But he still has all his fingers.
I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
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 § - Jan 23, 2004 11:49:25 am PST #1484 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nutty - Jan 23, 2004 11:57:18 am PST #1485 of 3902
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
"Damn! Fiona Apple's skin is reeeally bad up close."
Poor man. At age 23, he's only just gotten over being called a moppet, and already he's been accused of looking like Fiona Apple and Michael Jackson. Which, on some thought, they're actually the same accusation.
tina f. - Jan 23, 2004 11:58:15 am PST #1486 of 3902
The re-enactment thing weirds me out like hearing about plays where the actors go out into the audience weirds me out. Fourth wall people! It's there for a reason. To give me peace.
Beverly - Jan 23, 2004 12:10:55 pm PST #1487 of 3902
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Caught a matinee of Last Samurai today. All the horsies lined up in a row to charge, and there was a slo-mo shot of tossing manes and brandished swords and stuff.
No Billy Boyd singing, though.
I've been thinking about EW and SA, and what it felt like to get to the emotional place Frodo and Sam were in, for the weeks it took to shoot from Minas Morgul to Mt. Doom. How do you turn that off at the end of the day? Especially knowing there's another day of it, and worse, tomorrow? Pros, both of them I know, from childhood. Still. It has to be an experience they're glad to be on this side of.
Kalshane - Jan 23, 2004 12:41:33 pm PST #1488 of 3902
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I like "no fourth wall" in certain situations. Sometimes it's obnoxious and/or distracting. Other times it's great and completely adds to the show.
For example, there's a group in Chicago I try to see every couple months that puts on a show that I just can't see working with a fourth wall. Audience reaction and interaction is an essential part of the experience. On the other hand, I've been to shows where the breaking of the 4th wall seems to be simply for it's own sake, or to be "edgy". That I don't care for.
MechaKrelboyne - Jan 24, 2004 9:36:52 am PST #1489 of 3902
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Jumping back a ways, as I'm just catching up;
I threw down my pants and smote his ruin upon the mountain side.
That is all.
Calli - Jan 25, 2004 6:15:41 pm PST #1490 of 3902
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Huh. It may be the whiskey, but I could swear I just saw RotK take every Golden Globe for which it was nominated. Yay! [whitefonted for those on GG tape delay]
Kathy A - Jan 25, 2004 7:20:26 pm PST #1491 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Can you say, "RotK Oscar sweep"? I knew you could!
I am sooooo looking forward to the announcing of the Oscar nominations this Tuesday morning. I'm betting RotK gets 13, possibly 14 noms--all 10 techs, except for possibly Makeup (TTT was shafted last year), Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Supporting Actor for Sean Astin. I'd be flabbergasted if Elijah Wood's name popped up in Best Actor, though that fifth spot that looked to be locked by Jude Law might be vulnerable.
Beverly - Jan 25, 2004 8:00:36 pm PST #1492 of 3902
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
From your lips (fingertips) to the Academy's ear, Kathy.
tina f. - Jan 26, 2004 5:08:18 am PST #1493 of 3902
YAY. GGs were very fun last night. I had never actually seen Fran Walsh before - she's adorable!! I have never loved PJ more than when he thanked Tolkien when accepting the Best Picture award. And I was so happy that "Into the West" won, too. Yay.