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Originally Posted by Lal
I spent many an hour at primary school making 'authentic treasure maps' by taking my newly crayoned map, burning the edges and then soaking the lot in tea to stain it.
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I used the same procedure to gin up many a prop for D&D -- though as an American I of course used coffee instead of tea.
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Originally Posted by SPM
there appears to be much wailing and gnashing of teeth here over what seem to me to be some fairly trivial issues
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I wouldn't say wailing or gnashing. At most grumbling, muttering, and maybe a little hair-pulling. Let's be reasonable.
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Originally Posted by Essex
and Frodo would become a more active character - Frodo becomes an active character, and indeed it is one of the defining bits in this movie - when he graps the ring as says 'What must I do.' - marvellous line and acting, showing he HAS become active and taken Action.
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Hey, if it works for you, more power to you. I think overall Jackson/Woods's Frodo is far less active than book Frodo. Though my problems in these early sequences are relatively minor, I think we'll start to see this trend continue and grow fairly soon (Weathertop, anyone?).
P.S. -- I still say this doesn't have to turn into a shouting match between critics and Jackson defenders. Just because there are things I'd change or that don't work for me doesn't mean I don't respect his "immense achievement". We're just talking, just doing some armchair quarterbacking.