[SoBig]

I dare anyone to find a set of movies more overrated than these 3.

The best one was the Twin Towers and it was nothing special.

[Lee.]

I need to give them another go I think... I went to see the first one in the cinema and fell fast asleep! (I have never understood, given the volume how people can sleep in the cinema) I was sound asleep for pretty much the whole film and woke up slavering on my friends husband's shoulder. hahaha

From what I did see, it was pretty boring but I am keeping an open mind and will give them another go at some point

[SoBig]

Originally Posted by happyland

I need to give them another go I think... I went to see the first one in the cinema and fell fast asleep! (I have never understood, given the volume how people can sleep in the cinema) I was sound asleep for pretty much the whole film and woke up slavering on my friends husband's shoulder. hahaha

From what I did see, it was pretty boring but I am keeping an open mind and will give them another go at some point

They are BORING. It took me 2 days to watch the first one. I kept pausing it, because it was making me so damn sleepy. The same thing happened for the other 2. What makes it even worse, they are 3 hours long, all three of them.

[Lee.]

Haha.. I think I'll read the books.. everyone says they're better than the films!

[IheartBB]

As a series - yes, horrifically overrated. Although I reckon that The Return of the King was the strongest in the trilogy and The TWO Towers was the duffer - the equivalent of The Return of the Jedi in the Star Wars series.

[Tom4784]

They are overrated, I like them but they aren't films you can watch again, they just take up so much time.

[BB_Eye]

Originally Posted by SoBig

I dare anyone to find a set of movies more overrated than these 3.

The best one was the Twin Towers and it was nothing special.

Couldn't agree more. 11 long hours of non-stop banality.

[BB_Eye]

Originally Posted by happyland

Haha.. I think I'll read the books.. everyone says they're better than the films!

It's difficult to say. The books were also tedious, but at least they never included lines like "lets hunt some orc!".

[MTVN]

Watched the first one, hated it, and have never seen the other two. I have no intention to either.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

It's difficult to say. The books were also tedious, but at least they never included lines like "lets hunt some orc!".

Haha.. I'm actually glad there's obviously other people who feel like I do. I've always wondered how my friends huband and I could be the only ones on the planet to be bored ****less by it! lol

[Mac Hiavellian]

Originally Posted by SoBig

I dare anyone to find a set of movies more overrated than these 3.

The best one was the Twin Towers and it was nothing special.

You mean 'The Two Towers' rather than 'Twin Towers'? So many reviewers got that wrong at the time lol.

First one is probably the best because all the characters were together and it had a mix of all sorts but is still overrated. Third was the worst. It had great action but some of the characters were barely used and the last 20 minutes were just LONG.

Other overrated films are The Dark Knight (still love it but it is flawed), and most of Spielberg's films (always about parental abandonment issues), Avatar (great CGI but weak plot), Star Wars series (first 2 are ok but altogether it's like a sci-fi political thriller with camp undertones, annoying creatures and hammy lines thrown in), and the Halloween series (first one is iconic and critics loved that Michael Myers had no motive other than being a creepy 'boogeyman' but that makes it just random, and then the sequel made him her brother? Weak)

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

They are overrated, I like them but they aren't films you can watch again, they just take up so much time.

I think my husband has watched them atleast 17 times!

I enjoyed them

[Grimnir]

Lord of the Rings films are great

I have been waiting for all 3 extended editions to have been uploaded to the movie site I watch my films on and guess what, finally all 3 are uploaded

now I will watch all 3 back to back after I have watched Resident Evil: Afterlife which now has a decent copy on the site

Extended Editions:

Fellowship of the Ring - 3 hrs 28 mins
The Two Towers - 3 hrs 43 mins
Return of the King - 4 hrs 11 mins

Total runtime - 11 hrs 22 mins FTW

[Mac Hiavellian]

Originally Posted by Grimnir

Total runtime - 11 hrs 22 mins FTW

I wish you all the very best lol. Remember to have regular potty breaks and occasionally stretch your legs for a bite.

[Jords]

Very overrated.

I find them quite boring tbh, way too long, although I do like The Hobbit.

[Ramsay]

[setanta]

Originally Posted by Jords

Very overrated.

I find them quite boring tbh, way too long, although I do like The Hobbit.

Can't wait for the Hobbit to be released. Should be a cracker.

[Shaun]

I've never liked this whole kind of fantasy area. Space, I can understand. Wizards, fine.

But all this goblins, walking trees, kind of stuff...totally bores me.

[Ramsay]

Youtube video

[setanta]

Great scene Karl.

[Ramsay]

its so funny cus its so true

[setanta]

Three movies of people walking. Classic.

Although, I have to say that I like them, not love them though. The only one I really loved was the Fellowship. Fantastic film.

[Iceman]

So does anyone know if Jackson is doing the Hobbit? Or are they even doing the Hobbit anymore?

[Mac Hiavellian]

Originally Posted by setanta

Three movies of people walking. Classic.

Although, I have to say that I like them, not love them though. The only one I really loved was the Fellowship. Fantastic film.

It's basically a 9 hour long buddy movie. Frodo and Sam, Merry and Pippin, Legolas and 'Nobody tosses a dwarf' Gimli.

[Mac Hiavellian]

Originally Posted by Iceman

So does anyone know if Jackson is doing the Hobbit? Or are they even doing the Hobbit anymore?

I think it's still happening but no director's attatched atm. Development hell, still