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Nit-Pickers Guide to Deviations in Jackson's LotR

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the one-for-comic-book-guy dept.

bcolflesh submits "A lengthy list of deviations to be found when comparing the text of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and the translation of those texts to film as undertaken by Peter Jackson, et.al."

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  1. fascinating by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Your mom is both a nigger and a Jew. She's also a slut. Discuss.

  2. some people... by Squeezer · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    just need to get a life. come on a list of deviations in a movie vs the book? slashdot considers this "newsworthy"?

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  3. Monty Python is soooo gay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Have you missed the entire last 30 years?

  4. Re:Missed a few.. by RatBastard · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's too bad. Must suck to have no sense of humor.

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  5. Re:Needless amounts of effort! by sphealey · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    he question I have is this: Is there any change from the book that actually bothers people?
    Let's see:
    • Fundamental changes to Arwen's character - totally unnecessary

    • Changes to Theodan's character - didn't hurt too much, but unnecessary and disruptive to the plot

      Changes to Denthenor's character - turned him from King Lear into something far less tragic and meaningful

      Wasting of Galadrial's encounter with Frodo - key point in the book where the Elves show they have learned something after 3000 years of stupid moves - turned into a quick special effects hit - and why does she walk around as if her stride was 5 centimeters? Such lack of physical coordination would have made it a bit difficult for her to lead the armies of the White Council against Dol Guilder, wouldn't it?

    Yeah, a number of the changes bother me a lot. They were unnecessary and actually made what could have been great into something merely good.

    sPh

  6. Oh wow by Trikenstein · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This thread must be a total geekasm
    I'm not gonna read it!