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| Anyone here ever read Tolkien?; Tolkien discussion. | |
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| Saft | Feb 23 2009, 01:29:58 PM Post #41 |
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I love Tolkien (not personally), I just enjoy his works. I've read: The Hobbit The Simlarion The Lord of the Rings and the unfinished tales. As to the movies, there are some parts were I did not like. For example, the elves at Helms Deep? How did they get there quick enough (when it took Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli days to reach Rohan) to aid the Rohirrim? |
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| Nick22 | Feb 23 2009, 01:45:09 PM Post #42 |
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Yeah, that does beg the question how they got there so fast. it wasn't in the book, it was just added to up the "action" I guess...Who was your favorite character in the movie.. Mine's Gandalf.. |
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| Saft | Feb 23 2009, 01:49:38 PM Post #43 |
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Unless the elves had a teleport device? Favourite characters in both book and movie verse are: Sam (For being a true hero and a loyal friend) and Faramir. Although I do like Sir Ian Mckellen's portrayal as Gandalf. Favourite characters in Book verse are: Eomer and Imrahil. |
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| Nick22 | Feb 23 2009, 01:52:16 PM Post #44 |
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Saruman was also played well, by the great Christopher Lee, who's been in tons of movies over the years, everything from Dracula to Star Wars. But I digress Gollum has always had a special place in my heart, and Andy Serkis played him very well in the film, and will reprise his role in the Hobbit which is coming out neither next year or 2011. |
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| Kor | Feb 23 2009, 02:02:45 PM Post #45 |
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It could be a mistake, or it could be they could do some sort of fastravel thing that Gandalf used in the hobbit to leave the hobbits since he was busy elsewhere too and reappear among or near the dwarves. |
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| Nick22 | Feb 23 2009, 02:04:50 PM Post #46 |
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I believe in the Hobbit, Gandalf used a horse which he borrowed from Elrond to return to the troll's campsite, and just in the nick of time too.. |
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| Kor | Feb 23 2009, 02:37:45 PM Post #47 |
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I recall he also had a tendency to just vanish at times, or something like that in the texts to only reappear. & he mentions, I think, about knowing he was needed at the time of the trolls. I'm not sure since I've not read the hobbit in over a decade. |
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| Nick22 | Feb 23 2009, 02:48:43 PM Post #48 |
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well he is a wizard after all, and most likely , judging from the timeline, he was probably attending the White Council.. that is what he was late for when he left Bilbo and the dwarves outside of Mirkwood. |
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| Kor | Feb 23 2009, 03:05:49 PM Post #49 |
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That could be a whole book, or movie, in itself, The White Council. It was also the name of what was going to be an rpg that ea canceled, or so I read. |
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| Nick22 | Feb 23 2009, 03:12:19 PM Post #50 |
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It was the temporary name for a RPg that EA later changed to something else.. although It would be cool playing as Saruman back when he was good.. |
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| Kor | Feb 23 2009, 04:32:20 PM Post #51 |
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It would be indeed. |
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| Nick22 | Feb 23 2009, 04:35:24 PM Post #52 |
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What I found on the Council game is that it is on hiatus...they may restart work on it, or they may not.. |
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| Kor | Feb 23 2009, 09:08:59 PM Post #53 |
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Maybe if the hobbit movie or movies do well. |
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| Nick22 | Feb 23 2009, 09:11:01 PM Post #54 |
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The Hobbit will do well, very well, that much is guaranteed. Mackellan will most likely play Gandalf again, aand Andy Serkis will play Gollum again. the question who will play the 13 dwarves...and Smuag.. |
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| WeirdRaptor | Feb 24 2009, 06:50:43 AM Post #55 |
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I vote Clancy Brown for the voice of Smaug. |
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| Kor | Feb 24 2009, 09:40:00 AM Post #56 |
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that is a pretty large cast, though most of the dwarfs are not main characters, but hopefully, they'll still get skilled actors to do them and especially the main characters. |
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| Saft | Feb 24 2009, 10:54:24 AM Post #57 |
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What about who is playing Bilbo for 'The Hobbit' movie? Or has someone already been choosen? |
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| Nick22 | Feb 24 2009, 11:29:07 AM Post #58 |
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James Earl Jones could be another Great cast for Smaug, he's done evil guys before.. as for who's playing Bilbo, we don't know yet. it won't be Ian Holm, though, he's too old.. |
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| Kor | Feb 24 2009, 11:33:19 AM Post #59 |
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I wonder if they'll use the actor who did Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings movies or if they'll choose a different one, I guess a different one, though Bilbo not supposed to have aged since he found the one ring. A thing that I think set Gandalf into thinking that what Bilbo had was one of the greater rings of power then one of the lesser rings. |
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| Saft | Feb 24 2009, 11:36:31 AM Post #60 |
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Oh yes, James Earl Jones would be wonderful to play Smaug. I remember browsing the internet once and saw a thread that was titled 'Who do you want to play as....' Over the roles for the characters in the Hobbit. Some one mentioned Tim Curry. Personally, I don't find Tim Curry that evil to begin with nor is he someone who I actually find a decent actor. James Earl Jones however, oh yes. In my opinion dragons should have deep voices. What about the trolls: William, Bert and Tom? |
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