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New Lord of the Rings Trailer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-lust-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apple is hosting the new trailer for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Of course, the trailer is in quicktime. Looks pretty darn good, in my opinion." I just finished the 4th disc on FotR, and am ready for TTT to be out now!

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  1. read the book by AstroMage · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As nice as seeing the movie is, if you still haven't, read the book! It's worth it :-)

    Signed: an old-fashioned geek :-)

  2. Re:And while you're so hot about the movie... by Floyd+Turbo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh, for crying out loud, can we please stop seeing this post modded up to +5 insightful every single time there's an article about a good movie or CD?

    There is no inconsistency between (a) enjoying the creative work of the artists who make these movies and music, and (b) decrying the oppresive tactics of the "executives" who both corrupt the laws of the varying nations to protect their stranglehold on content and rip off the artists who actually create the content.

    So yes, enjoy the film, continue to complain about the actions of the suits, and understand that doing one is not the opposite of the other.

  3. Re:interest in LOTR == sign of a sick mind by po3t · · Score: 3, Insightful

    not that I disagree, because, for the most part, I don't. However, do you honestly believe that it's your place to say? I doubt that most of the people who spend their lives indulging in these fantasy worlds care about the psychological motives behind doing so. I don't. I think that though fantasy worlds offer someone to unplug from the real world for the time being, isn't that something that all very popular activities have in common (video games, books, TV, movies for a start)? It's not just restricted to fantasy. When you open up the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, are you thinking about your wife who says that she's unhappy, or your kid who's doing poorly in school? Did your reading that one of the possible reasons the Roman Empire collapsed was widespread homosexuality somehow make you remember about the taxes that you weren't be able to pay? Whether it's fake or real, you can escape reality through almost any medium.

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