Critics review 'An Unexpected Journey'

I actually thought the violence in the film was not appropriate myself- in the purist rough edit I cut a lot of violence. I got rid of Gollum fighting the goblin (put retained the isalnd shot with the goblin as its distant enough and sets up the physical threat)- I also kept the line about Thrains beheading but left out the accompanying visual.
You know given Pj claims to be a Doctor Who fan you would think he might have learnt how to do horror for children- and its NOT in the showing of it.

I didn't much care for the Bilbo-goblin fight, but the Gollum-goblin struggle was okay by me. Scare the kids? Good!

Scare is fine. Kids should be scared behind sofas, its good for 'em! But showing decapitation and holding up the head like a scene from 300- in TH?
Didnt seem appropriate to me for something based on a book aimed at 7year olds and up.

lol, i thought the violience fitting, especially with gollum and the gobliln-
also, i really liked when sting stopped shining blue. showing the goblin was dead and that gollum was no goblin.

The main reason for cutting the first part of the Gollum/Goblin bit was purist rather than violence, so as Bilbo finds the Ring more like he does in the book and the viewer can, as in the book, piece it together and reach the same conclusion Gollum does- showing it coming from Gollum right at the start ruins that.

But the head bit I cut because it seemed gratutious to me- having Balin tell you he is beheaded is enough-you dont need to see it.

yeah, maybe...

Orwell wrote:I saw the movie - just got home...

Umm.. I must have mellowed but I liked it better than the first time I saw Fellowship. Which is something to say as I grew to dislike Fellowship more every time I watched it!

So what's it from me? - except for a couple of things that made me squirm - I liked it!

better than wizard of oz, right?

Orwell wrote:

So what's it from me? - except for a couple of things that made me squirm - I liked it!

That sums it up for me too. And that is why I have such high hopes for Petty's edit

David H wrote:better than wizard of oz, right?

The book or the film? {{Loved the film! }}}

Ringdrotten wrote:That sums it up for me too. And that is why I have such high hopes for Petty's edit

Not sure what an edit will do, actually...

well I have nearly finished my essay, so I am going to try to watch Pettys edit tonight, I hope my computer dont splode.

Oooh keen to hear your thoughts Mrs Figg. Can TH be saved for you? We shall see.

Orwell wrote:

Not sure what an edit will do, actually...

Have a look at Petty's rough cut if you want to find out.

Thanks for that Ringdrotten! Promotion is good!

well I clicked on the link and it twirled and twirled and twirled for ages and ages, and nothing happened. Maybe it doesnt work for me.

Try opening the link in a new tab in your browser.
The Skydrive page can be a slow loading site at times, lots of protocols and security crap.

a new tab in your browser, my blouses dont have tabs. what the heck. only my Emporium has tabs, and you still need to pay for all that buckie. whats a browser? those people who drink but dont pay.

I have no idea what that means.

oh dear- internet explorer, firefox, chrome ect are all browsers.
To open the link in a new tab rght click on it instead of left clicking, and selct open in new tab.

See if that works- there is no reason you shouldnt be abe to at least get onto the skydrive if you can access other sites.

yes but click where exactly? its all interwebs isnt it?

In the email you got from me there is a link as well as the message. click on the link.

ok i tried the right click malarky and it asked me for a password

Mmm- shouldnt have done that - I set it to allow signing in without you having to be logged into hotmail or live.
If you have a hotmail or live account sign into it first and that should sort the password problem out. If not let me know I will resend the link hopefully without a password this time.

no Hot Male, no Hot anything.

Right we shall try again-stand by for a new email!