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Lord of Angmar · 08-26-2003, 06:31 PM

I agree with many of your points, Saucepan. The scene worked for a mass audience but had a few noticeable flaws. In the book, that was one of my favorite scenes. In the movie, it suffices only as a plot advancer and Theoden seemed too gruesome.<P>I have not seen the movie for awhile, but does anyone else remember the part where Hama greets Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli and Legolas? He says that they can not bring in their weapons to Meduseld, and then says that it is a command from--pausing dramatically and squinting his eyes--Grima Wormtongue. That part struck me as quite ludicrous. Whoever the actor was, he seemed to be playing out some sort of comedic sketch, reminiscent of a Monty Python movie. Perhaps my memory on this is faded, as I have not seen the movie since a week after its release, but that part came off as a particularly unbelievable and even laughable bit of acting. (I will note however that the actor who said it played the rest of his limited role well.)<p>[ August 26, 2003: Message edited by: Lord of Angmar ]

08-26-2003, 06:31 PM	#30
Lord of Angmar Tyrannus Incorporalis Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the North Posts: 833	I agree with many of your points, Saucepan. The scene worked for a mass audience but had a few noticeable flaws. In the book, that was one of my favorite scenes. In the movie, it suffices only as a plot advancer and Theoden seemed too gruesome.<P>I have not seen the movie for awhile, but does anyone else remember the part where Hama greets Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli and Legolas? He says that they can not bring in their weapons to Meduseld, and then says that it is a command from--pausing dramatically and squinting his eyes--Grima Wormtongue. That part struck me as quite ludicrous. Whoever the actor was, he seemed to be playing out some sort of comedic sketch, reminiscent of a Monty Python movie. Perhaps my memory on this is faded, as I have not seen the movie since a week after its release, but that part came off as a particularly unbelievable and even laughable bit of acting. (I will note however that the actor who said it played the rest of his limited role well.)<p>[ August 26, 2003: Message edited by: Lord of Angmar ] __________________ ...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.