The Hype of the Rings

With the Fellowship of the Rings just around the corner, the Slashdot Submissions bin is overflowing with stories about the film since it premiered in the UK already for you lucky brits. If you don't mind a little spoilage, here is the guardian's review, the BBC review, the telegraph review, some pictures from the premiere, and one last review. Also, Scifi.com is reporting that the film has already been pirated. The reviews have their nitpicks, but on the whole its looking good. M : LOTR tattoos!

what about the Hobbit?

[diesel_jackass]

are they going to make a Hobbit movie to go along with them ?

That lasted a long time...

[L41N14L]

"All members of the cast have got a tattoo. When we had it done in a tattoo parlor in Wellington, New Zealand, we all swore never to tell anyone,' he told Reuters Television

What part of "swore never to tell anyone" did he not understand?

spoilers?

[rudiger]

what self-respecting /.'er doesn't know how this movie ends?

Re:Sellout...

[Black Parrot]

> I'm just sick of seeing those commercials for the light-up goblets; it cheapens the film before it's even out.

<cynical>Yeah, but if they wait until after it's out they'll miss the Christmas action-figure rush.</cynical>

Dont believe the hype...

[__4096]

I just hope they didn't recycle Jar Jar Binks and use him as Gollum.

OT: naming servers after LOTR caracters

[ThePurpleBuffalo]

We name our servers after LOTR caracters... one day someone asked what type of network we were using. The answer:

Tolkien Ring

Beware TPB

Re:Sellout...

[Fatal0E]

I think Space Balls had one of the more astute observations when it comes to movies...

it was the scene where Bill Pullman meets Yogurt in the underground desert complex and he's showing off all the SpaceBalls stuff..."Moychendising, Moychendising, Moychendising!"

so expect LOTR The Toilet Paper, LOTR The bedsheets, LOTR The Crayon Set and best of all, LOTR The Flame Thrower (the kids love this one).

Slashdot poll

[Marcus Brody]

As a LOTR enthusiast on slightly the wrong side of fanatical, what should I do?

[ ] Not go and see any of the films - it would corrupt my imagination

[ ] Wait until 2002, and see all three films in one 9 hour sitting.

[ ] Stop being a nincompoop and go and enjoy the film.

This may look like a joke, but I am serious. I will stand bye the /. majority. So go ahead, please cast votes 1, 2 or 3 as an AC.

Also, some more purist than me are apparantly a bit pissed off. They cook tomatoes in the film (gasp - a new world fruit!) and the elves have a penchant for polyurethane garden accessories. Furthermore, how come is it that I post all but one of the links given in the parent (about 12 hours ago), but my comment gets rejected?

Re:OT: naming servers after LOTR caracters

[mj01nir]

We name our servers after LOTR caracters... one day someone asked what type of network we were using. The answer:
Tolkien Ring

We clearly need a new moderation selection: Groaner

Re:Dont believe the hype...

[Bonker]

I just hope they didn't recycle Jar Jar Binks and use him as Gollum.

"Weesa loosa ring to kwazy hobbit? Uhoh! Pretty ain't gonna lika dat!"

Re:what about the Hobbit?

[domc]

Screw the Hobbit. I want a movie version of the Silmarillion!

domc

Re:Devil's Advocate: The Purposes of the Crap

[mj01nir]

...and the pornographic feature based upon the film is in high demand at the local adult bookstore.

There's a porn version!? Where in the hell do I get that. Waitaminit. Hot hobbit-on-hobbit action? Nevermind.

Re:That lasted a long time...

[xinit]

Well, I think that they swore never to tell what the tattoo's image was. Imagine if the secret got out that they all had huge 12" pink unicorns inked onto their backs for the rest of their lives. I mean, the shame....

Re:Devil's Advocate: The Purposes of the Crap

[Anonymous Coward]

Hot hobbit-on-hobbit action?

I KNEW Sam was gay!

So, the new inscription goes like this...

[devphil]

Three drinks for the Burger Kings under the sky,

Seven burgers for the Dwarves who are stoned,
Ninety million consumers doomed to buy,
One cut for the Dark Lord, the franchise he owns.
In the land of Mordor where the Whoppers lie.
Onion ring to rule them all, onion ring to dine them,
Onion ring to bring them all and in the deep-fryer bind them
In the land of Mordor where the Whoppers lie.

I would give an attribution if I had seen one. Probably it's evolved from several sources.

Re:So, the new inscription goes like this...

[devphil]

I forgot to mention that I had a dream the other day, where I walked into a Burger King after the release date of the movie. All the workers had nametags (like they do now), but their names were written in the Tengwar of Feanor.

I think I woke up shaking at that point; I'm not certain.

Re:what about the Hobbit?

[NewWazoo]

domc said:
Screw the Hobbit. I want a movie version of the Silmarillion!

Heh. I can just see it now: "Hundreds die at movie preview, cause uncertain".

Followed shortly by "Tedium declared weapon of mass destruction by UN"

Brandon

Re:Reminds me of Star Wars

[Unknown Bovine Group]

I can see it now:
Bilbo Baggins
Frodo Baggins
Jar-Jar Baggins

Re:spoilers?

[tb3]

Oh, come on. He is obviously a troll. Probably a rock troll, or a cave troll, possibly an orc....

Synopsis of the story for those who don't know:

[Dr.Dubious DDQ]

It goes like this. A bunch of peaceful little guys are minding their own business in their village at the beginning of the first book. The mysteriously disappearing/reappearing wizard Gandalf shows up and says bad things are coming. Several of the little guys decide to head off from the village. Here's where the story gets underway.

1. Good guys head for some destination or other.
2. Good guys notice they're being chased by really mean but mysterious bad guys of some sort
3. Good guys flee, alternately running and hiding
4. Bad guys nearly catch them, but just in time, Good guys stumble on a group of other Good guys, and the Bad guys leave.
5. The newly-met good guys give them all magic food and they all sing songs and recite poetry.
6. Repeat as necessary.

Disclaimer - YES, I'm kidding, dammit! But you've got to admit, there IS a grain of truth to it...

Anyone who DOESN'T know the story (both of you), it actually IS a good, complex tale. I just couldn't help noticing this pattern in it...

Re:You'll hate it

[[e-mail]]

the HP books are basically like long scooby doo episodes. long bunch of walking around, then at the end there is a flurry of action and the enemy has his big plastic mask pulled off, screaming 'if it weren't for you kids...'

-sam

Re:OT: naming servers after LOTR caracters

[Dr.Dubious DDQ]

That does it.

Slashdot Admins, please read!. We need two more moderation ratings!

First, we need a "-1, Bad Pun".

Second, we need a "+1, Bad Pun"....

Re:My Sort of Review

[Black Parrot]

> How could nobody else realize that they've totally destroyed the Shire scenes by making Bilbo's eyes the wrong color :-)

Hey! You promised no spoilers!!!

Re:Sellout...

[Dr.Dubious DDQ]

Eat at real locally-owned restaurants instead of fast food chains

I agree completely. I much prefer to go to a nearby small local restaurant, where I can be away from the unnecessary hype of the Lord of the Rings movie...

Except, of course, that the restaurant in question is named "Butterbur's"...(I kid you not!)

Re:Dont believe the hype...

[dswensen]

Funny? Why is that funny? Is there a +1, The Very Notion Fills Me With A Cold, Abject Terror?

So what does Hitler think?

[Decimal Dave]

Thomas Sutcliffe's review mentions "...Hitler would have adored this film, with its hideous Untermenschen, its homeland-loving hobbits and its Aryan beauties." That isn't a very positive endorsement.

So should I see this film or not?

On one hand Sutcliffe doesn't like it. On the other hand, Hitler gives it two thumbs up!