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Re: Lord of the Rings
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Mon, 19 Jul 1999 19:41:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Tom McDonald wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Terry Keller writes:
> > > On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 07:39:34 GMT, "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
> > > > 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 actor absolutely needs to carry that scene where he
> > > > bids farewell to Boromir. This scene will make or break the character.
> > He needs to be tall too. And he also needs to look kingly in a pinch. Sounds
> > like this is all a tall order for an actor. Anyone want to nomiate Liam • Neeson
> > (again? :-)
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> Mel Gibson? He can carry that "tragic knight" character he's been typecast
> into.
Mmm, yeah I could see that, except for the height. And he'd probably soak up
too much $$. Like he did in Braveheart as William Wallet. We'd probably have
to get someone "undiscovered" for this role.
> John Malkovich?
Which movies might have I seen him in?
> > I nominate Steven Segal for Boromir.
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> Nonononono, I'll enjoy watching him die too much.
lol I ougtta be a casting director. You said exactly what I was thinking.
Hey, give the public what they want.
> Plus, Segal is too slinky
You didn't know that Boromir knew martial arts?
> How about that guy from Home Improvement, with the beard?
I sure am glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that line. How would you
spell that sound of water being sputted all over a computer monitor?
> > > Did Aragorn have a beard? I always seem to
> > > picture him with a beard.
> > For Aragorn, no beard. It's never mentioned. The only characters IIRC that • had
> > beards mentioned were Gandalf, Saruman and Denethor.
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> Them, and all the Dwarven women. :-,
True, but I ain't asking why you be bringin' that up.. ;-)
> > > > > > > We completely drew a blank with Gollum.
> > > > > > Leonardo DiCaprio? :-P Or perhaps Gene Wilder...
> > Willam Dafoe (sp?) what about him? He also needs to be capable of treachery
> > and be willing to bite off a finger ;-)
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> Woody Allen?
(So many jokes, so little bandwidth..)
> How about Christopher Lloyd?
Smeagol/Jim the Taxidriver: "So. uhhhhhhh, where you guys wanna go? You still
got that ring thing don'tcha?"
> > > > > > Glenn Close as Galadriel and Uma Thurman as Eowyn.
> > That's just it: I wouldn't pick either one. I find blondes hard to pick for
> > this. The Eowyn character has to look good with a sword too.
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> Eowyn had blonde hair, neh? But yes, she needs to be able to handle a sword
> well. Someone athletic, then. Bridgette Neilsen, if she could lose about
> twelve inches in height?
Hmm, possibly. Eowyn is supposed to be tall, and yes blonde. Could you see her
and Mel Gibson in any LOTR scene together? :D
> Ya know, Glenn Close would be to stocky for Galadriel; we'd need someone
> really tall and skinny-but-not-anorexic looking. Perhaps Uma Thurman would
> be better in this role.
I won't tell Glenn you said that :-) And just to complicate things, Galadriel
is supposed to have a deeper voice than is usual for a woman. Catherine Zeta
Jones for Arwen.
Michael Keaton for Tom Bombadil?
> Prohibition? No, the state of Utah acepts alcohol consumption; now we're
> working on polygamy...
In theory polygamy sounds intriguing, but when I really think about it, I just
get plain tired. Plus I have to remember at least two anniversaries..
> We've already had our Beer Olympics scandals. The local Olympic Committe
> marketing put a couple sample bottles from local microbreweries into the
> press kits. Nothing else -- just paper and beer.
Remember, while selling beer to minors is illegal, no one said giving it away
was (did they?)
> The news articles on this were quite amusing.
No doubt. Local reporters were probably JUI (journalizing under the
influence).
-Tom McD.
when replying, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's spamcake, nor anything else
that is thy neighbor's.
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| (...) Mary Reilley, Empire of the Sun, Dangerous Liasons (...) I was watching Futurama, eating watermelon, when one of Bender's lines caused me to inhale a chunk. (...) Uma's voice can get pretty dang husky if you pay her enough. (...) Who's this (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I had to rack my brain over where I'd seen him before--I've only seen Home Improvement a few times in my life, so it took me awhile to figure it out when he appeared in the movie _Sling_Blade_. It's a very slow movie, which sets the tone (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Anyone know who did the voice of Gollum in the animated movies? It fit what I thought his voice sounded like very well. (...) Who is Bridgette Neilson? (...) Isn't Galadriel supposed to be the most beautiful woman in Middle-Earth? No offense (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) W[1]|N>K. [1] Water. Explanation? Water Through Nose To Keyboard. Letters obvious, other symbols are unix pipe commands. (...) I believe the Tom Bombadil scene is going to be absent from the movie, as it should be given that we're dealing with (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Mel Gibson? He can carry that "tragic knight" character he's been typecast into. John Malkovich? (...) Nonononono, I'll enjoy watching him die too much. Plus, Segal is too slinky (and a wimp :-) How about that guy from Home Improvement, with (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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