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Forum: The Movies 12-19-2002, 06:10 PM |
Replies: 10
Views: 4,467
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Oliphaunt
I found it hard to enjoy. I thought Sam said it...
I found it hard to enjoy. I thought Sam said it best when he said "we don't belong here Mr. Frodo" in Osgiliath. |
Forum: The Books 12-03-2002, 12:02 PM |
Replies: 14
Views: 5,133
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Oliphaunt
Although Gollum was a mean character to start...
Although Gollum was a mean character to start with, he has a resilience of his own. He had the ring for 500 years without fading. There's something to be said for that. |
Forum: The Books 11-29-2002, 12:22 PM |
Replies: 6
Views: 4,237
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Oliphaunt
yeah, I always used to say/think Sirith, Sirdan,...
yeah, I always used to say/think Sirith, Sirdan, Selebrian, etc. |
Forum: The Books 11-20-2002, 12:34 PM |
Replies: 29
Views: 7,024
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Forum: The Books 11-19-2002, 03:51 PM |
Replies: 7
Views: 4,085
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Oliphaunt
I think there is certainly an anomaly between the...
I think there is certainly an anomaly between the similarity of speech between Gollum and Frodo, and the differences of speech between Frodo and the Bree-Hobbits. I can't remember the quote exactly,... |
Forum: The Books 11-14-2002, 03:58 PM |
Replies: 26
Views: 7,126
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Oliphaunt
He had the choice, he chose to be an elf,...
He had the choice, he chose to be an elf, therefore, he is an elf. |
Forum: The Books 10-17-2002, 04:51 PM |
Replies: 5
Views: 3,686
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Oliphaunt
I don't think that Legolas is the heir, but I...
I don't think that Legolas is the heir, but I think it's possible that because Elves can live for so long that they don't have heirs in the same sense that Men do. I think it possible that Legolas... |
Forum: The Books 08-07-2002, 06:15 PM |
Replies: 10
Views: 4,331
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Oliphaunt
I own the illustrated Hobbit in question....
I own the illustrated Hobbit in question. Incidentally, I won it in the Barrow-Downs Haiku contest. I thought that The Illustrated Hobbit was quite well done. |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-04-2002, 03:05 PM |
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Forum: The Books 08-03-2002, 02:32 PM |
Replies: 16
Views: 6,316
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Oliphaunt
That was an intersting post. I agree that Sam...
That was an intersting post. I agree that Sam takes a more active role, but that Frodo did a good job of bearing the ring without wearing it, which Gandalf warned against. Remember, Sam out on the... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-02-2002, 05:40 PM |
Replies: 31
Views: 7,006
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Forum: The Books 04-01-2002, 07:35 PM |
Replies: 213
Views: 35,714
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Oliphaunt
that was really funny!
I think that maybe...
that was really funny! I think that maybe Kalessin you're focusing too much on the respect that Fantasy gets or doesn't get, and maybe it's dirsrespect for literature in general. Someone who only... |
Forum: The Books 03-17-2002, 12:50 PM |
Replies: 43
Views: 15,074
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Oliphaunt
We just finished MacBeth in English, and the...
We just finished MacBeth in English, and the Birnham Wood thing made me think of the Ents right away, but I didn't see the Witch-King connection. neat. |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-14-2002, 03:17 PM |
Replies: 61
Views: 8,916
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Forum: The Books 01-30-2002, 03:40 PM |
Replies: 59
Views: 16,803
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Oliphaunt
The first time I read TLOTR, the Barrow Downs and...
The first time I read TLOTR, the Barrow Downs and the Balin's tomb "we cannot get out" really scared me. When my brother was reading it for the first time, he stopped reading when Gandalf dies in... |
Forum: The Books 01-28-2002, 05:20 PM |
Replies: 12
Views: 5,296
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Forum: The Books 01-16-2002, 08:20 PM |
Replies: 65
Views: 18,504
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Forum: The Movies 01-07-2002, 09:17 PM |
Replies: 3
Views: 3,991
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Oliphaunt
Lament of Gandalf
I bought the FOTR soundtrack for my sister for Christmas. Included was the lyrics for the lament of Gandalf, when the elves of Lothlorien sing for Gandalf. In the book, Legolas is asked to translate... |
Forum: The Books 12-29-2001, 04:04 PM |
Replies: 52
Views: 17,187
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Oliphaunt
We were driving around Windsor, Ontario (Canada)...
We were driving around Windsor, Ontario (Canada) and I saw a golf course called Rivendell. Enya has a song called Lothlorien, and this was before her work with the movie. |
Forum: The Movies 12-19-2001, 04:08 PM |
Replies: 75
Views: 14,569
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Oliphaunt
I thought it was an excellent movie, even though...
I thought it was an excellent movie, even though I was extremely disappointed at the length that PJ "interpreted" the story. Some characters were dead on in my opinion, like Gandalf, Galadriel, and... |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 11-20-2001, 07:05 PM |
Replies: 34
Views: 27,239
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Oliphaunt
These are all good points. I wonder if Denethor...
These are all good points. I wonder if Denethor resented his exclusion from the White Council, because at that time, although the Nazgul were in Minas Morgul, Sauron was in Dol Guldor, and perhaps... |
Forum: The Movies 11-19-2001, 05:32 PM |
Replies: 16
Views: 7,176
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Oliphaunt
burger king toys
check this link out <A HREF="http://www.media-file.net/lrimages.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.media-file.net/lrimages.htm</A> <BR>I feel sick |
Forum: The Movies 11-09-2001, 03:23 PM |
Replies: 23
Views: 9,573
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Oliphaunt
I didn't trust Harry Potter either, but one of my...
I didn't trust Harry Potter either, but one of my friends basically shoved the first one on me. I was rather surprised how much I liked it, I mean, they're kids books, and the school setting is... |
Forum: The Movies 11-08-2001, 04:28 PM |
Replies: 23
Views: 9,573
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Oliphaunt
I agree that the LOTR toys are not a good idea....
I agree that the LOTR toys are not a good idea. It will cheapen the image in my opinian. Thats one of the reasons I respect what the makers of the Harry Potter movies. They're not allowing any images... |
Forum: Quotable Quotes 09-30-2001, 08:28 PM |
Replies: 175
Views: 33,837
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