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Forum: The Movies
04-17-2008, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,345
Posted By
Thenamir
We're dwarves of the Mountain Lonely!
Our mines...
We're dwarves of the Mountain Lonely! Our mines are fine, not homely! We craft our jools And act like fools But can't beat Smaug alone-ly! We gotta find a burg-a-ler And not a fearful... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-17-2008, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,345
Posted By
Thenamir
Oh my...the thought of what a creative parodic...
Oh my...the thought of what a creative parodic mind could do with a title like "Monty Python's 'There and Back Again - The Hobbit'". Instead of "Break the bowls and crack the plates...", you'd... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-05-2008, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 17,978
Posted By
Thenamir
Do forgive me as well for being late to this...
Do forgive me as well for being late to this discussion, especially as I was one of the first posters to express some interest in carrying it on. There is merit to all of the proposed... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-05-2008, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 156
Views: 81,090
Posted By
Thenamir
I can't believe I haven't replied to this thread...
I can't believe I haven't replied to this thread years ago. here (http://www.xenite.org/special_events/pics/2002HLP-dinner-02.jpg) is a link to a picture of Yours Truly in his Gandalf outfit created... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-18-2008, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,528
Posted By
Thenamir
I just realized that I've not been getting my BD...
I just realized that I've not been getting my BD e-mails because my Time-warner account has become a Comcast account, and the e-mail address has changed! Yikes! I used to have a way of getting in... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-03-2008, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 22,170
Posted By
Thenamir
I'll have to admit, Alan Rickman as the voice of...
I'll have to admit, Alan Rickman as the voice of Smaug could work very nicely, but like James Earl Jones, I hear his voice in my head already for too many characters, from Severus Snape to Marvin the... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-02-2008, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 22,170
Posted By
Thenamir
Crowe as Bard would almost, almost be sufficient...
Crowe as Bard would almost, almost be sufficient grounds for me to boycott the movie altogether. Cary Elwes as Thranduil -- ditto. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-31-2007, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,112
Posted By
Thenamir
That's something I'd like to see -- a...
That's something I'd like to see -- a 9am-to-midnite movie marathon, starting with the two Hobbit movies, followed by all three extended-edition LOTR movies, back-to-back-to-back. Talk about a... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-30-2007, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 101,245
Posted By
Thenamir
Actually. I learned something a few years ago...
Actually. I learned something a few years ago that somewhat surprised me. Theatres, at least here in the USA, do not get to keep any of the ticket sales price -- the total box office goes to the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-28-2007, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 22,170
Posted By
Thenamir
The list I put together is of slightly lesser...
The list I put together is of slightly lesser known actors, that hopefully wouldn't blow the entire casting budget. Of them, James Purefoy, who played Edward Prince of Wales in A Knight's Tale makes... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-28-2007, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 22,170
Posted By
Thenamir
I've been giving this some thought, though...
I've been giving this some thought, though apparantly not as much as some...however, provided that the principals from the LOTR movies are used as appropriate (Weaving/Elrond, McKellan/Gandalf,... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2007, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 33,568
Posted By
Thenamir
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Forum: The Movies
12-27-2007, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 22,170
Posted By
Thenamir
Actually, back in the day, my two top picks for...
Actually, back in the day, my two top picks for Gandalf were Christopher Lloyd and Tom Baker...but I was hooted out of the board by the Connery faction. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-26-2007, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 112
Views: 32,155
Posted By
Thenamir
After that long and intolerable detour...
...perhaps we can get back to the subject matter -- what can or could or should be in the "intertestamental" movie? |
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Forum: The Movies
12-26-2007, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 101,245
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Thenamir
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Forum: The Movies
12-26-2007, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 101,245
Posted By
Thenamir
As an interesting aside to Lal's comments about...
As an interesting aside to Lal's comments about the tastes of the moviegoing public, I have perused the list at www.boxofficemojo.com (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm), and found... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-26-2007, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 101,245
Posted By
Thenamir
FYI, while Kong failed to do the same kind of...
FYI, while Kong failed to do the same kind of numbers as any of the LOTR movies, it cost $207M to make and the worldwide gross (not including DVD or other sales) was $550M -- a 250% return on... |
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Forum: The Books
12-26-2007, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 37,417
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Thenamir
Oh dear. An unfortunate juxtaposition of...
Oh dear. An unfortunate juxtaposition of subjects has been triggered in my mind by this statement:I am forced to conclude that the Ring is indeed...a horcrux!! (insert brief revelatory orchestral... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-26-2007, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 101,245
Posted By
Thenamir
Careful there, Lalwendë, there be thin ice in...
Careful there, Lalwendë, there be thin ice in them thar parts. That kind of talk sounds suspiciously like one of...the Literati!! :eek: Come on, 'fess up -- you're a secret teacher of English... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-26-2007, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 221
Views: 101,245
Posted By
Thenamir
For those who are interested in my "wager"...
For those who are interested in my "wager" (sorry, no real money involved, we don't endorse gambling on the Downs!) after 18 days in release, the WORLDWIDE take for TGC is a mere $140,958,574. The... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-21-2007, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 17,978
Posted By
Thenamir
I'd like to participate in this, if it gets...
I'd like to participate in this, if it gets started. Veterans of the REB RP in the Gondor forum will know that it would be a bad idea for me to take the reins, so to speak, since I tend to disappear... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-21-2007, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 101,245
Posted By
Thenamir
New Line will have to make $250 million on TGC in...
New Line will have to make $250 million on TGC in order to recover only the expenses and marketing. If in over two weeks of release they've made only half of that, I'd bet a fiver on the wager that... |
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Forum: The Books
12-21-2007, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,664
Posted By
Thenamir
A Word from A Moderator
This is a most interesting question, Neurion, and an intriguing quote to go along with it. I hope that it will generate some new discussions ans research into JRRT's thought processes. That being... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-21-2007, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 19,805
Posted By
Thenamir
Personally, if Sam Raimi can't do the film (and...
Personally, if Sam Raimi can't do the film (and PJ isn't going to rearrange his schedule), I agree that Del Toro would be another excellent choice. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-21-2007, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 33,568
Posted By
Thenamir
More light, less heat
With the highly informative posting of one of the Downs' most repected legal minds (thank you, SPM), I am calling a time-out. This conversation is beginning to look like a time-lapse photograph of a... |
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