From The Two Towers:
And in case I'm not the only one who is anxious to see how Frodo and Sam are faring on their trip to Mordor (also from TTT):
Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Very funny! And the parallels continue. Only with my boys, they spent quite a while singing "Where there's a whip, there's a way"! They always get a hoot out of the bad guy songs.
I brought my daughter to see the movie twice and Joshua to see it once.
My wife and I saw the movie twice, without the kids. We went back and forth for awhile about whether to bring them. My oldest could probably have handled it, but he's also pretty sensitive. We described some of the parts to him, and he finally opted to wait. We're planning on a big family party night when it comes out on video. May even buy a DVD player for the occassion.
Sounds like you have a great family. From what I know of you here at FR you are providing a good example for them to follow.
Right back at ya buddy, and God bless you in your studies! Please don't take my departure from the other thread as a reflection on you or anyone else. I didn't want to leave the impression that I was leaving in a snit. It just wasn't an edifying experience anymore, and knowing myself if I didn't make a clean break of it I would just keep getting sucked back in. If you all are still around a couple of months from now, I may jump back in.
Christos Anesti.
That is what I was saying, at least someone gets it. I think you are right about most hobbits not caring if LOTR wins. I'll care, but I will celebrate anyhow (knock on wood). I think you are right about the gay agenda, too, and certainly hope that if Ian McKellen wins, he won't do or so anything to reflect badly on LOTR and Tolkien.
Arggh! They sound like great kids, but they'd be even better if they didn't sing THAT song!
I don't have any Oscar predictions! - I don't have any idea what they are going to do - I have hopes, but no real expectations! I will just be eagerly watching!
I think they'll sober up about orcs though after they see the PJ version. My stepmom, a huge fantasy fan, said her main complaint about PJ's version was that he made the orcs too much like monsters. I suppose this makes sense. If the slant-eyed stranger in the Prancing Pony is supposed to be a half-orc, there's no way he could have blended in if he looked like one of PJ's creations.
Heck they are just misunderstood, that's all. Orcs are a creature of peace, don't you know!
Arggh! They sound like great kids, but they'd be even better if they didn't sing THAT song!
LOL That's the only song from that awful movie that I remember.
From The Two Towers:
And in case I'm not the only one who is anxious to see how Frodo and Sam are faring on their trip to Mordor (also from TTT):
It has a lot of biographical info. re: Tolkien, and it includes several interviews with cast,including Orlando Bloom,Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Ian MacKellan, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood..............no Viggo, though:( as well as on-location footage and clips from the movie. The idea is to show "how the imaginary world of Middle-earth reflects our own." It describes Tolkien's inspiration for creating the story as well as how he went about creating the Elvish languages, etc. You get to see "Hobbiton" before it became Hobbiton, and they talk about how they had to do stuff like plant the vegetable gardens a year before shooting started, etc.I really enjoyed it.
Bummber about no Viggo interview, but I'm not surprised--I don't think he likes that sort of thing at all.
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