Lord of the Rings

Fellowship of the Ring December 19, 2001

The Two Towers December 18, 2002

Return of the King December 2003

Wow wow wow. As I write this, only two of the three exist in formal publication, but I love them, and this is coming from a LotR freak from way back. That right, ladies and gentlemen, I've been in love with Legolas since the tender age of five. Beat that, pervy Bloom-elf fanatics. (read: I actually have no problem with orland what-so-ever. Just check out his page for more details.)

Fellowship is a quick paced movie that I'm sure is moderately confusing to people who haven't read the books. So many names and places with all the Tolkien rhyming, songs and folklore/history that makes up subtle jokes and wague references... what more could I ask for. Some die hard book fanatics opposed some of the changes (I for one am not a fan of Arwen's expanded role), but honestly, if it followed the book exactly, it would be a bunch of people sitting around saying "I have to tell you something, but only after I tell you this but before he opposes me and tells you that" and breaking into song every five minutes. Great book, 25 hour long movie.

Two Towers is actually my favorite, in sharp contrast to just about everyone else's. Compare tot he dead sprint of Fellowship, Two Towers seems like it moves about three steps in the plotline. I love it because of in this book all of the main characters are finally introduced and tossed into the story together. Most of all, though, is the battle of Helm's Deep. More than the Wars of the Rings or any other attack or battle, I always loved the story of the Rohan and the travelers defending the freedom of man. And in the movie, they throw an army of elves into the mix. What could be wrong with that?

Return of the King comes out December of this year, and I await it eagerly, but with an equally heavy heart. This is the end, boys and girls, and if they don't make "The Hobbit", we feesibly won't ever see any of the Tolkien characters again. Many more years of Harry Potter are to come, but soon we will say goodbye to the Lord of the Rings.