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Forum: The Movies 12-30-2002, 09:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,226
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting PJ said that during his commentary of FOTR.<P>He...

PJ said that during his commentary of FOTR.<P>He said Frodo looking in the mirror at it was his homage to that part of the book.<P>As for others I do no know... As long as it ends at the Grey Havens...
Forum: The Movies 12-30-2002, 09:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,660
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting List of Deleted scenes.

Some with Faramir Id like to see especially him leading Frodo, Sam and Gollum out of Osgiliath.<P><A HREF="http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1040672176" TARGET=_blank>Here</A>
Forum: The Movies 12-30-2002, 09:14 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,378
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting I could have swore Faramir in the book didn't...

I could have swore Faramir in the book didn't know Aragorn was the heir to the throne.
Forum: The Movies 12-26-2002, 06:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,397
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Grey Istar, your reply I...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Grey Istar, your reply I must say stirs up the pot more than Hawkeye's. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Good that was my intent. He gave no basis of why it is unacceptable. His critique is...
Forum: The Movies 12-26-2002, 01:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,397
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting The don't watch it for crying out loud. You act...

The don't watch it for crying out loud. You act as if he just stole one of your children. Its a movie its not the book and never will be the book. If you can't accept that explanation and say "oh ok,...
Forum: The Movies 12-24-2002, 11:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,945
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting I stand by the statement that the changes were...

I stand by the statement that the changes were inevitbale once they made Aragorn the way he was.
Forum: The Movies 12-24-2002, 02:58 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 17,148
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting Id hold off judgement untilt he Extended Edition...

Id hold off judgement untilt he Extended Edition and even the return of the King where i beleive we will see Faramir's true metal.
Forum: The Movies 12-24-2002, 02:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,611
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting The reason the Nazgul didn't go after the ring...

The reason the Nazgul didn't go after the ring quickly is because that whole scene was in slow mo. Did you see how slow the fricken wings were flapping?? If that was sped up to its original spead I...
Forum: The Movies 12-24-2002, 02:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,611
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting I liked the way the fell beasts where designed....

I liked the way the fell beasts where designed. They had only hind legs and wings. A common mistake when making dragons or dragon like creatures is giving them 4 legs and wings.<P>I like the shreeks....
Forum: The Movies 12-24-2002, 01:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,615
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting My friends loved it. You have to admit that was...

My friends loved it. You have to admit that was the greatest beginning to a film ever. After the movie I told them what was different. I got over those changes quick though. My one friend was...
Forum: The Movies 12-24-2002, 01:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,230
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting I heard PJ say he wanted to put the Gollum that...

I heard PJ say he wanted to put the Gollum that is in Two Towers in the Fellowship ebcause they aren't the same even though you can barely see it. They changed his look between movies.
Forum: The Movies 12-24-2002, 12:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,945
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting Nice post. I agree whole heartedly. <P>...

Nice post. I agree whole heartedly. <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> P.J. (along with most directors) doesn't give his audience enough credit. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>yeah but Ive seen so many people at the...
Forum: The Movies 12-22-2002, 02:55 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,183
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> First of all, we are not...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> First of all, we are not naive. If anyone is, it's you. You are ignorant. Just because we're mad PJ didn't stick more closely to the book, and especially since he said he would...
Forum: The Movies 12-22-2002, 01:46 AM
Replies: 180
Views: 46,589
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting I'm in. I thought Faramir was intersting in the...

I'm in. I thought Faramir was intersting in the movie. I also agree that his expressions often didn't look bad and quite the opposite. IMO he is more complex in the movie. He is straight arrow in the...
Forum: The Movies 12-22-2002, 01:24 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,183
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting I think you all need to get over it. Its movie...

I think you all need to get over it. Its movie for PJ's sake. I didn't go in expecting the book. I didn't go in expecting the Fellowship to be the book. It wasn't. Even after that he flat out told...
Forum: The Movies 12-22-2002, 12:46 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 17,148
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting He said that in the book.

He said that in the book.
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2002, 11:57 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 17,148
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I thought he was off, but...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I thought he was off, but not that far off. He could have been improved by speaking about Boromir and Denethor more (extended edition). Remember that Osgiliath was under...
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2002, 02:07 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 17,148
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting Faramir will be Faramir of the book. I have seen...

Faramir will be Faramir of the book. I have seen it. I see it now. I have no doubt in my mind that is where he is headed after seeing the movie for a second time. I saw it tonight and watched him...
Forum: The Movies 12-19-2002, 05:45 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 17,148
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting Kalimac maybe in the ROTK he will say that having...

Kalimac maybe in the ROTK he will say that having seen what the ring can do first hand. They have plenty of times took lines said somewhere in the book and have the character say them at a different...
Forum: The Movies 12-19-2002, 05:31 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 17,148
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting I just came from TORN's board and it was posted...

I just came from TORN's board and it was posted that Phillipa Boyens said that in the book Faramir was a static character and they wanted to give Faramir a journey in the film to find himself.<P>That...
Forum: The Movies 12-19-2002, 04:38 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 15,439
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting Ents are probably the hardest thing to represent...

Ents are probably the hardest thing to represent in Middle-Earth IMO so they were done as good as I think they could.<P>Some more Faramir stuff mostly. Maybe not rewritten but something like...
Forum: The Movies 12-19-2002, 12:00 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 46,712
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>all respect I have for you...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>all respect I have for you as a Tolkien fan is lost. It is true that none of the characters are really the same, but that does not mean that we should cease to recognize the...
Forum: The Movies 12-19-2002, 09:50 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 46,712
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting Can you really be mad that Faramir is changed...

Can you really be mad that Faramir is changed because every single character isn't exactly like they are in the book? Aragorn is different, Frodo is different, Sam is, everyone is. Having thought...
Forum: The Movies 12-19-2002, 12:58 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 46,712
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> We know that. However, if...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> We know that. However, if its based on the book, then when they change it as much as they did, its a dissapointment. If some are looking forward to the movie and then it falls...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2002, 10:30 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 46,712
Posted By GreyIstar
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Addressing the thread and...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Addressing the thread and not the topic of the thread: this is a literary website, that is, one based on the books of Tolkien, and as such, any discussion of the films must of...
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