An Unexpected Journey, or the morning after

[Zigûr]

This is a very minor point, but in the film do Gandalf and Radagast seem to pronounce 'Dol Guldur' with the emphasis on the final syllable (the 'dur')? It was my understanding that it should be on the penultimate syllable (the 'gul').
Also shouldn't 'Ungoliant' be pronounced something like 'oon-goll-ee-ahnt'?
This always struck me because they generally seem to do a decent job of pronouncing things correctly (ói and ái in Dwarf-names being the most egregious exception to my ear).

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Zigûr

This is a very minor point, but in the film do Gandalf and Radagast seem to pronounce 'Dol Guldur' with the emphasis on the final syllable (the 'dur')? It was my understanding that it should be on the penultimate syllable (the 'gul').
Also shouldn't 'Ungoliant' be pronounced something like 'oon-goll-ee-ahnt'?
This always struck me because they generally seem to do a decent job of pronouncing things correctly (ói and ái in Dwarf-names being the most egregious exception to my ear).

I say Dol-Gooldoor, and Oon-go-lee-aunt (like they say aunt in Brittain (here most people say it the same way as the animal ant))

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I say Dol-Gooldoor, and Oon-go-lee-aunt (like they say aunt in Brittain (here most people say it the same way as the animal ant))

I gave up trying to pronounce Middle-earthisms correctly in the 2nd Age. If someone says I pronounced something wrong, I merely reply that I'm using a Southron accent.

[Boromir88]

The only pronunciations that I found grating in the first film were "Dain" and "Thrain." Which...they fell into the Dane-Thrane pronunciation trap. But at least those aren't major characters that will continually be named. I was worried they would fall into the "Baleen" "Dwaleen" "Thoreen" traps, which would have been extremely hard to sit through...especially considering the rest of the film was difficult enough.

[LordPhillock]

coincidentally, "Thoreen" is the nickname me and my friends gave the movie character. Probably to make it sound like chlorine, since there have to be some sort of chemicals in that hair to make it so well kempt.

[Zigûr]

Originally Posted by LordPhillock

there have to be some sort of chemicals in that hair to make it so well kempt.

Which is to say nothing of the product in Radagast's - because he's worth it.
'Radaghast' is the way I see that most commonly misspelled, incidentally. Seems appropriate.

[Bêthberry]

I suppose I ought to report that I have now seen the movie a second time. It helps to view it from the confines of a soft sofa, but not by much.