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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2012, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
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davem
My feeling is that both sides have been too...
My feeling is that both sides have been too bloody minded. The Estate could have given more & been less 'precious' about the works - the films have meant a great deal to a great many people & its not... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2012, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
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davem
Possibly a reference to St Sebastian????: I've...
Possibly a reference to St Sebastian????: I've read a few references to Boromir as a St Sebastian figure given the similarity of their deaths. Can't think of any specific references to St Sebastian... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-10-2012, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
Posted By
davem
We are off to see it (in 3D) on Friday aft....
We are off to see it (in 3D) on Friday aft. Personally I'd have preferred to wait for the DVD and take the edges off it with a couple or five glasses of madeira ...... Noticed the reviews on the sfx... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-10-2012, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
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davem
‘they desecrated our sacred holes’.....*
Metro a bit noncommittal http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/10/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-is-decent-enough-but-its-no-lord-of-the-rings-3310069/ * my favourite line from the movie so far - I hope... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-09-2012, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
Posted By
davem
Guardian bit more positive...
Guardian bit more positive http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/dec/09/hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-review They also have five-odd minutes of clips ... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-04-2012, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
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davem
Just a quick acknowledgment and thanks for all...
Just a quick acknowledgment and thanks for all the positive rep for what was a very rushed post. :) There are certainly numerous points in the films where you get the sense that Jackson just doesn't... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-03-2012, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
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davem
Its interesting how both LotR & TH end with an...
Its interesting how both LotR & TH end with an anti-climactic battle - LotR doesn't end (as with the film) with the epic battle & the fall of Sauron, but with the Scouring, which is a nasty, brutal... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-03-2012, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 111,096
Posted By
davem
Very interesting piece over on Salon, commenting...
Very interesting piece over on Salon, commenting on Jackson's 'ironic' approach to the story, & why its alien to the spirit of Tolkien's work Perhaps that's the real danger of expanding the... |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2012, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,029
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davem
Guardian article on Tolkien the Artist
Why Tolkien was a fine modern artist: The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit author was also a gifted illustrator, creating abstract and subtly beautiful works of art... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
11-27-2012, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,239
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davem
Nice site on food in TH - with a bit of...
Nice site on food in TH - with a bit of background on pork pies http://recipewise.co.uk/tea-in-the-hobbit |
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Forum: The Movies
11-25-2012, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,042
Posted By
davem
Here's JRRT singing 'Chip the Bottles' for those...
Here's JRRT singing 'Chip the Bottles' for those who haven't heard it before http://soundcloud.com/harperaudio/j-r-r-tolkien-singing-extract Sure I've heard the tune before - hope there's no... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-24-2012, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,304
Posted By
davem
I started a fred about it many, many years ago,...
I started a fred about it many, many years ago, where its fairly obvious that I'm right in my objections & all those who disagree with my (typically) eloquent & apposite points are just embarrassing... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-24-2012, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,304
Posted By
davem
The whole story could have been told via dialogue...
The whole story could have been told via dialogue - and you'd have a radio play. Its a film & the central philosophy of film is 'Show, don't tell'. I've been one of the biggest critics of the LotR... |
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Forum: The Books
11-18-2012, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,030
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davem
I don't know - Tolkien himself was certainly...
I don't know - Tolkien himself was certainly concerned about initial sales of the TH http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19965058 My suspicion is that Tolkien couldn't have written a... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-18-2012, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,042
Posted By
davem
The whole soundtrack has now been uploaded to You...
The whole soundtrack has now been uploaded to You Tube (which means that if you've got a YT Downloader extension for your browser you can also download it - not that I'm recommending anyone do... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-31-2012, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 61,655
Posted By
davem
Not sure why Disney would be interested in the...
Not sure why Disney would be interested in the Tolkien franchise as the only books Tolkien sold the rights to have been adapted already. Unless they'd like to do another adaptation of LotR/TH. Or... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-26-2012, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 61,655
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davem
Found this:...
Found this: http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Home%20Page/WhatsNewArchivesFeb10.htm Interesting reference to a 1964 letter by JRRT himself: And an equally interesting comment on Tolkien's... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-10-2012, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 61,655
Posted By
davem
Ironic that the Estates of both men have so much...
Ironic that the Estates of both men have so much in common when it comes to their approach to copyright.:smokin: |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2012, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,097
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davem
Grauniad has a piece on the publication -...
Grauniad has a piece on the publication - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/09/jrr-tolkien-new-poem-king-arthur Here are the opening lines |
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2012, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,097
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davem
I've wanted to read this ever since seeing the...
I've wanted to read this ever since seeing the few lines from it in Carpenter's biography back in '78. It will be really interesting to compare Tolkien's take on the Arthurian legend with Williams',... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2012, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,975
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davem
Unseen JRRT Hobbit Pic
Daily Mail has a feature about some previously unseen illustrations by Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-20-2012, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 22,871
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davem
This is interesting - a compilation of four...
This is interesting - a compilation of four alternate endings to the trailer - new material! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fZKdRLS1fk4 |
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Forum: The Movies
09-20-2012, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 22,871
Posted By
davem
Let's not get too precious about TH - its a...
Let's not get too precious about TH - its a children's book, & I doubt PJ will manage to outdo Tolkien's own Tra-la-la-ly's - or worse: Radagast looks quite interesting - reminds me of... |
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Forum: The Books
09-18-2012, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 47,012
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davem
This is a brief excerpt from a recording made at...
This is a brief excerpt from a recording made at Church House Bookshop back in 1981, launching the BBC Radio adaptation of Lord of the Rings. Its a short piece, where Brian Sibley goes into the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-26-2012, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 9,309
Posted By
davem
Raynor Unwin's house for sale
Yep, for only £1.6 mil you can own the house of Raynor Unwin, Tolkien's publisher, close friend & the man ultimately responsible for Middle-earth being the phenomenon it is - if it wasn't for... |
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