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Valier · 02-20-2006, 11:13 AM

I thought they did a good job with the way that Frodo and Sam interact with each other. They were always touchy feely in the books and I'm glad they kept it in the film. Even though they could have gotting slack for portraying them as more feminine (meaning "manly" guys do not normally hold hands with other men) It shows how close they are.

narfforc · 02-21-2006, 08:53 AM

Thanks Essex, that's what I was looking for. At no time are the Glittering Caves or The Pukel Men ever mentioned in the films, yet we see them. Bilbo's map is another good example. One thing that stands out for me, is Gandalf the White at The Grey Havens wearing Narya.

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-21-2006, 08:58 AM

They are mentioned in the extended edition, but I remember being delighted at the sight (without explanation) of Bilbo's stone trolls when I first saw FotR. That was definitely a reference for book readers!

Eruanna · 02-25-2006, 05:59 PM

There were many instances for me but the first one that I recall was when watching FotR. The scene where we see the party of elves making their way to the Havens...Beautifully atmospheric. It brought tears to my eyes and I settled happily into my seat at the cinema, thinking...Yes, they've got it

Kath · 02-25-2006, 06:09 PM

The one bit that really did it for me was the scene in TTT when Gollum comes crawling down the mountain with the moon up behind him. The first time I read the book that picture popped into my head, and that was abiout 8 years previously! Then I go to the cinema and see an exact replica of the picture in my head onscreen and just thought - wow.

Legolas in spandex · 03-19-2006, 04:20 PM

I'd have to say it was either in FotR when the elves walk by Frodo and Sam at night singing (extended version) or the sign in front of Bilbo's house before his party.

Glirdan · 03-19-2006, 04:34 PM

Hmmmm... I'd have to say how they had Minas Tirith placed exactly with the Seven gates facing in a different direction, even though it's not very well shown. Another of my favorites is definetly at the Havens when they showed Gandalf with Narya.

02-21-2006, 08:53 AM	#2
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Thanks Essex, that's what I was looking for. At no time are the Glittering Caves or The Pukel Men ever mentioned in the films, yet we see them. Bilbo's map is another good example. One thing that stands out for me, is Gandalf the White at The Grey Havens wearing Narya. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

02-21-2006, 08:58 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	They are mentioned in the extended edition, but I remember being delighted at the sight (without explanation) of Bilbo's stone trolls when I first saw FotR. That was definitely a reference for book readers! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

02-25-2006, 05:59 PM	#4
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,117	There were many instances for me but the first one that I recall was when watching FotR. The scene where we see the party of elves making their way to the Havens...Beautifully atmospheric. It brought tears to my eyes and I settled happily into my seat at the cinema, thinking...Yes, they've got it __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

02-25-2006, 06:09 PM	#5
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	The one bit that really did it for me was the scene in TTT when Gollum comes crawling down the mountain with the moon up behind him. The first time I read the book that picture popped into my head, and that was abiout 8 years previously! Then I go to the cinema and see an exact replica of the picture in my head onscreen and just thought - wow. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

03-19-2006, 04:20 PM	#6
Legolas in spandex Wight Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 102	I'd have to say it was either in FotR when the elves walk by Frodo and Sam at night singing (extended version) or the sign in front of Bilbo's house before his party. __________________ "I want to die in my sleep, like my grandfather... not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."

02-20-2006, 11:13 AM	#1
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	I thought they did a good job with the way that Frodo and Sam interact with each other. They were always touchy feely in the books and I'm glad they kept it in the film. Even though they could have gotting slack for portraying them as more feminine (meaning "manly" guys do not normally hold hands with other men) It shows how close they are.

03-19-2006, 04:34 PM	#7
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Hmmmm... I'd have to say how they had Minas Tirith placed exactly with the Seven gates facing in a different direction, even though it's not very well shown. Another of my favorites is definetly at the Havens when they showed Gandalf with Narya. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf