tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post8405744643232968372..comments2023-12-31T00:17:31.718-08:00Comments on From the Caer: HeresyProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-68339878609870361242013-01-07T17:55:20.716-08:002013-01-07T17:55:20.716-08:00That's it in a nutshell. I found enough of the...That's it in a nutshell. I found enough of the core there to be a happy Middle Earth fan, but mostly I loved it for itself.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-50514141335990923042013-01-07T17:52:52.771-08:002013-01-07T17:52:52.771-08:00See what RabidAlien said below. You'll either...See what RabidAlien said below. You'll either love it for itself or hate it because its not really The Hobbit.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-54660638115902203302013-01-07T17:11:56.057-08:002013-01-07T17:11:56.057-08:00I've heard it described like the "Lord of...I've heard it described like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (aside from being a very long "Welcome to New Zeland" Board of Tourism commercial): you'll either love it for itself, or hate it because its not the book. Sorry, but those books were epic, but they were written close to a hundred years ago. The language, the style, they are not going to speak to audiences of today. Some adaptation HAD to be made. And the movie, using the book as a script, would have to be something like 8 or 9 hours long. I'd definitely sit through that, but they'd better provide a potty break somewhere in there!<br /><br />Caveat: I haven't seen "The Hobbit" yet. Yet. It IS on my list, as soon as the wife and I can wrangle a kid-free weekend!RabidAlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035887632706442114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-80130563341374076702013-01-07T10:06:09.995-08:002013-01-07T10:06:09.995-08:00Now you've put me on the fence... sighNow you've put me on the fence... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-13427010635002248922013-01-07T08:51:22.610-08:002013-01-07T08:51:22.610-08:00Some people think that what he did IS messed up. ...Some people think that what he did IS messed up. I just had fun.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-60183906133137363042013-01-07T08:49:43.597-08:002013-01-07T08:49:43.597-08:00Thank you for this review: it directly addresses m...Thank you for this review: it directly addresses my concern regarding Jackson's, um, <i>expansion</i> of the story.<br /><br />Nice to know he didn't mess it up too badly. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com