LOTR: Simply the best films ever made

[Darth Loki]

Oh and btw, LOTR doesn't appear in the TOP 100 .

Movies produced after 1996 were not included.

They did this in the late 90's so of course LOTR isn't on the list. But I'll agree that the people who had a vote must have been an average age of 102 when they picked these.

Only 3 movies from 1980-1996 in the top 50. You have to take these lists with a grain of salt.

 

[LOTRFan]

Movies produced after 1996 were not included.

They did this in the late 90's so of course LOTR isn't on the list. But I'll agree that the people who had a vote must have been an average age of 102 when they picked these.

Only 3 movies from 1980-1996 in the top 50. You have to take these lists with a grain of salt.

I KNOW!

I was responding to Radagaster who was claiming it was in the AFI Top 100.


*phew* DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP breath, it's just the second or third time I have had to post this.

 

[anti-hero]

Hmmm....best films ever...I'm not sure about that.

HOWEVER...I do feel confident saying (and I say this having been a huuuuuge Star Wars fan for all of the 28 years, 7 months, and 24 days of my existence on this earth) that it is the BEST trilogy of all time.

 

[tomandshell]

I think that they have to be viewed together to be fully appreciated. FOTR is actually my favorite of the three, but on its own, does it stand out as the greatest movie ever made? I don't know. Lists like the AFI Top 100 honor single films that have stood the test of time, and LOTR is too recent to have done that AND it's a series. That makes ranking it difficult if you are talking about individual movies--ROTK was powerful because of the two that came before, and it shouldn't be singled out for greatness at the expense of the others (like the Academy Awards unfortunately did). Many would agree with you if you call it the greatest series or the greatest trilogy of all time (even the Godfather fans would shut up when you bring up part three of that beloved series). But if you say that they are the greatest films of all time, that means that individually, each movie is number one, two and three on the top movie spots. (And I would personally rank them FOTR, ROTK, and then TTT.) If I worked out a list of my top twenty (or probably even top ten) movies of all time, all three would be on there. But I don't know if they would all be in spots #1-3.

So I will just say that individually they are among the greatest movies ever made, and that together they form the greatest trilogy/series of all time.

 

[Darth Loki]

I KNOW!

I was responding to Radagaster who was claiming it was in the AFI Top 100.


*phew* DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP breath, it's just the second or third time I have had to post this.

SO WAS I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS MAKING A NOTE TO BACK UP YOUR QUOTE. WHY DON'T YOU POST IT A FEW MORE TIMES TO MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY

 

[darth dypshyt]

It was a miracle that ROTK won best picture at the Academy Awards...From memory it was the FIRST time that they awarded Best Picture to a "Fantasy" film....Just shows you how highly the Academy thought of PJ's creation.

Although I must admit, while these movies are towering achievements in every way, and rank among my favorites, something like a simple ,(in terms of production, special effects etc etc.) Akira Kurosawa movie, still gets the same reaction from me..

Oh...and for the guys who are about to get into a beyatch slapping contest over what should be in the top 100 or so movies of all time...I always check the imdb.com site and their top 250 is pretty accurate in my book...But, I know you guys "already know this!!!" LOL.

 

[DannieDarKo]

NERD FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SSC_Nerd]

ROTK IN HD TONIGHT!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[carbo-fation]

ROTK IN HD TONIGHT!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!

Watching it right now!

 

[LOTRFan]

SO WAS I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS MAKING A NOTE TO BACK UP YOUR QUOTE. WHY DON'T YOU POST IT A FEW MORE TIMES TO MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY

Gothcha bub, no worries.

Oh, and just because no one ever seems to use this one ---

 

[The Josh]

Had a trilogy showing with Rumi this weekend. I have to say again that for me personally these are the three best ever. I'm just so grabbed by the story and all that goes into it. That for me it's hard to put into words how cool this story is.

 

[amonhen]

To me the trilogy is definitely my top three!
That's how I got lured into collecting anything LOTR basically.
Never can get enough of the screening of this epic story.

 

[Radagaster]

I glimpsed and finished the ROTK in HD at TNT . . .what gets me is the lousy way they insert commercials into it to just louse up a great moment . . . There I was watching Eomer skewer the lead Mumak rider, then Theoden rallies his people with "Rally to me! Rally to me". They charge head on into the Mumak train . . .and then cut! Commercial break! How cheesy is that!

 

[abake]

Best films ever made?
Hmmm... no.
Not for me at any rate.
Although I enjoy LOTR a lot, I really don't think they are the ultimate masterpieces so many people see them as.

Just a few movies that come ot mind when thinking about best movie ever:

Apocalypse Now
The Godfather (part I&II)
Taxi Driver

I just feel PJ's LOTR is a bit melodramatic and juvenile sometimes...
Still, I greatly enjoy them.

 

[IronFingaz]

I don't think they the best ever... Great films and very entertaining, but not the best. And there are a few things that i find boring or irritating, like the scenes with Aragon and Arwen (Booooooring) or when Sam and Frodo talk together - totally gay (no offence).
And it still bugs me a little that the movie does'nt end like in the books - what gives Anybody know why?