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Old 06-17-2007, 08:54 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Lalwendė

I absolutely HATE these depictions of Hobbits of useless, dumpy, ugly little cabbage patch kids. They make me yak. Not only are they supremely unattractive but they demean the Hobbits. Yeah, we know they are little people, so why lay it on with a trowel? I'm thinking of those grotesque Hildegard Brothers drawings - or however you spell their name. Vile.

One of the things Jackson did get right was to simply show them as smaller and more eccentric Men.
Agreed! I especially dislike Ingrid something's depictions of them.
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