Great Midwestern Car Ride, Day 2
Jul. 27th, 2002 11:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaydeefalls
Current location: about 20 miles outside of Cleveland, Ohio.
We're here because some distant relation got married today. I was not invited to the ceremony. My parents were. So it goes. I don't really mind; I got about 9 hours alone in a rather nice (albeit still cheap) hotel room. Finished a book, looked over the Fic From Hell (TM), had dinner, etc.
Was allowed to order one (1) movie from hotel Pay-Per-View. I almost watched 'Ocean's Eleven.' Almost. I really intended to. I've been wanting to see that movie. I came so close.... but, no, LotR won out at the last minute.
Think of it as getting the most for your money. That's a whole extra hour of entertainment for no extra charge! So, yes. Viewing #16. ::ducks head in shame::
-I can recite the entire. Fucking. Prologue. As well as most of the rest of it.
-Still haven't figured out who that blond elf in the battle scene is.
-Why the fuck isn't this in widescreen?! You know who keeps getting cut out? Merry and Pippin. Fucking editors.
-I wish Ian Holm was my grandfather. He rocks hard.
-Sam is sitting at Frodo's table at the Party, with a girl who may or may not be Rosie. Can't tell.
-The car is actually invisible on a small screen. I know exactly where it is, but I couldn't see it.
-I want Merry and Pippin to greet ME cornfield-style!
-Still loving the arse-slapping scene, thank you. ;)
-I can't watch any of these hobbit scenes without thinking about Buffett's take on them.
-Okay, Bree. Sometime between Pippin going for a pint and Sam noticing Aragorn, Merry slides over to take Pippin's old seat, changes into a blue coat, and exchanges his pint for the smaller mug of ale. Faulty editing, anyone?
-Frodo's arse in velvet trousers. 'Nuff said.
-The FACE Pippin makes when he, Merry, and Sam confront Aragorn! It's fucking adorable! Watch for it.
-All right. Liv speaks elvish beautifully, and she's a very pretty elf, plus she can ride. But I still can't stand her.
-I'm never sure whether I like Hugo as Elrond or not. I swing back and forth. This time I liked him. He has some nice reactions. And ya gotta love the butterfly clip. ;)
-A scene that really touched me for the first time: Frodo and Bilbo, pre-Council. "I'm not like you, Bilbo..." Awww....
-Why didn't Bean get an Oscar nom? He deserved it -- more than Ian McKellen, IMHO (heresy, I know).
-You know who else gets gypped in the non-widescreen version? Figwit.
-DOOOOM. MORRRDORRR. I'm starting to remember why I have doubts about Hugo...
-Bah. Fecking size doubles.
-When does Frodo put on the Mithril lingerie? I always assumed he started wearing it as soon as they set out from Rivendell, but you can see halfway down his shirt in his Ring-panic moment on the snowy mountain, and there's no Mithril. Is he selective about this? How can he POSSIBLY know which days he'll need it and which he won't?
-There are Wargs howling in the distance outside the Mines of Moria.
-Legolas puts a hand on Aragorn's shoulder just as the Watcher pulls apart Moria's doors. By the time Gandalf turns on the light in his staff, Aragorn is all the way at the back of the group. He was wandering around in the pitch blackness?
-What is this obsession with Pippin's ass? Frodo slaps it, Merry gives it a little squeeze....
-Frodo's Gollum-face!
-Line I still hate: "When in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose."
-Line I still love: "They have a cave troll!"
-Sam has a very 'Goonies' expression on his face when the cave troll enters. ;)
-Where does Boromir get a torch from?
-The crumbling-stairway sequence: ten minutes of completely wasted time. Utterly useless scene, except for Gimli's lines and Sam's face. Also, why doesn't Aragorn toss Frodo over FIRST? Um, Ringbearer?
-It's all in the details... "Legolas, get them up." He tugs on Merry's hand. Merry looks up and shakes his head, then goes back to Pippin. This is all in the background, you understand.
-Lorien is pretty. Celeborn is useless. Galadriel's freak-out fit still annoys me.
-Lurtz kicks ass.
-I'll say it again: why the FUCK didn't Bean get an Oscar nom?
-Merry and Pippin like throwing things at people they can't fight, don't they?
-Merry's shock as Boromir gets hit by arrows is beautiful. He drops the rock in his hand. (That sounds random, but it isn't, really.)
-I actually started yelling at the Uruk-Hai when they stole my Merry and Pippin away. And punching pillows most violently. Dammit, it'll be four and a half more months before I see them again! YOU BASTARDS!
-Frodo cries beautifully. Actually, everybody in this dang movie cries beautifully.
-How the hell is Frodo strong enough to pull Sam onto the boat?!
-I can't watch these scenes without hearing![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lush_rimbaud yelling "Kiss!" at the screen.
-144 days left. Sigh.
We're here because some distant relation got married today. I was not invited to the ceremony. My parents were. So it goes. I don't really mind; I got about 9 hours alone in a rather nice (albeit still cheap) hotel room. Finished a book, looked over the Fic From Hell (TM), had dinner, etc.
Was allowed to order one (1) movie from hotel Pay-Per-View. I almost watched 'Ocean's Eleven.' Almost. I really intended to. I've been wanting to see that movie. I came so close.... but, no, LotR won out at the last minute.
Think of it as getting the most for your money. That's a whole extra hour of entertainment for no extra charge! So, yes. Viewing #16. ::ducks head in shame::
-I can recite the entire. Fucking. Prologue. As well as most of the rest of it.
-Still haven't figured out who that blond elf in the battle scene is.
-Why the fuck isn't this in widescreen?! You know who keeps getting cut out? Merry and Pippin. Fucking editors.
-I wish Ian Holm was my grandfather. He rocks hard.
-Sam is sitting at Frodo's table at the Party, with a girl who may or may not be Rosie. Can't tell.
-The car is actually invisible on a small screen. I know exactly where it is, but I couldn't see it.
-I want Merry and Pippin to greet ME cornfield-style!
-Still loving the arse-slapping scene, thank you. ;)
-I can't watch any of these hobbit scenes without thinking about Buffett's take on them.
-Okay, Bree. Sometime between Pippin going for a pint and Sam noticing Aragorn, Merry slides over to take Pippin's old seat, changes into a blue coat, and exchanges his pint for the smaller mug of ale. Faulty editing, anyone?
-Frodo's arse in velvet trousers. 'Nuff said.
-The FACE Pippin makes when he, Merry, and Sam confront Aragorn! It's fucking adorable! Watch for it.
-All right. Liv speaks elvish beautifully, and she's a very pretty elf, plus she can ride. But I still can't stand her.
-I'm never sure whether I like Hugo as Elrond or not. I swing back and forth. This time I liked him. He has some nice reactions. And ya gotta love the butterfly clip. ;)
-A scene that really touched me for the first time: Frodo and Bilbo, pre-Council. "I'm not like you, Bilbo..." Awww....
-Why didn't Bean get an Oscar nom? He deserved it -- more than Ian McKellen, IMHO (heresy, I know).
-You know who else gets gypped in the non-widescreen version? Figwit.
-DOOOOM. MORRRDORRR. I'm starting to remember why I have doubts about Hugo...
-Bah. Fecking size doubles.
-When does Frodo put on the Mithril lingerie? I always assumed he started wearing it as soon as they set out from Rivendell, but you can see halfway down his shirt in his Ring-panic moment on the snowy mountain, and there's no Mithril. Is he selective about this? How can he POSSIBLY know which days he'll need it and which he won't?
-There are Wargs howling in the distance outside the Mines of Moria.
-Legolas puts a hand on Aragorn's shoulder just as the Watcher pulls apart Moria's doors. By the time Gandalf turns on the light in his staff, Aragorn is all the way at the back of the group. He was wandering around in the pitch blackness?
-What is this obsession with Pippin's ass? Frodo slaps it, Merry gives it a little squeeze....
-Frodo's Gollum-face!
-Line I still hate: "When in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose."
-Line I still love: "They have a cave troll!"
-Sam has a very 'Goonies' expression on his face when the cave troll enters. ;)
-Where does Boromir get a torch from?
-The crumbling-stairway sequence: ten minutes of completely wasted time. Utterly useless scene, except for Gimli's lines and Sam's face. Also, why doesn't Aragorn toss Frodo over FIRST? Um, Ringbearer?
-It's all in the details... "Legolas, get them up." He tugs on Merry's hand. Merry looks up and shakes his head, then goes back to Pippin. This is all in the background, you understand.
-Lorien is pretty. Celeborn is useless. Galadriel's freak-out fit still annoys me.
-Lurtz kicks ass.
-I'll say it again: why the FUCK didn't Bean get an Oscar nom?
-Merry and Pippin like throwing things at people they can't fight, don't they?
-Merry's shock as Boromir gets hit by arrows is beautiful. He drops the rock in his hand. (That sounds random, but it isn't, really.)
-I actually started yelling at the Uruk-Hai when they stole my Merry and Pippin away. And punching pillows most violently. Dammit, it'll be four and a half more months before I see them again! YOU BASTARDS!
-Frodo cries beautifully. Actually, everybody in this dang movie cries beautifully.
-How the hell is Frodo strong enough to pull Sam onto the boat?!
-I can't watch these scenes without hearing
lush_rimbaud yelling "Kiss!" at the screen.-144 days left. Sigh.
