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Re: Lord of the Rings
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Date: 
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 19:49:06 GMT
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Tom McDonald wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > John Malkovich?
> Which movies might have I seen him in?

Mary Reilley, Empire of the Sun, Dangerous Liasons

> > 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?

I was watching Futurama, eating watermelon, when one of Bender's lines
caused me to inhale a chunk.

> > 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.

Uma's voice can get pretty dang husky if you pay her enough.

> Catherine Zeta Jones for Arwen.

Who's this Jones chick I keep hearing about?

Come to think of it, who was Arwen again?

> Michael Keaton for Tom Bombadil?

Tom's supposed to be really really big.  Hmmm, I can see Keaton doing the
part with sfx, tho...

Ding.  Christopher Lloyd as Saruman.

> > 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..

And 500 birthdays, including your kids.

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
http://www.io.com/~jsproat
Darth Maul Lives



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  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
(...) !?! Get a clue, man! She was in "Zorro" with Antonio Banderas, and that recent heist-caper flick with Sean Connery. Competent actor, great bod and face. (...) Maybe. He is pretty good at capering about. (...) Now that I could see. Lloyd would (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
(...) <snolk!> (...) Galadriel (...) Let's not go there. Family newsgroup, yada yada.. (...) See Entrapment with Sean Connery. It came out about a week or two after The Matrix. (...) Aragorn's betrothed, daughter of Elrond, the Evenstar of her (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) how (...) Neeson (...) 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. (...) Which movies (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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