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Forum: The Movies
01-04-2013, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 130
Views: 111,936
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Rhod the Red
That depends on how you define 'successful'. If...
That depends on how you define 'successful'. If Tolkein tried to get it published today he'd obviously be rejected out of hand. His book breaks all the rules; no sex, no this, no that, etc. He... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-04-2013, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,770
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Rhod the Red
Yep, the 2000s saw a big boost to the fantasy...
Yep, the 2000s saw a big boost to the fantasy genre in film and books. Tolkein's influence has only grown with time, to the dismay of critics like Germaine Greer.............. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-04-2013, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 130
Views: 111,936
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Rhod the Red
Also not everyone's imagination or ability to...
Also not everyone's imagination or ability to read properly, is exactly the same. Some people no doubt found it easier to watch the films, then read the books. |
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Forum: The Books
01-04-2013, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,122
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Rhod the Red
I can think of one effort he did make of...
I can think of one effort he did make of 'repaying'; regarding Rohan and the Dunlandings-troubled the Rhohirrim in the Westfold, etc. He did also reveal elements of Ring-Lore to the White Council... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-03-2013, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 64,592
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Rhod the Red
Emissary has an official inference though, the...
Emissary has an official inference though, the Istari's mission was secret. The casual reader would think otherwise because the word 'emissary'. That was the point I was making. With, say... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-02-2013, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 64,592
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Rhod the Red
Might be ironic for you but it's a fact. The user...
Might be ironic for you but it's a fact. The user Morgan for example is visceral towards anything outsourced. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-02-2013, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 70,545
Posted By
Rhod the Red
It was the movie that made me read the book.
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It was the movie that made me read the book. I did get a chill and so on from the Black Riders. I like how it has the dark, grim feel to it. But when you watch it older nowadays, you see the... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-02-2013, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,781
Posted By
Rhod the Red
Just as long as Smaug isn't portrayed as stupid...
Just as long as Smaug isn't portrayed as stupid when Bilbo tries to riddle the conversation with him. He was confused because of unfamiliarity with Hobbit smell. We don't need a "What? What's that... |
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Forum: The Books
01-01-2013, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 34,171
Posted By
Rhod the Red
Well we have no confirmation of him battling lots...
Well we have no confirmation of him battling lots all at once or small numbers. More likely than not only small numbers had the courage to try to buy time for the rest to escape. Their... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2013, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 64,592
Posted By
Rhod the Red
That's speculation. So don't bother putting it in...
That's speculation. So don't bother putting it in an online encyclopedia profile page like on Tolkein Gateway, it'd be removed. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2013, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 64,592
Posted By
Rhod the Red
Well, as I pointed out earlier, the location of...
Well, as I pointed out earlier, the location of Radagasts' residence was hardly conducive to regular washes. I don't recall even in the movie a slight glimpse of a stream, etc, unless I missed it. ... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2013, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 283
Views: 182,655
Posted By
Rhod the Red
I want to intervene by arguing always having...
I want to intervene by arguing always having Dwarves with medium sized beards is too old or overused, in my view. Having younger & variety portrayals helps ensure realism. Beards are a fashion,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-01-2013, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,122
Posted By
Rhod the Red
"This time spent east could've been part of...
"This time spent east could've been part of Saruman's corruption and betrayal" That's total rubbish. It was prompted by his study of Ring-lore and Souron's black arts. You can't rewrite a... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2013, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 64,592
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Rhod the Red
The aghast at the bird droppings is rather...
The aghast at the bird droppings is rather laughable for me. Remember this is pre-Medieval times. Personal hygiene, etc, was best for the aristocracy & royalty. Everyone else washed maybe once a... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-29-2012, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 64,592
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Rhod the Red
And why does a wizard always have to look in a...
And why does a wizard always have to look in a spiffy robe? Obviously not every one will or should. Each has their own personality & lives to lead. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-29-2012, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,865
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Rhod the Red
The Hobbit film script online?
Does anyone know if/where the script for the first Hobbit film is online? |
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Forum: The Books
12-27-2012, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,395
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Rhod the Red
My feel of the book when I repeatedly read it is...
My feel of the book when I repeatedly read it is that in Shadow from the Past since the events are pretty grim the tone of the writer is appropriate. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-14-2012, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 111,936
Posted By
Rhod the Red
I'm ovverall pleased.
Remember it is by...
I'm ovverall pleased. Remember it is by sheer chance both the books and movies have been made. We're lucky to have gotten either available. When it comes to the films, I'm pleased that the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-14-2012, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,788
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Rhod the Red
And why would Saruman give him back his staff ...
And why would Saruman give him back his staff that he took in the duel? He hold Gandalf prisoner. Doesn't make sense to re-arm a prisoner |
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Forum: The Books
12-12-2012, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,484
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Rhod the Red
I like the portrayal of Gandalf as the 'subtle'...
I like the portrayal of Gandalf as the 'subtle' kind of wizard. So the most magic he can do is 'Word of Command' to hold fast doors, a light from his staff in night time and sometimes produce... |
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Forum: The Books
12-08-2012, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,201
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Rhod the Red
Middle-earth is pre-Middle Ages for us, and "in...
Middle-earth is pre-Middle Ages for us, and "in its own time". So it's both back in the past and its own timeline as it were. |
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Forum: The Books
12-02-2012, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,312
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Rhod the Red
Well the Arnor kingdoms did unite against ...
Well the Arnor kingdoms did unite against Angmar, just not quickly and sufficiently enough. Plus recall the Istari were subject to a memory block. They had to re-learn much. Anothr reason... |
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Forum: The Books
11-28-2012, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,484
Posted By
Rhod the Red
He's much more serious in TLotR. Halfway
into...
He's much more serious in TLotR. Halfway into the Hobbit he diverts to Dol Guldor. There he senses Souron is the Necromancer. So things get darker and more serious for the wizards and White... |
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Forum: The Books
11-28-2012, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,429
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Rhod the Red
That's speculation.
If we judge by how it...
That's speculation. If we judge by how it performed in the chapter of 'The Voice of Saruman' it would have ideally been used after Beren tells his servants to leave so that Saruman's alone... |
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Forum: The Books
11-27-2012, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,429
Posted By
Rhod the Red
Saruman was head of the White Council at the...
Saruman was head of the White Council at the time, but Beren had no way of knowing whom Saruman really represented (the Valar). Nor do we know why he cleared him access. While there's the voluntary... |
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