Crazy, the lot of you. Frodo & Sam walking is the good stuff. Not like those skimmable skimmable battle scenes.
Mal: There's plenty orders of mine that she didn't obey. Wash: Name one! Mal: She married you!
'War Stories'
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.
Jessica - Jan 26, 2004 8:32:53 am PST #1510 of 3902
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sean K - Jan 26, 2004 8:33:27 am PST #1511 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I don't suppose anyone grabbed any screen shots of Fran at the GGs?
MechaKrelboyne - Jan 26, 2004 8:35:23 am PST #1512 of 3902
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
I've got the oddest picture in my head of Gollum wearing one of Sam's pots on his head, now...
I don't know how you make clear that it's a (really dry) Bataan Death March unless you make it sort of a death march for the reader, too.
True enough. Unfortunately for Mr. Tolkien and his literary intent, I know a short cut.
Katie M, I wholeheartedly accept the premise that I'm getting more immature as I age, at least until I find evidence to the contrary.
Katie M - Jan 26, 2004 8:37:41 am PST #1513 of 3902
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Heh. Well, in most cases I have less patience as a reader now than I did then. I dunno why RotK is different.
tina f. - Jan 26, 2004 8:46:08 am PST #1514 of 3902
re: crying hobbits
I noticed Dom tearing up when PJ was accepting the Best Director award. Wanted to hug him. John R-D was there, too. And I was happy Cate Blanchett came on stage with them when they accepted the Best Picture award.
re: sam and frodo's death march
Count me among the skimmers of this. I skim lots of Frodo and Sam walking and I skim Tom Bombadil and various Rivendell stuff everytime I read LotR.
For anyone who missed the Golden Globes, they are on Bravo next weekend, I'm pretty sure.
sumi - Jan 26, 2004 8:49:14 am PST #1515 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Sean K - Jan 26, 2004 8:52:14 am PST #1516 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Thanks Sumi!
DavidS - Jan 26, 2004 8:53:11 am PST #1517 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fran and PJ need to stop dedicating their awards to dead people. You don't want to pull the moment down.
I'm worried for Dom not getting enough work in Hollywood.
bon bon - Jan 26, 2004 9:05:28 am PST #1518 of 3902
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Fran and PJ need to stop dedicating their awards to dead people. You don't want to pull the moment down.
Seems kind of pointless, doesn't it? As is mentioning the fact that they've passed on.
I'm worried for Dom not getting enough work in Hollywood.
I don't think any of them, except perhaps Billy Boyd, will get substantial work after this. A sort of Mark Hamill syndrome. But I would take that life, living well off the returns and investing it in other things, not trying to best that one experience of a lifetime, waiting for the "where are they now" cameras.
tina f. - Jan 26, 2004 9:07:58 am PST #1519 of 3902
I don't think any of them, except perhaps Billy Boyd, will get substantial work after this.
Hmm. I disagree. Look at Orlando Bloom already. Or are you just talking about the hobbits?
Dom has one smallish and one biggish British movies coming out in 2004 - Spivs and The Purifiers. It won't make him the next Orlando or anything, but they are both supposed to be pretty hip British gang type movies. So, maybe when industry people seem him as a non-hobbit he'll get more work.
I'd pay to see him take a nap personally, but that's just me.