Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...

Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'


LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".  

Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".

A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.


Volans - Jan 06, 2004 1:37:47 pm PST #1158 of 3902
move out and draw fire

I'm still slightly impressed by the hobbit lass at Trilogy Tuesday. All the other women in costume (save one) went for the sexy/attractive, and then there's this girl who's glued pubic hair to her feet.

And now someone will post how actually pubic hair on the feet is v.sexy.

I love that the Topps card for Figwit says "Figwit."


§ ita § - Jan 06, 2004 2:09:28 pm PST #1159 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I love that the Topps card for Figwit says "Figwit."

Hee. Me too.


askye - Jan 06, 2004 5:30:27 pm PST #1160 of 3902
Thrive to spite them

I finally saw RoTK (and skipped a bunch of posts here).

I'd read a lot of the reactions posted here after the movie first came out so I knew what to expect. I thought I'd be teary during most of Sam's big scenes but I wasn't. I made the mistake of getting a drink, well I needed one because I've been coughing, but then I drank too much of it.

The theater was mostly empty when we (my brother and I) saw it but there were some vocal fans near us that cheered during several of the battle scenes and laughed and clapped for Sam.

I yelped when Shelob showed up.

The two places I did get teary were when Sam carried Frodo and also when the Riders of Rohan showed up at the battle and started yelling. Actually during TTT I got teary when Gandalf showed up with the Riders and they charged down the hill. Something about seeing horses into battle I suppose.

I loved all the various creatures and monsters that showed up, I want to see it again just so I can watch that.

My brother made some remarks about having to see the sappy false endings again.

And I'm going to have to take back what I've said about not seeing the HoYAY in the movies, I don't know if it's the exposure of time or what but Pippin/Merry scenes just screamed "they are a couple!"

Some Sam/Frodo scenes but nothing like Merry/Pippin.


tina f. - Jan 07, 2004 6:22:03 am PST #1161 of 3902

Awww. Just got weepy again.

Hayden just linked to this in movies for a totally different reason. Check out the music nominations. (Well and RotK is nominated for just about everything - but the music nomination is the one that made me weepy.)

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Anne W. - Jan 07, 2004 7:11:26 am PST #1162 of 3902
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Heh. Go, Pippin! Although I love "Into the West," I think they chose the better song for the nomination. After all, ItW is closing credits music, but "The Steward of Gondor" plays into the plot, characterization, etc., in a way that most movie songs never do.


brenda m - Jan 07, 2004 7:36:34 am PST #1163 of 3902
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Wow, finally get to the end of the thread and all I have to say right now is that yesterday I was driving behind a truck from a printing company called Shadow Fax.


sumi - Jan 07, 2004 7:49:26 am PST #1164 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

I love Pippin's song. . . the other day I went and found it in FotR (you know -- the book) and well, it's a much happier jollier thing in the book.

Yet, I still love it.


Sean K - Jan 07, 2004 8:02:31 am PST #1165 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

It's one of Bilbo's songs, isn't it?


sumi - Jan 07, 2004 8:03:46 am PST #1166 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

I think so -- sung before they've even left the Shire.


Melpomene - Jan 07, 2004 9:17:52 am PST #1167 of 3902
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread,
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We'll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed.

There's more but it didn't show up in The Steward of Gondor. And the nomination, Yay Billy! That's my favorite track on the soundtrack.

I've been playing the RotK game on Playstation 2 and it's kicking my ass. I'm stuck on the Pelennor Fields.

I think I'm going to see RotK for the fourth time later this week. My sister and my mom haven't seen it yet and they want to. Must remember not to cry or I'll get teased mercilously.