PJ's tongue-in-cheek moments

[doug*platypus]

I think that if PJ was being "tongue-in-cheek" i.e. 'taking the p*ss' with Olympic Orc, the least Howard Shore could have done was play <I>Chariots of Fire</I> while he ran for the gold. Legolas, obviously not a track and field fan.<P>One of the funniest moments in the movies is in extendedFOTR when Frodo insinuates Bilbo has been at the Gaffer's homebrew. "No!... well, yes." he says. I think that's the most subtle the humour ever gets. In fact I don't think 'tongue-in-cheek', or 'subtle' are very applicable to the movies. All the humour, to me at least, seems pretty overt, and all in the context of the characters, not as a reference to things outside the movies. "We shouldn't even be here" from Sam in Osgiliath is a good one, but it takes a Barrow Downer to appreciate that.