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Forum: The Movies 10-08-2022, 05:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,865
Posted By Lalwendė
Apols, can't do quotes easily on a smartphone.......

Apols, can't do quotes easily on a smartphone....

....Form - it doesn't make much difference how close you are to a volcanic eruption if there's pyroclastic flow/surge, it will still kill.

The...
Forum: The Movies 10-08-2022, 04:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,844
Posted By Lalwendė
I didn't watch this one until yesterday morning....

I didn't watch this one until yesterday morning. I'm less enthused by it than I was, and to be honest real life in the UK is like a particularly absorbing grimdark fantasy right now so I've been...
Forum: The Movies 09-16-2022, 05:12 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,539
Posted By Lalwendė
I grew up watching those Ray Harryhausen films...

I grew up watching those Ray Harryhausen films based on the Greek myths, standard UK telly filler for kids in the school holidays, and also great nightmare material, along with the non-canon Doctor...
Forum: The Movies 09-16-2022, 04:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,349
Posted By Lalwendė
Starting to get into a kind of groove watching...

Starting to get into a kind of groove watching this now. The main struggle I have is the timelines conflict with what I know from the texts, and that does mess me about a lot, I do like a consistent...
Forum: The Movies 09-09-2022, 01:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,827
Posted By Lalwendė
Agree, the pacing was a bit patchy. And wasn't...

Agree, the pacing was a bit patchy. And wasn't quite clear enough about who was who in Numenor. The events there made me think there could be something unsavoury about Halbrand yet again, both the...
Forum: The Movies 09-09-2022, 01:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,775
Posted By Lalwendė
Janeites most certainly do get into a rage if one...

Janeites most certainly do get into a rage if one of the books is improperly adapted. Maybe not over hair colour as this wasn't often described, but the recent Netflix version of Persuasion had lots...
Forum: The Movies 09-08-2022, 03:04 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,811
Posted By Lalwendė
Heralds were and still are prominent roles in...

Heralds were and still are prominent roles in British (mostly English and Scots) society. It's a formal role now, and does take the shape of stepping up in a fancy surcoat and announcing VIPs in a...
Forum: The Movies 09-07-2022, 01:28 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,811
Posted By Lalwendė
It's a prime (ho ho) example of how something...

It's a prime (ho ho) example of how something read, and interpreted according to your own experience of the world, is different to how another person reads and imagines it. To me, that transition to...
Forum: The Movies 09-07-2022, 09:35 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,811
Posted By Lalwendė
This whole bit freaked me out, I won't lie. ...

This whole bit freaked me out, I won't lie.

Alfie's opinion: "Eww, are they going to get naked? Erm, no."

I liked it in one regard, they were showing something that's a deeply profound moment...
Forum: The Movies 09-06-2022, 05:34 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,539
Posted By Lalwendė
It's a very, very long time since I expected book...

It's a very, very long time since I expected book adaptations to be pitch perfect copies of the text. Even if they are, they're often a little bit staid - looking here at Watchmen and Dune, which...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 05-18-2015, 10:00 AM
Replies: 14,193
Views: 1,854,025
Posted By Lalwendė
"Sorry, Thorin, I don't care how much you 'rock'....

"Sorry, Thorin, I don't care how much you 'rock'. Your decision to cut off your beard means you aren't suitable for my ZZ Top tribute band."
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-18-2015, 09:56 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 28,314
Posted By Lalwendė
Something to think about: Davros. If Gandalf is...

Something to think about: Davros. If Gandalf is analgous with the Doctor, and Saruman with the Master, is Davros more Sauron or Melkor?
Forum: The Movies 05-18-2015, 09:28 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 33,573
Posted By Lalwendė
Has the thought occurred to anyone else that...

Has the thought occurred to anyone else that inclusion of the Tauriel/Kili storyline may as much have been influenced by modern fan culture as anything else? It struck me that this was Jackson making...
Forum: The Books 05-08-2015, 04:19 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 55,723
Posted By Lalwendė
It's got me wondering now if Targaryens are in...

It's got me wondering now if Targaryens are in some way equivalent to Elves. They have peculiar, exotic histories, come from an almost mythic realm (Valyria), seem to have particular power over...
Forum: The Movies 05-08-2015, 04:06 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 33,573
Posted By Lalwendė
I'm neither sad nor happy. There are much more...

I'm neither sad nor happy. There are much more important things to get sad about than films. Besides, it's not as though the stories were left unfinished, as happens when a TV series is cancelled...
Forum: The Books 05-05-2015, 03:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,912
Posted By Lalwendė
It probably was of little interest to Tolkien -...

It probably was of little interest to Tolkien - we also don't hear much about infrastructure and economic methods in other realms, though they clearly existed beneath the surface of the story we...
Forum: The Books 05-04-2015, 04:59 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 55,723
Posted By Lalwendė
If I can get both texts into Word then I will!...

If I can get both texts into Word then I will! Otherwise, it might drive me slowly insane... I wouldn't count dwarves as that might be confusing, given that one has the 'fantasy race' type and the...
Forum: The Books 05-04-2015, 04:32 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 55,723
Posted By Lalwendė
The two are very different beasts. I don't see...

The two are very different beasts. I don't see any need to hate one because you enjoy the other, though there are many who do, and I've put up a defence for both sides. I could go on for ever about...
Forum: The Books 05-04-2015, 04:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,912
Posted By Lalwendė
1420! We know that the soil from Galadriel's orchard...

We know that the soil from Galadriel's orchard allows vegetation to grow more quickly, and we also know that Elves do cut down trees, as they have wooden boats, so I think clearings with fast growing...
Forum: The Movies 05-03-2015, 05:38 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 77,990
Posted By Lalwendė
It's fresh in my mind because we watched it again...

It's fresh in my mind because we watched it again about two weeks ago. I had a bad time with this film. I wanted to disengage and just enjoy it like the others, but I couldn't. It's partly my fault...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-03-2015, 05:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,792
Posted By Lalwendė
The boggart had been busy for there was mischief...

The boggart had been busy for there was mischief to be had everywhere these days, and many things to shout about in the night. It had bellowed about wars between men dressed as bats and men in iron...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-03-2015, 12:43 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 19,764
Posted By Lalwendė
This, I certainly approve of ;)

This, I certainly approve of ;)
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-03-2015, 12:32 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 19,764
Posted By Lalwendė
Those on 'profile' must have been loaded in the...

Those on 'profile' must have been loaded in the tea time down time, as I was on my profile earlier and it still had the old appearance then. So downtimes may be for uploading new features.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-03-2015, 09:13 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 19,764
Posted By Lalwendė
He drew a deep breath. "Well, I'm back," he said....

He drew a deep breath. "Well, I'm back," he said. :cool:
Forum: The Movies 12-14-2013, 03:12 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 114,533
Posted By Lalwendė
They are much more alive as characters than in...

They are much more alive as characters than in the book, with individuality. We see much less of them in this film than in the first, and they are mostly involved in action rather than talking, so it...
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