Aeärwen's Corner

Yes, yes, I know. Lee Pace has eyebrows that one could stand on and not fall. They're a dark color when the rest of his Thranduil was a beautiful blonde. But you know what? He's a good enough actor that he completely sold PJ's version of Thranduil and made me forget the caterpillar eyebrows. And in The Battle of the Five Armies, he was so very much a wild, wily, sly, conniving Elvenking - not necessarily an evil one (which would have pissed me off royally) but rather just a very unpredictable, changeable and self-assured one that believed absolutely in his royal privilege. In this version of the character, I could definitely see an Elf who defended his kingdom without the assistance of a magic Ring of Power - an Elvenking who deserved the respect he expected.

He also wielded a very mean sword.

And that war-moose. Gotta love the war-moose. :-D

( A few spoilers, under the cut for those who want to avoid them )

All that to say that seeing the movie yesterday gave my Muse a punch in the arm, and so she sat me down and helped me finish one of my WIPs that has been languishing for quite a long time. I'll post the first chapter of it when I finish with this.

But I also just wanted to say that, despite the flaws I listed under the cut, it was still a VERY good movie. I'm glad I went to see it, and I want to see it again - as much to drool over Lee Pace's Thranduil as anything else.

...and thoroughly enjoyed it. The faster projection speed didn't faze me, and I was very satisfied with the 3D effects.

( More Review under the cut - SPOILER WARNING )

I'll be waiting with baited breath for next December's installment of the tale. The last scene was the perfect cliff-hanger!!

All in all, a very satisfying movie - and I was steeling myself to be disappointed. So now I can relax and just fan-girl until the EE is available on DVD. :-D