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Forum: The Movies 12-22-2013, 07:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,891
Posted By Alcidas
But remember, Peej now has FIVE previous movies...

But remember, Peej now has FIVE previous movies from which to draw for more scenes which create a link with the rest of the saga, so we can probably expect many more nauseating scenes in which the...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-22-2013, 07:14 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 35,891
Posted By Alcidas
It is difficult to put into words, but I will...

It is difficult to put into words, but I will give it a go.

Tolkien's writing has a lyrical beauty of sorts that Martin just cannot match. I think he has drawn so much from our common literary...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2013, 07:17 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,046
Posted By Alcidas
If memory serves me correctly, I think the book...

If memory serves me correctly, I think the book does describe Legolas as being fair-haired. But I m not sure. Anyone?
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2013, 04:56 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,046
Posted By Alcidas
Bloom has brown eyes naturally. (Or at least I'm...

Bloom has brown eyes naturally. (Or at least I'm assuming he does because they were brown in Kingdom of Heaven, and I think they are unlikely to have asked him to wear coloured contact lenses for...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2013, 04:41 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,046
Posted By Alcidas
I noticed this as well when that trailer first...

I noticed this as well when that trailer first came out - but when I asked about it online I was just swatted off by people saying that it was blue in the LoTR movies as well...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2013, 12:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,798
Posted By Alcidas
Let me guess...they also thought the ending was a...

Let me guess...they also thought the ending was a "cliffhanger", right?
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2013, 07:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,337
Posted By Alcidas
Dragonfart

Dragonfart
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2013, 06:27 AM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,046
Posted By Alcidas
Not bloody likely. This film is so bad that...

Not bloody likely.

This film is so bad that even the folks over at The One Ring are griping about it. Here are some examples

"While I know the makers will no doubt earn billions of dollars...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2013, 03:50 AM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,046
Posted By Alcidas
Still, you must admit that the porn-comparison is...

Still, you must admit that the porn-comparison is just spot-on
Forum: The Movies 12-16-2013, 09:24 AM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,046
Posted By Alcidas
Much better use of your time IMHO (and I actually...

Much better use of your time IMHO (and I actually liked the first movie). I watched it last night and both my wife and I did not like it. Best to wait for the DVD.

For what its worth, my review...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-11-2013, 06:44 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 37,389
Posted By Alcidas
Picked it up in my school library when I was 12....

Picked it up in my school library when I was 12. Wanted to go on to read the Lord of the Rings, but they did not have a copy, and I only got to read it when I went to secondary school.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-11-2013, 06:42 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 35,891
Posted By Alcidas
I like George R.R. Martin's work very much. In...

I like George R.R. Martin's work very much. In many ways, I think his world is deeper than Tolkien's. But it does not quite give me the same feeling as Tolkien...
Forum: The Movies 06-18-2013, 11:10 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
Now, that...explains a lot of things...

Now, that...explains a lot of things...
Forum: The Movies 06-17-2013, 10:51 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
My comment was an attempt at sarcasm that...

My comment was an attempt at sarcasm that obviously did not work. I agree with you that PJ has gone over the top. Not just with the CGI but also with his "creative" additions to the cast.

Why,...
Forum: The Movies 06-17-2013, 10:34 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
Jeez guys, I was just being sarcastic there,...

Jeez guys, I was just being sarcastic there, sorry it came out the wrong way.

Was just trying to say that PJ is simply putting this out to draw the largest possible audience, fullstop. And yes, I...
Forum: The Movies 06-14-2013, 06:01 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
A choice between lots of CGI and weird action...

A choice between lots of CGI and weird action sequences that millions of people will flock to watch, or a faithful adaptation of Tolkien's work that a handful of fans who post on the Barrow-Downs...
Forum: The Movies 06-13-2013, 06:26 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
Yes, I do agree that it is pretty abysmal... ;)

Yes, I do agree that it is pretty abysmal... ;)
Forum: The Movies 06-13-2013, 05:09 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
Hmm. So its a staged video of Orlando Bloom and...

Hmm. So its a staged video of Orlando Bloom and his co-stars, all dressed as elves, watching a staged video of a couple of fangals giggling while they watch some footage?

I suppose you can say...
Forum: The Books 06-12-2013, 02:49 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 37,345
Posted By Alcidas
One thing that must be remembered in this context...

One thing that must be remembered in this context is that the members of the Fellowship are all chosen. This is not simply a band of adventurers that comes together by happenstance, it is a select...
Forum: The Movies 06-12-2013, 10:56 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
Yup. What really bothers me about this trailer is...

Yup. What really bothers me about this trailer is those blue blue eyes that Legolas has. I mean, what IS the deal with that? :p
Forum: The Movies 06-12-2013, 10:36 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,964
Posted By Alcidas
Of course you have every right to state your...

Of course you have every right to state your opinion about the trailer in here. Similarly, those posters who wish to state their opinion that the trailer is a load of crap also have every right to do...
Forum: The Movies 03-25-2013, 05:52 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 22,831
Posted By Alcidas
Actually, what would have happened would have...

Actually, what would have happened would have been that Sauron and Aragorn would have fought it out and Aragorn would have been badly knocked about. Then, Sauron would have cut Aragorn's hand off,...
Forum: The Movies 03-25-2013, 05:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 43,125
Posted By Alcidas
Damn!! You mean he kills off Boromir? Much better...

Damn!! You mean he kills off Boromir? Much better if he got rid of that bum Aragorn instead...

:eek:
Forum: The Movies 01-18-2013, 05:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 16,013
Posted By Alcidas
Because they were stoned?

Because they were stoned?
Forum: The Movies 12-23-2012, 05:35 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,822
Posted By Alcidas
Interesting observation. The scene where Bilbo...

Interesting observation. The scene where Bilbo talks about helping the dwarves take back their home, which has been taken from them by force, did have me thinking that PJ was trying to inject some...
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