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yellojktAll right, I’m doing this one before the Wednesday one goes live. Yes, I’m getting ahead of myself. But there’s a reason for it:
How Toy Story III should have ended. Seriously, it should have.
One of my favorite movies as a kid was Superman: The Movie. And this is how it should have ended:
My favorite trilogy of movies may be Back to the Future (more on that in a moment), but The Lord of the Rings is practically a tie. I love those movies. And this is how the single 45 minute LoTR movie should have ended:
Remember what I said about Back to the Future? I also adore the first two Terminator movies (T3 and T:S both sucked). So, why don’t you make like a tree, and get out of here?
— KW
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Too funny, Kevin! I didn't ever see the LoTR movies because I've read the series something like 20 times and didn't want the movie to replace the image of the characters that I've built up in my head, but I have to admit, the series sure would have been shorter if they'd just thought to use the eagles a little sooner!And I can't remember if it was a Terminator movie or not, but my favorite Arnold line of all time was his reply when asked what had happened to the Bad Guy (whom Arnold had been holding upside down by the ankles over the edge of a cliff): "I let him go."
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Those were all great kevin, but I haven't seen Toy Story 3. I keep telling my grandson I'm going to but then we forget. I enjoy your videos at night, something different from politics. You know though when BGinChi shows up on a regular basis you may have to share the evening spotlight. He wants to do an ATM after dark.Michi, how could you have missed the Lord of the Rings, I haven't read the books quite so many times but the movies are classics. You're right though my images of the characters now match the movie. I never really thought of that.My son made me read the Twilight series before he'd let our granddaughter read it, he couldn't bring himself to read them. It was kind of fun to go see the movies afterwords, especially with her. Oh to be 13 again.I owe McWing a response to an earlier but I'm too tired tonight. I'm going to go watch baseball and relax.
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Oh and michi, I saw your comment about the snow. Wow, that's really early isn't it?
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The movies are great. There's bits that are different from the books, but they are well done. Aragorn crowned and bowing to the hobbits. Gandalf battling the Balrog. Love those movies. No scouring of the Shire or Tom Bombadil.Would love to split after dark duties with BG.
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A little early for the snow to actually be sticking, but we often get an early October snow storm. . . and it will be back in the 80s next week if it's a normal "fall". I remember one year I went to a football game on Saturday in t-shirt and shorts and roasted and then had to shovel about 4 inches of snow off the sidewalk on Monday. Life at altitude!
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I had a very busy day today but will try to weigh in tomorrow morning on several topics that were discussed. My thoughts about the torture and the occupiers are terse. I don't have a great desire to rehearse the former again, and I find the occupiers so inane and foolish that I don't see wasting many words on them. But I'll waste a few after I'm not exhausted and bleary eyed.
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Qb: position on LoTR movies versus the books? I think that is the true current controversy.
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Having read the books many times, I can attest to the fact that it's a great adaptation. With one big HONKING EXCEPTION–the Scouring of the Shire plays a crucial role in the end. Otherwise, it's one long, dull finish. I'll happily consign Tom Bombadil (along with many pages of Elvish poetry) to the dustbin of history. As for TS3, I'll dissent from the how it should have ended folks. Nothing, but nothing, beats that moment when the toys realize that this is it and Buzz grasps Jessie's hand. Then they all hold hands waiting for the inevitable end. But wait, a literal Deux Ex Machina! And it's like this has been set up and waiting for two movies. For those who remember, the original Deux ex Machina involves lifting the hero out of an impossible situation. But it actually makes sense!A wonderful end to a wonderful series. BB
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I don't miss the scouring of the Shire . . . in the extended versions, where, at least, Grima still kills Saruman. And a more logical place in the story (no offense to Tolkien). But, yes, the renewed hardiness and self-sufficiency of the Hobbits . . . that's kind of missing, but I still love with Aragorn greets the Hobbits bowing to him, newly crowned king, and says, "My friends, you bow to no one." And then he bows, and everybody else bows . . . that's a great, great movie moment. That at the battle with the Balrog. Seeing that at a very bad time in my life, after having waiting a year to see the second movie, and that's how Jackson kicked off the 2nd one . . . it was just awesome.
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I was amazed by the start of the Two Towers. It was a great moment in the story, but not part of the narrative. My least favorite insertion was the detour to Icthilion. I suppose Jackson wanted to show that Faramir was also tempted by the Ring. It seemed unnecessary.Incidentally, Tom Toles drew virtually the same cartoon with Jobs at the Pearly Gates. The only difference was the caption: "I can help you with that".BB
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KW:Those were fun. Thanks for the links.
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I enjoyed in generally. For movie adaptations of books, I tend to like to point to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, which deviated from Kings book (and I loved both book and movie, though King didn't like Kubrick's Shining at all), and The Shining miniseries, which was a slavish, beat-by-beat adaptation of the book. It really didn't work. While everyone would bring their own vision, I really like Jackson's take on the books, and look forward to The Hobbit (which is going to take several liberties, including introducing a completely new girl-elf not from Tolkien's mythology). The books will always be there, ready for me to read or listen to in audio adaptation. Or I can listen to the BBC adaptation, which is condensed, and features a very burly-voiced Aragorn (sounds more like you'd imagine Bjorn sounding), but Ian Holm as Frodo, which was quite nice.
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You are welcome. I love HISHE, but those are probably my favorites (so far).
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