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Old 01-31-2003, 04:14 PM   #5
The Silver-shod Muse
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I didn't really notice the Orc accents, but the fact that the Rohirrim sounded exactly like Americans, (just like all the men do in these movies, regardless of their region) was really a nasty turn-off for me. They look so <I>Germanic</I> that I expected them to pronounce all their 'w's as 'v's.
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