Get the fuck out of town! Of course, now I have no idea how to find the one I thought was Figwit and ask who he is.
Gimme a sec.
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
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.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2003 2:56:46 pm PST #118 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Beverly - Dec 17, 2003 2:57:16 pm PST #119 of 3902
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Re: Aragorn and Eowyn,
Every time someone mentions their crypoints it makes me cry again. Possibly I should not have spent an hour listening to the soundtrack and sobbing in my room this afternoon.
Kate is me, including the whitefont re: Aragorn and Eowyn.
Oh, and when Sam gets up to go talk to Rosie at the Green Dragon? From the faces of the other hobbits, I thought he had just grabbed her and started kissing her--they all looked like they were thinking "oh, time to look away now." Anyone else get this impression?
Yes, that's what I got.
Kathy, about Billy Boyd making up the tune? Fucking incredible. And I also agree about the music as Frodo crawls desperately up Mount Doom--that flute line is so gorgeous.
Also with the agreeing.
Oh, hey, and dogs at Meduseld! Or at least a dog.
I know! I was surprised into pointing at the screen and saying "Dog!" out loud. The people I was with hadn't been here for that conversation, so they thought me master of the obvious, and were a little concerned at that point. Fortunately, they were quickly distracted by the pretty movie. And did no one else but me love the flaming rhino ram? I thought it was hysterical and, you know, frightening, all at the same time.
Volans - Dec 17, 2003 2:57:29 pm PST #120 of 3902
move out and draw fire
I was wondering if that was Figwit, but wasn't sure.
Victor, San Diego's reviewer might've hated it more.
Jessica - Dec 17, 2003 2:58:21 pm PST #121 of 3902
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
ita, that was Figwit!
I was so happy they gave him a line!
Sean K - Dec 17, 2003 2:59:37 pm PST #122 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Figwit!
FIGWIT!!!! Hee! (Yes, I used to hang around the TORN boards, too. Yes, that Sean K was me.)
Theodosia - Dec 17, 2003 3:00:49 pm PST #123 of 3902
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Ohmigawd, they brought Figwit back? Coolness!
Raquel, I noticed the dog as well!
One more thing:
* I missed the "Legolas sees the ocean for the first time" moment that they should have put on film if they have any sense.
Theodosia - Dec 17, 2003 3:02:59 pm PST #124 of 3902
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Beverly, about the flaming ram -- that was supposed to be a *boar*, and it was called "Grond" after the Hammer of the Underworld. And yes, terrible and funny and destructive as all hell.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2003 3:03:55 pm PST #125 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kate P. - Dec 17, 2003 3:08:41 pm PST #126 of 3902
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I loved the dragon/boar/rhino battering ram too. It was on fire! Cool!
Theo, that would be great if they showed Legolas seeing the sea for the first time in the extended edition. I might argue that it wouldn't make much sense in the movie, because we haven't seen the bit where Gandalf tells Legolas to beware the sea, but then again, the EEs are really for the book-lovers anyway, so they might put it in for us.
Kathy A - Dec 17, 2003 3:14:53 pm PST #127 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My big cry point was, yes, a Frodo/Sam scene:
Sam talking about the Shire, and then we get Frodo's "Wheel of Fire" speech, which I was really hoping would be included in some form, and I think that EW just nailed it. I'm convinced of that because that's when I lost it and started sobbing during both my viewings.
I completely agree that Sam was planting one on Rosie offscreen, and thought that the other hobbits' reactions were great--we finally got a great smile from Frodo!
Oh, and a great little thing that I noticed today-- Narya! Yes, Gandalf's wearing the ring at the Grey Havens !