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doug*platypus · 12-11-2003, 07:42 PM

Saucepan, I can't believe that some people thought you were joking! The joke will be on us Tolkien fans again, I'm afraid. As soon as we see Legolas jumping up onto an Oliphaunt to despatch it, all their power and magnificence will be lost. PJ may as well have left them out, after that. I much prefer the story of Derufin and Duilin who were trampled to death leading their archers close to shoot at the beasts' eyes.Still, this does hold true to my belief that they're simply AT-ATs with big ears. Maybe Orly latches onto the bottom with a rope attached to an arrow, swings up, cuts a hole in it with his knife, throws in a grenade and then leaps to safety. Now that's action!But no, I think what we're bound to see more of is unrealistic elf shenanigans. PJ needs to learn the limits of computer animation and not over-extend himself so much. Gollum was fantastic, but that ridiculous move of Legolas swinging up onto the horse was, well, completely unbelievable at best. A good viewing of the Harry Potter films would have done wonders for the LOTR ones. Some directors use special effects to enhance a story. PJ uses a story as an excuse to have special effects.

12-11-2003, 07:42 PM	#70
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Saucepan, I can't believe that some people thought you were joking! The joke will be on us Tolkien fans again, I'm afraid. As soon as we see Legolas jumping up onto an Oliphaunt to despatch it, all their power and magnificence will be lost. PJ may as well have left them out, after that. I much prefer the story of Derufin and Duilin who were trampled to death leading their archers close to shoot at the beasts' eyes.<P>Still, this does hold true to my belief that they're simply AT-ATs with big ears. Maybe Orly latches onto the bottom with a rope attached to an arrow, swings up, cuts a hole in it with his knife, throws in a grenade and then leaps to safety. Now <B>that's</B> action!<P>But no, I think what we're bound to see more of is unrealistic elf shenanigans. PJ needs to learn the limits of computer animation and not over-extend himself so much. Gollum was fantastic, but that ridiculous move of Legolas swinging up onto the horse was, well, completely unbelievable at best. A good viewing of the Harry Potter films would have done wonders for the LOTR ones. <P>Some directors use special effects to enhance a story. PJ uses a story as an excuse to have special effects. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.