Has it actually occurred to anyone that Jar might be baiting us? I mean the hysteria surrounding TLOTR is huge and people tend to be a tad dogmatic in it defence. And lets be fair we all like occasionally poking a stick into a termite mound to se the sudden flurry of action.
Sure he may dis-like the liberties taken with plot pacing and characters but that’s fair enough. But the general tone and topics of his answers do seem of the exact type that would infuriate anyone. I.e. watching a network version on a crappy old TV (soz Jar but it does sound like a sorry piece of kit) and then only dipping in to the film a few times, then blasting the quality of the effects, audio and production, will wind up any one who has seen them on the big screen as intended, as any one who has kept even a casual eye on the movies these last 50 years will agree in in terms of technical and production terms they are true master pieces.
Though I can respect Jar’s views if genuine, the over all tone and themes just leaves me very suspicious of a very skilful flame bait thread. If not then, dude, get a decent TV/dvd and rent the special editions. Only then can you say you have given them a fair chance.
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