edit - oh, and there was an outtake of Sir Ian flubbing a line and saying 'bugger it'. We need outtakes and gag reels.

WANT. They must be out there somewhere. I think one of the more recently posted links mentioned that each actor was presented with a tape of outtakes/gag reels when he filmed his last scene. *Sigh* Think of all the fun.

Dances with Ronin

HAW!

Back from the dead - do you know that the theater here that has the special screens with reserved seating and leather recliners is showing PAYCHECK on those screens? Paycheck. ROTK is consigned to normal screens.

Great news about the DVD length - they did say that Howard Shore had scored about 5 hours of movie, so at least that much is finished.

I want a commemorative Gandalf coin from NZ! ("The queen on one side and Elizabeth II on the other." Ha!)

Jess, I caved and bought it, and made my own scans and LJ icons.

I try to have shame ... it doesn't always work.

I got the extended DVDs of FotR and TTT for Xmas. Very happy.

I watched the first X-Men movie last night, and I was somewhat traumatized that Gandalf could be such a bad guy. I think I have trouble letting go of characters.

Because of the order I saw them in, I have no problem with Gandalf being Magneto. Legolas can be whoever he wants, as long as he kills people. Aragorn should only be himself.

Theoden? I actually screamed at The Scorpion King (which I liked well enough). Bernard Hill must never act again.

Legolas can be whoever he wants, as long as he kills people.

I had no problem with Legolas in the Big Gay Pirate movie, because his hair was totally different, and he got dirty, which clearly proved he was no elf. Plus I think that with dark hair, he looks WAY too much like Luke Perry.

Granted, Ian McKellen's hair is totally different as Magneto, but it still bothered me. I think it's because his voice is so distinctive.

I was surprised at how not distracted by Gandalf I was watching X2 a few days ago.

Also (watching Alias S2 DVDs), I've decided that I want Ian McKellan to do a movie with Victor Garber and Hugo Weaving. (This can be the same movie as the one where Hugo Weaving, Adrien Brody, and Peter Gallagher are all in a gang together. They can intimidate people with their eyebrows.)

I watched the first X-Men movie last night, and I was somewhat traumatized that Gandalf could be such a bad guy. I think I have trouble letting go of characters.

If you think that's bad, you should see APT PUPIL or RICHARD III. Or not. shrugs

If you think that's bad, you should see APT PUPIL or RICHARD III. Or not.

Or Macbeth where Sir Ian plays the lead role with Judi Dench as his Lady M. He's also shirtless occasionally, something I really didn't feel the need for with Gandalf. I think it's easier for me to separate his work in this role vs. Gandalf because McKellan is so much younger here.