Why LOTR Sucks: Fun On Horses

Liv Tyler rides with Frodo and the Black Riders come upon her. I mean directly upon her. I mean they are suddenly close enough to reach out and grab Frodo. She rides really fast, and they ride really fast. Then they get to some trees, and they ride around the trees. Sometimes it looks like they are riding in circles. For a full minute, the riders are always just about to grab Frodo. Yet they can’t. And again their lack of projectile weapons comes back to haunt them. You’d think that they might pull out their swords and stab Liv Tyler’s horse. Remember they are close enough to touch her. But alas, they are too stupid.

Then Liv Tyler arrives at a river, and she stops. The riders, who just a moment earlier were close enough to touch her, are now a bit behind. They stop at either side of the river, exchange words, and then the riders start to cross. Liv Tyler uses some magic, and then a flood comes. The Riders, apparently no smarter than squirrels, ride downstream rather than try to make it back to the bank that is only a few yards away.

This is the worst scene of the movie.

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