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Forum: The Movies
12-15-2003, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 22,442
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pandora
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I find it a little...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I find it a little bemusing how many people claim that it is ?really bad? or ?it sucks? or that it?s the ?worst film ever made?. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Worst film ever made is... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-15-2003, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 22,442
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pandora
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> omehow I think that PJ?s...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> omehow I think that PJ?s changes have been vindicated through the only medium that means anything. He has the box office results. He has the critical acclaim.... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-15-2003, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 22,442
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pandora
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Peter Jackson was a...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Peter Jackson was a long-time Tolkien fan, and claims to have the highest respect for JRRT's works. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Well, he can claim to be the Queen of Sheba if he... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-15-2003, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 22,442
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pandora
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>your accusations against...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>your accusations against Peter Jackson for allegedly not reading the book cannot be sustained. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>They are sustained by pretty well every line of the script... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-15-2003, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 22,442
Posted By
pandora
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I guess having bits...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I guess having bits faithful to the sacred texts is not enough after all. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Well, well, a genius in our midst. Yes, being faithful to the book and having a... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-14-2003, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 136
Views: 25,637
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pandora
Part of the problem is that some people clearly...Part of the problem is that some people clearly wanted the most "important" book to win rather than the most enjoyable. Would I vote LotR as more important than 1984 or War and Peace? No. Would I... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-11-2003, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 64,686
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pandora
Read the section in question. Either they saw...Read the section in question. Either they saw them or they are Orc Lore Masters who have studied their race's history. Doesn't seem very in-character, does it? Their attitude to the Nazgul as... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-11-2003, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,251
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pandora
That's correct. The problem is that the question...That's correct. The problem is that the question is a bit vauge: what is meant by "order". Both were Maia so in that sense equal; but within that obviously balrogs are lower as they have fallen to... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-11-2003, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,251
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pandora
This is cart-before-the-horse thinking: the...This is cart-before-the-horse thinking: the reason they were uniting people is because they were not powerful enough to overthrow Sauron themselves and their restricted use of magic and force was so... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
12-11-2003, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,714
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pandora
But that's not the issue. The question is whether...But that's not the issue. The question is whether Sauron without the Ring would have been strong enough to do it. This isn't a positive case of using the Ring to dominate but avoiding the negative... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-11-2003, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 64,686
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pandora
I think he has a legal practice somewhere in...I think he has a legal practice somewhere in London. |
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Forum: The Books
12-09-2003, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,310
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pandora
The second "fall" of the attack on Valinor is a...The second "fall" of the attack on Valinor is a fairly obvious parallel to the Tower of Babel with Ar-Pharazon playing the part of Nimrod. Almost everything in Sil is supposed to be "the real... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-08-2003, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,251
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pandora
The balrog. Gandalf makes one attempt to directly...The balrog. Gandalf makes one attempt to directly challenge the balrog with magic and is almost knocked out by it; he does not try again. Since that's the only evidence about their spirit-strength... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-08-2003, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 64,686
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pandora
I was wondering exactly this this morning! There...I was wondering exactly this this morning! There are a few hints in the orc conversations that they are immortal. Gorbag and Snagrat talk about the "good old days" as if they were a long time ago and... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-07-2003, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,595
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pandora
I think we can take what happened to Saruman as a...I think we can take what happened to Saruman as a model. Sauron simply faded away to become part of the "background evil" generated by Morgoth. |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2003, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,189
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pandora
The same as what? Quote what you are replying to,...The same as what? Quote what you are replying to, please, it makes things a lot clearer. Boromir, of course, never wore the Ring and so was never a ringbearer. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-07-2003, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,981
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pandora
Winston Churchill. All babies look like Winston...Winston Churchill. All babies look like Winston Churchill. |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2003, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 140
Views: 40,428
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pandora
Essentially every character with the possible...Essentially every character with the possible exceptions of Boromir, Pippin and Sam have been totally undermined by the movies. Gandalf is half-mad in the first film. I mean, jumping out from behind... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-05-2003, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,435
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pandora
Bree historyI'm sure I read somewhere in either UT or LotR that Bree once had a different name (perhaps when Arnor was still extant). Did I dream it or does anyone here know what it was? |
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Forum: The Books
12-04-2003, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,189
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pandora
He never actually wore the Ring; Smeagol only...He never actually wore the Ring; Smeagol only learnt that it turned the wearer invisible when he returned home wearing it. [ 1:38 PM December 04, 2003: Message edited by: pandora ] |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-04-2003, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,251
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pandora
It is not an insignificant point that Gandalf had...It is not an insignificant point that Gandalf had the Ring of Fire. I strongly suspect that without it he would have failed against the Balrog. Gandalf was the last of the Istari to arrive in ME and... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-03-2003, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 417
Views: 101,970
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pandora
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> At least PJ's Balrog...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> At least PJ's Balrog didn't wear fluffy black bedroom slippers! Give him some credit for his efforts. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>But his Balrog didn't save the Fellowship from... |
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Forum: The Books
12-03-2003, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,189
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pandora
No, that is the ongoing influence of Morgoth from...No, that is the ongoing influence of Morgoth from the Darkness beyond the world. See the Silmarillion for details. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-02-2003, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,918
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pandora
There is no way in which you could really...There is no way in which you could really determine that Tolkien was an evolutionist, a creationist, an athiest or a Christian from his ME material. The most you could say would be that he shared... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-01-2003, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,652
Posted By
pandora
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I rarely hear any...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I rarely hear any complaints about ... Lurtz being added, <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Perhaps that's because it goes without saying that it was a terrible idea?<P>The worst overall... |
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