XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: Taemon@zonnet.nl   
      
   On 21-1-2015 16:16, Wayne Brown wrote:   
   > In alt.fan.tolkien Taemon  wrote:   
   >> On 21-1-2015 8:27, Sandman wrote:   
   >>> In article , Taemon    
   wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 20-1-2015 18:48, Sandman wrote:   
   >>>>> These are the main things removed:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> 1. The entire Dol Goldur subplot, including everything with Radagast   
   >>>>> 2. The Tauriel/Kili "love", indeed, Tauriel is entirely removed, as is   
   most   
   >>>>>       of Legolas scenes.   
   >>>>> 3. Azog's scenes are greatly minimized   
   >>>>> 4. A lot of superflous scenes from Lake Town, including the orc attack   
   >>>>> 5. The parts with Ian Holm in the beginning and end   
   >>>>> 6. A lot of orc encounters removed   
   >>>>> 7. A lot of action scene trimming, like the barrel ride, and no more   
   molten   
   >>>>>       gold   
   >>>>> 8. And a lot of "filler" scenes.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> But I liked the molten gold. I liked everything with that dragon. I was   
   >>>> deeply disappointed when he died (yes, of course I knew that was   
   >>>> coming). I liked Tauriel too.   
   >>>   
   >>> I think you're the only person I ever heard of that claims to have liked   
   >>> the molten gold scene... :)   
   >>   
   >> A huge golden dragon. What's not to like?   
   >   
   > A huge golden dragon and a bunch of dwarves acting like they're on a   
   > Disney theme park ride, doing ludicrous things that bear no resemblance   
   > to anything in the book which the film supposedly represents.  What's to   
   > like?   
      
   What dwarves? I didn't see any dwarves. There was a huge golden dragon   
   on the screen.   
      
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