Hobbit concerns.... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morthoron · 10-01-2012, 11:10 AM

Evangeline Lilly
As an elf is quite silly,
But given PJ's predilection
For scripting fan-fiction,
It's all we can expect till he
Writes with conviction,
Or gets convicted -
Whichever the case may be.

MCRmyGirl4eva · 10-01-2012, 03:49 PM

Legolas, I can understand having. But oly as a member of the parties ir part of the group that captures the dwarves. And I thought Gimli was born 10 years AFTER The Hobbit? Is he really going to be in the movie? What. The. Fire truck.

TheMisfortuneTeller · 10-01-2012, 04:36 PM

I simply cannot wait for that magic moment in the darkened theater when I can leap ecstatically from my seat, exclaiming: "Look Everybody! It's Evangeline Lilly from the TV series Lost together with Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean!"

Take care what you wish for, Peter Jackson. You just might get it.

Mithalwen · 10-01-2012, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva

Legolas, I can understand having. But oly as a member of the parties ir part of the group that captures the dwarves. And I thought Gimli was born 10 years AFTER The Hobbit? Is he really going to be in the movie? What. The. Fire truck.

Gimli was alive at the time of the Hobbit but was considered too young to go on the expedition.

William Cloud Hicklin · 10-02-2012, 08:35 AM

And I thought Gimli was born 10 years AFTER The Hobbit? Is he really going to be in the movie?

Gimli was 62, considered still a callow youth in Dwarf terms "although I thought myself ready for anything.". Kili, the youngest of the party, was 77. Thorin was 195 and Gloin 158; interestingly, "old" Balin was years younger than Thorin.

Using a 3.5 multiplier as a very rough guide to human age equivalents, Thorin was 56, Balin 51, Gloin 45, Kili 22 and Gimli a kid of 17.

Tuor in Gondolin · 10-03-2012, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by Draugothar

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The man who couldn't understand how vital it was that Elessar, Imrahil and Eomer win the battle of the Pelennor fields by force of will and arms and not via 'magic green dead people,' certainly won't understand the magic of the Hobbit as written work.

100 % correct. Even worse then his trashing my favorite character, Faramir. The whole involvement of the Rohirrim was trivialized. And the charge of the Rohirrim should have begun in dark...then with light coming first on Theoden's banner, then more as they began to sing. And the confrontation of Eowyn with the Witch king was totally botched...and...

It's why I can only watch FotR movie, He just botched things too badly with the other two.

My deciding view that TH will probably be botched came with the stretching of TH to 3 films (plud De Torro laving, not that he's perfect but I thought it could have been some check on PJ's excesses.

But then again: on ne peut jamais savoir

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Galadriel55 · 10-03-2012, 08:09 PM

The caption says: "I think this is the best way to put a book on screen!"

alatar · 11-26-2012, 09:56 AM

Me and the Tribe did some Hobbit research at a local Denny's. The restaurant chain has some hobbit-themed dishes.

One item that was not immediately obvious is the "Lone-Lands Campfire Cookie Milk Shake." Could not recall the word "Lone-Lands" for the life of me. Having researched it a bit, found that it's actually in the Hobbit.

Learned something from a restaurant place mat.

10-01-2012, 11:10 AM	#1
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Evangeline Lilly As an elf is quite silly, But given PJ's predilection For scripting fan-fiction, It's all we can expect till he Writes with conviction, Or gets convicted - Whichever the case may be. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

10-01-2012, 03:49 PM	#2
MCRmyGirl4eva Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The Elvenking's Halls Posts: 425	Legolas, I can understand having. But oly as a member of the parties ir part of the group that captures the dwarves. And I thought Gimli was born 10 years AFTER The Hobbit? Is he really going to be in the movie? What. The. Fire truck. __________________ "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit..." "'Well, I'm back.' said Sam."

10-01-2012, 04:36 PM	#3
TheMisfortuneTeller Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 63	Getting What They Wished For I simply cannot wait for that magic moment in the darkened theater when I can leap ecstatically from my seat, exclaiming: "Look Everybody! It's Evangeline Lilly from the TV series Lost together with Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean!" Take care what you wish for, Peter Jackson. You just might get it. __________________ "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 Last edited by TheMisfortuneTeller; 10-01-2012 at 04:46 PM.

10-02-2012, 08:35 AM	#5
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	And I thought Gimli was born 10 years AFTER The Hobbit? Is he really going to be in the movie? Gimli was 62, considered still a callow youth in Dwarf terms "although I thought myself ready for anything.". Kili, the youngest of the party, was 77. Thorin was 195 and Gloin 158; interestingly, "old" Balin was years younger than Thorin. Using a 3.5 multiplier as a very rough guide to human age equivalents, Thorin was 56, Balin 51, Gloin 45, Kili 22 and Gimli a kid of 17. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

10-03-2012, 08:09 PM	#7
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Ha...ha... recognizes self in picture The caption says: "I think this is the best way to put a book on screen!" __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

11-26-2012, 09:56 AM	#8
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	Me and the Tribe did some Hobbit research at a local Denny's. The restaurant chain has some hobbit-themed dishes. One item that was not immediately obvious is the "Lone-Lands Campfire Cookie Milk Shake." Could not recall the word "Lone-Lands" for the life of me. Having researched it a bit, found that it's actually in the Hobbit. Learned something from a restaurant place mat. __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

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