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(...) I meant to ask you who and when is being rehashed. I was also going to bring up earlier that Tolkien is the guy who put Beowulf in the 20th-century curriculum. (...) Hmm... Liv Tyler (Arwen) is Elven. She is like her father Elrond, whom I hope (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I only saw a teeny piece of it, but it looked to have been better than that. Less cheese. I remember thinking that the lion looked fairly decent. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) No, I was entertained. The movie is good , just perhaps not great. But no, nothing about the movie made me stop and think about anything save its obvious visual beauty. Most of the stuff passing as a plot is little more than rehashed Norse (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Aha! You seek hairy minifigs! Or midgets... (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Erik Olson wrote in message ... (...) Shorter, stockier, hairier, less smooth. The guys in the posters look like human teenagers with mutant feet :-). Kevin ---...--- NEW Tank Engine custom train set: (URL) Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This line of argument is of course only fair when taken as "of course there is a deficiency in its incompleteness, but the next film will turn that into an asset." (You will probably be let down again at its ending... it too should have the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) What is your picture of hobbits? Bigger heads? (Rankin/Bass?) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (URL) thanks, Shiri! ROSCO (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes... even the book version of the Nazgul gave my daughter nightmares when she first read LOTR aged about 10. I can't see taking a kid younger than that to the movie if they (Nazgul) have been done right. I must say I've been put off going to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's possible that you and I (and probably a few others around here) are the only ones who've seen and enjoyed Barry Lyndon--a good pick, though! (...) Haven't seen that in a few years, and it's not a particular favorite for me, but it's (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmm... Did it have the same sky-high production values of Hitchhiker's and Dr. Hoo? Dave! (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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This is a nifty movie, no doubt, but from the perspective of a dedicated Tolkien fan, I am somewhat disappointed because much of the really important character dynamics have been neglected or underdeveloped - dynamics that are essential to the tale. (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I might have used a different metaphor, but I agree. One of my problems with the current LOTR movie is that I REALLY don't have a lot of prior knowledge of the material. Noeckel suggests that this film should be viewed as the first part of a (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I agree. In the book, Aragorn really, REALLY wanted to go to Gondor. But after Gandalf died, he knew it was his duty to protect Frodo and attempt to lead the quest for the Ring. He was in great doubt as to what to do. That is why the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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richard marchetti wrote in message ... (...) about (...) Yes, they did a series... I think we have a couple of them on tape. Kevin ---...--- NEW Tank Engine custom train set: (URL) Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: (URL) Lego Kits & Custom models: (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sounds like you have a brave little guy. My step-daughter is nearly 6, and her dad let her see a cartoon version of LoTR a few weeks back. She has been unable to sleep through the night due to her terror of the Black Knights. I saw rows of (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, I don't know about him, but this site is an interesting discussion of LotR (which is actually satire, if you read it closely): (URL) (Of course, that's not really one for the kids, despite its lack of vulgarity.) best LFB (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's just an initial reaction, based in part on enthusiasm. Yes, I enjoyed it (note that it is up for a Golden Globe for Best Picture already!), no it isn't the best movie of all time, but in my view it is only the first third of an (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes, its well deserved…and its only gonna get better with the sequels. Mind you, the first book -IS- the slow one…it sets the pace and background for the next two!!! “Bigger than Star Wars” Indeed, --==RiçhärÐ==-- (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Modern movies tend to spike to the top of the list, because they're fresher in people's minds. I seem to remember, though, that they tend to settle down a little bit after time. Adrian (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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