tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591212467365219458.post5439333024849812886..comments2023-09-28T15:15:38.478+02:00Comments on Beyond Strange New Words: LOTR Reread Highlights: The Fellowship of the RingJo Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17041818732931215491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591212467365219458.post-64097541984259210072013-08-28T15:33:50.007+02:002013-08-28T15:33:50.007+02:00LOTR is always a great comfort read for me. That&#...LOTR is always a great comfort read for me. That's true, films differing from the book can be a good thing, so you can keep your original vision. <br /><br />I'm a little obnoxious when it comes to comparing LOTR to the movies, I dissect the films to bits. :) But I like the films, overall.<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by! I had a great Bout of Books week. Jo Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041818732931215491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591212467365219458.post-17110505235932256382013-08-25T17:13:54.348+02:002013-08-25T17:13:54.348+02:00I find Lord of the Rings a great comfort read, tho...I find Lord of the Rings a great comfort read, though usually I take it deliberately (tantalisingly) slowly. And I do like that the films are different enough that much of my original visions of scenes haven't been taken away and replaced by the film images. <br /><br />I do love the films, though there are a couple of bits that get me shouting at the screen, namely Faramir and the bit on the stairs in RotK where Frodo orders Sam to go home. No. Just no.<br /><br />Discovered your blog through Bout of Books. Hope you've enjoyed your reading week.Katie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844778170761632779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591212467365219458.post-64919517661597526092013-07-17T22:06:14.811+02:002013-07-17T22:06:14.811+02:00That's true, extending the battle scenes in th...That's true, extending the battle scenes in the films seems redundant to me as well, there are plenty of them in the book as it is. And I disliked how they made Faramir less good in the films, too. Jo Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041818732931215491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591212467365219458.post-27961129926365556822013-07-17T22:02:23.323+02:002013-07-17T22:02:23.323+02:00Thank you! I hope work and get me to read other th...Thank you! I hope work and get me to read other things, too. But if nothing else, I'm reading at least. I missed it. Jo Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041818732931215491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591212467365219458.post-65481684840068835462013-07-17T19:51:18.259+02:002013-07-17T19:51:18.259+02:00I used to re-read LOTR every year for about 10 yea...I used to re-read LOTR every year for about 10 years running...but it's probably been almost ten years since I last read it. The movies are fresher in my head than the book is, sadly. I agree that the films are quite fine, and the visual realization of Middle Earth is amazing. My main quibble with the films is adding battle scenes when there are already plenty of 'em in the book, and the mucking around with Faramir's character. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591212467365219458.post-88921007498537081162013-07-17T18:05:59.882+02:002013-07-17T18:05:59.882+02:00I'm glad to hear you are reading again and enj...I'm glad to hear you are reading again and enjoying your LOTR reread. I imagine LOTR is great choice when you are having trouble reading. I really enjoyed my last reread of LOTR; I hope to do it again.Jen | Book Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512363115012929445noreply@blogger.com