03-14-2017, 05:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-14-2017, 05:45 AM by APeacefulWarrior.)
Fan reactions to the R-B Return of the King are... mixed. However, their version of the Hobbit is generally viewed quite positively. It has to cut some events from the book for time, notably Beorn, the sleeping river, and the entire Arkenstone subplot. However, it still captures the general tone\vibe of the book quite well, and its adaptations of Tolkien's songs are very nice. I've always really liked its setting of 'Roads Go Ever On'.
It's actually a bit impressive how well they did with it, considering they had to cram the book into about 75 minutes to fit it into a 90-minute network TV timeslot. But I've always wished they'd been able to target a two-hour slot instead, since that probably would have let them get in the main material that got cut. Either way, it still remains (imo) a much more watchable adaptation than the bloated mess of a trilogy that Jackson made. :-/
It's actually a bit impressive how well they did with it, considering they had to cram the book into about 75 minutes to fit it into a 90-minute network TV timeslot. But I've always wished they'd been able to target a two-hour slot instead, since that probably would have let them get in the main material that got cut. Either way, it still remains (imo) a much more watchable adaptation than the bloated mess of a trilogy that Jackson made. :-/
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