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Forum: The Movies
08-20-2022, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
I have been doing my absolute best to ignore all...
I have been doing my absolute best to ignore all of this, but I'm finding it more and more difficult: it's everywhere. When I first heard of Peter Jackson's planned films these many years ago, I... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-27-2022, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
I wonder if this...
I wonder if this (https://www.geekfeed.com/isildurs-sister-allegedly-cast-in-amazons-lotr-series/#:~:text=This%20revelation%20comes%20after%20a,setting%20sail%20for%20Middle%2DEarth.) is indeed true.... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-22-2022, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Shame they couldn't have got Cate Blanchett, in...
Shame they couldn't have got Cate Blanchett, in that case. I'm not a huge fan of her portrayal, but she's at least a fine actor. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-22-2022, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Is it of any note that a female voice is reciting...
Is it of any note that a female voice is reciting the Ring verse? Who is that? Tauriel? Arwen? Strong Female Character #1? :rolleyes: |
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Forum: The Movies
10-27-2021, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
You know, I think my response to watching the...
You know, I think my response to watching the show would likely be very similar. That said, I don't yet see any reason that I should watch it (which was precisely my view on the PJ film... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-22-2021, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Precisely. I have little faith that fidelity to...
Precisely. I have little faith that fidelity to the spirit of the source is a concern for the project (if, indeed it is even possible to capture it in such a medium). |
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Forum: The Movies
08-17-2021, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Gandalf uncloaking? He does say "Naked I lay upon...
Gandalf uncloaking? He does say "Naked I lay upon the mountain-top". :eek: Saeros shows his elvish foresight! Túrin can't handle the truth! :D |
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Forum: The Movies
05-27-2021, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
If it's wildly successful, I fear it will be due...
If it's wildly successful, I fear it will be due to a disconnection with what I consider the "spirit" of Tolkien's works. What I get from these books I can find nowhere in contemporary culture,... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-17-2021, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Lommy! Mae govannen! :)
I really don't have...
Lommy! Mae govannen! :) I really don't have much interest in the show, myself. I have serious doubts that watching it would do anything to enrich my appreciation of the books, and to me, that's... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-26-2021, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
If the Hobbit films plus GoT are the examples...
If the Hobbit films plus GoT are the examples they're looking at, this is going to be a large pile of worm-filth worthy of Glaurung himself. :rolleyes: |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2021, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
What's sad is really not so much that Amazon...
What's sad is really not so much that Amazon could feel the need to sexualize something Tolkien-based, but that they're likely right that a large portion of potential viewers may both expect and... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-31-2020, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
GoT laid down the tracks already. Why bother...
GoT laid down the tracks already. Why bother doing something that doesn't play to the baser instincts? :rolleyes: |
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Forum: The Movies
09-11-2020, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
My understanding is that they can do pretty much...
My understanding is that they can do pretty much anything that doesn't contradict the established canon. There's quite a bit of leeway there for GoT envy to play. |
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Forum: The Movies
09-10-2020, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Or the plan to invent an evil Elf queen and call...
Or the plan to invent an evil Elf queen and call her the Mother of Balrogs? ;) |
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Forum: The Movies
07-15-2020, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
They missed a golden opportunity to dub their...
They missed a golden opportunity to dub their sessions Mt. Zoom. ;) |
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Forum: The Movies
07-13-2020, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Which hearkens back to what I see as the main...
Which hearkens back to what I see as the main issue with the whole endeavour: if the writers aren't using Tolkien for inspiration, what will they draw from? I have to assume the worst in that GoT and... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-06-2019, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
You and probably many others. Not I, though,
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You and probably many others. Not I, though, This is an old stance of mine, going all the way back (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=270837&postcount=2) to the PJ movie announcement. I... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-24-2019, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
I doubt the opinions of "traditional" fans have...
I doubt the opinions of "traditional" fans have been much of a factor in the project. They're after the movie fans who only want more of the same. |
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Forum: The Movies
06-18-2018, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Who eventually turns to evil out of jealousy of...
Who eventually turns to evil out of jealousy of the "perfect" Aragorn, and ends up becoming the Mouth of Sauron! They ought to hire me as a writer. :D |
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Forum: The Movies
06-11-2018, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Just saw a new article...
Just saw a new article (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lord-rings-tv-series-neither-155815160.html) about the proposed series. They describe it as a "partnership" between Amazon and the... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2018, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
Possibly. I wonder though, how much they'll feel...
Possibly. I wonder though, how much they'll feel bound to stick with known characters in the interest of capturing the attention of the movie-goers. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2018, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Forum: The Movies
12-30-2017, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
Posted By
Inziladun
Sadly, you're right.
Tolkien himself said...
Sadly, you're right. Tolkien himself said way back in 1955 that he thought LOTR was "unsuitable for 'dramatisation'". He was quite correct. The language, story, and characterizations are sublime... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-28-2017, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
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Inziladun
If Truth In Advertising was a law, it'd be called...
If Truth In Advertising was a law, it'd be called Lord of the Rings: Quest for the Silver Pennies. |
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Forum: The Movies
11-27-2017, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 180,998
Posted By
Inziladun
Who knows what's going on in the family? Maybe...
Who knows what's going on in the family? Maybe there's drama unknown to the public. That said, I can sympathize with Turgon after he heard reports Húrin had been released from Angband with honour. |
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