Funny, the horse mounting scene throws me off way more than the Oliphaunt scene, because he goes up the horse on the wrong side and his wrist is all catty-whoumpus! The Oliphaunt scene, like Jess said, is fake fake fake, but still really exciting. The horse scene they TOTALLY could have done for real with a crane and stuff.
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'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.
Aims - Dec 23, 2003 9:44:35 am PST #784 of 3902
Shit's all sorts of different now.
tina f. - Dec 23, 2003 9:45:32 am PST #785 of 3902
Ohhh - help!
Non-Tolkein friend just asked me who the guys on the elephants were (like their actual name - not just - "bad guys" which is what I said at first) and I can't remember...anybody?
DavidS - Dec 23, 2003 9:45:33 am PST #786 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The horse scene they TOTALLY could have done for real with a crane and stuff.
As I recall, Orlando was injured on that day and couldn't mount the horse properly so they did a little CGI pickup and made it more spectacular.
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2003 9:46:08 am PST #787 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The horse scene they TOTALLY could have done for real with a crane and stuff.
And a double -- Orlando had a broken rib.
Jessica - Dec 23, 2003 9:46:19 am PST #788 of 3902
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
It's the same as the theatrical.
In that case, it's probably a resolution thing. Or they cleaned it up on both DVD releases.
Image quality aside, I still can't figure out how he grabs the reins with the back of his hand. Elves must be massively double-jointed.
Aims - Dec 23, 2003 9:47:09 am PST #789 of 3902
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Injury, scmingury. He is the Jackie Chan of the Elves. He wouldda done it had they asked.
ETA: Broken rib owie. Ok, minus the injury though.
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2003 9:48:02 am PST #790 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He is the Jackie Chan of the Elves. He wouldda done it had they asked.
Well, he re-evaluated his relationship to his wellbeing, so maybe not.
laughs her own ass off at her fangirly self
Aims - Dec 23, 2003 9:49:01 am PST #791 of 3902
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Well, he re-evaluated his relationship to his wellbeing
There's a lesson to be learned here, ita.
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2003 9:52:09 am PST #792 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's a lesson to be learned here, ita.
Having never broken a bone, much less my back, I think me and my wellbeing are getting along pretty well.
Aims - Dec 23, 2003 9:53:20 am PST #793 of 3902
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Well, that...then...but....
*sigh*
Plllbbbttt....