I know it doesn't look like that...

[Carnimírië]

I used to imagine the bridge of Khazad-dûm as being outdoors instead of inside Moria, in a grassy little park, and the abyss was lined with stones like a well. Then I read the book again and found out I was wrong.

But in my mind the Mouth of Sauron wears a baseball cap backwards, a mental image that sticks with me, dunno why

[The Only Real Estel]

I used to imagine the bridge of Khazad-dûm as being outdoors instead of inside Moria, in a grassy little park, and the abyss was lined with stones like a well. Then I read the book again and found out I was wrong

That reminds me of another one of my wierd visuals:

The Bridge of Khazad-dum was outdoors, with trees on the other side, if they could just make it across the bridge-which was one of those rope-bridges, if you know what I mean. You know, the ones with lots of smallish wooden, log-like things, and all of those are tied together? Ugh, somebody help me out here...

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by The Only Real Estel

That reminds me of another one of my wierd visuals:

The Bridge of Khazad-dum was outdoors, with trees on the other side, if they could just make it across the bridge-which was one of those rope-bridges, if you know what I mean. You know, the ones with lots of smallish wooden, log-like things, and all of those are tied together? Ugh, somebody help me out here...

Sounds very much like you had also seen Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ..where they escape from underground cavern across just such a bridge but there is a further conflict on the bridge which is broken by the hero in an attempt to thwart the enemy .... not surprising you got them muddled.

I know it sounds stupid ... but since it was always made clear that Tolkien Elves were soooooo unlike Fairyland pixies - I never expected teh Elves ot have pointy ears in the film. I had chuntered to my self about PJ and then read in teh Sil or Home that elves did indeed have leaf - shaped ears

[Lalwendë]

Despite what it says in the books, I always had a picture of Elrond in my mind as a slightly distinguished chap - a bit like Anthony Hopkins. This was completely skewed when the films came out and I saw 'that guy who was in Priscilla Queen of the Desert' had been cast as Elrond. I simply cannot divorce Hugo Weaving from his earlier role and in Return of the King I would not have been surprised if Hugo flung his cloak back in Aragorn's tent to reveal an Abba costume, and then burst into song...

[The Only Real Estel]

Mithalwen: Good, it sounds like you got the picture of what I was trying to say. Although I've never seen The Temple of Doom, so I must've come up with the image all by myself .

[Morai]

I've always imagined, (and still to this day) the forests of Lorien as short apple trees in which the elves just kinda sit in.
It's the same thing with the ents in a way, they're trees with human arms and eyes.

[Gil-Galad]

Funny how first time readers may picture the elves as Santas Little Elves...

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by The Only Real Estel

Mithalwen: Good, it sounds like you got the picture of what I was trying to say. Although I've never seen The Temple of Doom, so I must've come up with the image all by myself .

That is amazing - I think it could look awfully familiar!


Hugo is my favourite actor and though I love Priscilla I can still believe in him utterly as Elrond (especially in armour) .. however if they had cast Terence Stamp as Gandalf and Guy Pearce as Elladan/Elrohir, it would have been harder! I do love the "Hobbits are a virus" pic though

[Encaitare]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

Despite what it says in the books, I always had a picture of Elrond in my mind as a slightly distinguished chap - a bit like Anthony Hopkins. This was completely skewed when the films came out and I saw 'that guy who was in Priscilla Queen of the Desert' had been cast as Elrond. I simply cannot divorce Hugo Weaving from his earlier role and in Return of the King I would not have been surprised if Hugo flung his cloak back in Aragorn's tent to reveal an Abba costume, and then burst into song...

AGH! I love Priscilla... it would be great if a parody was done where he did that! But the fact that he was in Priscilla doesn't affect my view of him as Elrond.

however if they had cast Terence Stamp as Gandalf and Guy Pearce as Elladan/Elrohir, it would have been harder! --Mith

Oh, the beautiful Guy Pearce... it's so fun to put on an Aussie accent and sing "A desert holiday..."

[Lachwen]

Even thought I saw Fellowship of the Ring before I had read the books, I still see the Uruk-hai as these cartoon-y creatures; in fact, they look just like these brown aliens from an episode of that (thankfully) short-lived Buzz Lightyear show... And Ents are just tree trunks that are broken at the top and have arms.

Also, in my mind, Wormtongue is a little, white, naked (but lacking genitalia) guy who looks a lot like a wrinkly version of the aliens from Close Encounters (though his eyes aren't quite that big).

And the fall of Sauron is infinitely cooler than the way Peter Jackson did it...oh, wait, that's the way it's supposed to be...

[Morai]

Also, in my mind, Wormtongue is a little, white, naked guy who looks a lot like a wrinkly version of the aliens from Close Encounters (though his eyes aren't quite that big).

I also had a "strange picture" of him in my head. Yet mine is quite different. Wormtounge looks like Satan from Passion of the Christ. worms in the nose and all. (Even though I saw and read LOTR before seeing the said movie.)

[arcticstorm]

When I first read the Fellowship of the ring, I pictured balrogs as looking like a grim-reaper holding a wip instead of a scythe.