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Re: Lord of the Rings
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Sun, 18 Jul 1999 07:17:42 GMT
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On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 03:44:28 GMT, "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote:

> In lugnet.general, Tom McDonald writes:
> > Years ago in several ongoing discussions a friend and I had, we agreed that
> > Patrick Stewart would make a good Gandalf, and Connery would make a good
> > Theoden. I don't think we came up with a good Aragorn protrayed by any
> > working actor, though we tossed around a few ideas.
> 
> Pete Postlethwaite.  He was the cliche hunter guy in the Lost World.  Good
> actor, terrible movie.

You mean the guy who wanted to waive his fee and instead take a trophy T-Rex?
That guy most definately is *not* my impression of Aragorn.  Wrong look,
attitude, and age.

> > We completely drew a blank with Gollum.
> 
> Leonardo DiCaprio?  :-P  Or perhaps Gene Wilder...

They need a small, weasely type.  Maybe the guy who played 'little me' in The
Spy Who Shagged Me'.
More likely to be CG.

> > Any speculation on Galadriel and Arwen? :-)
> 
> Glenn Close as Galadriel and Uma Thurman as Eowyn.

:-)
But please, no Uma.  I never saw what made her so popular.

> > when replying, Spamcake is an official sponsor of the 2002 Winter Games.
> 
> That does it.  I'm OUTTA UTAH come 2002!  :-,

The Committee will probably be glad to hear that.  Might even add it to the
promotional literature.  :-P

-- Terry K --



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(...) Well, put hair on his head. :-, He's got the look of someone who's being driven by something in his past, something haunting him... I dunno how he'd do with a sword in hand though. Aragorn needs to be able to handle a sword. And Aragorn's (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) Pete Postlethwaite. He was the cliche hunter guy in the Lost World. Good actor, terrible movie. (...) Leonardo DiCaprio? :-P Or perhaps Gene Wilder... (...) Glenn Close as Galadriel and Uma Thurman as Eowyn. (...) That does it. I'm OUTTA UTAH (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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