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Forum: The Books
07-24-2002, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,351
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Gayalondiel
I agree that the limited medium affects the...I agree that the limited medium affects the performance, but i don't think it covers all of what i disliked about Holm's Frodo. The opening episodes were terrific, especially the bits with the four... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-21-2002, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 38,762
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Gayalondiel
Most of my thoughts on this were represented...Most of my thoughts on this were represented earlier in this thread, but i had a new thought reading this:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Harry Potter is NOT about the corruption of youth with ideas of... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-16-2002, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 30,755
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Gayalondiel
Bearing in mind that its Keleborn, not Seleborn,...Bearing in mind that its Keleborn, not Seleborn, I recently went through a phase of saying Kelery for Celery. hmm... |
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Forum: The Books
07-16-2002, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 45,935
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Gayalondiel
I find that every re-reading gives a fresh...I find that every re-reading gives a fresh insight, a new slant or angle on things, or will consolidate ideas you've discussed with others. Also i find that reading to another helps - you consciously... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-16-2002, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,758
Posted By
Gayalondiel
Viggo was in the remake of "Psycho" (shame...Viggo was in the remake of "Psycho" (shame really, its appalling)<P>And of course Christopher Lee has his numerous "Dracula" incarnations |
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Forum: The Movies
07-14-2002, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 13,300
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Gayalondiel
Lucas based SW around ideas drawn from...Lucas based SW around ideas drawn from multi-cultural sources (including the Seven Samurai guy) and the "hero's journey". Its a basic structure derived from myth and legends all over the world, which... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-14-2002, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,555
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Gayalondiel
Yep, we've got a Green Dragon in Cowley,...Yep, we've got a Green Dragon in Cowley, Gloucestershire, England. It's the principle pub of a village on the boarder of woodlands and hills - VERY Shire! We also have a Bamfurlong not far from here. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-12-2002, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,524
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Gayalondiel
I thought that about Gandalf, too. but then he's...I thought that about Gandalf, too. but then he's always the best-described character, certainly most artists agree on his looks as well. Otherwise, I have my own mental images, but i find that with... |
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Forum: The Books
07-12-2002, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,332
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Gayalondiel
The music of the AinurTo cut a long passage to not quite so long, this is a bit of the Sil that I just re-read, and it made me think. does anyone have information/theories/conjecture about what exactly the themes... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-12-2002, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 171
Views: 38,762
Posted By
Gayalondiel
I'm not going to do the lists again, but i'd like...I'm not going to do the lists again, but i'd like to add one thing to Daniel and Brinniel's points:<P>JK Rowling intentionally utilises mythical items/monsters in her stories. The philosopher's... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-10-2002, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 9,138
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Gayalondiel
I'm not too bad, but my boyfriend's getting...I'm not too bad, but my boyfriend's getting annoyed: we've always called each other 'stupid', but since i heard the BBC adaptation its "No, no, stupid hobbit!" (a la Gollum). and chips are now and... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2002, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,351
Posted By
Gayalondiel
BBC Radio adaptation: frodoGenerally, I loved the adaptation. Most of the actors were terrific, the scenes were beautifully described ("Oh look whats this over here" moments notwithstanding) and its very faithful to the books:... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-27-2002, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 9,727
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Gayalondiel
Gimli - no need to be embarrassed or sulky! I'm...Gimli - no need to be embarrassed or sulky! I'm willing to bet that on some level everyone here has and will act out hings from their imagination, or the more reserved and shy (like me) will... |
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Forum: The Books
05-18-2002, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 12,656
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Gayalondiel
Gayalondiel, in a very un-Elfin fasion, jumps up...Gayalondiel, in a very un-Elfin fasion, jumps up and down in excitement. he offers this rather garbled explanation as she weaves a grey silk cocktail dress: "The 20th May is not only the date of... |
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Forum: The Books
05-14-2002, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,025
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Gayalondiel
searching for a poem....i know some others have heard the bbc radio adaptation of LOTR, so hopefully someone here can help me. At the end of the final episode (13), as they ride to the havens, a passage appeared that... |
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Forum: The Books
05-02-2002, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,656
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Gayalondiel
just to annoy people even more, i heard a theory...just to annoy people even more, i heard a theory that tom and goldberry were aule and yavanna. I'll try to find the link, if i can't get it i'll come back with a list of suggested 'evidence'. In the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-02-2002, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,130
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Gayalondiel
I grew up in the cotswolds, in the West Midlands...I grew up in the cotswolds, in the West Midlands of England, and i see the shire in the farmland and fields of gloucestershire, fangorn forest in the woodlands and the general landscape of middle... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
05-01-2002, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 608
Views: 270,511
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Gayalondiel
afraid i'm going to have to throw this open;...afraid i'm going to have to throw this open; exams are getting to me and even if i had time to look up a quote i don't know when i can be back online to respond. sorry. smilies/smile.gif First... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-26-2002, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,824
Posted By
Gayalondiel
thats exactly what i felt. it was bad enough at...thats exactly what i felt. it was bad enough at the end of rotk, but after reading the appendices i was devastated. it really is like losing family, i felt i was the only one left. |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
04-26-2002, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,176
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Gayalondiel
i always thought goblins and orcs were the same...i always thought goblins and orcs were the same race too, although i did read (somewhere) that goblins were smaller and generally weaker, like tribes that lived in the mountains instead of the ones... |
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Forum: The Books
04-26-2002, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 17,908
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Gayalondiel
This is already a quite heavy thread, but i'm...This is already a quite heavy thread, but i'm going to stick my oar in anyway as theses are things i've never been able to tell anyone before, as it seems a bit silly to me. anyway, here goes... ... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-22-2002, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,670
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Gayalondiel
its treebeard, but he says it when they're all on...its treebeard, but he says it when they're all on the way home. that one goes to smusha i think smilies/smile.gif |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-22-2002, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 608
Views: 270,511
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Gayalondiel
Faramir said it just before he told frodo that...Faramir said it just before he told frodo that boromir was his brother |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-20-2002, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,670
Posted By
Gayalondiel
sorry mate, been a bit distracted of late.
a...sorry mate, been a bit distracted of late. a nice easy one: "The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the air." |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-17-2002, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 56,269
Posted By
Gayalondiel
i bow down to the superior quotage! i was after...i bow down to the superior quotage! i was after the merry-theoden thing, i think its safe to say you have it! smilies/biggrin.gif |
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