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the guy who be short · 03-13-2003, 02:36 PM

i never said it didnt look good! it looked very good. and fierce and scary. but wasnt it inaccurate?

i think those are good points valarungol. but wouldnt the balrog come from the north- from thangorodrim? this would have it coming into khazad dum from the eregion side, same as the company of nine. so i dont think the bridge would be much of a problem if it was 20foot (which it shouldnt have been.)

speaking of this- why did the dwarves build such a good defence on the eastern side when their chief enemy at the time of building (first age) was from the north on the western side (thangorodrim)?

but i still think it was man-sized, not a giant whatever. maybe they deliberately changed it? i mean, a man on fire is not that scary, whereas a giant beast about 20 feet tall with horns and evil little eyes is. maybe they knew it was wrong but changed it just to make the movie more appealing to non lotr books fans? i mean, they dont care how big a balrog is, do they?

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03-13-2003, 02:36 PM	#11
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	i never said it didnt look good! it looked very good. and fierce and scary. but wasnt it inaccurate? i think those are good points valarungol. but wouldnt the balrog come from the north- from thangorodrim? this would have it coming into khazad dum from the eregion side, same as the company of nine. so i dont think the bridge would be much of a problem if it was 20foot (which it shouldnt have been.) speaking of this- why did the dwarves build such a good defence on the eastern side when their chief enemy at the time of building (first age) was from the north on the western side (thangorodrim)? but i still think it was man-sized, not a giant whatever. maybe they deliberately changed it? i mean, a man on fire is not that scary, whereas a giant beast about 20 feet tall with horns and evil little eyes is. maybe they knew it was wrong but changed it just to make the movie more appealing to non lotr books fans? i mean, they dont care how big a balrog is, do they?