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Forum: The Movies 02-14-2003, 02:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,933
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting The first set of DIRE WOLF photos from La Brea...

The first set of DIRE WOLF photos from La Brea are exactly what I was thinking. If PJ used this breed, then it was no great matter (!) to configure the software to make the skeletons move and to...
Forum: The Movies 02-14-2003, 01:00 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 12,414
Posted By Gilthalion
Tolkien <I>...and here it is! EDITS are in [...]...

<I>...and here it is! EDITS are in [...] brackets or the word "DELETED" is used.<P>Please excuse the length of this post. I believe that an important topic of the thread is closely concerned with...
Forum: The Movies 02-13-2003, 06:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,722
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting I still can't read Gandalf (or any other wizardly...

I still can't read Gandalf (or any other wizardly old man or prophet) without lapsing into a John Huston impersonation. (See my signature for a link to several RealAudio clips where I read from...
Forum: The Movies 02-13-2003, 06:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,933
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting I think <B>DaughterofVana</B> may be on the right...

I think <B>DaughterofVana</B> may be on the right track.<P>They do resemble hyenas, on the large and primitive side, of course. It definitely rings a bell. These cinematic wargs may have been taken...
Forum: The Movies 02-13-2003, 06:39 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 8,947
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting <B>Lily:</B><P>Thanks! Worked perfectly! The...

<B>Lily:</B><P>Thanks! Worked perfectly! The Hidden TTT preview, which I did not see at the theatre, definitely gives us a heads-up for some things that may be on the TTT Extended DVD.<P>It seems...
Forum: The Movies 02-13-2003, 06:14 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 12,414
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting Um, I'll be back later with a rather long email,...

Um, I'll be back later with a rather long email, when I get a copy back from a friend, if he kept it. Basically, I set out the case for LOTR to calm the concerns of Christians who are nervous about...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-13-2003, 05:47 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 35,998
Posted By Gilthalion
Thumbs up Cold be platter under stone And dry be meat...

Cold be platter under stone
And dry be meat left on the bone
A barrow is a hungry place
We'll feast on almost any race!

And what else would a hobbit-wight be up to? smilies/biggrin.gif
...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-13-2003, 09:11 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 25,974
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting I don't know much about it, but I assume the best...

I don't know much about it, but I assume the best literary agents ARE lawyers!
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-13-2003, 09:04 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 35,998
Posted By Gilthalion
White-Hand VEGAN'S BEWARE!!! The following entry contains...

VEGAN'S BEWARE!!! The following entry contains carnivorous subject matter. Dietary discretion is advised. The faint of heart or stomach should read no further! You were warned!

We ate Jill...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-13-2003, 08:20 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,085
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting Well, please do let us know what recipes you used...

Well, please do let us know what recipes you used and how they went over! I don't mind this being deleted, since I did post the amazing Beorn's Honeyed Fruit Salad on an earlier thread.

I will...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-13-2003, 08:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,872
Posted By Gilthalion
Pipe I purely hate to brag on our humility, but as a...

I purely hate to brag on our humility, but as a dear old gammer once told me, "It's a poor rooster what won't do his own crowin'!"

(P.S. Did I forget to mention we have the best college football?)...
Forum: The Movies 02-12-2003, 10:35 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 19,544
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting It seems that not many of the errors I've seen...

It seems that not many of the errors I've seen listed are ACTUAL errors, though some obviously are.<P>I guess it's just about impossible for any movie to have perfect continuity! But you folk...
Forum: The Movies 02-12-2003, 10:02 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,915
Posted By Gilthalion
Thumbs up The Mrs & I listened over and over again to this...

The Mrs & I listened over and over again to this soundtrack, as the one before. When I took it to work, she begged me to bring it back.<P>We particularly liked GOLLUM'S SONG. Not because it really...
Forum: The Movies 02-12-2003, 09:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,283
Posted By Gilthalion
Tolkien The "Shire in shambles" scene was depicted in...

The "Shire in shambles" scene was depicted in Galadriel's mirror as an "homage" according to PJ on the Extended DVD. In the book Galadriel says that somethings do not come to pass unless those who...
Forum: The Movies 02-12-2003, 09:32 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 8,947
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting <B>Lily:</B><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>The TTT...

<B>Lily:</B><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>The TTT trailer is on the second disk. Go to the "Fan Club" page, go left to the numbers and highlight the last set. Hit down arrow. When two towers show up,...
Forum: The Movies 02-11-2003, 05:58 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 12,548
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting I think that Maril's long post in this thread...

I think that Maril's long post in this thread last year presciently covered most of the reasons why TTT did not do better than it did in the nominations.<P>Even so, it is indeed something that this...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-11-2003, 05:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,872
Posted By Gilthalion
Sting The South (Farthing) Shall Rise Again!

I see all these other regional Barrow-Downs associations forming up out there! Well what about the good old Southern U.S. of A.?

Down here in the South (Farthing) we've got the best food, the...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-11-2003, 05:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,085
Posted By Gilthalion
Thumbs up What you need is advice from an old hobbit who...

What you need is advice from an old hobbit who knows his way around a kitchen! I served this up on a thread somewhere out there about a year ago or so.


Beorn's Honeyed Fruit Salad

This is a...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-11-2003, 09:43 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 20,388
Posted By Gilthalion
Tolkien I suppose I can only say that I subcreated my...

I suppose I can only say that I subcreated my avatar from a scan of (I think) one of Christopher Tolkien's maps, using MS Paintbrush and one of the shareware GIF animators. Previous avatars, the...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-11-2003, 09:35 AM
Replies: 169
Views: 133,785
Posted By Gilthalion
Tolkien Long, long ago (before the Internet became the...

Long, long ago (before the Internet became the World Wide Web, or is that the other way around?) I wanted an Elvish translation of my name "Robert" which means "bright fame."

I didn't find...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-11-2003, 09:18 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,745
Posted By Gilthalion
Pipe "Eee hee hee hee," the old hobbit cackled. ...

"Eee hee hee hee," the old hobbit cackled.

Remember this: IT IS LATER THAN YOU THINK! smilies/biggrin.gif

Looks like a whole bunch of geezers and geezers-in-training and apprentice-geezers...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-10-2003, 03:12 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 82,394
Posted By Gilthalion
Tolkien Thanks for the bump! (An odd thing happened. I...

Thanks for the bump! (An odd thing happened. I was reading this thread and then wound up on the WINTER thread, and posted to it!)

REPRISE:

I'm sure I could never catch up with everything, but...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-10-2003, 03:10 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 25,974
Posted By Gilthalion
Boots I'm sure I could never catch up with everything,...

I'm sure I could never catch up with everything, but let me hit a few points:

I began my reading of Tolkien back in 1977-78. There was a fellow in our Algebra class who was reading FOTR. I was...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-10-2003, 02:25 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,745
Posted By Gilthalion
Pipe 6 out of 9! Welcome to the club! Hmmm. I...

6 out of 9! Welcome to the club!

Hmmm. I had meant to put 10. Must've slipped my mind...


10) If recent matters slip your mind, but you remember matters from years before with crystaline...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-10-2003, 01:27 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,745
Posted By Gilthalion
Pipe I'll surely take a look at the Coming of Age...

I'll surely take a look at the Coming of Age Club! Thanks!

If you have to ask if you're old enough for the Geriatric Club, you're not old enough!

You're as young as you feel you know!

But I...
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