Virtual Birthday Party, Day 01

[wiseheart]

Hi folks! *waves" I know I'm late kicking off my virtual birthday party of 2013, but considering that I worked almost 11 hours today, I think I can be forgiven, right?

It's that time of a year again - I'm getting older. In this case, I'm turning 57 on October 9, so let's party!

Last years virtual birthday party yielded 1328 comments on 6 pages, before LJ crashed the whole thing, and 617 additional ones on 3 pages at the second coming. Which won't be easy to top, but we're good, aren't we? WE CAN DO IT! WE CAN BREAK THE 2000-COMMENT-BARRIER! Let's give it a try! In the recent years, it has always been great fun, so let's have fun again!

You're all cordially invited to help yourself to a slice of virtual cake of your choice. If you want to post your favourite recipe in a comment, be my guest. If not, just drop by and say hello.

Cheers!

Note: The party will be closed on October 9, at midnight, sharp. However, to avoid the same mishap that occurred last year, there will be a separate post for each day until the 9th. We will count all pages and comments together when the party is closed.

Join us and have fun! Feel free to start any thread, any topic you want; we can discuss it, mock the general stupidity of life and laugh at it. I tentatively started two topics, just to begin the fun somehow, but you may add anything you want.

Comments

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Neither love nor hate from me. It is okay - although there are a few bits I do hate (especially the line about the tomb of the Witch-King). However, it was too long and a lot of actiony bits seemed particularly pointless.
For the 2nd and 3rd films, I think there are going to be a lot of overdone battle scenes taking up a lot of the time. I'm looking forward to seeing Laketown and Smaug. I am not looking forward to more messing with the plot and weirdness, but I know those will be there.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Lots of overdone battle scenes are a sure mark of Peter Jackson's leadership, aren't they? That was what ruined the LOTR movies, too. That and the unnecessary "plot" twists (like Arwen's live being bound to the Ring - WTF?) and the character rape (Frodo, Pippin, Faramir, Denethor, Théoden, etc.). The casting was fairly shit in LOTR, too.

At least the Hobbit has Freeman and Armitage who are both great. And Gollum. Let's not forget Gollum!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Yes, totally. The plot and character changes were a real shame. And Gollum is certainly the best.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I get the feeling what Jackson likes in Tolkien & what I like are totally different.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Me too!