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Helpy McHelphelp
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Wouldn't that make us siblings? Maybe we could get Merc to play Theoden, that is if he don't mind dying.
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Mercapto
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Wait...what is this I hear about me dying?
...I'm no sure I like the sound of that.
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Nixorbo
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Yeah well, you get to be the book Arwen, who never leaves Rivendell.
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Helpy McHelphelp
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For women Eowyn (and partly Arwen) is pretty much it. But the hobbits are still available, Sam even had a horse, well more of a pony; Bill.
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Helpy McHelphelp
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ope, I actually liked Haldir's deathscene. When Haldir looks at his fallen comrades, it really brought home to me that the time of the elves was over, more than words could ever have done. Then again I didn't read "The Two Towers" until after having seen the movie. Wait a minute ... there was one guy at the cinema that kept complaining about the elves arriving at Helms Deep, and how it diviated from the book. It was you, wasn't it?
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Helpy McHelphelp
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No, I saw it in Kolding, the day after the premiere I think.
I too liked the reference to The Last Alliance, and the fighting style of the elves. The reason they used Haldir, well apart from the external one (he's already introduced in FOTR, and they didn't want to confuse the average moviegoer with yet another elf (same reason they cut Glorfindel, curse them!)) I don't have any suggestions.
The thing that still bugs me about the Helms Deep battle though is Aragorn and the elves charging the hole in the Deeping Wall before having spent all their arrows. Ranks right up there with Theoden's charge n the mumakils. Not the mark of a good tactician.
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~FazeShift~
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Originally posted by Action Jacktion: In the book, Shadowfax was grey. That's why he's called Shadowfax. I guess they changed it in the movies to go along with Gandalf's look. Shows how much you know, aluminium foil painted white turns grey. I can't believe you've never tried it! Haldir had a wobbly bit under his chin, not very elven-like, the Firstborn are all slim and toned. I don't understand why Aragorn didn't send the Dead to the Pelannor fileds like in the film, or even into Mordor in the film, since they're practically invincible. Probably scared of Sauron... wimps.
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catindisguise
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Originally posted by ~FazeShift~: Faramir has a horsie for a while... Then he gets pelted with eleventy million arrows and afflicted with the Nazgul coma, misses the whole battle, then he marries Eowyn, who you said should be Tweek. Good luck! Jealous? Do you want to wear a dress? Fine, you can be Eowyn. It'll help you get in touch with your feminine side Tweek can be an ork thing. I don't mind missing a battle, I'll mess up my new haircut, and we wouldn't want that.
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Nixorbo
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I'd like us all to take a moment of silence for Loew's Theaters Cherry Hill, which has been without Return of the King now for over 24 hours.
Updated movie sword preference:
Glamdring > the sword Arwen was running around with > Sword of the Witch King > Aragorn's ranger sword > Legolas' twin daggers > Gimli's single-bladed ax > Aragorn's Elvish dagger > Narsil/Anduril > Sting.
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Tweek
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~FazeShift~
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David A: "ILUVATAR: LA, dammit. MELKOR: Bwam bardle ningle boom. AINUR: . . . ILUVATAR: Right, you're out of the band. MELKOR: Fine, I was leaving anyway." Genius.
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Helpy McHelphelp
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Best thing I've read all week. Now I don't have to read this: *tosses Silmarillion in the trash can* LAST ALLIANCE OF ELVES AND MEN: Push off. SAURON: Make me. ISILDUR: Whack. SAURON: Ow. ELROND: Hey, you got his ring. Let's ditch it. ISILDUR: No. ELROND: This sucks. ISILDUR: Tell me about it. *dies* Best recap ever.
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Nixorbo
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SARUMAN: It's not him. Also the ring's lost at sea. RING: No I'm not. THE WISE: Augh. THE WEAK: Bad ring! Volcano for you! RING: *melts* SAURON: AUGH! MORDOR: BOOM.
Brilliant.
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~FazeShift~
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« Reply #470 on: 05-12-2004 23:16 »
« Last Edit on: 05-12-2004 23:16 »
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Ok, Treebeard says "...young master Gandalf..." in the Two Towers movie, but isn't he younger than Gandalf? After reading The Silmarillion (with only one mention of Ents, so far anyway) and Gandalf/Olórin being mentioned earlier as one of the Maia, I got the impression ol' Gandypants is a lot older. Unless you're speaking in terms of Middle Earth... Then ol' Treebie was there 1st, right? Also, what the hell's Bombadil? Vala? Maia? Freaky old perv from outer space?
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David A
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Originally posted by ~FazeShift~: Ok, Treebeard says "...young master Gandalf..." in the Two Towers movie, but isn't he younger than Gandalf?
After reading The Silmarillion (with only one mention of Ents, so far anyway) and Gandalf/Olórin being mentioned earlier as one of the Maia, I got the impression ol' Gandypants is a lot older. Unless you're speaking in terms of Middle Earth... Then ol' Treebie was there 1st, right? Yeah, Olórin is older than Middle Earth itself; but Treebeard was already around by the time that Olórin came to Middle Earth in the guise of Gandalf. Also, what the hell's Bombadil? Vala? Maia? Freaky old perv from outer space? Bombadil is neither a Vala, a Maia, nor an Elf; nor does he belong to any of the mortal races of Middle Earth. Bombadil is something else. What exactly that something is, Tolkien himself never said. He was meant to be a mystery, and he remains so.
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Nixorbo
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Bombadil was there first, that's all I know. Bombadil is Bombadil. "Eldest, that's what I am. ... Tom was here before the river and the trees; Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn. He made paths before the Big People, and saw the little People arriving. He was here before the Kings and the graves and the Barrow-wights. When the Elves passed westard, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless -- before the Dark Lord came from the Outside."
My quesiton is, which Dark Lord was he referring to? Morgoth or Sauron?
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~FazeShift~
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Why? Trainerphobia? They can't hurt you cat! Teral: ...He's an Yrch!! Gettim'!!
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~FazeShift~
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I don't go to awesome movies to watch peoples feet!! Stop saying I do, damn you!! And anyway, Gandy wouldn't wear Townie runners, he goes to "Istari Footwear", it's beside The GAP of Rohan...
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