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Forum: The Movies
04-04-2026, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 902
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Morthoron
Checks off one more ill-fated Tolkienesque...
Checks off one more ill-fated Tolkienesque fan-fic I will not be watching. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-08-2026, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 4,710
Views: 1,657,600
Posted By
Morthoron
A belated thank you to Gal! As far as a quote for...
A belated thank you to Gal! As far as a quote for this occasion, I will defer to the great philosophers Van Halen when I say, "I don't feel tardy." |
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Forum: The Books
06-14-2025, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 69,181
Posted By
Morthoron
I used to re-read the trilogy (along with The...
I used to re-read the trilogy (along with The Hobbit and The Silmarillion) quite religiously since my teens. However, after the onslaught of the movies, I had to let the books sit for a couple... |
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Forum: The Books
06-13-2025, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 122,206
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Morthoron
*Shrugs*
I will go with the author on this...
*Shrugs* I will go with the author on this one. Repeating the word numerous times. Each time with the same pronunciation. No variation. Whether he was not thinking or in his cups, he seemed lucid... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-10-2025, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 4,710
Views: 1,657,600
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-07-2025, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 18,987
Posted By
Morthoron
I've been getting:
On and off for at...
I've been getting: On and off for at least a year, perhaps more. It seems to be an intermittent occurrence. Today was particularly nasty, and I had to refresh numerous times. Which is... |
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Forum: The Books
06-07-2025, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 122,206
Posted By
Morthoron
Stop. Just stop. Tolkien pronounces it...
Stop. Just stop. Tolkien pronounces it "Eye-zen-gard". He utters Isengard several times starting at about 28:42... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=polMdXuwFw8 |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-27-2025, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 4,710
Views: 1,657,600
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Forum: The Books
11-15-2024, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,669
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Morthoron
You are in the wrong forum. There is nothing...
You are in the wrong forum. There is nothing extant from Tolkien regarding "moon children". There is nothing canonical in Middle-earth lore to suit your purposes; therefore, I suggest you try some... |
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Forum: The Books
09-22-2024, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,953
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Morthoron
Actually, I started somewhat late, considering...
Actually, I started somewhat late, considering the era. I was a young teen, it was 1973, and I happened to see Tolkien's obituary in the Detroit Free Press. The obit was a full page with a photo of... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-14-2024, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,423
Posted By
Morthoron
Sorry, m'dear, but ignoring this travesty has...
Sorry, m'dear, but ignoring this travesty has required zero effort. I don't care about it, I don't think about it, and I will ignore it until it disappears like a cheap conjuror's trick...POOF! I... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-09-2024, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,155
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Morthoron
It would seem Sharky is attempting a coup in the...
It would seem Sharky is attempting a coup in the Shire. |
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Forum: The Movies
06-26-2024, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 145,264
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Morthoron
I gave up the Rings of Power for Lent....
I gave up the Rings of Power for Lent. Considering I have not been a Catholic for nigh on 50 years, that is really saying something. |
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Forum: The Books
06-12-2024, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 24,739
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Morthoron
Perhaps it wasn't the first time Sam was dropping...
Perhaps it wasn't the first time Sam was dropping the eaves. |
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Forum: The Movies
06-08-2024, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 96,731
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Morthoron
Or that the "Search for Gollum" has everything to...
Or that the "Search for Gollum" has everything to do with the One Ring. This will always be an issue, of course, as long as the title of the books (and the movie "franchise") is Lord of the Rings. ... |
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Forum: The Books
05-29-2024, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,424
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Morthoron
Well...Gollum can be quite Grinchy and vice...
Well...Gollum can be quite Grinchy and vice versa. They are both disgruntled misanthropes who live in the mountains. They are both prone to thievery. The Grinch hates Christmases and Gollum hates... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-07-2024, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 66,263
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Morthoron
That lefthand turn direction into the Dead...
That lefthand turn direction into the Dead Marshes was regrettable. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-27-2024, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 4,710
Views: 1,657,600
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Morthoron
Thanks, Beth. I learned a valuable lesson over...
Thanks, Beth. I learned a valuable lesson over the weekend. That is, do not go drinking with people under 30. My kids took me out to dinner and then to the bars, and...I'm still feeling it days... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-25-2024, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 4,710
Views: 1,657,600
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Forum: The Movies
01-19-2024, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 35,869
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Morthoron
When you just read the character names and the...
When you just read the character names and the words "fan-fiction" immediately leap to mind, then I would defer to the great Dorothy Parker, when she stated in a pointedly negative review: “This... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-22-2023, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 60,778
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Morthoron
Oh, and I forgot about the green scrubbing...
Oh, and I forgot about the green scrubbing bubbles that cleansed Minas Tirith with a caustic concoction of oathbreaking corpses. Do you think Tolkien would have appreciated the spring cleaning? |
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Forum: The Movies
12-17-2023, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 60,778
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Morthoron
Well, in my defense, I did offer caveats to the...
Well, in my defense, I did offer caveats to the conjecture overall. Tolkien did, on several occasions, remark that Bombadil was an "insertion" into L.R. -- Not to belabor the point further with... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-10-2023, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 60,778
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Morthoron
I would say Tolkien would be utterly appalled by:...
I would say Tolkien would be utterly appalled by: 1) Arwen facing the Nazgul at the Ford of Bruinen instead of Glorfindel. It is quite clear that an Eldar like Glorfindel, who had been to Valinor... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-05-2023, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,521,437
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Morthoron
I still have a set of 8 theater placards from...
I still have a set of 8 theater placards from Bakshi's LoTR purloined by a friend who worked at the local theater. He had the presence of mind to lift them after the movie's run ended there (they... |
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Forum: The Books
11-04-2023, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,972
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Morthoron
I am so tired of revisionist nonsense. The...
I am so tired of revisionist nonsense. The imbecile actually read Tolkien's rejections of Nazism, anti-semitism and Apartheid but blithely ignored the crux of the author's sentiment. No... |
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