Rambles...

[lilybaggins]

So, I am on a sewing kick... or at least trying to. The lovely dreamflower02 gave me some tips on sewing doll clothing a while back, and I've been practicing, and finally made a cute little Easter-y outfit for my smallest Grumpy doll (claudia603, I'm looking at you since I know you love 'em...) I will assail you all with pics very soon

Comments

[baranduin]

Oh come on, tell us how you really feel. Don't be so shy about it lol.

[lilybaggins]

I really wanted to love it... really did. I just didn't get even close to the same feeling as I did with the FIRST movie, sadly. Oh well, I guess I've gotten enough enjoyment out of LOTR all these years that I have that to grateful for!

[kinkthatwinked]

Well, as long as we're being brutally honest here ... this is pretty much the same reason I never posted about Desolation of Smaug, too.

I agree with your opinions on Freeman, Legolas, Tauriel, Thorin, and Smaug; the other stuff didn't even register for me, which says a lot about the movie's overall impact, doesn't it? I didn't find it quite as sucktastic as you did, but I guess it says something that I didn't even go to the theater to see it a second time, and I'm in no big rush to get the DVD.

Another LJ friend wished that Guillermo del Toro had gone ahead and directed these, just for a fresh POV. I will always love what Jackson did with the first trilogy, but in hindsight, perhaps my friend had a point?

[baranduin]

Hee, that was me, and I'm someone who really enjoyed DoS. A lot. Even Legolas and Tauriel :-) But I'm not wedded to one way of doing things, am still very curious about what might have been with someone else at the helm.

[kinkthatwinked]

Oh, yeah, in your post about Superman. Hi! :D

I enjoyed the first movie, and I'm still looking forward to the third, but what can I say? I expect the second movie in a trilogy to leave us wanting (it's not the beginning, it's not the end), but I didn't feel as "meh" while watching LOTR: TTT.

Once I heard that Jackson would do The Hobbit too, I didn't give another thought to any other director. Jackson gave us such a wonderful look at Middle Earth that it never occurred to me to think about the benefits of fresh perspectives. He was perfect for the last movies, how could he not be perfect for these, right? Now, I wonder. Kind of ironic considering what I wrote about Superman's story, huh?

[lilybaggins]

I was going to see it at the theater, but it just left too soon. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more there, I don't know. I do know that I read a LOT of reviews on it and I was expecting a LOT more. Just about everyone---my own sister and nieces and nephews included---liked this one more than the first. I just figured I would, too!

Your friend may have had a point... I think Jackson did a phenomenal job on the LOTR trilogy, of course, it being an obsession of mine, but TH movies could have used a little more restraint and thoughtfulness.

[dreamflower02]

I agree with a lot of what you said, though overall I didn't actually hate it, just wish it could have been less crazy and hectic.

There was one character who got a little more development--all during AUJ, I kept hoping for more Balin and Bilbo friendship, and darn it if in amidst all the silliness, if we didn't get some.

Of course, I didn't expect too much out of DoS--it's the middle, and PJ doesn't seem to do so well with middles.

ETA: I want to see Grumpy doll in the outfit! I'm so glad my tips were useful!

[lilybaggins]

Replying to late comments--I will post a pic of the Grumpies and their outfits!!!

[primula_baggins]

I agree with much of what you had to say about The Hobbit 2.

"The movie seemed rushed, and confusing, and I LONGED for just a moment of quiet conversation or character development."

This was my biggest gripe with it. They must think that audiences expect nonstop thrills these days, but IMO every film needs multiple times when we can slow down and reflect a little. There was only one time that I got that in this film. Bad movie making, IMO.

I look back on the LotR movies, and the best scenes were the slow scenes. I think of the scene with Gandalf and Frodo in Moria, or Sam's speech in TTT, or a dozen other wonderful scenes. But The Hobbit was too much rush, rush, rush.

[lilybaggins]

Oh, I will adore the LOTR movies forever.

[lindahoyland]

It almost makes me glad my town has no cinema!

[lilybaggins]

You haven't missed a thing!