The scariest LotR character

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Many apologies if this has been done before, but if it has I haven't found it.
I think that the scariet character in the book is Tom Bombadil smilies/eek.gif and the scariest character in the film is... it's a close thing between Elrond and Galadriel.

(having seen the extended DVD i would tentatively add Haldir)

[Liriodendron]

When Grima tells Saruman (in the movie!) they will be bringing women and children to Helms Deep, the way Saruman's eyebrow jumps up and he almost smiles is scary! ( no, it's hilarious, no scary, no.... smilies/biggrin.gif ) smilies/cool.gif

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

I'm inclined to agree, although The thing that really scared me in that scene was the tone of voice Wormtounge used for the word "Women"

Thanks loads for replying, everyone!
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[ January 12, 2003: Message edited by: Galenfea of Mirkwood. ]

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

hm...i dont have a scariest character but the Creepiest one has to be Wormtongue. Gross! He needs to get a tan and wash his hair. smilies/tongue.gif

[eleanor_niphredil]

sitting at home as I am now, with the TV in the background and a mouthfull of coco-pops, I am not easily scared of anything. However, in middle-earth, I would be scared of anything that is pointing a weapon at me with that famous "I dont like you so i shall re-arrange your face" look in its eye! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Lindril Arvilya]

hm...i dont have a scariest character but the Creepiest one has to be Wormtongue. Gross! He needs to get a tan and wash his hair.
No way, man! Wormtongue's so hot! (Ok, mildly kidding... he's my favourite character but I do think he needs a makeover and some therapy.)
My scariest (movie) character has to be Eowyn. Stalking Aragorn, and those bulging eyes... smilies/eek.gif Eep....

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Eowyn? Elrond? Galadriel? Tom Bombadil? You people have funny things to be scared of. Actually, i shouldnt be talking because isnt Eomer scary? He always looks like if you say the wrong thing, he'll pull out his sword and skewer you on the spot. Dontcha think?

[Liriodendron]

Heh heh! I forgot about Eomer, Horse-maiden! smilies/biggrin.gif You are so right, based on looks, he is quite scary! He looks like he's either going to skewer you or explode! (of course, his situation was rather dire... smilies/smile.gif )

[Meela]

treebeard was scary at first

and i must be the only person in existence who loves grima as he is!! im sure he has fans, but nobody thinks the pale and the hair is nice... except me smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nimrothiel]

Hellooooo, hasn't anyone recalled the totally freaky and deranged look Faramir gives Frodo?! Sorry, but it freaked me considering the fact that Faramir is supposed to be all self-righteous and everything, and here he is actually going to take the Ring from Frodo. God, I HATE it when directors go away from the storyline! smilies/mad.gif

[Meela]

Faramir??? my god, he is hot... scary, yes... but he could win in a pouting contest!

[eleanor_niphredil]

What about the freaky and deranged look Frodo has during the entire movie?

[Meela]

lol, especially the voice he uses in osgiliath, when the nazgul are coming, and he says "They're here" or whatever

[Lindril Arvilya]

He always looks like if you say the wrong thing, he'll pull out his sword and skewer you on the spot.
I think he probably would.

Meela, you and I have the same taste in men. Wormtongue, Faramir...

And come on, guys, the part where Frodo "wraiths out" with the freaky-deaky voice was one of my favourite parts of the movie! They're here.... Sweet....

[Meela]

u like them too? smilies/biggrin.gif yay!
im also starting to see something in saruman... and theoden

think i need a sight test? smilies/biggrin.gif

[Farrehn]

I'm supprised no one has said the most obviouse of all
Ring Wraiths! Black Riders, hello!?
Especially when they appear our of no where screatching as they do.
Denathor is strange too.
Grima is uh . . . in need of help.
Saruman is cool and evil
Eowyns eyes are bulging!
But I'm sure that anyone of the fellowship charging enraged towards me would be frightening. Especially Gimli or Legolas with grey eyes. (But that's more a respectful fear.)
Oh! Also the Wargs, they're pretty nasty!

[Meela]

grima needs help? lol

denethor = goddam hot

[Nimrothiel]

Okay, point taken on the Frodo observation, but I'm also curious as to where some of you saw Denethor. I don't recall seeing him in the movie.

[Sapphire_Flame]

...especially the voice he[Frodo] uses in osgiliath, when the nazgul are coming, and he says "They're here"...
I beg your pardon, but that voice is cool! I dunno, I think the scariest character is..........Galadriel, in the movie anyway. Ya know, I'm really surprised no one has said Sauron yet. Just thought that was odd. One more thing....
denethor = goddam hot
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?! smilies/eek.gif smilies/confused.gif smilies/eek.gif smilies/confused.gif

[ January 24, 2003: Message edited by: Sapphire_Flame ]

[Gorwingel]

In the movie, the scariest charater is Faramir, just because he is so different than in the book. And the way he treats Sam and Frodo is just terrible. In the book the scariest charater is Gollum (sorry Gollum lovers but I personally think he is pure evil smilies/evil.gif well not really because you feel sorry for him and I know he probably dosen't mean it, but I was like Sam, I wanted to kill him )

[Taure Leafsilver]

I'm like you Gorwingel. I wanted to kill gollum in the book, but then I listened to "gollum's song" and realy started to pity him.
As for scariest chariter Frodo, That voice is cool but scary. Oh! and Theoden (the king I think) when he looks like his skin is made of sand-paper......eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww

[Himaran]

While I think that Ugluk (and most orcs/uruk hai) arn't scary at all, that one orc with the deformed face that followed merry/pippin into fangorn got me the first time I saw it...

O yeah, and the black riders of course, when the one on the horse flys out of nowhere in that forest near the buckleberry ferry...

[Meela]

there is nothing wrong with me smilies/biggrin.gif denethor is hot!!
and so is gil-galad!! and elrond!! and saruman!! and grima!! and treebeard!! (ok, i surprised myself on that one...)

[Meela]

ok... i TOTALLY take that back about denethor...

*goes and checks*

nope... i take that back, i dont take back anything smilies/biggrin.gif

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

I have good reason for being afraid of Elrond:
http://www.ninecompanions.net/gallery_pics/elrond/fotr_elrond_rivendell_28.JPG
Get my point? if not just say the word, there's more where that one came from...

[eleanor_niphredil]

Okay, that really jumped out at me there. Do NOT do that again! I nearly had a heart attack!

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

My apologies. but do you see why I nominate Eldrond?

[Dark Shadow]

hm. I think the Nazgul were scary.... especially the winged ones... they scare me. smilies/wink.gif

My apologies. but do you see why I nominate Elrond?

nope. Not really. I like Elrond...

(Hugo Weaving's bottom front teeth are just like mine... smilies/wink.gif stupid comment, but I noticed it the other day and to me it seemed interesting... )

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Sorry, eleanor_niphredil:
Allow me:

http://www.ninecompanions.net/gallery_pics/elrond/fotr_elrond_rivendell_24.JPG

[Lossentilien]

Is anyone else freaked out when Eowyn ( smilies/eek.gif ) is stroking Theodin's hand?? Eeeewww......that was disgusting. Oh, and did anyone else notice how big Faramir's nose is? My friend pointed it out the other day and by GOD.
Apologies to those who find him hot, but I don't see it.

[Meela]

apologise!!! now!!! i love faramir, although im inclined to agree smilies/biggrin.gif
i also find elrond so goddam attractive smilies/biggrin.gif

[Lossentilien]

I did apologise!! smilies/frown.gif It's in the post...

I do have quite a scary question though............
Does anyone fancy Grima??

*looks disgusted*

Cause there's a girl in my year who thinks he's.........hot.... smilies/eek.gif

[Meela]

*both hands shoot right up* see signature and earlier posts smilies/biggrin.gif he is gorgeous!!!!!

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

And people are worried about ME? smilies/eek.gif

[Maikadilwen]

Come ON, people!

Elrond is darn gorgeous! MORE PICS, PLEASE!
Grima is cute. I felt so sorry for him, I just wanted to hug him. The same with Gollum.
Sauron..... He is HOT! (Especially in his armour in the beginning of FOTR) smilies/tongue.gif smilies/tongue.gif smilies/tongue.gif

Now, the one I find scary is Frodo! I mean, his eyes are simply just terrifying.

And that line "They're here" always cracks me up. It makes me think about the little girl in the movie Poltergeist. That was her line shortly before she got sucked into the TV. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Sauron..... he is HOT!
I might agree, but not using 'hot' with the same meaning. smilies/tongue.gif

[eleanor_niphredil]

smilies/eek.gif * sees Elrond picture and passes out. Is carried into hospital on a stretcher* smilies/eek.gif

Becha feel really guilty now, dont you smilies/evil.gif

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Well, I did say sorry first! smilies/frown.gif
ps: Maikadilwen, I would gladly put up more pictures but I don't want to kill anyone! smilies/wink.gif

[ January 19, 2003: Message edited by: Galenfea of Mirkwood. ]

[Gamja]

Bilbo. His evil smilies/evil.gif look was the only part that freaked me out in the FOTR.

[Blue Elf]

There is absolutely no character scarier than Elrond. **shudder**. Why does he always have to do the eyebrow thing?!? It's frightening!!

Elrond: You shall be...the Fellowship of the Ring!! **eyebrow thing**

AHHHH!!!

[Meela]

mmm... elrond...

mmm... sauron in cute black armour...

[Maikadilwen]

Hands off, Meela! They're mine! smilies/evil.gif

[Meela]

*steals and eats them, then marries craig parker and denethor

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

*steals and eats them, then marries craig parker and denethor
Both at once?
My topic has 2 pages! Yay! smilies/biggrin.gif Thanks everyone! smilies/biggrin.gif

[galenfea]

Elrond is just the scariest elf in the whole of middle earth!

and this place rocks and galenfea rocks even more smilies/cool.gif

[Meela]

yeah, both at once smilies/evil.gif

*munches on boromir

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

I feel ill...

[Gamja]

*gets hungry and eats Legolas*

Hmm, tastes like lembas!
smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Meela]

*chews on dwarf-leg

mmm... limb of gimli...

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

This is getting unpleasant, can we please get back to the point before someone is sick (probably me)?

[Meela]

denethor terrifies me

[Sapphire_Flame]

Denethor is looney; that makes me laugh like this, heheh... smilies/rolleyes.gif

Okay, also creepy is Wormtongue. Sorry to the Grima fans out there, but that's what I think. He doesn't have eyebrows for heaven's sake! smilies/eek.gif

Okay, and I'm gonna agree with those Sauron lovers; he does look good at the beginning of FotR. smilies/biggrin.gif Love the armor there, pal!!

[Hirilaelin]

Galadriel or Elrond. Definately. Elves are scary.... smilies/biggrin.gif

*munches on Frodo, Legolas, and Pippin* Yes, ALL at once. smilies/evil.gif smilies/wink.gif

~Hirilaelin

P.S. Rate me please! smilies/tongue.gif

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Does Sauron have a fan club? Takes all sorts to make a world!
I agree, Denathor is insane.
Can people stop eating characters PLEASE

Edit: I have just discovered that because of you lot trying to eat all and sundry this thread has been named on '101 most annoying things a barrowdowner would say' STOP IT NOW! smilies/mad.gif

[ January 26, 2003: Message edited by: Galenfea of Mirkwood. ]

[sweetandcutedevil]

http://flagr.antville.org/stories/192415/
hi smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Red cross? smilies/confused.gif

[Bekah]

Galanfea, I'd really like to see those two Elrond pictures...but all I can see is a white box with a red cross in it. smilies/frown.gif

I think most of you who like certain characters (Grima, Denethor - where'd you see him, btw? - Sauron) - you really need therapy, more than Wormtongue does even... smilies/eek.gif

~ Elentari

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Sorry about that, they suddenly are for me too, I don't know what's causing it... smilies/frown.gif smilies/confused.gif


I think most of you who like certain characters (Grima, Denethor - where'd you see him, btw? - Sauron) - you really need therapy, more than Wormtongue does even...

Thank you! Thank you sane person!

[ January 27, 2003: Message edited by: Galenfea of Mirkwood. ]

[Lady_Báin]

well this is getting very off topic (not to mention gruesome) so...
i think the scariest in the book are the nazgûl and from the movie it is probably the Balrog of Morgoth!

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Thank you, Bekah and Lady_Báin! There are sane people around here after all!

[Bekah]

Well, I wouldn't say I was sane, exactly, but I'm not past the madness horizon and accelerating!!! I'm just past the madness horizon and slowing down to a stop. smilies/biggrin.gif It's pretty evident from my writing though that I'm not sane, but I'm still not insane enough to want to eat characters from the book. Or to have a crush on certain of those characters.

Oh well.

~ Elentari

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

elentari, that is pretty much me to. Scariest in TTT is Eomer. He looks like he is going to bite everybodys head off! I know i put this already but TOO bad! Nya! Lol!

Look out behind you! It's a rabid spork!

[Bekah]

I'd say the scariest characters are

1st Prize equal: The Nazgul and their steeds

3rd prize: The blonde Uruk-hai.

Sorry, but that guy really freaks me out!

And then I'd have to say Grima scares me a lot, or at least gives me the creeps, because he's such a treacherous bas*ard. And Saruman's pretty worrisome, too. But Sauron doesn't really scare me at all...on second thought, his eye with all the electricity is pretty scary, so he's back. And then...the 'unexorcised' Theoden. Yeerch. And...and I've forgotten the other scary people.

~ Elentari

[eleanor_niphredil]

I vote for the ring. That this is evil, and scared the life out of my when it started whispering to itself. it can make you a shadow of your former self. How can that not be scary? smilies/eek.gif

[King_Elessar]

I would say the Nazgûl, then Denethor, then Grîma Wormtongue. The Nazgûl just rfreak me out, Denethor is creepy, and Grîm Wormtongue just scares the hell out of me!!

Why are some of you guys scared of people like Eowyn and Elrond?????

Elessar

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

3rd prize: The blonde Uruk-hai.
I think he escaped me... smilies/eek.gif

[Bekah]

It's near the start. Where Pippin throws his brooch. I think. anyway, Lurtz asks something and the blonde guy answers.

Where have you guys seen Denethor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eleanor_niphredil]

Theres a picture of Denethor on the official LOTR site. In fact, look here:
http://www.lordoftherings.net/index_cast.html

perhaps not his scariest pic.

[Bekah]

Maybe not, but he freaks me out almost as much as Grima does!

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

There are actually a lot of Denathor pictures around, try here (http://www.theonering.net). I'm going to see TTT again tomorrow, I'll keep an eye out for the blonde Uruk-hai. smilies/eek.gif

[ February 01, 2003: Message edited by: Galenfea of Mirkwood. ]

[Duncariel]

Gandalf scares me. Maybe it's just Ian McKellen, but there you have it. The blonde Uruk scared me too. That's kinda pathetic. smilies/frown.gif


Lurtz asks something and the blond guy answeres

Lurtz dies in FOTR

[ February 01, 2003: Message edited by: Duncariel ]

[Bekah]

Whatever. I mean the leader guy. I'm not really that good with the Uruk-hai/orc names. Sorry.

~ Elentari II

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

I think you mean Ugluk. I saw the blonde uruk-hai, by the way, he's bald at the front, which is why I didn't see him at first.

[hobbitlass]

It may just be me...I find, in the book and the movie, the ringwraiths to be much scarier when on horseback than on the flying creatures.
And I tend to find Saruman scarier than Sauron. (BTW, in Fellowship movie, in the beginning when Sauron holds up the one ring after forging it, doesn't his armour make him look fat? Like he has a big beer belly or something.)
I suppose in both examples it is because Saruman and horsed wraith's are closer, more 'in your face' kind of thing then Sauron in his far-away scary tower and wraiths up in the air.

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

I think that the flying things look like they're streight out of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Meela]

the wraiths had drunk too much Red Bull

[Bekah]

Saruman's scary because he was considered a friend a lot more recently.

And yes, I find the Ringwraiths on horses much scarier in the movie than Ringwraiths on fell-beast-back. smilies/biggrin.gif I'm not sure about the book, though...I think I'll have to read it again.

~ Elentari II

[Inderjit Sanghera]

Sam. Or Sauron.

[Annunfuiniel]

I can't decide! All those mentioned in this thread are scary/creepy in one way or the other... All I can say is that Sauron is the ultimate evil and so ought to be the scariest one. Just saying he OUGHT to be, not that he really is.
In both FoTR&TTT there was one scene that made me jump. In FoTR it was Bilbo trying to touch the Ring (in Rivendell) but now I can't remember which it was in TTT! smilies/rolleyes.gif Got to go and see it again! smilies/biggrin.gif

[ February 09, 2003: Message edited by: Annunfuiniel ]

[Inderjit Sanghera]

Sauron isn't the ULTIMATE evil, it's Melkor. Or Sam.

[Annunfuiniel]

Sorry, forgot about Melkor! I haven't read Silm yet (it's waiting in my bookshelf for "better times", that is when I don't have to concentrate on my school books - blaah smilies/rolleyes.gif ) so Sauron came first in mind.

[Bekah]

Or Sam???? How do you get that???

~ Elentari II

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Just as a warning- I'm new to this forum, so I don't exactly know what I'm doing. I think that the scariest character in the movie has got to be Galadriel. For heaven's sake- she turned blue and aquired a voice not dissimilar to The Rock! In the books, however, I'm torn between the Witch King (does he actually have a real name?) and Ghan-buri-Ghan (you just don't know enough about him and his people for comfort, and the whole "the winds are changing" thing was pretty cool.) I'm also confused as to where people are getting Denathor from. Has anyone actually seen him yet?

[Sapphire_Flame]

Denethor is creepy in the books. I mean, come on, the guy is a complete looney. By the Valar! I don't know how anyone can deal with him at all.

But I agree with your sentiment, Feanor, that in the Movie, Galadriel is the creepiest. The whole Sauron voice-over thing was just awful. That is *so* not how I pictured her in the Books! smilies/eek.gif

[Meela]

go to councilofelrond (i presume its .com)
along the top is a row of links: my account, elronds library, last homely house, and gallery. click on gallery (naturally!) and it will come up with lots of little white boxes, each with a gold ring on and a title next to it. scroll down the page and u will find rotk pics. there are pics from various stuff, including rotk calendar pics, and one is of denethor (this is how/where i fell in love with him).

warning: if u really want to wait for the film to see shelob, dead saruman, denethor, aragorn as king, etc. dont go here, as u basically see all this and it may spoil the surprise for u

also, many people i think have seen the pic of denethor at onering.net, or lordoftherings.net, under character biographies. i think its onering.net, but try both

[Bekah]

No, you are not Denethor!!! And my computer says 'The Adventures of the Female Fellowship' soesn't exist, and Female Fellowship was closed. Why? How? Who? smilies/biggrin.gif

~ Elentari II

[Meela]

what do u mean im not denethor??? *cries
i am! :P

and i cant be bothered to change my signature, plus i still wanna be/am these people smilies/biggrin.gif

[eleanor_niphredil]

I take it that the female felowship is never going to happen. It was a dream, nothing more...

[Hirilaelin]

I think that it is a toss up between Galadriel, Elrond and Denethor. Two creepy elves and a loony. smilies/wink.gif

Hirilaelin, Dragon Sorceress of Doom

[eleanor_niphredil]

Two creepy elves and a loony

sounds like a great TV show! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nalyia]

The way tolkien discribes Aragorn in the book. IT just gives me the creeps so bad I have to stop reading it for a while and calm down.


In the movie, Haldir when he dies... gods he looks disturbing... smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif please don't kill me

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

3 pages! Thanks loads!
I agree with all those sugested except Aragon. He is scary but not half as scary as Galadriel, Elrond and Tom Bombadil smilies/eek.gif

[Bekah]

I know this is slightly off topic (okay, way off topic smilies/biggrin.gif) but I'll see if I can rally everyone and restart FF.

~ Elentari II

[eleanor_niphredil]

Yeah! go female fellowship!

[Eressië Ailin]

I just have to say that:

Galadriel is the scariest,

Gollum us the coolest,

Sam is evil,

Frodo and Elrond need help (it's the eyebrows),

Faramir looks like he wants to kill everyone,

AND

Aragorn is HOT!!!!!!!

That's it for now!

[ February 13, 2003: Message edited by: Eressië Ailin ]

[Bekah]

What have you guys got against Sam? And what's wrong with the eyebrow thing? smilies/rolleyes.gif

~ Elentari II

P.S. And what about pretty-boy (at least in the movie) Legsie? I'd hate to have him as my enemy. smilies/eek.gif

[ February 13, 2003: Message edited by: Bekah ]

[Swordblade]

Tom Bombadil is definitely the most scary book character! What a creepy, creepy man...

Uh...trying to remember TTT, been ages since I saw it last....

Elrond wasn't scary in that bit he was WAY cool! Mind you I can see how you'd be scared if you were Arwen.

The orc that followed Merry and pippin was damn ugly and disturbing though.

Frodo's voice was also way cool. I loved that bit!

Faramir was pretty scary though....

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Hmm, who was I going to gasp about again? Oh yeah.
*GASP* Tom Bombadil was awesome!!
Book character had to be Denethor, now that I think about it. Come on, the guy wanted to burn himself and his son to death! Can you say loony bin?
FotR movie character was Sauron. His helmet scared the HELL outta me.
TTT movie character was definitely Grishnakh. AAH! His skin was purple and he had cataracts. Err....

[Swordblade]

Hmm, who was I going to gasp about again? Oh yeah.
*GASP* Tom Bombadil was awesome!!
Book character had to be Denethor, now that I think about it. Come on, the guy wanted to burn himself and his son to death! Can you say loony bin?


Tom Bombadil is just far too jolly for his own good. I haven't read the books in a while (and shame on me, haven't even read the whole of the third) but I never liked him.
As for Denethor I haven't got as far as the crazy-crazy yet. Although I read the first two books ages ago I just havent had time for the third. Sniff. smilies/frown.gif

[Bekah]

Hello? Denethor belongs in an asylum with a lot of security guards.

Tom Bombadil scary? Sam, scary? How about Old Man Willow? He always scared me...

~ Elentari II

[Swordblade]

Hello? Denethor belongs in an asylum with a lot of security guards.
Tom Bombadil scary? Sam, scary? How about Old Man Willow? He always scared me...

Well, like I said I haven't got that far yet.

Yeah, the willow's scary. But Bombadil...*shudders*

[Bekah]

Maybe you should reread the Fellowship, or at least the TB part. Are you sure you're okay?? smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif

~ Elentari II

[Swordblade]

Maybe you should reread the Fellowship, or at least the TB part. Are you sure you're okay??

I haveread the Fellowship. Why what's wrong?

[ February 14, 2003: Message edited by: Swordblade ]

[Bekah]

I said re-read, not read. Otherwise you'd probably be asking stupid questions like "Who's Tom Bombadil?"

How can someone cheerful like Tom scare you??

~ Elentari II

[Swordblade]

I said re-read, not read. Otherwise you'd probably be asking stupid questions like "Who's Tom Bombadil?"
How can someone cheerful like Tom scare you??

Bcoz cheerful people scare me. I am very frightened by enthusiastic, jolly types, and rightly so.

[Bekah]

Rightly so? I know that over-enthusiastic types that say things like "So how has your week been? I haven't seen you for ages!!" can get extremely annoying - I learned the hard way - but Tom Bombadil doesn't try to force his cheerfulness on anyone. He's just really casual.

*Yells* "Can someone please back me up here?!?"

Oh well. God bless, and I don't care whether you believe in him or not, I'm sick of people saying things like "Don't force your beliefs down other people's throats" when it's only their defensive imagination trying its hardest to keep any proof that God is real away from them.

Sorry for my tirade. I just feel tired and grumpy. smilies/frown.gif Don't take any of it personally. This goes for everyone.

~ Elentari II, the one that belongs in an asylum with lots of security guards, along with certain other people.

[Swordblade]

Oh well. God bless, and I don't care whether you believe in him or not, I'm sick of people saying things like "Don't force your beliefs down other people's throats" when it's only their defensive imagination trying its hardest to keep any proof that God is real away from them.

Yikes. But seriously though you don't have to worry, I'm not about to say anything like that.

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Am II the only one here who thought that the flying thing was more laughable than scary? Although I would probably have a different opinion at close quaters.

[Meela]

u mean the wraiths on wings flying things? i thought they were hilarious!

[Eressië Ailin]

Me too!! I totally crack up whenever I see or hear something that's supposed to be scary. Maybe that's why me friends don't take me with them to see horror films anymore... They're always like, "SHUT UP!!!!"

[Bekah]

I was too busy trying to get a good look at those beasts to be scared of them. Half-snake, half-dragon, half-something. smilies/biggrin.gif

Weird.

Love,

~ Elentari II

[ February 21, 2003: Message edited by: Bekah ]

[Swordblade]

u mean the wraiths on wings flying things? i thought they were hilarious!

Use capitals please, you're not taking English for nothing you know. Honestly.... smilies/wink.gif

[Faye Took]

I guess the scariest character would have to be...the ringwraiths. Or probably Shelob. Spiders...*shudders*

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Urgh, yes. I forgot Shelob. Usually I'm OK with spiders but one that size *shudders* smilies/eek.gif

[Swordblade]

Actually, I just remembered who I think is scariest from the 1st film:

Lurtz.

God, that is one eeeeeevvvviiiiiilllllll, Urûk-hai. He's damn scary.

[Bekah]

I saw the exhibition for the second time today. If you saw Lurtz snore as the prosthetics were being put on, the spell would be broken for you as well...

~ Elentari II

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Yes, Lurtz is pretty scary, the only thinh that spoils him for me is that, is it just me or does he actually hold the arrow in his fist as he draws it? But that's what it looks like and it's hard to be scared of a character when all you can think is 'he isn't holding that arrow properly, there is no way he could get in a proper shot with his arrow like that...' smilies/frown.gif smilies/wink.gif

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Elrond is soo cool! lol, especially the voice he uses in osgiliath, when the nazgul are coming, and he says "They're here" or whatever
Omg! That is my favorite Frodo line! Don't you dare insult it! Sorry, I think I got a little bit carried away there... smilies/wink.gif

[Goldberry]

I live that Frodo line too!! smilies/biggrin.gif And I like Frodo's eyebrows, though Elrond's kind of scare me, tee hee.
The scariest character would have to be Denethor. He's just . . . too weird. And I can't see how anybody would think Tom Bombadil is scary, but whatever. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Ithaeliel]

Legolas is the scariest character. I just shudder every time I realize how eerily beautiful he is... smilies/wink.gif

[Rynoah, the Overly-Happy]

Denethor is creepy in the books. I mean, come on, the guy is a complete looney. By the Valar! I don't know how anyone can deal with him at all.

Hear, hear! Denethor is the scariest book character, in my opinion... and I just can't wait to see how he is portrayed in the movie! smilies/biggrin.gif

Scariest movie character is harder to choose. Hmm... I'd have to say Lurtz. Not only is he physically freaky, but any living creature that actually pushes itself onto a sword blade and looks like they ENJOY it need some serious help.

[Quirkette]

I had to watch the movie a couple times before I even realized the guy was deliberately impaling himself. It's just so outrageous. And he pulls that dagger out of his own meaty thigh--and licks it. Nice.
The first time I saw Gollum and heard his voice, I was disturbed. In TTT I was disturbed again. It creeps me out how thin he is and his eyes look like they're gonna pop out. And I like Gollum. But this think writhing about, his knobby spine sticking out, freaks me out most.

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Legolas is the scariest character. I just shudder every time I realize how eerily beautiful he is...

Please spare me! I too am a Legolas fan but, well, that sort of scared doesn't count. If you saw him comin at you at a run would you flee for your life is what I mean. She's going to tell me she would, isn't she?

Did Lurtz look like he was enjoying impaling himself? It looked to me more of a mocking face than one of enjoyment, but the thing with the knife is slightly twisted. smilies/eek.gif

[Galadriel9]

hi, I'm very new here...so this message will probably single-handedly manage to crash the entire website...sorry, my paranoia about technical things is obviously affecting me too much! Anyway, all I wanted to say was that after watching The Matrix, it is impossible for me not to be freaked out by Elrond...thoughts of Agent Smith haunt me wherever I go...Ahh...does any1 else find this, or am I the only one? smilies/eek.gif

[Armadoin]

The character that creeped me out the most was Frodo. The way that he attacked Sam when he came to help him, and the look on his face, I would have ran like frickin' lightning! smilies/eek.gif And when ever the Nazgul fly over, Frodo gets the wraith look goin on.

[Rynoah, the Overly-Happy]

Anyway, all I wanted to say was that after watching The Matrix, it is impossible for me not to be freaked out by Elrond...thoughts of Agent Smith haunt me wherever I go...Ahh...does any1 else find this, or am I the only one?

You're not. My brother also has this problem (which is annoying at times, especially when he walks into the room and says, "MIssterrr ANDerrrsunnnnn...") And welcome to the Barrow-Downs. smilies/smile.gif

[Antien]

The scariest LOTR character in the movie is legolas. i mean all that primping...

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Elrond scares me anyway, but the fact that Hugo Weaving was also in the Matrix didn't really help.

[Bekah]

Denethor wins. Or maybe Saruman.

~ Elentari II

[Alatariel Telemnar]

I'd have to say Arwen.

[Bekah]

Could you give a reason, please? I still think that whoever says T.B. is scary is crazy, but at least they gave a reason.

And do you mean book- or movie-wise?

~ Elentari II

[Everdawn]

*screams from under a blanket*
FRODO! HE IS THE SCARIEST!... THOES EYES!! HIS HEIGHT.. THE FEET!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Agreed, Frodo has pretty scary eyes. That blue can't be natural, yet he swears it is! smilies/eek.gif

[mark12_30]

Frodo's blue eyes are indeed natural. What is unnatural is that ENTIRE SCENES were changed, with the swipe of a mouse, to nighttime. You can see this being done on the Extended Edition CD, special features. I believe it was a Lorien scene but I'm not ceratin; however, they change it from daytime to dark, and in those scenes, as the entire scene darkens, Frodo's eyes end up looking basically purple.

Not his fault.

[Meela]

wow, purple! *scrambles for dvd*

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

EEE! I haven't seen that! *Reaches for DVD* smilies/cool.gif

[ElenCala Isil]

purple?! I never noticed that-must look again...
Arwen isn't exactly scary, but it is quite sad that she usurped Glorfindel in the movie, at least to me it is.

[Ainaserkewen]

The scariest characters are the ring wraiths. Scarier than Sauron and all them. Why?
I've never had a nightmare before, then one night, I had a one about them chasing me and the only place to hide was a classroom made of glass. I know, kind of stupid, but I was genually scared.
That's why their the scariest.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Purple?!?! smilies/eek.gif Must watch again! Purple eyes are actually possible, I think. It's sort of blue but they look basically purple. That's really cool. And what do so many people have aginst Sam? Could someone please answer that? What's so evil about him? Now Gollum... He's just pure evil. So Sam is right about Gollum, thus proving that he is not evil.

[Meela]

Sam? *thinks about it* For someone who appears to be so... well, not that tough... um... *tries desperately to think of a word*
well, anyway... he can be surprisingly um... 'grrr' at times.

Sorry, half the words in my vocabulary, ie. the half I wanted right then, seem to have vanished.

And I'm not actually scared of Sam... *thinks about the 'grrr' moments...* okay, I am a little scared of Sam.

[Feared Half-Elf]

Scariest character? Definitly Galadriel, what's going on with that talepathy voice!!!

[The_Hand]

The absolutely scariest character in the movie would have to be Gollum! I mean a ugly looking creature with a split personality: one second trying to kill you the next giving you dead rabbits saying "Nice master" now that would freak me out! Dont you agree?

[Tinuviel of Denton]

In the movies, I would have to go with the people who said Lurtz. That is one messed up character.

In the books, I would have to say (Don't kill me, Meela!) Denethor. I mean, the guy burns himself, alive, and tries to do it to his son, too.

And the thing about Elijah's eyes...well, two of my sisters have eyes that color, only they don't have black hair.

[Meela]

In the books, I would have to say (Don't kill me, Meela!) Denethor.

*contemplates while sharpening her sword*

I'll let you off this time smilies/smile.gif

I think he's weird too. He's severely demented.

[Tarien Ithil]

Galadriel is quite eerie, not scary but Frodo really freaks me out with that whole *roll back my eyes* thing.
I wonder how he does it......

[Linteamarthwen]

I would have to say that Bilbo is very scary! That innocent smile *shudder* and his hobbit like wisdom. Watch out! Bilbo isn't all he's cracked up to be.

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

Bilbo, yes! That moment where he goes all Gollum-ish is really scary. I can't help admiring Frodo's bravery there, I would have been half-way back to the Shire, still screaming! smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif

[Maikadurwen]

all you people frodo is not scary he is hot and i like his eyes

personally the nazgul are truly scary

[Meneltarmacil]

I wonder why nobody mentioned Grima Wormtongue. He really creeped me out in the movie.

[Elrowen Greenleaf]

I wasn't really scared of anybody... the Uruk hai, Grima, Gollum, and Sauron kinda' gave me the creeps. No offense to any Wormtongue fans... but Eomer should have killed him when he had the chance in my opinion. The Nazgul were kinda' freaky and the Ring was too...

Saruman didn't scare me at all... in fact I thought it was kinda' funny to see "Count Dooku" playing a wizard. (Yeah, I'm a huge Star Wars fan).

[ July 22, 2003: Message edited by: Elrowen Greenleaf ]

[Mariska Greenleaf]

strange, strange...How can you possibly think that Frodo or legolas is a scary character???
I haven't read the whole thread, but what definitely scared me the most, is the eye of Sauron smilies/eek.gif
And the voice that comes along with it!

and also, the one black rider that looks for the hobbits when they are hiding behind the tree...

[Lyta_Underhill]

Well, let's see, Legolas could be scary, if you were an orc on the wrong side of his bow! His movements are actually so precise, quick and devastating that yes, if I had to face Legolas in battle, I'd be scared! I can see a young orcling having a nightmare about an elf that he sees in the distance in a forest and all of a sudden, the elf is upon him, arrow in skull..too late! The Elf of Death! BWAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! It depends on your POV, I suppose!

And I must say Denethor is scary, but he is also quite fascinating; everyone thinks he is like Boromir, just because he favors Boromir, but his learnedness in lore and his responsibility to his station, are very Faramir-like; but he is rotted from within by Sauron, his great knowledge and powerful personality twisted into an equally powerful despair. Anyone under his command would quail at his destructive madness! (Except Pippin! Go Pippin!) Denethor reminds me of a man with a pressure switch bomb in his hand; really scary! It really took an extraordinary effort to defuse him!

And about Frodo being scary--when he's under the Ring's influence, yes, he's scary! But I find myself feeling more scared FOR him than OF him. The fear coming from Frodo and that I share in is a very spiritual fear, a fear of being overcome by an unknowable evil, like looking into the eyes of a schizophrenic person or being afraid you are going mad yourself. But the eyes are scary in that mad way. I did notice they looked purple in the extended VHS version of FOTR, but passed it off to lighting (light to dark scene--that was odd in itself!).

I'm sure I'll think of more scary characters...bye for now!

Cheers,
Lyta

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

I will agree that the moment when Gandalf reaches for the ring on the floor of Bag end and the eye appears is the only bit of the film that scared me enough to make me jump about a foot in the air. smilies/eek.gif