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Forum: The Movies
02-05-2004, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,639
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Took isn't pronounced like...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Took isn't pronounced like "book", so it's more Scottish or something<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>As was posted way back earlier, the oo in Took is the same sound as the o sound in shoe.... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
02-02-2004, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 14,233
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It's a little-known fact that the Nazgul were...It's a little-known fact that the Nazgul were really very community-minded. #3 worked in a soup-kitchen. #s 5 and 7 ran classes at the local adult education centre, helping Mary Sue fanfic characters... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-02-2004, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,875
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Aragorn and the Hobbits...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Aragorn and the Hobbits were there<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Just a minor continuity error... If Glorfindel and Frodo had been riding as if, well, they were being chased by Black... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
02-01-2004, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 1,605
Views: 506,215
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You have learnt that even on your...[list=1] You have learnt that even on your 33k-max modem connection, you can access the Downs quickly if you turn images and stylesheets off, and log on at weird times when fewer people are using... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-01-2004, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,204
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As an interesting aside, in one of Tolkien's...As an interesting aside, in one of Tolkien's non-ME stories, "Farmer Giles of Ham", Farmer Giles owns a blunderbuss which he didn't use much, but when he did he filled it mostly with old nails and... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-31-2004, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 185
Views: 41,212
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Here goes... I grew up on British television,...Here goes... I grew up on British television, let's see how many lotr mixups I can do. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: at the gates of Moria GANDALF is trying to find the right password to open... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-31-2004, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,847
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Maybe I'm odd, but I don't have mental pictures...Maybe I'm odd, but I don't have mental pictures of the books at all. If I were to read and concentrate on the character descriptions, I guess I could conciously make a picture in my mind, but when... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-31-2004, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,274
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Here's a vauge thought I had last night:<P>Do the...Here's a vauge thought I had last night:<P>Do the movies give any reason for Frodo, Bilbo, Gandalf, et al, nicking off over the sea? In the books, you get some sense of what going to Valinor means,... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-31-2004, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,640
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I'd been thinking, and came up with "I just can't...I'd been thinking, and came up with "I just can't wait to be king" from The Lion King. Of course, movie-Aragorn doesn't want to be king, so there's a problem. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-29-2004, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,640
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As we all know, Idol judges aren't just looking...As we all know, Idol judges aren't just looking for a good voice, they're looking for someone with the right 'look' and a strong stage presence. So, Frodo's out, because anyone who's seen the... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-29-2004, 02:30 AM
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Replies: 2,080
Views: 1,349,287
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Sean Astin it is smilies/smile.gif I believe...Sean Astin it is smilies/smile.gif I believe PoisonIvy got in first. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-28-2004, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,274
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>There was a deep bitterness...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>There was a deep bitterness in his eyes, that showed laid his grief bare, for those who knew to look into them. I did NOT get that from the movie. In the movie, they had Elrond... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-28-2004, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 2,080
Views: 1,349,287
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Okay, here's one:
(I don't *think*...Okay, here's one: (I don't *think* it's been used before in this game, if it has I can provide another or pass my turn on to the first person to tell me that my great memory isn't so great... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-27-2004, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 2,080
Views: 1,349,287
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I'm thinking a "serious actor" (if you get what I...I'm thinking a "serious actor" (if you get what I mean...) Ian McKellen? |
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Forum: The Movies
01-27-2004, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,349
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Also, most of Miranda's...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Also, most of Miranda's Eowyn's inner struggle, as it were, was centered around her love/ infatuation for Aragorn, while with the book Eowyn, that was only part of her... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-25-2004, 03:14 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,349
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>but he knew that deep down...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>but he knew that deep down inside, she loved the promise of glory that he gave her, not him as a person.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>(nb: I haven't seen the TT EE and don't know if that... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-24-2004, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,742
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All his life, Hama had been haunted by...All his life, Hama had been haunted by premonitions of his death. Whether it was dying in battle, being killed by Aragorn, or even having his soul destroyed and his body simply animated by Legolas... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-24-2004, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,765
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If I'm not mistaken, it wasn't so much the Mt...If I'm not mistaken, it wasn't so much the Mt Doom factor that made the Ring nearly indestructable, it was the Sauron putting his power into it. Besides, white hot lava gets to about 1350 degrees... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-24-2004, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,842
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This reminds me of a part of C.S. Lewis' The...This reminds me of a part of C.S. Lewis' The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: player 1: Hah! I win again! player 2: Aww. player 1: I think I have an advantage playing black. player 2: Why?... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-24-2004, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,812
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I loved it. You go in, sit through all the ads,...I loved it. You go in, sit through all the ads, the LotR music starts, you're expecting some over-dramatic flashback with Frodo screaming like a girl like the opening of TT, and then there's this guy... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-23-2004, 02:34 AM
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Replies: 99
Views: 28,602
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Merry and Pippin suddenly...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Merry and Pippin suddenly show up in the fields with Frodo and Sam, without any hint that they are very good friends with Frodo, making the two young hobbit's choice to go join... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-22-2004, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,759
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(I need to stop posting on my own topic, hey? ...(I need to stop posting on my own topic, hey? )<P>I'm wondering if the very-very minor changes from book to movie contain clues as to which assumptions have been taken up by PJ and which haven't.... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-22-2004, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 9,595
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*Bows head in shame*<P>I have a confession to...*Bows head in shame*<P>I have a confession to make. When I went with some friends to see TT on the 2nd day, I had a fit of bad-audience-member-ness. Not only did I take my knitting out and (very... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-22-2004, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,759
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Saraphim: I was thinking this morning about PJ...Saraphim: I was thinking this morning about PJ and the 'Christian Themes' of LotR and why PJ didn't pick up on them. My conclusions were similar to yours:<P><UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>Why should PJ want to... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-21-2004, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,759
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Worldview changesWe've discussed many of the changes in detail involved in PJ's interpretation of LotR, but what about the basic world view: the 'underlying assumptions', if you like?<P>I'll start with the obvious.... |
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