50 Reasons Why Lord of the Rings (movies) is Crap

One Reason Why Lord Of The Rings Movies Are Not Crap:

1. They are awesome

Bonus Reason:

The are awesome and you know it

PS. LOTR was written before Warcraft was made

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That movie is racistRaged_Soulja

7. Percentage of protagonists in Fellowship who are white: 100. Meanwhile the black-skinned antagonists and their black crow spies and their black glass seeing ball inhabit their black towers and perform black magic. One would have to be blind to miss the symbolism.

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AutoTaco

What do you mean?

They're crap because they're...crap? I don't know, I've never watched any of those movies, so I have no idea, but I'll take your word for it TC._Brennan_

Dude.

Read the link, dude.

[QUOTE="Raged_Soulja"]That movie is racistTheokhoth

7. Percentage of protagonists in Fellowship who are white: 100. Meanwhile the black-skinned antagonists and their black crow spies and their black glass seeing ball inhabit their black towers and perform black magic. One would have to be blind to miss the symbolism.

ok but black is a metaphor not a reference to africans, besides, were not even allowed to call it a black market anymore, now its a parallel market oooOOO

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Theokhoth

What do you mean?

Well when I read the thread title I thought someone actually thought they were crap, which is impossible.

[QUOTE="_Brennan_"]They're crap because they're...crap? I don't know, I've never watched any of those movies, so I have no idea, but I'll take your word for it TC.Theokhoth

Dude.

Read the link, dude.

Whoops, I didn't notice it.:oops:

Propaganda.
The Elves, clearly the most advanced and wise species, are also clearly gay.

Number 25.

AKA "Plot Hole No. 273." Even with all that walking and light eating, the character of Sam only got fatter."

Lol at some of these reasons.

[QUOTE="Raged_Soulja"]That movie is racistTheokhoth

7. Percentage of protagonists in Fellowship who are white: 100. Meanwhile the black-skinned antagonists and their black crow spies and their black glass seeing ball inhabit their black towers and perform black magic. One would have to be blind to miss the symbolism.

If you read the books it does go over this at some point, the entire lord oof the rings trilagy occurs in upper mdle eart hand they are always quite a distance from the equator. It's like saying the film "king arther" was racist for not having any black people in it, it makes no sense for them to be in a film set way away from where black people are originally from and in the time itc was set populations wouldn't move around much.

Propaganda.
The Elves, clearly the most advanced and wise species, are also clearly gay.

Number 25.

Theokhoth

JRR Tolkien was very catholic, i doubt he was a fan of homosexuality, besides there is no evidence of them being gay

while the writer of that article claims to be a movie professor, he certainly isn't a literature professor.

J.R. Tolkien's books pre-date many of the things he claims the series rips off. While I agree that the movies did a mediocre version of translating the novels, I can't agree with any faults he finds in the script. Many of these "complaints" could have been resolved by PAYING ATTENTION... or actually reading the books.

These books inspired many, many things in the world of fantasy literature, and to insult them insults the entire genre.

I understand that it was meant to be funny... but it strikes me as petty words from a man with too much time on his hands.

Geez-louise, people. It's not a serious article.:|

"Why couldn't Aragorn have been played by a monkey?"

You think that's serious?:|:|:|

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Propaganda.
The Elves, clearly the most advanced and wise species, are also clearly gay.

Number 25.

Theokhoth

JRR Tolkien was very catholic, i doubt he was a fan of homosexuality, besides there is no evidence of them being gay

Wow...that link was horrible.jointed

/b/ pic

Yeah well, just look at the points...Lord of the Rings ripping of Warcraft?...come on man. This heresy certainly requires seriousness.

Geez-louise, people. It's not a serious article.:|

"Why couldn't Aragorn have been played by a monkey?"

You think that's serious?:|:|:|

Theokhoth

The actor playing aragorn is called viggo mortensen, hes danish.

There are no monkeys in denmark, therefore the accusation is clearly false

Every time Frodo or Bilbo went invisible with the ring they should have also gone BLIND. Your eyes cannot function unless light is reflected off the cornea. If light passes through it (as must be the case with invisibility) sight is no longer possible. Also, rings do not turn you invisible.

Yeah, fantasy stuff don't follow reallife things....Main reason why it's FANTASY.

I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.A_Tarkovsky

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

In actuality, LotR is the one constantly being ripped off. He created the first images of elves as being more than just foot-tall people helping out Santa. Now, everyone uses that.

I could make mroe examples, but the list is endless.

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.markop2003

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

while the writer of that article claims to be a movie professor, he certainly isn't a literature professor.

J.R. Tolkien's books pre-date many of the things he claims the series rips off. While I agree that the movies did a mediocre version of translating the novels, I can't agree with any faults he finds in the script. Many of these "complaints" could have been resolved by PAYING ATTENTION... or actually reading the books.

These books inspired many, many things in the world of fantasy literature, and to insult them insults the entire genre.

I understand that it was meant to be funny... but it strikes me as petty words from a man with too much time on his hands.

-starman-

This post strikes me as petty words from a man with too much time on his hands.

I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.A_Tarkovsky

I know. I swear, half of the readers think it's serious, if not more. :? Did you see that one comment below it, some pissed off fan tried to disprove every point. :lol:

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.markop2003

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

Quite true.

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[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.A_Tarkovsky

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

funny needs to based on some sort of fact to be funny, one of the reasons it deserves a facepalm is it's trying to be funny and just isn't

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[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.duxup

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

Quite true.

[QUOTE="markop2003"]

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.duxup

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

Quite true.

I only got to #20 before I quit reading it. Trying too hard to be funny.

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[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.markop2003

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

funny needs to based on some sort of fact to be funny, one of the reasons it deserves a facepalm is it's trying to be funny and just isn't

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[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.howlrunner13

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

Quite true.

I only got to #20 before I quit reading it. Trying too hard to be funny.

I think I made it to #5, maybe.

[QUOTE="markop2003"][QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="markop2003"]

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.A_Tarkovsky

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

funny needs to based on some sort of fact to be funny, one of the reasons it deserves a facepalm is it's trying to be funny and just isn't

which arn't based on fact and so arn't funny

#1 Plenty of people watch remakes or adaptations and have no idea there was an original.

#3 This is depressingly true. Too few people understand that widescreen, not fullscreen, is the correct aspect ratio.

#6 Happens all the time. People call some movie a rip-off when it was in production longer or its source material is older, etc.

#7 People read into some movies way too much.

#9 Funnily enough, I know someone whose only complaint about the trilogy was the violence. That's it.

#12 People who are confused by trick editing are all too prevalent in today's society.

#40 You know those people who won't watch a movie because it's over 90 minutes? I do.

Numerous ones: People who whine about continuity or plausibility make me fret for humanity.

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="markop2003"][QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="markop2003"]

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]I find it strange that people seem to think that was a serious list.markop2003

but tthis went beyond funny into facepalm region

funny needs to based on some sort of fact to be funny, one of the reasons it deserves a facepalm is it's trying to be funny and just isn't

which arn't based on fact and so arn't funny

I only saw the Fellowship of the Ring, and that was seven years ago when it was out in theatres, but I vividly remember the black octopus attacking in retaliation and I vividly remember the winged giant firebeast that fell from a bridge.

Some of these are rather pointless however, such as the one that says that rings can't produce invisibility. :| No way, Sherlock. I couldn't believe that a fantasy movie would do something like that.

Propaganda.
The Elves, clearly the most advanced and wise species, are also clearly gay.

Number 25.

Theokhoth