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Forum: The Movies 01-18-2008, 04:01 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 22,342
Well...if they're going to put him standing on...

Well...if they're going to put him standing on Balin's tomb, that makes sitting on the Stewards' Chair a little tame, doesn't it?

Gimli's pretty immature and disrespectful throughout the...
Forum: The Movies 01-15-2008, 09:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,876
Why not just take the question at face value and...

Why not just take the question at face value and try to sincerely answer it? There's no need to launch into ad hominem and straw man. The guy doesn't like the movies as much as you and I do; give...
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2007, 05:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,994
Think carefully before saying something is...

Think carefully before saying something is "logically impossible"; that's a rather large phrase...

I think with film, most of the rules that worked in books go out the window. Tolkien couldn't...
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2007, 05:18 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 74,748
Wish I had seen the film or read the books so I...

Wish I had seen the film or read the books so I could contribute to this thread. For what it's worth, I will say, as a Christian whom most would describe as a "right-wing fundamentalist", that I...
Forum: The Movies 11-21-2007, 04:26 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 16,504
I think, too, that there is a wide range of...

I think, too, that there is a wide range of opinion regarding how realistic Gollum looks on screen. Bethberry describes him as "a cartoon character", and other Downers have similar views. Again,...
Forum: The Movies 11-21-2007, 12:04 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 29,860
Well, returning after a long hiatus, I see there...

Well, returning after a long hiatus, I see there have been about two posts relating to Hobbit-movie news in this thread. Ah well, can't say I'm that surprised or even that disappointed, really. ...
Forum: The Movies 11-20-2007, 11:50 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 16,504
Well, for me this one is easy. No. For all the...

Well, for me this one is easy. No.
For all the grousing about Jackson's propensity for CG, I think he would have done a live-performance Gollum if he thought it were at all workable. Do we get how...
Forum: The Movies 10-04-2007, 03:26 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 29,860
Pipe Inching closer to The Hobbit film

Well, what do you know? Seems that New Line's fairly interested in making a billion bucks. Entertainment Weekly's cover story reports on the slow reversal of Bob Shaye and Minions as they...
Forum: The Movies 10-04-2007, 02:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,421
The list price is $74.98, which amazingly is the...

The list price is $74.98, which amazingly is the same as TTT:CR (EDIT: I say amazingly because TTT has one fewer CD). If you're interested in preordering, you might check out moviemusic.com, which...
Forum: The Movies 10-02-2007, 03:11 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 56,812
Interesting discussion (and I guess I posted in...

Interesting discussion (and I guess I posted in it once upon a time), though I'm not sure it's going anywhere. Incidentally, davem, your quote from the JRRT Letter at the end of page 1 made me...
Forum: The Movies 10-02-2007, 02:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,421
ROTK will be the best of the bunch, I'm certain. ...

ROTK will be the best of the bunch, I'm certain. It builds upon FOTR and TTT to reach a height that would have otherwise been unattainable. I shiver thinking about the final development and...
Forum: The Movies 09-26-2007, 08:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,421
Well, I wouldn't say it missed nearly all of the...

Well, I wouldn't say it missed nearly all of the crucial cues, but yeah, an OST-sized album is going to miss a lot of significant stuff. Especially when it's Howard Shore's Return of the King.
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Forum: The Movies 08-29-2007, 09:01 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 49,081
For me, well, I'm suckered, I'm hooked, to use...

For me, well, I'm suckered, I'm hooked, to use words from previous posts.

I get to have my cake and eat it, as far as the films go: My love for the books makes the movies seem that much richer...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-22-2007, 08:57 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,099
I enjoy the Vivendi FOTR game, and have in fact...

I enjoy the Vivendi FOTR game, and have in fact been playing through it again just for fun recently. It features some pretty rich landscapes, solid character models, and a faithfulness to the book...
Forum: The Movies 08-22-2007, 08:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,916
I believe these will be the theatrical versions. ...

I believe these will be the theatrical versions. TNT has shown them several times in the past, but the extended versions have never (to my knowledge) been released to television.
Forum: The Books 08-21-2007, 03:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 11,006
Only alatar would actually start a thread called...

Only alatar would actually start a thread called "Lord of Gravity" WITHOUT tongue in cheek...:D
Forum: The Movies 08-21-2007, 03:30 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 9,863
Excellent rebuttal, StW. It is indeed true that...

Excellent rebuttal, StW. It is indeed true that a bad film can generate huge revenue or rave reviews, but both at once?

I think it's sad in a way that we Downers don't get to watch the films...
Forum: The Movies 08-20-2007, 04:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 9,863
I don't think the weakening of Frodo had anything...

I don't think the weakening of Frodo had anything to do with the weakening of other characters; it was more of an across-the-board decision made by the filmmakers to go for more complexity and thus...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-13-2007, 04:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,770
In addition to the above-stated stuff, JRRT's...

In addition to the above-stated stuff, JRRT's stuff is in a larger font than CT's. The exception to this is in The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, where the font sizes are vice versa. I believe...
Forum: The Movies 08-03-2007, 10:49 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 11,480
Basically, the filmmakers didn't think it was...

Basically, the filmmakers didn't think it was worth it to introduce a minor character who is afterwards never heard from again, when they could instead enhance the character of Arwen and strengthen...
Forum: The Movies 07-26-2007, 03:02 PM
Replies: 289
Views: 63,478
I agree with you, davem. Smoking is part of...

I agree with you, davem. Smoking is part of Middle-earth, whether it's Gandalf, Aragorn, or the Hornblowers doing it. I remember that Michael Martinez raised a big stink about the smoking in the...
Forum: The Movies 07-17-2007, 01:07 PM
Replies: 289
Views: 63,478
This thread has seen some interesting discussion...

This thread has seen some interesting discussion (both civil and uncivil), but it has veered woefully off-topic. I would love to see the discussion continue on another thread, but it doesn't really...
Forum: The Books 07-14-2007, 09:28 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 20,351
It's at least worth a debate, anyway. Just be...

It's at least worth a debate, anyway. Just be careful not to fall off topic about whether LOTR was indeed shown to be a "filmable" book, which is another thread in itself.

On the one hand, I'm...
Forum: The Movies 07-14-2007, 09:17 AM
Replies: 289
Views: 63,478
I don't know that I would call it an insult to...

I don't know that I would call it an insult to Tolkien. He appears to have deeply regretted (in later life) the "childish" tone, and, of course, as StW has pointed out and as we're currently...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2007, 12:27 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 20,351
Well, I don't think the word "spell" would come...

Well, I don't think the word "spell" would come into play even if PJ gave us a Hobbit that did have cockney trolls and tralalalalling elves.
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