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Forum: The Movies
11-06-2003, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,062
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Carorëiel
I agree that you shouldn't force anyone to read...I agree that you shouldn't force anyone to read it if they really don't want to. It'll ruin it for them.<P>However, if you do manage to convince someone that they may actually want to read LotR but... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-25-2003, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,322
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Carorëiel
I always thought it was Merry just because he was...I always thought it was Merry just because he was the last one talking before the camera pulls away for the wide-shot, but now that I think about it, it does <I>sound</I> more like Pippin. |
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Forum: The Movies
10-24-2003, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,090
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Carorëiel
I don't think <I>any</I> book could be wholey,...I don't think <I>any</I> book could be wholey, completely, or perfectly adapted to the screen. That's just the nature of the two different mediums. <P>That being said, I must say Peter Jackson and... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-11-2003, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 8,246
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Carorëiel
--After Gandalf's death--the music there is...--After Gandalf's death--the music there is amazing<P>--the bits in tTT where Frodo is blatantly affected by the ring, ie first time we see Nazgul on flying mounts, when Frodo strokes the ring, when... |
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Forum: The Books
10-11-2003, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,113
Posted By
Carorëiel
Perhaps this is a bit off-topic or outside the...Perhaps this is a bit off-topic or outside the vein of the subject at hand, but I always find it interesting think about the "bad" things that happen in LotR that "had" to happen in order for... |
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Forum: The Books
10-05-2003, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 9,128
Posted By
Carorëiel
I have a book by David Day titled A Hobbit...I have a book by David Day titled A Hobbit Companion in which he discusses the etymological origins of character names in the LotR. It's very interesting, and I quoted it in a paper I wrote recently... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2003, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 30,799
Posted By
Carorëiel
As an American, I come from a long tradition of...As an American, I come from a long tradition of not celebrating things on the days they actually happened. Too inconvenient, yes? Holidays must always fall next to the weekend so as to disrupt the... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-22-2003, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 417
Views: 100,029
Posted By
Carorëiel
My friends and I have dubbed today Hobbit...My friends and I have dubbed today Hobbit Day--use it as an excuse to watch FotR or tTT again. Maybe that'll help (just for today) in the wait for RotK. |
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Forum: The Movies
09-15-2003, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,609
Posted By
Carorëiel
I've said this elsewhere, but I'll say it again ....I've said this elsewhere, but I'll say it again . . . . <P>I see the Gandalf/Balrog scene at the beginning of tTT as a dream sequence. Because it is happening in Frodo's mind (ie he's dreaming), the... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-23-2003, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,996
Posted By
Carorëiel
I loved The Matrix, but I can't see myself going...I loved The Matrix, but I can't see myself going to see either of the next two movies more than once in the theater--especially as there are two of them. But I'm sure I'll go to RotK three or four... |
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Forum: The Books
04-09-2003, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,103
Posted By
Carorëiel
Critical Essays on TolkienI'm doing a project (I'll spare you the details), and I'm looking for different critical essays on Tolkien and his works (mostly LotR, but not necessarily exclusively). My focus is essays addressing... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-09-2003, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,089
Posted By
Carorëiel
Sorry--somebody should have caught it. With so...Sorry--somebody should have caught it. With so many of the people working on the movie being fans of the book, it's weird to me that no one noticed it. I mean, look how many of us did.<P>As a bit... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-07-2003, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,362
Posted By
Carorëiel
One of my professors told me today that he saw an...One of my professors told me today that he saw an ad saying tTT theatrical DVD would be released in August and extended in November--just like FotR. Can anyone confirm this? |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
04-07-2003, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 13,646
Posted By
Carorëiel
Who lives in a dark tower off to the East? ...Who lives in a dark tower off to the East? Spongebob Nazgul! Spongebob Nazgul! Black, and freaky, and undead is he! Spongebob Nazgul! Spongebob Nazgul! If mythical nonsense be something you... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-07-2003, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,168
Posted By
Carorëiel
I think both FotR and tTT are excellent movies. ...I think both FotR and tTT are excellent movies. I, as a person who has known these stories since I was about five, have a few issues with some of the changes he made. But I recognize that a movie... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-05-2003, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,027
Posted By
Carorëiel
Perhaps this is only tangentally related to this...Perhaps this is only tangentally related to this thread, but this seems as good a place as any to mention it.<P>Did anyone else think the cast interview bit (The Fellowship of the Cast) on the... |
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Forum: The Books
04-03-2003, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,616
Posted By
Carorëiel
I'm a bit confused--are you talking about the...I'm a bit confused--are you talking about the last paragraph of "A Knife in the Dark?" What's confusing you regarding the sword? He only drops it once and doesn't pick it up again: "At that... |
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Forum: The Books
03-29-2003, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 16,405
Posted By
Carorëiel
>>>We talked about a great deal of other things,...>>>We talked about a great deal of other things, but I fear this post is gigantic enough already at this point. I'd like to hear more about what she had to say . . . . [ March 29, 2003: Message... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
03-25-2003, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,841
Posted By
Carorëiel
Frodo sings "With a Little Help from my Friends"...Frodo sings "With a Little Help from my Friends" to Sam. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
03-24-2003, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 2,150
Views: 760,487
Posted By
Carorëiel
You write an essay about LotR for your creative...You write an essay about LotR for your creative essay class (perhaps bad enough in and of itself) and frighten your professor by reading the Black Speech inscription from the Ring more fluently than... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-24-2003, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 11,071
Posted By
Carorëiel
I only saw the last hour or so of the Oscars. In...I only saw the last hour or so of the Oscars. In the shots where they pan through the audience, the only LotR person I noticed was Sean Astin. Anybody (maybe who watched the whole thing) know who... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-23-2003, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,093
Posted By
Carorëiel
This was an awesome idea. Hope no one minds if I...This was an awesome idea. Hope no one minds if I toss in a few comments. I'll try to be brief.<P>1. Compressed time frame between Bilbo's party and departure of Frodo & Sam.<BR> *1--It's important... |
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Forum: The Books
03-23-2003, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 18,416
Posted By
Carorëiel
I, too, thought of MacBeth when reading about the...I, too, thought of MacBeth when reading about the Ents' attack on Isengard and the Witch King/Eowyn battle. My English Major friends and I have had numerous conversations about it and concluded... |
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Forum: The Books
03-20-2003, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,222
Posted By
Carorëiel
And while I'm being a dorky English major:
...And while I'm being a dorky English major: (also from the OED on-line--an extremely useful tool, if dorky smilies/smile.gif) "Halfling 1. One not fully grown; a stripling. 1794... |
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Forum: The Books
03-20-2003, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,222
Posted By
Carorëiel
From the OED online:
"flummox--trans. To...From the OED online: "flummox--trans. To bring to confusion; to ‘do for’, cause to fail; to confound, bewilder, nonplus" --been in use since at least the 1830s . . . Hope that helps. ... |
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