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post #81 of 412
I've read the Hobbit once and the Lord of the Rings 3 times...twice by myself and once aloud with dh. I've seen the Extended edition movies about 5 times each and the extras a few times each. I was ready to read the Silmarillion but then I found out Harry Potter book 6 is coming out in mere months so I am re reading those books to prepare for book 6. so probably after that I will get to the silmarillion.
post #82 of 412
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I found out Harry Potter book 6 is coming out in mere months so I am re reading those books to prepare for book 6.
Good idea! Especially since book 6 has hints in it that Rowling couldn't fit into book 1. I'll have to re-read book 1.
post #83 of 412
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Wheeee!!! I have never had a thread I started get to 2 pages, let alone 3!!!! How exciting.

Is anyone intersted in doing a LOTR chat anytime?
post #84 of 412
I, actually, found that more stuff in LOTR made sense after reading "The Silmarillion". And I had to read TS twice before really enjoying it. The first time was so complicated for me with all the names and places being tossed about. I had to keep a Tolkien encyclopedia next to me while reading for all those "now WHO is that again?" moments that popped up.

Chatting is pretty much out for me. I could only do so while dd naps and after the kids go to bed and both of those times are pretty booked for the next 2 or 3 years. :LOL
post #85 of 412
Yeah, I just hit the computer in 5 minute increments when I get a chance...
post #86 of 412
I finally made it back! This is the only thread I have subscribed to ever!

Okay, I used to read The Hobbit, then the LOTR's every May or June. I did this for YEARS...then got so busy being a mom...when ds#1 was in k-garten, I read The Hobbit aloud to him...and then the LOTR's also. He immediately wanted to "have" them. We have worn out a few paperback sets, we both have copies of The Hobbit in hardback...

I am still trying to read The Simarillion ( I can't spell.)

And my memory stinks these days.

BUT...I have painted several of my front doors (we move alot) green, in honor of Bilbo's house.

Ds#1 drew me a beautiful map of the Middle Earth which I promptly had framed and it is hanging in the living room.

I was SO worried about the movies...nervous and afraid they would butcher the books. I am mostly okay with the movies...realizing they really tried to be respectful and were so careful about details in many ways. The scene my brother calls The Flaming Denethor is the one I just can't deal with.

My brother and my ds#1 are really geeky about this, too. This is good as ds#2 is "tired of hobbits" (*gasp*) and my dh just doesn't get it at all.

My favorite characters have always been Sam...and Merry and Pippen.

In the movie, I have decided the hunkiest guy is Eomer. Ooooooooohhhhh!

Own all three of the EE versions and HAD to buy the regular version of ROTK because it was too much to WAIT for the third movie to be released on DVD. I've watched them way too many times.

Told my ds's that if it weren't for their dad's intervention, they would be named Pippen and Merry. :LOL!

I haven't watched any of the extra stuff on the DVD's yet...I just want to bask in the magic awhile longer.

I own a few pieces of jewelry from the movie...

I am pretty embarrassed now. But of course, you all understand.

My people!

So what do you think lembas tastes like? Shortbread, strawberry poptarts ( without icing) cherry poptarts, or other?

Oh, when he was a kid, my brother used to mix Bisquick with water, bake it in the oven, stuff his pockets full of it...it was cram. :LOL

Okay, we need help.
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According to the writers'/director's commentary, TB, the lambas they used in the movie tasted like soggy pastry. I always imagined it tasting more like shortbread, myself (hard on the outside, but buttery and soft inside). Maybe that's the Scottish side of me coming out... I'll ask my Irish friend if she thinks it tastes more like scones :LOL
post #89 of 412
:LOL OK, tinybutterfly, you win. You and your brother win the prize for being the most dedicated fans. At least so far.

I guess I imagined lembas kind of like extra thick American crackers (not UK cookies). Kind of like Saltines without the salt. Like extra thick communion wafers! I like the scones and shortbread idea Much better...

Oh, I bet I could inspire dd to go on her own trek around the house and in the back yard if I made some short bread or scones. Heh! Heh! Bisquick would be easier, though. She could make it herself...
post #90 of 412
Tinybutterfly, any chance you could post pictures of your movie jewelry? That would be totally cool, though I'd completely understand if you'd rather not.
post #91 of 412
Okay, I am late to this, but can I join?

I love LOTR, and have read the books more times that I can count. Mostly as a teenager, but then again after the movies came out.

I haven't had time to watch the extended edition yet, but have hopes after ds goes back to school.

I agree that the character of Frodo lost a lot in the film. I mean he is one of my least favorite characters anyway, but in the film he just seemed too wimpy.

I have to say that in the film, Gollum was my favorite character. His seemed to be the most pure representation.

I loved Ian McKellan as Gandalf too. My favorite scene was where he rides out from Minas Tirith to summon the Rohirrim. 'Eighty live of men, I have lived and now I must ride 600 leagues in two hours'...okay, I'm paraphrasing, but you know what I mean. It seemed to encapsulate his irascibility and nobility in one sentence.

Viggo, where can I start? In TTT I really felt like he WAS Aragorn. Aragorn, my first love....sigh.
post #92 of 412
What a great thread!!! I've been trying to get my sisters and friends to read the books so they can discuss, but they haven't done it yet.

I've read The Hobbit many times, the Trilogy twice, and seen the EE of the movies many times. I started reading the Silmarillion (which my sisters persist in calling the Cinnaminnaminnamon), but haven't gotten very far through it. It seemed like reading parts of Genesis, in the Bible - "who was that again? Wait, what happened pages back that they're referring to?" I plan to try again to get through it. I have Unfinished Tales, but haven't even opened it. I have the Witch King's sword hanging on my wall, and autographs from Craig Parker (Haldir), Karl Urban (Eomer), Sala Baker (Sauron) and Bruce Hopkins (Gamling)! I missed getting John Rhys Davies and Brad Dourif. OK, I'm a geek, I guess!

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One of my favorite moments in the movie, in fact, is not from the books: when Brad Dorff (LOVED him in Dune, too, btw) aka Wormtongue cries as he looks out upon the armies of the uruk hai. Oh, I know it doesn't make sense in the context of the books, but it is SUCH a powerful moment to me.
I LOVED that. Brad Dourif did a great job with that character, I thought. He was one of my favorites, in the movies.

My favorite character in the books was probably Gandalf, but my favorite in the movies was Haldir (drool...) and, of course, they killed him.

I also thought it was wierd and strange to have Arwen take Frodo across the river, instead of having Glorfindel show up. I read a funny fanfic once that solved that problem though, they had Arwen sneak up on Glorfindel in the stable, clunk him on the head and steal his horse! I noticed they kept the name of the horse the same! I'm very glad they decided not to use the "Arwen: Warrior Princess" stuff they'd filmed in Helms Deep. Can you imagine the uproar that would have caused?

Gollum managed to sound EXACTLY like I had imagined him sounding. I am still amazed at how well the movies were faithful to the books, even though they had to make some changes.
post #93 of 412
Dude, did you meet Karl Urban? Yummmmmmmmmm.
post #94 of 412
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I'm very glad they decided not to use the "Arwen: Warrior Princess" stuff they'd filmed in Helms Deep.

Ok, WHAT is this about?? I missed that one!
post #95 of 412
I remember hearing about that during some commentary - that the studio wanted more Arwen/Aragorn so she spent 6 weeks training with a sword and bow and stuff, then Phillipa and Fran (I believe) convinced the studio that they could do it with flashbacks and dreams, so her scenes were cut, or never filmed, or something.

I just loaned FOTREE to my in-laws, they want to see the movies, and are curious because I like them so much, but dh hates them. FIL is like, anti-fantasy (he prefers Lifetime original movies. I'm not kidding! He also only reads non-fiction). Anyway, I made them a little cheat sheet, giving the hobbits' names, their relationship, a bit on Isildur/Aragorn and everyones many names (nazgul=ringwraith), elves are immortal, elves are old, etc. Stuff that I think is hard to hear in the movies (anyone else spend their time turning it up for dialogue and turning it down for fight scenes/nazgul's shrieking?) or that I clarified the movies once I read the books. Hopefully they like it.
post #96 of 412
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Originally Posted by owensmom
Anyway, I made them a little cheat sheet, giving the hobbits' names, their relationship, a bit on Isildur/Aragorn and everyones many names (nazgul=ringwraith), elves are immortal, elves are old, etc. Stuff that I think is hard to hear in the movies (anyone else spend their time turning it up for dialogue and turning it down for fight scenes/nazgul's shrieking?) or that I clarified the movies once I read the books. Hopefully they like it.
I use the subtitles feature on the DVD's LOVE that!!!! I also am guilty of stopping the movie to look something up in the books to clarify! Sigh....

I think Lembas is like thick Matzoh (but that is probably because of my religious tendencies)

TB - So glad you could join us!!!

Everyone else, Welcome!!!!!

As soon as MJ uynglues herself from me (she's sick) I will post a long response to stuff!
post #97 of 412
AmyAngel met Karl Urban ( Eomer) ...What can I say??? I am sooooo jealous!
post #98 of 412
Oh, and I wouldn't mind at all posting pics of jewelry,but I have no idea how to post pics! I can tell you what I have and you can find it through www.TheOneRing.Net ( I think that is it?) or www.noblecollection.com

I have Arwen's necklace that she gives to Aragorn...it is gorgeous.

My brother gave me the leaf brooch. ( It's my favorite piece.)

And I have the silver round disc with words from the ring engraved on it and it is hung on a black leather cord.

I want Galadriel's ring.

Oh, and a figurine with Merry and Pippen up in Treebeard's branches. I had found one at Target...debated about getting it, went back and it was GONE!!! Tragic.
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Obssessed with The Lord of the Rings...

50 ways to tell you're obssessed with The Lord of the Rings...

1. You want to marry most of the characters, including Smeagol.
2.You get pissed off when people ask who Glorfindel is.
3. You get pissed off when people say they think Faramir is a jerk because of the Two Towers movie.
4.You worship the movies, but nonetheless you want to murder Peter Jackson for his randon Arwen scenes, cutting Tom Bombadil, and the barrow downs, Glorfindel, Gandalf's talk with Saruman in the Two Towers, the scouring of the Shire, etc.
5.You get pissed off when people say "I can't wait to se The Lord of the Rings 2: or "Lord of teh Rings 3.:
6.Whenever people talk about something other than LOTR you start a conversation about it.
7.When your angry at someone you insult them in Elvish or Dwarvish or recite the One Ring's Black Speech.
8.You sneak up behind your family or friends and you do your best impressio of a Nazgul scream.
9.You scream out loud 'MY PRECIOUS; to your parents when they take something from you or you want something.
10.When you are later for something, and someone yells at you, you say, "I amnever late. Nor am I early. I arrive precisely when I mean to."
11.You plan on giving your children Middle-Earth names.
12.You have added variouos other meals to your list, elevensies, afterlunch, second breakfast...
13.When ordering any drink you automatically ask if it comes in pints
14.You stare at various birdbaths, trying to see 'things that were, things that are, and things that have not yet come to pass.'
15.You run around in teh woods screaming "Ho! tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo." And you provide anyone you run into with mounds of food and protection from mean oak trees.
16.You walk up to your garage door and say, "Mellon!" expecting it to open.
17. When your parents want to inspect whether your room is messy or not you shout "YOU...SHALL...NOT....PASS!!!"
18.. When getting psyched for something, you pull out an imaginary sword adn yell "ANDURIL FOR THE DUNIDAN!" or "GUTHWINE FOR THE MARK!"
19.You always say eleventy-one instead of one hundred and eleven.
20. You refresh the official site over and over again so you can hear all teh different greetings.
21. If a major earthquake sarts, everyone shouts "EARTHQUAKE!" but you shout "BALROG!!!"
22.You are insulted when the spell checker on your computer says the "Hobbit" and "Frodo" are written as misspelled words.
23.You are racing on your bike through the streets and you shout "Noro lim, Asfaloth, noro lim."
24.You're still reading this list.
25.Your friends have told you to hold back when someone dares to insult anything about LOTR.
26.You know what LOTR, FOTR,TTT,PJ,JRRT and ROTK stand for.
27.You know whoElijah, Viggo, Ian, Sean,Dom, Billy, Karl,David and John are.
28.You have a sudden urge to yell"Get off the Road!" when you cross the street.
29.You celebrate Bilbo, Frodo and Aragorn's birthdays and March 25th, the day the ring was destroyed.
30.Just listening to the soundtrack you can see whats happening in the movie in your head.
31.Another insult that you lash out at someone when they make a mistake is "Fool of a Took!"
32.Whenever your family, or your friends got to the beach you make them sing Legolas' song of teh sea all the way there. If they don't know it, teach them linebyline and make them sing it over and over again. Also sing Bilbo's travelling song on long trips.
33.Instead of pepper spray, you pack a glass bottle and scream"Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!!!" at muggers.
34.You compare people you know to LOTR characters.
35.When someone says potatoes you say "Po-tay-toes!? Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew..."
36.You cry over Gandalf's death even though you know he comes back.
37.You cry when Eowyn is believed to be dead even though you know she's not.
38.You cry when Denethor says he set fire to Faramir, even though you know he didn't.
39.When the first street lamp goes on you cry out"The beacon of Amon Din is lit!"
40. You despair to thinkyou forgot to bring a rope, even though you are just going to your friend's house for about an hour.
41.Are surprised when someone acts insulted when you tell them they resemble someone from LotR, it was OBVIOUSLY a compliment.
42.Whenever your parents leave the house, cry, "You need someone of intelligence on this sort of...mission...quest...thing!" Then jump in the car. About half way ther, ask "Where are we goin'?"
43.Your bowling league is worried that you're spending too much time alone in the corner gazing into your ball.
44.You read the book out loud to yourself just so you can do the voices.
45.You keep saying "Don't be hasty" to your boss when he wants you to work.
46.Your still reading this.
47.You call your dad Adar.
48.You're thinking it would be fun to make up your own list.
49.You know who Adunakhor, Celegorm, Finarfin, Ilmare, Ohtar,Thorondor and Vana are.
50.You got all of the above jokes.

This was sent to me by e-mail. If I am breaking some rule about plagarism just let me know and I will delete this.
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