Scenes from the extended RotK. There's a lotta German in here. Whitefont: Grima! Grima and Saruman! It looks like they're doing that scene pretty straight, except killing Saruman at the end.
Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.
Cordelia ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Katie M - Mar 04, 2004 5:39:30 pm PST #2222 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
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2004 5:42:23 pm PST #2223 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dear lord.
I need a Billy Boyd of my very own, and I want him to do acoustic Britney to me while wearing a kilt forever.
off to look at the scenes
Sean K - Mar 04, 2004 6:32:45 pm PST #2224 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, how much do I love that the only two spoken lines from the new RotK "We won all the Oscars" ad are Aragorn's "You bow to no one," and Gandalf's "Now come the days of the king"?
Kathy A - Mar 04, 2004 9:11:31 pm PST #2225 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yeah, I saw that new ad, too. The smart thing they did at the end was say, "Check out our website, so you can catch up on what you need to know if you're late to the party and haven't seen the first two films," or words to that effect. Most of the scenes in that ad were ones that they didn't reveal until after the film came out (Sam carrying Frodo, Sam coming home and picking up Elanor, the Grey Havens, the coronation).
MechaKrelboyne - Mar 05, 2004 3:59:57 am PST #2226 of 3902
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
(what does "flies in his eyes" mean?)
Heh. That's one of those things where you post and then promptly realize that you've told the most inward of in jokes, as you're the only person on earth who knows why you said it.
Originally, it was a line from Catch-22. IIRC, it was pretty much a throwaway thing for one character to say to another without explaining himself in order to be strange and off putting. Over time, I started using it to describe people like my old boss from the pharmacy, who though not particularly threatening in any way, have an tend to inspire a quick assessment of what makeshift weapons might be about, and who's closer to any given one. Whew. As I believe I said earlier, heh.
sumi - Mar 05, 2004 5:32:46 am PST #2227 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Umm, no Houses of Healing?
I thought that they filmed the Houses of Healing?
(That was just a spec site wasn't it?)
Connie Neil - Mar 05, 2004 5:45:26 am PST #2228 of 3902
brillig
If they don't have the Houses of Healing, how are they going to do Eowyn meeting Faramir?
§ ita § - Mar 05, 2004 5:47:02 am PST #2229 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think that site is an official or complete guide -- I recognize bits of stuff from specials, and they don't go any further than the special (like the Legolas/Gimli drinking game) although it's apparent there's further relevant footage.
Katie M - Mar 05, 2004 6:32:46 am PST #2230 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
RE the Houses of Healing: There was a shot in there that was clearly Aragorn healing Faramir.
Fiona - Mar 05, 2004 8:29:53 am PST #2231 of 3902
Yes, that Swiss site did mention the Houses of Healing (just not in very great detail). Something about Aragorn finding that he can heal Merry, Pippin, Eowyn and Faramir and that E and F get to know each other a little better.