I'm betting there's a shit-ton of breath mints to be involved there somewhere, too.
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.
WHOOHOO! Over at Salon, Stephanie Zacharek bitch-slaps that tacky stereotyped NYT article about how women don't like LOTR.
Yay. Go you Stephanie Z.
One would hope the NY Times would be above such laziness. But it does stir up page hits when that sort of article gets posted, so I expect the editors don't mind the controversy.
Very good article. I was hoping it'd be longer.
Hee! Funny cartoon.
WOOT - I'm going to see it again tonight. (This will by my second time.) Then once more on Wed. and I'll be done until it's DVD time. I need to get all my tears out tonight because I must.not.cry.about.a. movie.in.front.of.the.dad.
'suela is me, and I am 'suela.
The male geek factor was present from the first installment, "The Fellowship of the Ring," which New Line Cinema promoted heavily online to reach that audience. Online promotion is still a big part of the marketing strategy, as countless "Rings" Web sites help sustain the true fanatics.
Now this is of course not the craziest bit in this article but - what? Only men go online?
I don't understand how anyone could find those movies soulless. I think they capture all the best parts of the trilogy (in spirit if not in plot) and leave out all the political/linguistic/historical stuff that makes it hard for many people to get through.
And about the aforementioned book: I bought it for Kenny last night, then sat down and read the whole thing myself. Shhhh, don't tell him.
Anne, absolutely you may tag. (I've been tagged! Hee! Even if I get what Micole said about it *feeling* like WWI).
Someone posted a "Lost Jewelry" notice on the BB at work today, and the next 20 response were things like "My precious...." and "Hang on to it, my nine servants will be by to collect it shortly."
Someone posted a "Lost Jewelry" notice on the BB at work today, and the next 20 response were things like "My precious...." and "Hang on to it, my nine servants will be by to collect it shortly."
::snerk::