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Tuor of Gondolin · 12-15-2004, 01:36 PM

"He lifted up his hand, and in the very stroke,"

Actually, my reading is that "the very stroke" is the moving of the hand
upwards, not its hitting Denethor.
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As for criticism seeming to be mostly negative, I think that's because it's
harder to write positive views on just about anything (other then gushing
about how nice something is) as opposed to analysing relative failings.
Witness the greater frequency of sports talk radio activity when teams are
going badly as opposed to successful.

For my part, when the films were first reported, I expected them to have a
"grade" of about "D", whereas I'd give them an overall grade of B-, with
FOTR being the best, and scenary and actor selections rating even higher.

Perhaps, changing my original views, the best PJ change was FOTR
XenaArwen, it does make movie sense, and her meeting Aragorn as he finds
Ethelas was the sexiest bit in the movies. Now if only they had cut her line:
"if you want him...." and had Frodo say:
"By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair, you shall have neither the Ring nor me."
(Oh, well).

12-15-2004, 01:36 PM	#9
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	"He lifted up his hand, and in the very stroke," Actually, my reading is that "the very stroke" is the moving of the hand upwards, not its hitting Denethor. ======================= As for criticism seeming to be mostly negative, I think that's because it's harder to write positive views on just about anything (other then gushing about how nice something is) as opposed to analysing relative failings. Witness the greater frequency of sports talk radio activity when teams are going badly as opposed to successful. For my part, when the films were first reported, I expected them to have a "grade" of about "D", whereas I'd give them an overall grade of B-, with FOTR being the best, and scenary and actor selections rating even higher. Perhaps, changing my original views, the best PJ change was FOTR XenaArwen, it does make movie sense, and her meeting Aragorn as he finds Ethelas was the sexiest bit in the movies. Now if only they had cut her line: "if you want him...." and had Frodo say: "By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair, you shall have neither the Ring nor me." (Oh, well). __________________ Aure Entuluva!