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Forum: The Movies
11-28-2003, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,339
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Eurytus
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> There's original art, and...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> There's original art, and there's adaptive art. Tolkien was an original artist, a visionary genius. There are few original artists in the world (Mozart, Beethoven, Daugerre,... |
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Forum: The Books
11-25-2003, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
I quite agree with the last sentence. Where we...I quite agree with the last sentence. Where we differ is that I think I have seen made for TV movies with 'odd-buddy relationships' that have more characterisation that Legolas & Gimli. Hell, I... |
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Forum: The Books
11-24-2003, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
Of course it is also the basic plotline for a...Of course it is also the basic plotline for a million "odd couple" cop films, buddy movies......This ones short and fat, this ones skinny. This ones Mr confident, this ones Mr neurotic. This ones... |
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Forum: The Books
11-22-2003, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,002
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Eurytus
Interesting articles yes, but they do not really...Interesting articles yes, but they do not really change my view that creating a creature that turns to stone in the sun would basically be a totally worthless thing to do. How would they travel long... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-22-2003, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 17,622
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Eurytus
I do find it quite interesting that many people...I do find it quite interesting that many people on this board seem to hold both of these, seemingly contradictory positions.<P>1. The films should mirror the books as closely as possible. Most if not... |
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Forum: The Books
11-22-2003, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
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Eurytus
I would like to go off topic one more time if I...I would like to go off topic one more time if I may, given that the above quote was originally in answer to one of my posts. I fully stand by my charge of hypocrisy towards the Victorian era and... |
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Forum: The Books
11-22-2003, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,002
Posted By
Eurytus
I would think that any contradictions that are in...I would think that any contradictions that are in the Hobbit are there for the simple reason that the Hobbit was originally written primarily as a children’s story and any connections to the larger... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-19-2003, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,701
Posted By
Eurytus
I remember seeing it on the web at the time it...I remember seeing it on the web at the time it happened. I thought it was inspired. Can you imagine Lucas doing it with Yoda had he won that award?<P>Superb. |
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Forum: The Books
11-19-2003, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
Quite a few people on this thread have stated...Quite a few people on this thread have stated that we get all the psychological depth we need in Tolkien from the character’s actions. I cannot see how this can be the case. If we take one of the... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2003, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,718
Posted By
Eurytus
Doesn't Tolkien mention in one of his letters...Doesn't Tolkien mention in one of his letters that the appearance of the little stream in Mordor (sent by Ulmo) is one of the only (if not the only) work by the Valar that specifically appears in... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2003, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
Lindil, something weird seems to be happening...Lindil, something weird seems to be happening with the posting and I don't know if your first response to my latest answer to the Galadriel question was there before I answered. It did not appear to... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2003, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
Sorry but you are not debating the correct part...Sorry but you are not debating the correct part of the post. The fact was that I had used the Silmarillion and Tolkien's mythology to suggest that Galadriel was likely to be the next being after... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2003, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
Please check the title of the thread, the title...Please check the title of the thread, the title of the thread is about psychological depth. Finding out about Galadriel’s ranking from other works has nothing to do with her psyche. Hence there is no... |
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Forum: The Books
11-15-2003, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
Sorry but I can blame him. A review of his...Sorry but I can blame him. A review of his correspondance shows that he knew well in advance that the Silmarillion was extremely unlikely to be published and so it remained up until his death. He... |
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Forum: The Books
11-15-2003, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 137
Views: 48,278
Posted By
Eurytus
Almost 2,400 words to argue yet again that...Almost 2,400 words to argue yet again that Tolkien has no flaws. I am obviously ashamed that I had the temerity to find flaws in a work so immaculate. But tell me, exactly what effect was... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2003, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 20,413
Posted By
Eurytus
Then surely the answer is to not go and see it...Then surely the answer is to not go and see it and instead wait for the EE.<P>Problem solved. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-14-2003, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 136
Views: 24,537
Posted By
Eurytus
I was not saying a large hardcore of voters. I...I was not saying a large hardcore of voters. I meant a smaller but more hardcore set of voters who warp the result my multiple voting. Would that be acceptable? And what would it prove? |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-14-2003, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 136
Views: 24,537
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Eurytus
Well given that people have argued here that no...Well given that people have argued here that no piece of art can be considered superior to another then the fact that Robbie Williams beat Tolkein and Lewis should be fine. |
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Forum: The Books
11-14-2003, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
I love the view that it is the readers fault for...I love the view that it is the readers fault for not seeing the depth in the characters. I would also point that it is absolutely no defence to state that one should be willing to read numerous... |
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Forum: The Books
11-14-2003, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,500
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Eurytus
That is not correct. In The Two Towers Gandalf...That is not correct. In The Two Towers Gandalf explains that the Nazgul was not going to Isengard in response to Pippin looking into the Palantir. He was responding to an earlier issue. |
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Forum: The Books
11-14-2003, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
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Still not sure I agree. Many societies may have...Still not sure I agree. Many societies may have valued truth and virtue, or at least they appeared to. Take the Victorian age as an example. An era still beloved by Conservatives everywhere. So much... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-14-2003, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 136
Views: 24,537
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So when Haydn stated to Mozart that he was the...So when Haydn stated to Mozart that he was the greatest composer known to him, he was wrong? I will always believe that art can be quantified. |
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Forum: The Books
11-14-2003, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 66,075
Posted By
Eurytus
Whilst I agree to an extent with your view of...Whilst I agree to an extent with your view of today's society when you say "nowadays" you give the impression that it was somehow better in the past. This is not the case I fear. Mankind has always... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2003, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 12,997
Posted By
Eurytus
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> As for the box office, I...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> As for the box office, I think The Return of the King will probably take more cash than either one of the first two Lord of the Rings films. That means it will probably take... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-14-2003, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 136
Views: 24,537
Posted By
Eurytus
I disagree. Art may be subjective to an extent...I disagree. Art may be subjective to an extent but we can still ascribe levels of perfection to it. Is the roof of the Sistine chapel a work of art greater than Tracey Emin's messed up bed? I... |
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