The Hobbit, Battle of Five Armies.
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Harry Potter what a joke. Some gay English kids flying around on Broomsticks
"You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970. -
"No one in The Lord of the Rings can say so much as 'hand me that spoon' without risking a response like, 'Do you mean Fobulir, the Spoon of Dessert? Forged in Glomiel during the reign of Hothemor, this spoon has ferried rich custards to the beards of kings and dwarves, and all sing of its unparalleled elegance of curvature. Use it with care, my friend; gladly do I give it.' I dont know what things cost in Middle Earth, but I bet everyones paying too much."
Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind... -
As far as movies go give me "the princess bride" over "lord of the rings" any day.
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Steve I know you've got an xbox. If you like high fantasy do yourself a favor and go get skyrim.
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X Box One
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Harry Potter what a joke. Some gay English kids flying around on Broomsticks
Harry Potter what a joke. Some gay English kids flying around on Broomsticks
Harry Potter is great.....and it was not just for kids. And to my knowledge none of the characters depicted were gay.
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In your opinion. Not mine.
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In your opinion. Not mine.
In your opinion. Not mine.
Like assholes everyone has an opinion. Yours just happens to match.
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"No one in The Lord of the Rings can say so much as 'hand me that spoon' without risking a response like, 'Do you mean Fobulir, the Spoon of Dessert? Forged in Glomiel during the reign of Hothemor, this spoon has ferried rich custards to the beards of kings and dwarves, and all sing of its unparalleled elegance of curvature. Use it with care, my friend; gladly do I give it.' I dont know what things cost in Middle Earth, but I bet everyones paying too much."
"No one in The Lord of the Rings can say so much as 'hand me that spoon' without risking a response like, 'Do you mean Fobulir, the Spoon of Dessert? Forged in Glomiel during the reign of Hothemor, this spoon has ferried rich custards to the beards of kings and dwarves, and all sing of its unparalleled elegance of curvature. Use it with care, my friend; gladly do I give it.' I dont know what things cost in Middle Earth, but I bet everyones paying too much."
Different strokes for different folks. I suppose it depends on how deep you want to immerse yourself in the Fable. MHO is Harry Potter has the depth of a Cat in the Hat kiddie story compared to LOTR. I enjoyed the Potter movies, but I wouldn't watch them 50X over like I have LOTR. Crap, Tolkien was such a damn genius he created a couple functional languages in his spare time just for kicks to insert into the books. "Ash nazg durbatuluk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatuluk, ag burzhum ishi krimpatul." I can still recite that one from heart- it's the Black Speech inscription on the Ring of Power- "One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them, one Ring to Rule them all, and in the Darkness bind them. I wouldn't bother you with Quena Elvish from Galadeiel's lament when they left Lothlorien.
I probably could have made a lot more money in my life if I had spent more time memorizing my science texts instead of LOTR. I used to have a standing bet in college- you give me any two lines in the books- I'll give you the next two.
As far as movies go give me "the princess bride" over "lord of the rings" any day.
You're welcome, enjoy.
PS- and a minor spoiler- Jackson made Balin such a likable dwarf- it's even more sad he got killed off around 40 years later when he made the very bad decision to try and retake Moria.
& PPS- as Gandalf would say. Cisco. Tolkien created his mythology so perfectly- even someone who knows the 1,700 pages as well as I do, it took me years to be able to take a couple legit pot shots at the story.
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In your opinion. Not mine.
Like assholes everyone has an opinion. Yours just happens to match.
Like assholes everyone has an opinion. Yours just happens to match.
No, its everyone has one and they all stink dumb ass.
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God forbid I don't share anyone's fan boy love of unreadable British fantasy. Did you ever try to read 'the silmorillian'? It's way more effective than ambien.
God forbid I don't share anyone's fan boy love of unreadable British fantasy. Did you ever try to read 'the silmorillian'? It's way more effective than ambien.
Oh you have the right to be wrong, dude. It is cool haha.
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The Silmarillion was an extremely ambitious piece of work that was not completed by the time of his death. Later his son, admittedly a very minor talent, tried to cobble it together. Nearly unreadable.
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The Silmarillion was an extremely ambitious piece of work that was not completed by the time of his death. Later his son, admittedly a very minor talent, tried to cobble it together. Nearly unreadable.
WSS
The Silmarillion was an extremely ambitious piece of work that was not completed by the time of his death. Later his son, admittedly a very minor talent, tried to cobble it together. Nearly unreadable.
WSS
Actually, I have read it. The first part is a very dry history.....but as you go on it is much more dramatic and interesting. At least it was for me.
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The Silmarillion was an extremely ambitious piece of work that was not completed by the time of his death. Later his son, admittedly a very minor talent, tried to cobble it together. Nearly unreadable.
WSS
The Silmarillion was an extremely ambitious piece of work that was not completed by the time of his death. Later his son, admittedly a very minor talent, tried to cobble it together. Nearly unreadable.
WSS
Actually, I have read it. The first part is a very dry history.....but as you go on it is much more dramatic and interesting. At least it was for me.
I agree with both of the above. Tolkien didn't have the time to finish up all the loose ends before he died. The Silmarillion was painted with a much broader brush. There's a mother lode of material there should Jackson ever get the motivation to do another Trilogy, and the Tolkien estate would let him.
Morgoth & Ungolianth destroying The Two Trees.
The Exile of the Noldor- (Gandalf took on one Balrog) Feanor took on around seven, before they killed him.
the tale of Beren and Luthien.
Turin and that real nasty dragon Glarung.
The Downfall of Numenor. (Gee, you find out why Sauron wound up as a pretty much disembodied spirit.)
Celebrimbor and the forging of the Rings of Power. (And how Sauron figured out how to make his).
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Larry I do tip my hat to your superior knowledge of All Things trilogy.
I've probably read the whole thing 18 or so times but still feel like a piker compared to you. Personally I wouldn't want to see Jackson tackle The Silmarillion given his penchant, lately, for spectacle over substance.
I suppose if he could control himself and keep the substance strong but presented in an entertaining fashion it would be very valuable. If not, well, it might be entertaining but of little value.
Too bad Tolkien died before he finished it. I doubt there are many people in the world with the same combination of genius and the gift of master storyteller.
WSS
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The Silmarillion is more or less vignette's of "history". There are a few dozen stories in there.....not really amenable to a movie that would tell one continuous tale.
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The Silmarillion is more or less vignette's of "history". There are a few dozen stories in there.....not really amenable to a movie that would tell one continuous tale.
The Silmarillion is more or less vignette's of "history". There are a few dozen stories in there.....not really amenable to a movie that would tell one continuous tale.
Stand-alone HBO series?
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Unless they added a lot of sex and also made it a lot more interesting it wouldn't survive next to game of thrones
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"No one in The Lord of the Rings can say so much as 'hand me that spoon' without risking a response like, 'Do you mean Fobulir, the Spoon of Dessert? Forged in Glomiel during the reign of Hothemor, this spoon has ferried rich custards to the beards of kings and dwarves, and all sing of its unparalleled elegance of curvature. Use it with care, my friend; gladly do I give it.' I dont know what things cost in Middle Earth, but I bet everyones paying too much."
Different strokes for different folks. I suppose it depends on how deep you want to immerse yourself in the Fable. MHO is Harry Potter has the depth of a Cat in the Hat kiddie story compared to LOTR. I enjoyed the Potter movies, but I wouldn't watch them 50X over like I have LOTR. Crap, Tolkien was such a damn genius he created a couple functional languages in his spare time just for kicks to insert into the books. "Ash nazg durbatuluk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatuluk, ag burzhum ishi krimpatul." I can still recite that one from heart- it's the Black Speech inscription on the Ring of Power- "One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them, one Ring to Rule them all, and in the Darkness bind them. I wouldn't bother you with Quena Elvish from Galadeiel's lament when they left Lothlorien.
I probably could have made a lot more money in my life if I had spent more time memorizing my science texts instead of LOTR. I used to have a standing bet in college- you give me any two lines in the books- I'll give you the next two.
As far as movies go give me "the princess bride" over "lord of the rings" any day.
You're welcome, enjoy.
PS- and a minor spoiler- Jackson made Balin such a likable dwarf- it's even more sad he got killed off around 40 years later when he made the very bad decision to try and retake Moria.
& PPS- as Gandalf would say. Cisco. Tolkien created his mythology so perfectly- even someone who knows the 1,700 pages as well as I do, it took me years to be able to take a couple legit pot shots at the story.
Different strokes for different folks. I suppose it depends on how deep you want to immerse yourself in the Fable. MHO is Harry Potter has the depth of a Cat in the Hat kiddie story compared to LOTR. I enjoyed the Potter movies, but I wouldn't watch them 50X over like I have LOTR. Crap, Tolkien was such a damn genius he created a couple functional languages in his spare time just for kicks to insert into the books. "Ash nazg durbatuluk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatuluk, ag burzhum ishi krimpatul." I can still recite that one from heart- it's the Black Speech inscription on the Ring of Power- "One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them, one Ring to Rule them all, and in the Darkness bind them. I wouldn't bother you with Quena Elvish from Galadeiel's lament when they left Lothlorien.
I probably could have made a lot more money in my life if I had spent more time memorizing my science texts instead of LOTR. I used to have a standing bet in college- you give me any two lines in the books- I'll give you the next two.
You're welcome, enjoy.
PS- and a minor spoiler- Jackson made Balin such a likable dwarf- it's even more sad he got killed off around 40 years later when he made the very bad decision to try and retake Moria.
& PPS- as Gandalf would say. Cisco. Tolkien created his mythology so perfectly- even someone who knows the 1,700 pages as well as I do, it took me years to be able to take a couple legit pot shots at the story.
I would prefer to immerse myself in the elder scrolls which has a ridiculous berth of mythology for a video game series. Plus I hate dwarves. Across all fantasy - not just lotr I dislike dwarves. Why? Because they're short? I don't know. Hobbits seem extra lame to me. They're just, like, a neurotic dwarf with no beard and hairy feet.
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The Silmarillion is more or less vignette's of "history". There are a few dozen stories in there.....not really amenable to a movie that would tell one continuous tale.
Stand-alone HBO series?
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