Itaril - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

TheMisfortuneTeller · 10-09-2011, 06:05 PM

I see where the studio -- which otherwise enforces total secrecy -- continues allowing You-Know-Her to blab in public, hoping to drum up some kind of mall maiden interest in a Mary Sue elvish security guard with large breasts. Oh, please. Just hand me the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Why drag Tolkien into this smut?

And how does one "open up" about completely contrived emptiness? I liked the cleavage on display but couldn't bear to listen to the promotional blurb. Therefore, I'll just post the link for those with a stronger stomach than I possess.

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011...s-a-pub-owner/

I get the point that You-Know-Her has a part in this movie playing something or someone that Peter Jackson first tried to sell as "Itaril" and -- when that blew up in his face -- tried again with another name, "Tauriel." Whatever.

If at first you cannot sell
That which doesn't go down well
Try again, and hope like hell
That no one gags from just the smell

Elfchick7 · 10-09-2011, 06:32 PM

I'm not going to lie, I was prepared to grin and bear her part in the films, but I was insulted by that AccessHollywood interview on TORN. I mean, if the point of the interview was to allay our fears, then calling us rabid and then intimating that we would be pacified by the fact that she acted in LOST was definitely not the way to go.

Also, that vapid reporter has no idea what she is talking about. I have met many Tolkien fans over the years and they are not the least bit rabid. On the contrary, they are well-adjusted, well-read, intellectual sorts, who enjoy good literature and intelligent, reasoned conversations. So, unless rabid has become the new slang for "capable of critical thinking", or "unwilling to be force-fed the rubbish that frequently comes out of Hollywood", then that interview missed the mark in a huge way.

Nerwen · 10-11-2011, 06:37 PM

Where'd they get the reporter from? Cryogenic storage? Who talks like that?

Galadriel55 · 10-15-2011, 01:46 PM

To-oriel? And they said something about learning pronounciation...

It's not enough that they have to stick her in, they can't even say her name?...

Elfchick, could you please give a link to that interview? I'm not very familiar with TORN and I couldn't find the interview you were talking about...

Galin · 10-15-2011, 03:38 PM

I noticed the reporter didn't pronounce the name correctly, but I assume the actors will be coached (not that the actors got everything correct in the earlier films in any case).

Elfchick7 · 10-15-2011, 06:32 PM

Here's the video: http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-..._video_1359582

Here's the TORN article that refers to it: http://www.3news.co.nz/Evangeline-Li...0/Default.aspx

Galadriel55 · 10-15-2011, 06:51 PM

Oh, sure, PJ would never create a character that doesn't belong in Tolkien's world!

10-09-2011, 06:05 PM	#1
TheMisfortuneTeller Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 63	Opening up the Empty I see where the studio -- which otherwise enforces total secrecy -- continues allowing You-Know-Her to blab in public, hoping to drum up some kind of mall maiden interest in a Mary Sue elvish security guard with large breasts. Oh, please. Just hand me the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Why drag Tolkien into this smut? And how does one "open up" about completely contrived emptiness? I liked the cleavage on display but couldn't bear to listen to the promotional blurb. Therefore, I'll just post the link for those with a stronger stomach than I possess. http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011...s-a-pub-owner/ I get the point that You-Know-Her has a part in this movie playing something or someone that Peter Jackson first tried to sell as "Itaril" and -- when that blew up in his face -- tried again with another name, "Tauriel." Whatever. If at first you cannot sell That which doesn't go down well Try again, and hope like hell That no one gags from just the smell __________________ "If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." -- Tweedledee

10-09-2011, 06:32 PM	#2
Elfchick7 Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the Greenwood Posts: 201	I'm not going to lie, I was prepared to grin and bear her part in the films, but I was insulted by that AccessHollywood interview on TORN. I mean, if the point of the interview was to allay our fears, then calling us rabid and then intimating that we would be pacified by the fact that she acted in LOST was definitely not the way to go. Also, that vapid reporter has no idea what she is talking about. I have met many Tolkien fans over the years and they are not the least bit rabid. On the contrary, they are well-adjusted, well-read, intellectual sorts, who enjoy good literature and intelligent, reasoned conversations. So, unless rabid has become the new slang for "capable of critical thinking", or "unwilling to be force-fed the rubbish that frequently comes out of Hollywood", then that interview missed the mark in a huge way. __________________ "Yesterday is history. Tommorow is a mystery. Today is a gift from God. That's why it's called the PRESENT!"

10-11-2011, 06:37 PM	#3
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Where'd they get the reporter from? Cryogenic storage? Who talks like that? __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

10-15-2011, 01:46 PM	#4
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,495	To-oriel? And they said something about learning pronounciation... It's not enough that they have to stick her in, they can't even say her name?... Elfchick, could you please give a link to that interview? I'm not very familiar with TORN and I couldn't find the interview you were talking about... __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-15-2011, 06:32 PM	#6
Elfchick7 Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the Greenwood Posts: 201	Here's the video: http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-..._video_1359582 Here's the TORN article that refers to it: http://www.3news.co.nz/Evangeline-Li...0/Default.aspx __________________ "Yesterday is history. Tommorow is a mystery. Today is a gift from God. That's why it's called the PRESENT!"

10-15-2011, 03:38 PM	#5
Galin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,036	I noticed the reporter didn't pronounce the name correctly, but I assume the actors will be coached (not that the actors got everything correct in the earlier films in any case).

10-15-2011, 06:51 PM	#7
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,495	Thanks for the links! Oh, sure, PJ would never create a character that doesn't belong in Tolkien's world! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

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