Is that the inscription from the One Ring on the collar of Richard Taylor's coat?
Mal: Take your people and go. Captain: You would have done the same. Mal: We can already see I haven't.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
sumi - Dec 19, 2003 9:39:02 am PST #351 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
smonster - Dec 19, 2003 9:47:37 am PST #352 of 3902
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Actually, in order to include some scenes to a length I thought excessive, other scenes, which I thought more iconic and mythic and cool, had to be chopped or cut entirely.
This + What Sean Said = Me
I sense a lack of surprise.
I have off work next Tuesday, and I'm thinking it's matinee time. Can't wait to see all the detail I missed the first time around, and savor all the great FX.
DavidS - Dec 19, 2003 9:48:21 am PST #353 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is that the inscription from the One Ring on the collar of Richard Taylor's coat?
Sure is. Burned into the velvet lapels. Very. t /Heathers
Katie M - Dec 19, 2003 9:49:59 am PST #354 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
Is that the inscription from the One Ring on the collar of Richard Taylor's coat?
*fondly* They're such dorks. It's great.
sumi - Dec 19, 2003 9:53:42 am PST #355 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Umm, did they leave this scene out or did I somehow manage to forget it?
Consuela - Dec 19, 2003 9:57:10 am PST #356 of 3902
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Didn't happen, sumi. I think EE.
Cashmere - Dec 19, 2003 10:02:11 am PST #357 of 3902
Now tagless for your comfort.
I would have remembered that scene--vividly. I also assume it's for the EE.
§ ita § - Dec 19, 2003 10:07:24 am PST #358 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I see, Katie. Most of my Moria's not claustrophobic comes from the great hall. The rest I hadn't really thought much about.
I looked carefully for that scene, sumi, and I'm not sure about waiting until November for it.
Suela, how was that described in the books? I'm not a battle specialist, and I thought they were pretty much dead meat any way they cut it. I'd be interested to know the right way, because I don't remember the text.
Nutty - Dec 19, 2003 10:12:37 am PST #359 of 3902
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Right. A lot of the military elements were crowd-pleasing rather than logical. Which I can live with, except inasmuch as I am logical yet also part of the crowd. Whereas, the Freudian Assault on Osgiliath was a proper cavalry formation, just the wrong use of cavalry. Which I am choosing to interpret as intentional mass suicide rather than foolishness or moviemaker error.
Point on the lack of railings in Moria and need for some large gathering-place in MInas Tirith. Still -- child-safety never an issue among the noble southerners? Also, very awkwardly shaped if it was intended as a proscenium. I mean, visually cool, but a little less with the logic than I like.
High marks, however, for capturing the motions of giant trebuchets from the city walls. I saw a thing on PBS about a college engineering team building one from scratch, and those are hella cool.
Nutty - Dec 19, 2003 10:15:59 am PST #360 of 3902
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Cereal:
ita, the scene in question in the books has them all dismounted, but drawn up to two main defensive positions on parallel hills. That is, a big circular hedge of spears, which all things considered is sort of an effective defense against attackers.
Breaking the hedge out into individual spears, less effective. Also, more vulnerable.