it was good. beautiful. i laughed. i cried. i yelped. but, above all else, i really, really wished i hadn’t listened to the bbc radio version first. yes, it helped me keep all the characters straight. yes, it helped me keep the lay of middle earth clear in my mind. yes, it pretty much ruined all suspense because i knew exactly what was coming and where the story was going to go.
oh well. at least i’ve seen it now.
and i’ll be quoting elrond in classic agent smith enunciation.
Mr. Frodoson…we are watching you. You cannot run and you cannot hide, Mr. Frodoson.
Something like that, maybe? ;)
i couldn’t get the agent smith thing out of my mind, either. :) it was even harder watching sean bean as boromir, tho. i kept thinking of sharpe and the bond baddie alec trevalyn, mixed in with lady chatterley’s lover. weird.
how was the bbc play thing a spoiler? haven’t you read the books?
the bbc play was a spoiler because it had already condensed the story to tellable length. plus, it had put voices to all the characters. it’s like watching a remake of some classic film with bad casting choices.
heh. i fully expected him to launch in with a “mister anderson” speech too.