Why LOTR Sucks: 300

Maybe Aragorn would have been better served watching another DVD, Frank Miller’s 300. Then he would have known that he should have attacked the orcs while they were bottlenecked in the gateway, rather than just waiting for them to surround their army on all sides.

It should also be noted that all the horses just disappeared from both armies, and everyone is on foot. I guess Sauron used his magic 8-ball eye to make all the horses disappear.

This scene is so poorly done, it seems silly I have to even point it out. Did no one else notice that during this battle, not only did the horses disappear, not only did Gandalf and Aragorn cede the advantage they had, but the actual terrain changed? They were lined up for battle on a bit of an incline, but when the orcs surround them, this incline has disappeared. What were you thinking, Academy voters?

Minutes Watched: 3.3:23.13

Number of Montages: 17

Number of slow motion close-ups of people crying: 68

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