hrng!

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2001)

This week I watched "Atlantis" and "Lord of the Rings". Atlantis, of course, was a ridiculous film, only made to show the world how trendy Disney can be and how astounding their CGI-Works... too bad.... I thought Lord Of The Rings was better. And after watching, yes, it IS better, naturallement. But both films have mistakes that make watching it very difficult or should I say... nerve-racking...?
I mean music: You can hardly find moments where there is no music during the movie.... there is music while there are fighting, walking, talking, I think even when they are just sitting or sleeping there is music. After 3 hours your ears are so exhausted... I was thankful for every second without, but you can be sure the next minute a new violin or trumpet sound will appear. Sure, it is just for emphasizing the action, but after an hour it starts me to upset. So many moments where it is just unnecessary.... So many scenes of beautiful and breathtaking landscapes and persons.... it is better to show them longer and without a destroying comment.... bluargh! As if the audience was so dumb that they couldn´t understand the pictures and dialogues by themselves.... too much music and effects are usually to conceal bad plot or bad acting... this film has good acting and an exciting story.... but there is really too much music, too much obvious computer effects and too many cuts, you just can´t calm down and enjoy. Many scenes like the village of the forest queen or the knight trying to get the ring from Frodo.... impressing but too fast. They should concentrate such fast cuts and music for the visually brilliant action scenes like the fight in the mine or the nine kings attacking the hobbits on that tower. That would have more effect... But... such films are like video-games... non-stop action. I get fed up!
It seems like the director just want to show us "Look how cool my movie and its SFX are! look what astounding sceneries we can make!" It´s too obvious! It´s vain! It´s boring like Star Wars Episode I.... Lord Of The Rings have deserved it better!
To everybody : Lord Of The Rings is great.... watch it! and hope that the next two episodes are much more atmospheric!!!!