When it comes to geekery, I’m more of the “medieval fantasy” type than the sci-fi type. I played Dungeons & Dragons. I played on lots of MUDs, and I just prefer swords and sorcerers to ray guns and aliens. Sure I like some sci-fi, but given a choice I know what I prefer.
But given that, I’m really weak in my geek cred.
I’ve never read J.R.R. Tolkien.
Well, not entirely true. Some years ago I think it was my older sister that bought a copy of The Hobbit for my kids. I realized the shortcoming in my geek world and did set about reading it a few years ago. I’m ashamed I didn’t read it sooner because it was wonderful. And of course, once I had read it, so many things became clearer in my geek world. Tolkien’s influence is vast.
So of course that means I need to read The Lord of the Rings.
But being the tech geek I am, and that I’m enjoying the new Apple TV well…. I opted to buy all 3 LTotR movies. 🙂
Watched “Fellowship of the Ring” last night. Going to watch the other two movies today. So… this is all the blog you get for today.
Really enjoyed “Fellowship”, as did the rest of the family. In fact, Oldest is in process of reading The Hobbit, this is all dovetails nicely. I reckon we’ll buy and read the books down the line, because books are usually always better than the movie adaptations.
Anyways… off to be a geek.
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Not sure if in this case the books are better than the movies, since these movies are so phenomenal. Enjoy!
Really? Wow, that’s saying something. But yes, the movies were awesome.
http://drafthouse.com/blog/entry/seven_courses_three_movies_one_ring_to_rule_them_all_lord_of_the_rings_hobb
Mark it on your calendar for November.
Oh man! That looks awesome… but it says “no dates in Austin”. Not scheduled yet? or sold out? I would imagine sold out….
Alamo Drafthouse is all about drama and buzz. If you read the comments they are mostly about the frustration with it selling out in 8-10 minutes with no social media announcement of when tickets go on sale. It went on sale later than expected and the date moved to near Thanksgiving, so you have to be dedicated/obsessive to get tickets. I have wanted to go for years but it always gets sold out and I am not paying attention. This year I have put the 10th of November on the calendar so I can start checking the website for announcements. Good Luck, I have never been.
Yeah, I’ve dealt with some of their stuff before… and if you aren’t there the second it happens, you’re out of luck. I’ve missed a lot of things due to that. But oh well.. it’s how it goes. I mean, good for them for being so popular and selling out everything. 🙂
Too late for you, but you should read the books before you see the movies. Once you see the movie, you will not “see” Tolkien’s wonderful imagries he wrote. The books are so much deeper than the movies.
Oh I’m sure. Generally books tend to be better than movies.
I’m sure I’ll still appreciate the book tho.
I agree with Ben. The movies were really very good, in their own way, and deserved all of the Oscars they won, but the books are deeper. There is a LOT more to the story than made it into the movies. And Tolkien’s imagery is amazing, and should be savored before the movie version gets stamped on your brain.
I did some reading of synopses online and I saw the amount of stuff changed for the movie. But that stands to reason in adapting any book for movies (or tv). Just how it goes… but I’ve learned to try to let the 2 pieces stand on their own because they can have merits unto themselves.
But I will heed what y’all say, because I admit… I couldn’t read later Harry Potter books without imagining the movie actors, their voices, their costuming, etc. in those roles.