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Forum: The Movies
01-26-2004, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 10,376
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Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Lost in Translation is a...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Lost in Translation is a good movie. Check it out sometime. It was Sofia Coppola's first movie. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Actually I believe that The Virgin Suicides was her first... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-23-2004, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 28,745
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Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I dont care about any...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I dont care about any peasants getting killed<P>I dont care about women and children and the effect of war on them<BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Dear God..... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-19-2004, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 204
Views: 69,227
Posted By
Kronos
FOTR should have won. ROTK is too cut up too win...FOTR should have won. ROTK is too cut up too win in my opinion. You can really tell that a great deal had to be cut away and therefore the DVD EE will be the true picture. Far more than was the case... |
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Forum: The Books
01-14-2004, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 14,449
Posted By
Kronos
Frodo did speak to her. In Minas Tirith.
And...Frodo did speak to her. In Minas Tirith. And the fact that the Hobbits do not speak to someone does not preclude Tolkien from talking about them. We probably get more of Shelob’s inner thoughts... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-13-2004, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 30,886
Posted By
Kronos
I don’t know. Tolkien seemed ambivalent. He...I don’t know. Tolkien seemed ambivalent. He certainly said that as far as he was concerned he wanted “Art” or “Money”.<P>Though in my opinion he would have got both from Jackson’s films. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-13-2004, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 30,886
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Why on earth should Z say...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Why on earth should Z say that the hobbits 'were munching ridiculously long sandwiches'? Ridiculous indeed. I do not see how any author could be expected to be 'pleased' by... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-13-2004, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 8,163
Posted By
Kronos
I think the history of warfare shows this not to...I think the history of warfare shows this not to be the case. Besides which if you have powerful enough a bow, like the English longbow for example, then the presence of armour is of less concern.... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-10-2004, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 115
Views: 25,183
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But I don’t think that...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But I don’t think that Christopher Tolkien is being an enemy because he is speaking out against the films. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>But to be fair, beyond all the people on this... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-09-2004, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,107
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> This is just as simple as...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> This is just as simple as looking on the map of Middle-Earth!!!!!!!!!!<BR>The southrons and easterlings come from the far south, so of course they are dark, they are exposed to... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-09-2004, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,107
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But again, how is the art...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But again, how is the art itself responsible for its own interpretations? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I never actually said that it was, just that it contained the core materials for... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-09-2004, 02:18 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,966
Posted By
Kronos
So its only the colour that you have a problem...So its only the colour that you have a problem with then? |
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Forum: The Movies
01-08-2004, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,107
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>There are some interesting...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>There are some interesting points made there (particularly in the first one listed) to the effect that not all the peoples of the West had fair skin. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-08-2004, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 115
Views: 25,183
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> That all depends, Kronos....<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> That all depends, Kronos. If Christopher Tolkien does actually hold the rights to the Hobbit (I'm not entirly clear on this), & if the movies can't be made without his go-ahead... |
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Forum: The Books
01-08-2004, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,878
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Kronos
Erm, Maia was a Greek goddess so I don't really...Erm, Maia was a Greek goddess so I don't really see how he could have copied a name that predates Tolkien by about 2,000 years from Tolkien. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-07-2004, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,966
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Kronos
There actually further quotes from LOTR that...There actually further quotes from LOTR that support this "Eye as searchlight" motif.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> He knew that it had become aware of his gaze. A fierce eager will was there. It leaped... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-07-2004, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,107
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> what we were saying was...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> what we were saying was not that the book *cannot* be interpreted in racist ways, merely that there's no rational grounds for it (Tolkien was not trying to promote an Aryan... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2004, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,520
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Kronos
Couldn't agree more! We already had Legolas,...Couldn't agree more! We already had Legolas, Gimli, Sam, Pippin, Merry, Aragorn, all of whom had been able to resist, most with no visible effort. To have Faramir turn up with little intro, say "hey... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2004, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,520
Posted By
Kronos
I did not see it like that at all. Remember that...I did not see it like that at all. Remember that in the film Faramir and Boromir's positions are very different. Faramir outnumbered the Hobbits 50 to one at least and was able to do what he wished... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-06-2004, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,107
Posted By
Kronos
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I totally agree with all...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I totally agree with all this stuff about Tolkien not being rascist- it distresses me when rascists use the material and turn it for their 'cause'. They forget what Sam says,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2004, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,878
Posted By
Kronos
Thanks Diamond, although upon reading your...Thanks Diamond, although upon reading your initial post I have discovered that I left Gaiman out of my list of original authors. Doubtless I left off others too but I was most remiss to leave him... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-06-2004, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 115
Views: 25,183
Posted By
Kronos
The position often stated regarding the filming...The position often stated regarding the filming of the Hobbit on this threads is often misleading and wrong. It is often stated that perhaps had PJ been more faithful to the books in his films then... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2004, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,878
Posted By
Kronos
On reading this thread there seems to be a body...On reading this thread there seems to be a body of opinion that states that; 1. Tolkien invented the (modern) fantasy genre 2. All fantasy is compelled to copy him I am firmly of the opinion... |
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