The Hobbit - Page 28

Cybsled · 08-29-2008, 06:32 PM

I saw the movies first and read the book 2nd.

Too much fucking song n' poems. I swear they're like a musical. Walk...walk...burst into some verse...walk...walk...more verse...etc.

Ancalagon · 08-29-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybsled

I saw the movies first and read the book 2nd.

Too much fucking song n' poems. I swear they're like a musical. Walk...walk...burst into some verse...walk...walk...more verse...etc.

Wow, incisive criticism. May I suggest watching the movie Kangaroo Jack? It has no singing, I promise.

Jimmy Carter wuwu · 08-29-2008, 07:01 PM

Charlie Sheen as Bilbo.

McCheese · 08-29-2008, 08:15 PM

People who can't get past LOTR's writing style are the same people who can't read anything more complex than an airport romance novel.

If you're able to read just about any piece of classic literature, especially those from the 17th and 18th centuries, then you should have absolutely no problem with LOTR.

It's not for everyone, but bitching about the style of LOTR is like bitching about the style of Frankenstein or Crime and Punishment.

Arakkis · 08-29-2008, 09:43 PM

Fuck you homo, I read at about the highest level achievable; I just admittedly have the attention span of a hamster. Long twisting narratives of scenery and pages-long poems make my eyes glaze over. I don't need hackslash every other page, but don't take a 250 page break from the story to trundle along in the woods singing songs. Give me some intrigue or character development, anything.

Sorry if I insult anyone's sensibilities, because yes, the books are absolute classics that started a genre I love. And I want to point out that even though I didn't enjoy reading them, I suffered through each and ever damn page till the bitter end.

PS I love the fucking comments. You guys know how to hate.

Jimmy Carter wuwu · 08-30-2008, 11:03 AM

Board vs Board, I'm sure we could possible win a hatred contest.

Shots · 08-30-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Arakkis

Fuck you homo, I read at about the highest level achievable...

I read whole words also!

Tyen · 08-30-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Arakkis

Fuck you homo, I read at about the highest level achievable;

Can you form words together at the highest level achievable?

Snugglebear · 08-30-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Carter wuwu

Charlie Sheen as Bilbo.

NAVY SEALS

Tyen · 08-30-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Snugglebear

NAVY SEALS

had to be done

fat12 · 08-30-2008, 04:42 PM

Please, just because a book has pages of detail doesn't mean it's difficult by any means; it means it's tedious. That's why I can never get into a lot of classic novels. Hemingway is way more difficult of a read than anything Tolkien's wrote and it's also a million times shorter.

Awanka · 08-30-2008, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Arakkis

Fuck you homo, I read at about the highest level achievable...
...

You should have just said so to start with. Now no-one can say anything when you call classic novels trash. Who else here reads at the highest level?

aychamo_aycono · 08-30-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybsled

I saw the movies first and read the book 2nd.

Too much fucking song n' poems. I swear they're like a musical. Walk...walk...burst into some verse...walk...walk...more verse...etc.

I would just skip the songs and poems, fuck that. I found FOTR to be the most tedious. It took me forever to get through it. TTT was great and took me just a little while, and ROTK blew me away and I read it twice in like 3 days or something.

Pavor Nocturnus · 08-31-2008, 03:46 PM

I just got back from Dragon Con, and went to a hobbit thing. THey are saying that they are making 2, and they are in production in New Zealand right now. One should be released in 2010, the other in 2011. They are being made at the right time. Peter Jackson pretty much has free rein to make the movie the way he wants to because of how well they did with LOTR.

Arakkis · 08-31-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyen

Can you form words together at the highest level achievable?

Wow, I... I don't know what to say. I have never had a motivational poster made for me. I feel like a giddy schoolgirl getting fingerbanged for the first time.

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Originally Posted by Awanka

You should have just said so to start with. Now no-one can say anything when you call classic novels trash. Who else here reads at the highest level?

Apparently McCheese does since he can say with assurance that anyone that dislikes the LOTR trilogy "can't read anything more complex than an airport romance novel."

As Agraza pointed out, the books spawned an entire genre, I certainly wouldn't call them trash. I simply stated that I disliked Tolkien's verbose, overly descriptive writing style. The story itself was fantastic.

The quality of hate on the -internets is sharply declining. If you are only mildly annoyed, pretend I just called your mom a whore or something. I want to see real nerd HATE here people.

08-29-2008, 06:32 PM	#406 (permalink)
Cybsled Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,532 +18 Internets	I saw the movies first and read the book 2nd. Too much fucking song n' poems. I swear they're like a musical. Walk...walk...burst into some verse...walk...walk...more verse...etc. __________________ Training the citizens of Norrath from 1999-2003!

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Jimmy Carter wuwu Bring the pain Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 797 -5 Internets	Charlie Sheen as Bilbo. __________________ Listen to the band skindred. www.skindred.com

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Jimmy Carter wuwu Bring the pain Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 797 -5 Internets	Board vs Board, I'm sure we could possible win a hatred contest. __________________ Listen to the band skindred. www.skindred.com

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08-29-2008, 08:15 PM	#409 (permalink)
McCheese Ruling McDonaldland with an iron fist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,067 +3 Internets	People who can't get past LOTR's writing style are the same people who can't read anything more complex than an airport romance novel. If you're able to read just about any piece of classic literature, especially those from the 17th and 18th centuries, then you should have absolutely no problem with LOTR. It's not for everyone, but bitching about the style of LOTR is like bitching about the style of Frankenstein or Crime and Punishment.

08-30-2008, 04:42 PM	#416 (permalink)
fat12 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 235 +4 Internets	Please, just because a book has pages of detail doesn't mean it's difficult by any means; it means it's tedious. That's why I can never get into a lot of classic novels. Hemingway is way more difficult of a read than anything Tolkien's wrote and it's also a million times shorter.

08-31-2008, 03:46 PM	#419 (permalink)
Pavor Nocturnus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 40 -6 Internets	I just got back from Dragon Con, and went to a hobbit thing. THey are saying that they are making 2, and they are in production in New Zealand right now. One should be released in 2010, the other in 2011. They are being made at the right time. Peter Jackson pretty much has free rein to make the movie the way he wants to because of how well they did with LOTR.