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doug*platypus · 01-17-2003, 08:52 PM

Most of the orc extras were girls (or short people, myself included!) for reasons of realistic stature. That's normal orcs and not Uruk-hai. <P>Some of the Fijian army was in New Zealand on maneuvers when the final battle scenes were being filmed. If you look closely at the big battle scene on Dagorlad in ROTK, you might be shocked to see some enormous black/polynesian guys in a Minas Tirith army which you used to think wasn't an equal opportunity employer!

01-17-2003, 08:52 PM	#1
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Most of the orc extras were girls (or short people, myself included!) for reasons of realistic stature. That's normal orcs and not Uruk-hai. <P>Some of the Fijian army was in New Zealand on maneuvers when the final battle scenes were being filmed. If you look closely at the big battle scene on Dagorlad in ROTK, you might be shocked to see some enormous black/polynesian guys in a Minas Tirith army which you used to think wasn't an equal opportunity employer! __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.