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Forum: The Movies
12-17-2007, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,830
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Quempel
:( I guess I am totally of a different mind-set....
:( I guess I am totally of a different mind-set. I thought Beowulf was not so good as CGI goes. It would have been a much better film had it been live action. And I too think Ian is too old... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-14-2007, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
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Oh I love the green faries in Moulin Rouge (as a...
Oh I love the green faries in Moulin Rouge (as a fairy myself), but not so much as green scrubbing bubbles in RoTK. I too love Moulin Rouge, it makes me cry every time. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-14-2007, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
Posted By
Quempel
I also did not like the 'green scrubbing bubbles'...
I also did not like the 'green scrubbing bubbles' (nice reference). They nulified the need for anyone, including Rohan, needing to be at the battle. Plus they remind me of the green faries from... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
12-12-2007, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 769
Views: 201,783
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Quempel
Sorry I read this and the first thought that...
Sorry I read this and the first thought that popped into my mind was 'Paris Hilton'. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-12-2007, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,416
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Quempel
Something to think about. I don't know if I have...
Something to think about. I don't know if I have ever had a Frodo person in my life. I can think of a few friends that could be a Sam, always there and supportive. But as for a Frodo, hum, I have... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-12-2007, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
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That's my point, if we accept all the other...
That's my point, if we accept all the other 'fantasy' in LoTR, what's the problem with Gimli being able to run. Facts are horses can't and don't run like Shadowfax, heck even Brego is an... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2007, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
Posted By
Quempel
They are strong and sturdy and have endurance to...
They are strong and sturdy and have endurance to work at backbreaking jobs when many men probably could not do so See you assume the wrong endurance, you assume it is endurance to do backbreaking... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2007, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
Posted By
Quempel
Well if Tolkien didn't have any knowledge about...
Well if Tolkien didn't have any knowledge about running, then it can be said he had even less knowledge of horse running, because no horse could do what Shadowfax did. And since we are applying the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2007, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
Posted By
Quempel
My point is that there are two sets of...
My point is that there are two sets of creatures/beings. Both created by the Valar, both with special abilities. Yet you refuse to acknowledge that dwarves have any ablities at all and assign to... |
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Forum: The Books
12-11-2007, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 24,067
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Quempel
Sauron is my vote from the list.
But, my...
Sauron is my vote from the list. But, my real guess is Melkor. He made Sauron what he was. I have always equated Melkor as the Devil and Sauron as his head demon. Sauron after all was only... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2007, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
Posted By
Quempel
No I am simply calling your bluff. You say that...
No I am simply calling your bluff. You say that Shadowfax was able to run and endure more because he was a Meara from Valinor, but he is not from Valinor, he is a meara from ME. Yet with the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2007, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
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Quempel
The dwarves were created by a Vala, in middle...
The dwarves were created by a Vala, in middle earth before Valinor was created. It's quite intresting the logic twist you seem to be using. If the story doesn't fit in your world you twist it... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2007, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 28,613
Posted By
Quempel
So Gimli is to be judged by real human standards,...
So Gimli is to be judged by real human standards, yet Shadowfax is to not be judged by real horse standards? Aulė created the dwarves. If Shadowfax is a creation of a Vala he is allowed special... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-06-2007, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,998
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Quempel
I choose Hobbit. Because Hobbits rule and others...
I choose Hobbit. Because Hobbits rule and others drool, or vice versa. Anyway I have more Hobbitty traits, I like food, I like to stay home and hang with my hobbity buds and would rather not go on... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-06-2007, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 140
Views: 42,504
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Quempel
Who is Marketsaw and what connection do they have...
Who is Marketsaw and what connection do they have to the movie industry, New Line, Peter Jackson and Tolkien? I researched the blog and to me it seems it's a blog by a single man who may or may not... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-03-2007, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 19,178
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Quempel
Strangely enough I can understand. When the...
Strangely enough I can understand. When the movies first came out on DVD I watched them many times, to the point I could say the lines. And the movies lost their magic. Then I stopped watching... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2007, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,747
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Quempel
And thats how you see it. Funny as a bit older...
And thats how you see it. Funny as a bit older woman I see things differently. To each his own. |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2007, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,747
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Quempel
But if it wasn't something more, Aragorn could...
But if it wasn't something more, Aragorn could have simply just walked by nodded and went about his business. He did not have to stop and 'play' with Eowyn if she was nothing more than a silly girl... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2007, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,747
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I would suppose it was to show that she was not...
I would suppose it was to show that she was not afraid to die and for him to find if the spirit of Rohan was strong enough to help him. Why would Aragorn fight Eowyn in the first place. He... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2007, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,747
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Quempel
Well he was 80.
And even if he had taken...
Well he was 80. And even if he had taken the sword she would have kept fighting. This is something that happens all the time. Example both the Viet Nam and Iraq war. When people or person is... |
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Forum: The Books
11-14-2007, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 32,183
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I have read HDM, and if Pullman could get passed...
I have read HDM, and if Pullman could get passed re-writing Paradise Lost to fit his own needs, I might have something more to say. At least Tolkien went all the way back to the European Mythos to... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
11-14-2007, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,086,033
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2007, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,747
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Quempel
Aragorn is not alone in his fighting skill. ...
Aragorn is not alone in his fighting skill. There are several Elf Lords that could best him in a heart beat. He learned his fighting skills from Elrond and sons...do you not think any of the three... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2007, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,747
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Doesn't defeat mean to destroy, to nullify? ...
Doesn't defeat mean to destroy, to nullify? Doesn't seem to me that Sauron was either, he was simply set back a step, not defeated. Not until Frodo threw in the ring was Sauron destroyed and... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2007, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,747
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Quempel
Funny I don't recall Smokin' Joe Lewis ending...
Funny I don't recall Smokin' Joe Lewis ending WWII all by himself.;):p |
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