(No Spoilers) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Impressions

[Hexis]

I just got back from a preview showing of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

It was awesome. I can not express in words how good this movie is. The FX were near perfect (and I'm a nitpick about FX). They were used as a backdrop to the story. The acting was very good. You truly cared about the characters, and felt their struggle. The fighting was well done. It felt right for the weapons being used. The creature work was incredible, nothing felt hokey. The intro does a good job of explaining what you need to know to understand the story, and why things are happening. I could keep rambling on and on. It was a great movie. It nice to finally have a good fantasy movie that does justice to the source material.

[Restola]

i hate you for seeing it before me

[Ni cD]

Oh, how I wish I was there.

Can't wait to see it!

NI

[joeyjoe367]

I want to go see it As soon as I can, but I'm afraid of the Freaks that'll be there dressed up as who knows what.

I'll probably go after a few days.

[shartley]

<--- going to sit on pins and needles until it is released for home viewing. I have a large family and put my investment into our home theater.

And I hate making an appointment to just go see something at a theater. Plus then I can watch it as often as I want, no traffic, no parking, and the kids can get me my refreshments. Not to mention that I HATE theater seating... being 6'4" is literally a pain about half way through the movie.

[Ni cD]

Originally posted by joeyjoe367
I want to go see it As soon as I can, but I'm afraid of the Freaks that'll be there dressed up as who knows what.

I'll probably go after a few days.

I was thinking about dressing up as Gollum...I'm kidding.

NI

[wyn1370]

I've been waiting to see this one ever since they released the first trailer. I'm looking forward to this almost as much as I did Episode 1.

[Hexis]

It's way better than Episode 1. And I am a huge Star Wars fan (I was at the 12:01 showing of Ep1).

[wyn1370]

not saying that episode 1 was any good, I'm just saying that I was really looking forward to it. Guaranteed LOTR will be better than Ep 1. I was at the 12:01 as well and will be for LOTR.

[Restola]

shartley, check out morpheus or direct connect, you can probably download a camcorder copy of LOTR movie the same day it comes out. harry potter was online before the movie was out, may take a few days for lotr to get on though.

[shartley]

Restola
Thank you. But why get a cam corder copy? If you are going to get an illegal copy, why not just get a ripped DVD of the real thing? Yes, I am aware of "other" ways to see it at home... faster than the official release date.

But thanks for the thought.

(Note: I am not advocating any illegal activities. But if you are going to do it.. do it right. Don't you hate disclaimers? LOL And I would never use a pre-setup system such as Morphius or others to conduct ANY illegal activities. But that is just me. )

[Hexis]

Yeah, there is a good idea. Watch what is one of the most anticipated films ever on a little screen with shaky-cam the entire time, and at best somewhat stereo sound.

I still don't understand the mentality of free is always better.

Go see this movie in the theater, it is very worth it.

[Ni cD]

Originally posted by Hexis
Go see this movie in the theater, it is very worth it.

Hexis is right - go see it on the big screen (if you can). Ain't nothin' like it.

NI

[845]

Originally posted by shartley
<--- going to sit on pins and needles until it is released for home viewing. I have a large family and put my investment into our home theater.

And I hate making an appointment to just go see something at a theater. Plus then I can watch it as often as I want, no traffic, no parking, and the kids can get me my refreshments. Not to mention that I HATE theater seating... being 6'4" is literally a pain about half way through the movie.

Did you get the BOSE theater. I saw this setup at White Plains mall and it is so totally incredibly awesome!! Kicks any movies theater butt. Especially with digi TV.

[shartley]

845
I have a partial BOSE system, but not total. I am running Yamaha Stereo components/setup with mostly Bose speakers(center channel is actually Yamaha as well, I was shocked that it was better than what BOSE offered for that channel.. so I got it), and a Philips/Magnavox 56inch with Smoke Screen (not the biggest, but works VERY nicely ). Blah, blah, blah... I don't get into listing EVERY detail. But that should give you a good idea of what I am running.

And of course it is all tuned into my actual room size and setup. It is nice, and does the job. And you are correct, when you set these systems up correctly, they ARE better than sitting in a theater. But you have to actually SHOW some people for them to believe it.... block out all light, put in a movie and sit back for the ride!

Oh.. and it plays music pretty good too.