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Re: Lord of the Rings
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Mon, 19 Jul 1999 23:31:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Tom McDonald wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> I was watching Futurama, eating watermelon, when one of Bender's lines
> caused me to inhale a chunk.

<snolk!>

> > > 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.

Let's not go there. Family newsgroup, yada yada..

> > Catherine Zeta Jones for Arwen.
> 
> Who's this Jones chick I keep hearing about?

See Entrapment with Sean Connery. It came out about a week or two after The
Matrix.

> Come to think of it, who was Arwen again?

Aragorn's betrothed, daughter of Elrond, the Evenstar of her people,
granddaughter of Galadriel. Later, Queen of Gondor. Impressive credits, really.

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

Hmm.. John Goodman?

> Ding.  Christopher Lloyd as Saruman.

Oh yeah. Good choice!

Okay, here's another one: Wormtongue...

-Tom McD.
when replying, (got a headache now, no good(?) spamcake line til it goes away)



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  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
(...) Rowan Atkinson. Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Lord of the Rings
 
(...) Good call. (...) Easy. Gene Hackman. And DeNiro as Denethor. Hmm. Rutger Hauer as Bromir, anyone? He certainly does obsessed captains of guards well :) (Ladyhawk) Although he's getting a little old for it, now. James (URL) (27 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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

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