Drinking Contest: Any Support From the Books? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rumil · 01-14-2005, 06:56 PM

I reckon that Legolas, used to the incomparable vintages of Dorwinion, had secretly swapped a few pints of the uncouth Rohirrim real ale (probably including a dead rat or two) for a refreshing glass of mineral water.

At least I'm assuming it was real ale, can't have been lager , surely, can it ?

Esgallhugwen · 01-15-2005, 06:06 PM

So in the end this no longer becomes a fact of who could down the most ale but of how the seriousness of certain characters was undermined.

Lets all take into account here that this was supposed to prove if Elves or Dwarves could outdrink one another, now it has become yet another annoying thread about the capability or incapability of PJ and of corporate weasels film making processes.

Yes we are comparing film characters to book characters, but instead of trying to stay on topic we have strayed into talk of how Gimli and the other "little people" have been taken advantage of in the use of humour. I couldn't agree with you more about how bad I've felt that they've used Gimli as comic relief in a hard situation, because he should have been shown as a more serious character then he was, rather then a bearded clown. However I did laugh because after all it is humour and it was funny. I've also learned to take these things in stride. Book Gimli is book Gimli, and movie Gimli is movie Gimli. Two distinct beings in my opinion and I have learned to seperate them, quite the same with other characters as well.

I know this is not my thread, but instead of adding another topic about the films integrity, (which there are already many of) let us please try to get back onto track.

Though the thread starter disliked the drinking scene in ROTK EE the thread name does read,

Drinking Contest: Any Support From the Books?

not

Drinking Contest: How they messed up Gimli's character....again

Assasin · 01-25-2005, 06:03 PM

PJ would probably be dead by now if he made Leggy pass out, with fangirl scratch marks all over him. You would think that Gimli would be able to beat Leggy, but, I think elves are always eager to find something else that they can beat dwarves in.

01-14-2005, 06:56 PM	#1
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 894	I reckon that Legolas, used to the incomparable vintages of Dorwinion, had secretly swapped a few pints of the uncouth Rohirrim real ale (probably including a dead rat or two) for a refreshing glass of mineral water. At least I'm assuming it was real ale, can't have been lager , surely, can it ? __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion

01-15-2005, 06:06 PM	#2
Esgallhugwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Where the Moon cries against the snow Posts: 526	So in the end.... So in the end this no longer becomes a fact of who could down the most ale but of how the seriousness of certain characters was undermined. Lets all take into account here that this was supposed to prove if Elves or Dwarves could outdrink one another, now it has become yet another annoying thread about the capability or incapability of PJ and of corporate weasels film making processes. Yes we are comparing film characters to book characters, but instead of trying to stay on topic we have strayed into talk of how Gimli and the other "little people" have been taken advantage of in the use of humour. I couldn't agree with you more about how bad I've felt that they've used Gimli as comic relief in a hard situation, because he should have been shown as a more serious character then he was, rather then a bearded clown. However I did laugh because after all it is humour and it was funny. I've also learned to take these things in stride. Book Gimli is book Gimli, and movie Gimli is movie Gimli. Two distinct beings in my opinion and I have learned to seperate them, quite the same with other characters as well. I know this is not my thread, but instead of adding another topic about the films integrity, (which there are already many of) let us please try to get back onto track. Though the thread starter disliked the drinking scene in ROTK EE the thread name does read, Drinking Contest: Any Support From the Books? not Drinking Contest: How they messed up Gimli's character....again __________________ "...for the sin of the idolater is not that he worships stone, but that he worships one stone over others. -8:9:4 The Witness of Fane" Last edited by Esgallhugwen; 01-15-2005 at 06:30 PM.

01-25-2005, 06:03 PM	#3
Assasin Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a desert. Posts: 142	PJ would probably be dead by now if he made Leggy pass out, with fangirl scratch marks all over him. You would think that Gimli would be able to beat Leggy, but, I think elves are always eager to find something else that they can beat dwarves in. __________________ Death is as light as a feather, duty is as heavy as a mountain.