Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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.
Ah! So ita's not just conjuring that. I missed it, myself.
Sean, your memory's just as likely to be any good as mine. Surely by now you know I pull stuff out of my hindparts as often as not.
I'm still whitefonting for the greater glee and screaming. I guess, at least, through the weekend, because it's hard to get around to seeing a movie till you've had a weekend.
Nutty, how were you defining sword master above? In the cinema industry, or within a particular martial art?
In the cinema industry, it's more or less true. Bob freakin' Anderson does everything.
Nutty, how were you defining sword master above? In the cinema industry, or within a particular martial art?
I was basically pulling a definition out of my butt, with exaggeration on top. I'm sure there actually are other swordmasters, but he's the only one I've ever heard of in the movies, and whenever a DVD talks about swords, sooner or later he comes up in the conversation. Usually sooner.
The joke is, he is like 80 years old. And while I'm sure he can still kill me dead, it amuses me to think of an 80 year old guy teaching whippersnappers how to strike with deadly accuracy and speed.
What's the technical definition of sword master?
edit: Ah, never mind.
it amuses me to think of an 80 year old guy teaching whippersnappers how to strike with deadly accuracy and speed
What? You didn't see The Karate Kid?
Actually in Hollywood I bet it's like prop master -- the dude in charge of the swords and their handling. I know the gun guy is usually called the firearms master, or something like.
I love Bob Anderson.
And rightfully so.
So, is there a Ballista Master for the big crossbows from Helm's Deep? That would be all different kinds of all right. If there isn't, I got dibs on the seige weaponry.
Actually in Hollywood I bet it's like prop master
That's what I'd thought, and as old as Bob is, I'm thinking he'd be plumb tuckered out. But he does have PotC on his credits, so that makes me smile.
From IMDB:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King sold about $34.1 million worth of tickets at the domestic box office on Wednesday, setting a record for a Wednesday premiere and also setting the stage for what many analysts predict will be the biggest opening weekend for any film ever. The previous record for a Wednesday opening was set by Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace in 1999, when it took in $28.5 million. New Line Cinema distribution chief Rolf Mittweg reported that the film earned an additional $23.5 million in 19 other countries, including $5.2 million from the U.K., where it also set a Wednesday record.
From Box Office Mojo:
Among all opening days, Return of the King's $34.1 million ranks third behind Spider-Man's $39.4 million and The Matrix Reloaded's $37.5 million, but ahead of the first Harry Potter's $32.3 million.
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Ultimately, Two Towers became the first sequel to an uber-blockbuster ($250 million plus) to out-gross its predecessor, $339.8 million to $313.4 million. Return of the King could become the second.