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Forum: The Movies 05-10-2002, 09:20 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,898
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting Frodo is a great character, a very well written...

Frodo is a great character, a very well written character, one that you feel you come to know through his adventures but at the end can still surprise you. Frodo is not a character that you think of...
Forum: The Movies 04-16-2002, 12:20 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,888
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting I would have loved to see Old Man Willow.... oh...

I would have loved to see Old Man Willow.... oh and it should have been mentioned that Gollum continued to follow the fellowship from Moria. More of Lothlorien, the gift giving scene etc. Oh, and how...
Forum: The Movies 04-16-2002, 12:08 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,081
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting No, it's pretty definite now that Shelob will not...

No, it's pretty definite now that Shelob will not be involved in TTT. I've done a bit of thinking, and what about it ending on Frodo and Sam at the gates of Minas Morgul, when the Morgul army rides...
Forum: The Movies 04-08-2002, 05:07 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 12,143
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting We NEED to see TTT!!! NOW!!!

I know this is a sentiment shared by most of you, but I just have to voice my frustration..... <P>I NEED TO SEE THE TWO TOWERS NOW!!!!!!!!<P>Come on everyone, shout it with me, let's make PJ take...
Forum: The Books 03-22-2002, 06:26 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 11,252
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting Why bother going out for a meal when you get...

Why bother going out for a meal when you get takeaway delivered to your door?!

Airetauriel
Forum: The Movies 03-22-2002, 05:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,492
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting 'Seeing' the book

I've been thinking for a while on the effect seeing the first film has had on re-reading the trilogy. Has anyone else found that their initial vision of how the places and characters looked has...
Forum: The Movies 03-20-2002, 08:04 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 11,461
Posted By Airetauriel
Tolkien I personally didn't cry at any point, but sitting...

I personally didn't cry at any point, but sitting watching the film for the first time alongside my Mum, a lifelong LOTR fan, cried her eyes out when Gandalf fell, and I'm sure a little at Boromir...
Forum: The Movies 03-20-2002, 07:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,343
Posted By Airetauriel
Tolkien Ok, I didn't write them, sorry if I didn't make...

Ok, I didn't write them, sorry if I didn't make that clear, I just got them sent to me by a well meaning friend!!! I've read your other diaries - and they are far more inspired! These just made me...
Forum: The Movies 03-14-2002, 04:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,343
Posted By Airetauriel
Ring The Secret diaries of The Lord of the Rings

This is going round on email at the moment - apologies for anyone who ahs already read it, but I couldn't resist posting it! Read it and weep! Unfortunately I can't take the credit for it, but I'm...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-02-2002, 02:25 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 10,055
Posted By Airetauriel
Thumbs up I wanted Treebeard and the ents to get their...

I wanted Treebeard and the ents to get their entwives back!!!!!!! Everyone, quick, look out of your window, just check....they could be anywhere!!

Airetauriel
Forum: The Books 03-02-2002, 02:11 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,557
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting The faces in the dead marshes are the faces of...

The faces in the dead marshes are the faces of all killed in the Last Alliance, who were buried there when it was solid ground, I think. And then the marshes crept and crept up, swallowing the graves...
Forum: The Books 03-01-2002, 11:30 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,543
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting SHELOB'S MENU A juicy hobbit burger wrapped...

SHELOB'S MENU

A juicy hobbit burger wrapped in an elvish bun - with extra sauce and the tasty hobbit-foot cheese. A delicacy.
A side order of onion rings - special promotion - find the one ring...
Forum: The Books 03-01-2002, 11:03 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 14,718
Posted By Airetauriel
Pipe It has to be Sam every time because the question...

It has to be Sam every time because the question is who is the greatest hero? - not who was the bravest, or who killed the most trolls, or whatever.

Defining hero, to be heroic, is to be selfless,...
Forum: The Books 02-28-2002, 10:24 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,513
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting I've always wondered on the Entwives! I love the...

I've always wondered on the Entwives! I love the ents - they're so funny- and especially Treebeard. I seem to remember in one of the first few times I read the book I desperately wanted the finding...
Forum: The Movies 02-28-2002, 10:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,965
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting And the last line of TTT???<P>'Who can now hold...

And the last line of TTT???<P>'Who can now hold the fords when the king of the nine riders comes? I am too late, even if my errand is acheived, there will be noone I can tell. But it must be...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-28-2002, 08:18 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 8,832
Posted By Airetauriel
Tolkien Do you have Tolkienitis? A test!

Try this:

Sit down and write the five most desirable characteristics you would like in your ideal man/woman (depending on your preferences)

If your list contains any of the following:
- An...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-27-2002, 08:27 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 15,189
Posted By Airetauriel
Tolkien You know you're addicted when you sleepily pull...

You know you're addicted when you sleepily pull any item of clothing from your wardrobe, pull it on and plod downstairs, to be greeted by...

You look very elvish today....

Yup, I've done that...
Forum: The Books 02-27-2002, 07:48 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 31,364
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting Just adding my input - Balrogs all the way, won't...

Just adding my input - Balrogs all the way, won't bore you again with all the reasons, they've been posted.

But what a fight! Tolkien missed that potential! (though what they'd fight over, who...
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 02-27-2002, 07:37 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 116,244
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting Well, it was a serious point, and is my belief. I...

Well, it was a serious point, and is my belief. I didn't want to offend anyone and apologise if it was thoughtless. I have read a good deal of this thread and believe everyone has a valid point, but...
Forum: The Books 02-27-2002, 07:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,376
Posted By Airetauriel
Thumbs up This is the only dialogue relating to it, after...

This is the only dialogue relating to it, after the gate is closed behind them:

" 'I felt something horrible was near from the first time my foot touched the water,' said Frodo. 'What was the...
Forum: The Movies 02-27-2002, 07:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,378
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Marileangorifurnimaluim:<BR>[QB]This may be sort of an adult observation, but it's like sex. Once there's release, you have to build it back up again. But...
Forum: The Movies 02-27-2002, 06:56 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,890
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vardarosiel:<BR><STRONG>You're all making me wanna see it again!!! The first time I was just in awe of the movie, so I didn't notice anything eitherWe got a...
Forum: The Movies 02-26-2002, 03:06 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,890
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Glenethor:<BR><STRONG>Pretty sure. 99.9999% sure. The only hobbit it could possibly be would be Merry. ARGGG! Now I am going to have to see it again to make...
Forum: The Movies 02-26-2002, 02:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,378
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting Can the Film ever improve on the book?

???? Now there's a question. I'm undecided and would say NO!!! as a rule....but 'tarry, a little'. I'll post one example, not committing myself to better or worse, then leave the forum open to...
Forum: The Movies 02-26-2002, 02:43 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,057
Posted By Airetauriel
Sting I think that the hobbit would make a great...

I think that the hobbit would make a great film...after the wave of success of the trilogy, it's not a matter of whether or not it would make money - just how much!!! <P>Airetauriel
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