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.
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
'War Stories'
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.
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."
§ 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
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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....
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2003 9:53:43 am PST #794 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
goes back to her fangurlish giggliness
DavidS - Dec 23, 2003 9:53:54 am PST #795 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, I forgot a tidbit I liked from the Weapons and Warfare book.
Pippin is wearing Faramir's boyhood armor in Minas Tirith. Merry is wearing Theoden's childhood armor. I don't know if that's from the book or just backstory that the costumers came up with, but I like it, especially with the Merry and Faramir parallels.