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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!

mark12_30 · 10-17-2011, 07:03 AM

Actually, skimming back through this thread I find "rabid" a rather apt description. I was hoping that movie makers would read the Barrow-Downs for good ideas but I confess I would be quite embarassed to find that PJ had read this thread. The old pre-LOTR-movie threads had plenty of healthy debate about what the movies might hold, but there was little venom involved, unlike this thread which consists mostly of venom.

This discussion is not up to Down's standards at all.

10-09-2011, 06:32 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,511	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	#5
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, 06:51 PM	#6
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,511	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

10-15-2011, 03:38 PM	#4
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).

10-17-2011, 07:03 AM	#7
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Actually, skimming back through this thread I find "rabid" a rather apt description. I was hoping that movie makers would read the Barrow-Downs for good ideas but I confess I would be quite embarassed to find that PJ had read this thread. The old pre-LOTR-movie threads had plenty of healthy debate about what the movies might hold, but there was little venom involved, unlike this thread which consists mostly of venom. This discussion is not up to Down's standards at all. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

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