How would you have gone about more successfully toppling Sauron ? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the phantom · 11-09-2006, 11:17 AM

What about a catapult?

mormegil · 11-09-2006, 01:34 PM

Yes Elrond simply could have pushed Isildur.

doug*platypus · 11-11-2006, 12:10 AM

LOTR... the kung fu version.

May not make a good book, but would solve the Sauron problem in only one movie!

Step 1: a whole lotta kung fu training scenes.

Step 2: Gandalf and his posse (a different fellowship from the original, including Glorfindel and other bad @ss elves) take on the 9 riders, Sauron's personal bodyguard. Gandalf alone walks out of the ensuing mayhem alive, with the Ring.

Step 3: unarmed kung fu battle between Gandalf and Sauron, in the Sammath Naur. For the coup de grâce, Gandalf sends the dark lord soaring into the fiery bowels of the mountain with a flying kick.

The Ring survives... room for a sequel... heck no, a franchise!

I'm surprised Peter Jackson didn't think of this.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 11-11-2006, 03:23 PM

Any film can be improved by turning it into a kung-fu version. I'm not sure if there is an accepted equivalent for books. We need to uncover this secret. Any ideas?

11-09-2006, 11:17 AM	#1
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	What about a catapult? __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

11-09-2006, 01:34 PM	#2
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	Yes Elrond simply could have pushed Isildur. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

11-11-2006, 03:23 PM	#4
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Any film can be improved by turning it into a kung-fu version. I'm not sure if there is an accepted equivalent for books. We need to uncover this secret. Any ideas? __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

11-11-2006, 12:10 AM	#3
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	LOTR... the kung fu version. May not make a good book, but would solve the Sauron problem in only one movie! Step 1: a whole lotta kung fu training scenes. Step 2: Gandalf and his posse (a different fellowship from the original, including Glorfindel and other bad @ss elves) take on the 9 riders, Sauron's personal bodyguard. Gandalf alone walks out of the ensuing mayhem alive, with the Ring. Step 3: unarmed kung fu battle between Gandalf and Sauron, in the Sammath Naur. For the coup de grâce, Gandalf sends the dark lord soaring into the fiery bowels of the mountain with a flying kick. The Ring survives... room for a sequel... heck no, a franchise! I'm surprised Peter Jackson didn't think of this.