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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 387
Views: 195,509
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Emni Windrunner
![]() My name actually has nothing at all to do with Tolkien, although I've made amends for it elsewhere by using the handle Ancalime Erendis (Tar-Ancalime being the first reigning queen of Numenor and... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,153
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![]() I liked Narnia when I was in high school, and I still like to go back to the stories occasionally, but since discovering Middle-Earth in college, Narnia seems almost hokey to me in places. And it's... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,736
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![]() I didn't see it as a DVD, but there was a PBS special with the same title a few weeks ago. Might be the same, might not--did the Frodo in it have a beard, and did Aragorn look like a girly-boy?... |
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,564
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![]() I thought of a couple more (no, there wasn't another snow storm, just a couple of idle minutes during which I had nothing better to do with my existence): When Merry says that there was something... |
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,564
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![]() Yes, Fezzic carried the others, but since they're all with Fezzic, they, too, would go past Aragorn and Gimli. (The Princess Bride was the first movie I watched after power was restored, so I know... |
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,564
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![]() Actually, much to my dismay and neverending grief, I haven't seen an episode of either Tiny Toons or Animaniacs since high school (and I'm kind of old). Alas and alack! But they left quite the... |
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,564
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![]() Alternate Thread Title: Why Emni Should Not Get Snowed in for Three Days Straight Yes, the brain has been contemplating drinking games again, and you can blame the Blizzard of '03 that struck a... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,544
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Emni Windrunner
![]() Actually, a big part of my problem with the prequel SW trilogy is that it's <I>not</I> fulfilling fan expectations. Why do I have a problem with that? Well, because dear old George told the fans... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,544
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![]() Elf.<BR>I'd rather live in Rivendell or Mirkwood than on Coruscant or Yavin IV any day. |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,544
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![]() Oh, my gosh, I thought I was reading a transcript of my own thoughts in that article! I confess, I was a SW diehard for several years of my life. I still have a soft spot in my heart for the... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,816
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![]() Actually, it is possible to be both Catholic and Calvinist; the Calvinistic teachings are not at odds with the teachings of the Catholic church. The fact that John Calvin was a Reformer and a... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 52
Views: 11,043
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Emni Windrunner
![]() Frankly, I personally see no reason to be paranoid about it. I say what I think, and if they don't like it, they can ignore it, just like the rest of you can. So they played really cool characters... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,816
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![]() Speaking as a Calvinistic Christian, I can see a lot of parallels between Calvinism and the worldview laid out in LOTR--especially the teaching of Total Depravity, which states that we are all... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,048
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Emni Windrunner
![]() I think <I>The Chamber of Secrets</I> could have been a lot better if they had been more careful about what they cut and what they left in. That's the beauty of FOTR (I don't know about TTT yet,... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,273
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![]() I already "let slip" to two of my roommates that Frodo dies at the end of TTT. One read far enough that she knows what the actual outcome is. The other...well, I think she's caught on from hearing... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 171
Views: 36,505
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Emni Windrunner
![]() I just wanted to thank a bunch of you, especially Mornie and MallornLeaf, for unknowingly helping me out with my Speech class. Because I spent a lot of this summer thinking about why HP isn't... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 171
Views: 36,505
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Emni Windrunner
![]() Okay. I won't say I get it, but I see the application you're using.<P>I think Oliver Wood's cool as a character; I just think he needs to ease up and realize there's more to life than quidditch and... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 171
Views: 36,505
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Emni Windrunner
![]() He's...yummy. Do you want to date him, or eat him?! |
Forum: The Movies
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Views: 36,505
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![]() I do not understand the fascination with Oliver Wood... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 171
Views: 36,505
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Emni Windrunner
![]() Ooh, here's something nobody's brought up yet: There are multiple ways to defeat Voldemort (not necessarily destroy him) that in no way involve confiscating or destroying a piece of jewelry--or any... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 171
Views: 36,505
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Emni Windrunner
![]() I don't know how we could help but notice the cave troll. It kind of skewered Frodo (or tried to). What does that have to do with any of this?<P>As for not going back to HP once having read... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 171
Views: 36,505
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Emni Windrunner
![]() I guess I just got lucky. All of the Harry Potter fans I know also happen to be LOTR fans, so I can't really compare the maturity level of one to the other. However, my friends who are <I>more</I>... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 171
Views: 36,505
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Emni Windrunner
![]() The Mirror of Erised has exactly two things in common with Galadriel's Mirror:<BR>1. They are both supernatural, and<BR>2. They are both mirrors.<BR>Other than that, they are quite different. ... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,721
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![]() I can't see Natalie Portman as an Elf at all, let alone Luthien. That said...hm. I don't know who I'd cast as Luthien; that's a tough call. I'll have to give it some thought for the myriad of... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 28
Views: 8,482
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![]() I don't know exactly when I started liking Boromir as a character, but I never really hated him. I was just ticked off at his lack of foresight. He was really cool until the Ring took him, and even... |
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