Saffron: But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh? Mal: Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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 § - Nov 30, 2004 8:46:35 am PST #3245 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

they didn't show any of that in the trailer

They did show bits of the drinking game, but no lines from it.


sumi - Nov 30, 2004 8:47:56 am PST #3246 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

I meant -- that there wasn't dialogue heard, I did see the dreaded drinking game snippet.

OTOH: Houses of Healing!!! Crowned king! Merry offering service to Theoden!


Consuela - Nov 30, 2004 9:24:14 am PST #3247 of 3902
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yay! Cannot WAIT.


sumi - Dec 01, 2004 5:36:33 am PST #3248 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

This link was at TORN. It's a review of the EE and is said to be very spoilery. (I haven't read it - I'm of two minds as to how spoiled I want to be for it, you know?)


beekaytee - Dec 01, 2004 7:40:53 am PST #3249 of 3902
Compassionately intolerant

The English translation of the TORN article is a bit dodgy, making for rough reading.

The author's contention is that a longer movie is not a better movie...which I can't dispute. It's true that in most cases deleted scenes are blessings and I love the directors who have the courage to say, "That was cut because, well...it was crap."

But the author counters his own argument by describing the new EE scenes in a way that makes me want to see them even more!

And this is PJ we are talking about, working on a magical project. I can't imagine anything in the hundreds of hours of exposed film they ran through being truly awful.

I didn't think my anticipation could BE higher. I was wrong.


beathen - Dec 01, 2004 7:53:54 am PST #3250 of 3902
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.

After reading the article, I too am more excited to see the extended version. With this project, it's not all about getting to the action faster. By adding in or extending scenes it may slow it down a bit, but, to me, it will be a more complete version and true to the original vision.


sumi - Dec 02, 2004 4:17:06 am PST #3251 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

NYC LotR-istas!!!!

Hello, since I saw the ROTK EE last night, I though I'd throw my two cents in. First, for all those in NYC, you can purchase the ROTK EE DVD at a video store on the corner of 40th St. and 8th Ave. (across from the Port Authority south building). Take the stairs down leading to the subway and the store is right there (Warning! Lots of adult titles as well). Price is $39.99.

This from Torn.


Kathy A - Dec 02, 2004 9:00:55 am PST #3252 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I was reading Cleolinda's recap of Lost, and noticed that she's a LotR fan ("Merry + Eowyn 4evah!"), so I decided to look through her archives to see her review of RotK. It was nothing special, but her repost of The Two Tickets is to die for.


SuziQ - Dec 02, 2004 9:15:50 am PST #3253 of 3902
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I believe she is also a Buffy fan, as her latest LOST recap included "FIRE BAAAAD! ETHAN WORRRRSE!"

I tell ya, she is one of us.


sumi - Dec 03, 2004 10:32:19 am PST #3254 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

Another RotKEE clip.