,and he IS wonderful,but i don't particularly fancy him. as far as fancying,it's pippin,merry,and a little bit of sam,though that's a bit less fancying and more admiration for wonderful character traits
i don't know why i'm not particularly enamored of frodo...maybe he's too pretty for me or maybe he's so tragic,and i feel sad for him.maybe both.
and i ADORE gimli,but i don't fancy him.
i guess i like the boyish types...i don't know what that says about me.i think it says i don't like to be around people who are mature in a boring kind of way,because i'm not! i guess i'm mature in some ways,and immature in other ways. that's fine,and that's probably true for most adults.
anyhow,fancy on!
Re: Elf/hobbit fanciers