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Forum: The Movies
06-20-2017, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
Well said.
Odd. That was much more my...
Well said. Odd. That was much more my reaction to Elrond, actually. That first scene between them in Rivendell for me is, "Ah, here's Gandalf...talking to Hugo Weaving".;) |
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Forum: The Movies
06-18-2017, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Forum: The Movies
06-17-2017, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
Well, I'm talking about that in the context of...
Well, I'm talking about that in the context of changing the kind of obstacles the characters encounter. And I do believe in this case there needed to be genuine doubt of whether the Rohirrim would... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-17-2017, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
Isn't that part of the story supposed to be...Isn't that part of the story supposed to be taking place in winter? I don't picture Rhys-Davies as Gimli, because he's largely playing a different character, and also because I found his... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-17-2017, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
I wholly disagree with this. These are...I wholly disagree with this. These are ham-fisted solutions to problems of the director's own making. In addition to agreeing with Nerwen's point that this sort of strawman problem-solution... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-16-2017, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
All right, I concede you have a point there. But...
All right, I concede you have a point there. But in general the New Zealand locations look "right" to me. It's subjective, of course. |
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Forum: The Movies
06-15-2017, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
I think the visuals are the last things to...I think the visuals are the last things to complain about, actually. True, but for me that comes under the heading of "Logically and artistically justifiable changes". |
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Forum: The Movies
06-15-2017, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Boro, my problem with the film version of...Boro, my problem with the film version of Denethor is that he comes across throughout as feeble and self-indulgent, such that it has no real impact when he finally cracks completely- whereas in the... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-15-2017, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
<----Sting, glowing in the presence of....?You know what, though, to me that's a perfect illustration of what works in a novel vs a film, with neither necessarily being superior. In the book, Pippin idly drops a stone down the well in the... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-15-2017, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
Ah, I didn't know that was his stated reason- but...
Ah, I didn't know that was his stated reason- but as you see it occurred to me anyway. So there must be something in it.;) Is that a threat? |
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Forum: The Movies
06-15-2017, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
Oh, I don't know about that... *points to avatar*...Oh, I don't know about that... *points to avatar* :Merisu: But then I'm a rather strange woman... My point really is that though that particular change is often assumed to be all about gender... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-14-2017, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
Can I give the perspective of someone with actual...Can I give the perspective of someone with actual media experience and training? In my view, many of the changes from book to film are justified due to the need for time compression and visual... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-14-2017, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
Posted By
Nerwen
I believe this may well be the most anti-film...I believe this may well be the most anti-film Tolkien fan forum on the internet... and I've still never seen anything like that list before. It's... amazing.:D |
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Forum: The Movies
07-06-2016, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
Posted By
Nerwen
Out of curiosity, what would you cite as an...
Out of curiosity, what would you cite as an example of an element in the first trilogy that "utterly contradicts" Tolkien's work? I'd say many of the changes were dictated by the needs of an... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-21-2016, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
l've been thinking about this a bit more. The...
l've been thinking about this a bit more. The thing is, when you look at blockbusters of the modern era, they're generally a lot slicker, a lot tidier... and, arguably, considerably more sterile... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-16-2016, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 46,021
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Nerwen
I heard New Line also pushed the "Hollywood"...
I heard New Line also pushed the "Hollywood" treatment, but Jackson stood up to them. I'm sure he could have done so this time, had he wanted to. |
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