Lord of the Rings

[That Matt Guy]

But Lando's smile wasn't as pretty as the cyborgs.

[Voltron]

I would be in it for the the little dwarves that threw 3PO out, thats all.

[cqb101]

Do I like LOTR? What kinda question is that! I LOVE LOTR! Almost as much as I love TMNT. Hopefully I'll be ordering a set of replica white knives soon. *gets all excited*

[WrestlingTurtlesFan4Life]

Anybody ever watch Xena: Warrior Princess or Hercules: The Legendary Journeys? I'm only asking because A few actors from the Lord of the Rings were from those 2 shows and made it more enjoyable to watch.

Eomer: Played Ceaser on both shows. Had a thing for Xena

A guy I don't know his name but the episode sticks in my head. It's the episode of Xena where Callisto first appeared and she made everyone think it was Xena that killed his some and he kept going after her only to be tied up to a tree. lol

There might be more but I'm not sure. Thats cool though. Right?

[HorseTechie]

I'm one of the few who had seen the movies first before reading the LotR triology. Makes for an interesting experience that way!

But.. while I hadn't read the LotR, I was reasonably famialr with Tolkien's work. I have read the Hobbit in elementary school, and have seen the animated film/heard the BBC radio play of it too. Yes... very familar with Bilbo and Hobbits. Prolly explains why the Hobbits in LotR are also my fav characters (with Aragorn, Eowyn and Shadowfax as the seconds)

[damnhooligan]

Originally Posted by WrestlingTurtlesFan4Life

A guy I don't know his name but the episode sticks in my head. It's the episode of Xena where Callisto first appeared and she made everyone think it was Xena that killed his some and he kept going after her only to be tied up to a tree. lol

I'm not exactly sure who that was, but Craig Parker (Haldir), Marton Csokas (Celeborn) and a whole slew of extras/stunt men/minor roles from the films were on Xena or Hercules periodically. No Bruce Campbell though. A boomstick would have come in damn handy.

[Savanti Romero]

I don't see what the big deal is with Eowyn

[Anarky]

I don't really like LOTR. Neither the books nor the films

First , I must say that i really don't like fantasy stuff.

Books: too damn long, everything is described waay to detailed. nothing's really left to imagination

Films: again, too long. Three and a half hours simply can't be it. For me, a guy who can't sit still for more than 10 minutes, it was hell. I only did it for a girl

[The Defibrillator]

Originally Posted by Savanti Romero

I don't see what the big deal is with Eowyn

Not only is Miranda Otto hot, but her character kicked the Witch-King's butt.

Though there are obvious discrepancies (My biggest concerns: Glorfindel? Bombadil? Umm, Haldir? Éomer?), I though the movies were wonderfully epic. The story, actors, CGI, set design and costume design all came together seemlessly, I believe. I'm now an BIG Richard Taylor fan. Huzzah!

My biggest nitpick with the movies, is ARWEN. LIV TYLER SUCKS. SHE STOLE GLORFINDEL! Not only that but she uses a whole breath to speak each word....it's quite annoying.

What about Denethor? In the movies they make it seem like he's just a jerk, but in the books he's actually being influenced by Sauron through a palantiri. Oh well....

As for special effects...they were all great except for when in RotK Theoden and Dernhelm(Eowyn) are riding on horseback in Pelennor Fields. They just put CGI orcs in the horses' way, and make them get pushed out of the way, but the horses don't react at all so it looks stupid. But other than that....the fx were great.

*slaps self* Stop blabbering!

[HorseTechie]

Originally Posted by TeenageMutantNinja Hobbit

Not only is Miranda Otto hot, but her character kicked the Witch-King's butt.

My biggest nitpick with the movies, is ARWEN. LIV TYLER SUCKS. SHE STOLE GLORFINDEL! Not only that but she uses a whole breath to speak each word....it's quite annoying.

That's my reason for liking Eowyn too. She seemed more believable as a character. Liv Tyler/Arwen trotally drives me nuts. Bleah. What was Aragorn thinking?

Originally Posted by TeenageMutantNinja Hobbit

As for special effects...they were all great except for when in RotK Theoden and Dernhelm(Eowyn) are riding on horseback in Pelennor Fields. They just put CGI orcs in the horses' way, and make them get pushed out of the way, but the horses don't react at all so it looks stupid. But other than that....the fx were great.

I noticed that too. Just doesn't have that same effect of weapons/flesh going against stuffed dummies (like in Braveheart), but... it did seem a little better than the battle at Helm's deep. It was even more obvious how much the real actors were going through the CGI ones on the castle bridge.

[Savanti Romero]

What made me not like Eowyn was she got all this cheering, when non of the tons of male characters got half that much.

[Voltron]

Originally Posted by Savanti Romero

What made me not like Eowyn was she got all this cheering, when non of the tons of male characters got half that much.

Yeah, but she did what no male character could. She slayed the Witch King. She is well liked because she is strong. It's not often that you see a woman character to this. I felt it was a nice departure from the horribly cliche'd "Damsil in Distress" crap you usually see.

[Savanti Romero]

Couldn't have done it without Pippin. (Not in book I already know.) Not to mention a lot of male characters who "did things no one else could do" i. e. Frodo, didn't get half the applause from the audience.

[EZweasel]

id have to say theabsolute best part about these movies is the elf girl. she is like the hottest girl i have ever seen in my life and she is just awsum. i am not sure of her name but i think it was liv tyler who played her.

[The Defibrillator]

Originally Posted by EZweasel

id have to say theabsolute best part about these movies is the elf girl. she is like the hottest girl i have ever seen in my life and she is just awsum. i am not sure of her name but i think it was liv tyler who played her.

That's Arwen Evenstar.

Just to clear up a common misonception, Eowyn (in the books anyway) being a woman was NOT the reason that she was able to slay the Witch-King. It was Merry's sword (which was made in Numenor) that broke the spell that made the Witch-King immortal, which then made it possible for Eowyn's blow to kill him. Dig:

From p. 119-120 of RotK.
So passes the sword of the Barrow-Downs, work of Westernesse. But glad would he have been to know its fate who wrought it slowly long ago in the north kingdom when the Dunedain were young, and chief among their foes was the dread realm of Angmar and its sorceror king. No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will.

[The Stryker]

argh argh blargh!!!

the movies and the books are too damn long!!!!!

AHH!!!........G-GAAAAH!!!

secondly...Gollum is like a middle-earth equivalent of a crack head...

"I'll suck it......for some precious!"

*rimshot*

and now....lets show that clip of howard dean going crazy!!!

Dean:"YYYYEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

[HorseTechie]

Originally Posted by TeenageMutantNinja Hobbit

Just to clear up a common misonception, Eowyn (in the books anyway) being a woman was NOT the reason that she was able to slay the Witch-King. It was Merry's sword (which was made in Numenor) that broke the spell that made the Witch-King immortal, which then made it possible for Eowyn's blow to kill him.

Yeah.. I saw that in he movie too. I knew that while she was saying it, the real hero had to have been Merry for stabbing the Witch King first. I was guessing he would do that before he did it, being the one who is not Man (aka the Race of Men, as opposed to gender). Cause wouldn't a Wo-man also be considered one of the Race of Men?

[The Defibrillator]

Yes indeedy. After I saw the movie, I was like, that's not right..... So I looked it up in the book.