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Rewatched the two towers, that Sam speech at the end :[, its writing and acting like that that gives me hope for the hobbit.
Amen brother.
Rewatched the two towers, that Sam speech at the end :[, its writing and acting like that that gives me hope for the hobbit.
That trailer makes me want to marathon the LOTR movies....so good, the dwarf singing is chill inducing.
I've posted in here already, I have no problem whatsoever with The Hobbit being split into 3 films. I believe in Jackson doing what he feels will produce the best movies. I'll probably try and watch one of the LOTR's each night this weekend. I haven't watched any of them in a year or so.
Edmond Dantès;40597824 said:So, who's up for a Hobbit reread? I can come up with a thread and there would also be quite a bit of analysis during the reread. Almost to an academic level
Don't know about the organisation though i.e how many chapters a week or days etc.
Edmond Dantès;40597824 said:So, who's up for a Hobbit reread? I can come up with a thread and there would also be quite a bit of analysis during the reread. Almost to an academic level
Don't know about the organisation though i.e how many chapters a week or days etc.
I decided to buy the Illustrated Lord of the Rings hardback to go with the Hobbit I just bought. I probably shouldn't have bought such a huge single book edition because it's going to be a little unwieldy to read but I wanted a matching set.
Edmond Dantès;40597824 said:So, who's up for a Hobbit reread? I can come up with a thread and there would also be quite a bit of analysis during the reread. Almost to an academic level
Don't know about the organisation though i.e how many chapters a week or days etc.
A Journey to the dark was the reason i fell in love with the soundtracks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfKIKY0Fd0k&feature=player_detailpage#t=134s
TT also has the second best song of all the soundtracks, Samwise the Brave
Top three
1. Breaking of the fellowship
2. Samwise the Brave
3. A Journey in the dark
A Journey to the dark was the reason i fell in love with the soundtracks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfKIKY0Fd0k&feature=player_detailpage#t=134s
TT also has the second best song of all the soundtracks, Samwise the Brave
Top three
1. Breaking of the fellowship
2. Samwise the Brave
3. A Journey in the dark
A Journey to the dark was the reason i fell in love with the soundtracks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfKIKY0Fd0k&feature=player_detailpage#t=134s
TT also has the second best song of all the soundtracks, Samwise the Brave
Top three
1. Breaking of the fellowship
2. Samwise the Brave
3. A Journey in the dark
A Journey to the dark was the reason i fell in love with the soundtracks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfKIKY0Fd0k&feature=player_detailpage#t=134s
Edmond Dantès;40602234 said:Still the best dramatic piece of music from the trilogy. Nothing gets the blood pumping like this.
Glamdring (also known as Foundations of the Stone)
Irkat-lukhud ma
katabrikihu
Ulfat-atam ma
tanakhi uduhu
bin-nât aznân tarsisi
Bazar udu agânî-furkhîn
Gurd!
Ma nîd sakhu!
Ma satf unkhai!
Atkât zatagrafizu
Zatablugi sulluzu
Mettanna
Nárendur!
An mauya mahtie
Mettanna!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ro75mgBigA&feature=relatedAttached to my single-favorite favorite scene from the whole trilogy The shot that accompanies the part at 3:31 is amazing.
Edmond Dantès;40602436 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ro75mgBigA&feature=related
Love the way Gandalf grabs Glamdring mid-air and the accompanying sound effect.
Even better when you what they both are and who they represent.
Gandalf a Maiar of Manwë, Durin's Bane a Valaraukar of Melkor.
Edmond Dantès;40601486 said:The illustrated Silmarillion hardback is also worth owning.
Indeed, it was the first since the First Age. Sauron never fought against the White Council, he fled.I can't remember if that's the first Maia vs. Maia battle since the First Age... or was it Dol Guldur? (although I don't know if Sauron fought or just fled in that one). In any case, that alone makes it special
Edmond Dantès;40597824 said:So, who's up for a Hobbit reread? I can come up with a thread and there would also be quite a bit of analysis during the reread. Almost to an academic level
Don't know about the organisation though i.e how many chapters a week or days etc.
Edmond Dantès;40597824 said:So, who's up for a Hobbit reread? I can come up with a thread and there would also be quite a bit of analysis during the reread. Almost to an academic level
Don't know about the organisation though i.e how many chapters a week or days etc.
Edmond Dantès;40601486 said:
Edmond Dantès;40600636 said:Interesting theory on the Hobbit trilogy news.
http://www.fatherroderick.com/2012/...s-a-textbook-example-of-communicating-change/
Edmond Dantès;40627965 said:One scene that I was glad they omitted from the theatrical version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7egAVqmH4Q
A corrupted man of Númenórean decent versus a being older than Arda itself and the equivalent of a lesser angel. Jeez.
More unsure of how he would fare against the Balrog and that was when he was still Gandalf the Grey. As Gandalf the White he had no such fears in the book at least.I agree in general, but to be fair, wasn't Gandalf himself unsure of how he would fare against the Witch-King?
But it was no orc-chieftain or brigand that led the assault upon Gondor. The darkness was breaking too soon, before the date that his Master had set for it: fortune had betrayed him for the moment, and the world had turned against him; victory was slipping from his grasp even as he stretched out his hand to seize it. But his arm was long. He was still in command, wielding great powers. King, Ringwraith, Lord of the Nazgûl, he had many weapons. He left the Gate and vanished.
Edmond Dantès;40628772 said:More unsure of how he would fare against the Balrog and that was when he was still Gandalf the Grey. As Gandalf the White he had no such fears in the book at least.
The breaking of the staff was the worst part. I can understand one Maia doing it to another Maia, but a Nazgul doing it seems way beyond Tolkien's writings.
I much prefer the way it was handled in the book.
Edmond Dantès;40616326 said:
I agree in general, but to be fair, wasn't Gandalf himself unsure of how he would fare against the Witch-King?
Edmond Dantès;40627965 said:One scene that I was glad they omitted from the theatrical version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7egAVqmH4Q
A corrupted man of Númenórean decent versus a being older than Arda itself and the equivalent of a lesser angel. Jeez.
Edmond Dantès;40627965 said:One scene that I was glad they omitted from the theatrical version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7egAVqmH4Q
A corrupted man of Númenórean decent versus a being older than Arda itself and the equivalent of a lesser angel. Jeez.
While both bothered me, I still haven't forgiven PJ for having elves at Helm's Deep. I think it would've worked much better with Aragorn giving an amazing speech and inspiring the men to rally together to hold off the orcs.I wasn't a fan of the staff-breaking or Gandalf hitting Denethor. Even though I was kind of a book purist back then... it still bothers me now.
Yes, but in regards to Moria after the events of The Hobbit, but before The Lord of the Rings. Only a brief mention of his arrival.Are Balrogs mentioned in the appendices at all?
Edmond Dantès;40601486 said:The illustrated Silmarillion hardback is also worth owning
While both bothered me, I still haven't forgiven PJ for having elves at Helm's Deep. I think it would've worked much better with Aragorn giving an amazing speech and inspiring the men to rally together to hold off the orcs.
While both bothered me, I still haven't forgiven PJ for having elves at Helm's Deep. I think it would've worked much better with Aragorn giving an amazing speech and inspiring the men to rally together to hold off the orcs.
I think one of the themes in the films is the passing of the time of Elves. PJ spends a lot of time with this and to have them show up at Helm's Deep is a cathartic moment. True to the book or not its effective in the films and I think it's more than just an ELVES R KEWL moment.hm... yeah, it still kinda bothers me too, but I've (somehow) learned to deal with it. I guess some people needed to see ELVES FIGHTING COOL LIKE ON THE PROLOGUE once again and I dunno. Also, I think PJ's original idea of Arwen Warrior Princess was even worse, so at least we got a nice scene with Haldir.
Don't even get me started with that green tide of shit in ROTK
Aw fuck, I'm turning into a purist again.