[Biblical Calvinist]

For all Tolkien fans; A wonderful article discussing Tolkien from a thoughtful theological perspective..hope ya'll will find it as interesting as I did. Enjoy !

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

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[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

Pinging an interesting article....

[Sam Cree]

I really enjoyed this well written article, thanks for posting it. I'm not too convinced that hobbits are Calvinists, though. Aren't Calvinists protestants?

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

The Elves of Lorien seemed to be designed to appeal to the cross-dressing set, yet also came across as angry and vindictive

Ruthlessly snooty is how I like to refer to it. Ruthlessly snooty and awfully haughty....... And cross-dressers for sure!

Elf Bash Material!

[fnord]

my take on the women of LOTR:

Arwen - very fetching but empty-headed (the extended DVD sures brings this out) Much more attractive than Galadriel, but her vacuous mind sure is a turn-off.

Galadriel - I thought she was supposed to be so beautiful as to bewitch a dwarf? Whoever plays her should learn the first secret to beauty: SMILE! The most descriptively beautiful woman in the book is a rather dowdy, plain woman in the movie. Am I the only one who sees it this way?

Eowyn - Very pretty, and strong (from the trailers). I think she is the most attractive woman in the movie so far.

Rosie Cotton - gorgeous to a fault. The only reason I would leave the Shire os to rescue the world ... for her.

OK, a shallow review to be sure.

[maquiladora]

Great article! Thanks for posting it.
It's October and were moving swiftly into that pre-release period ahead of The Two Towers. Anticipation is building, and I for one, cannot wait!

The Two Towers promises to be one of the most astonishing motion pictures we've ever seen.

[LadyDoc]

A friend leaned over to my brother as the movie began and said: "Do you think any of these people know Hobbits are Calvinists?"

No, they like beer and parties, like the good Roman Catholic that invented them. :-)

[Renfield]

Last February, I visited New Zealand, and was priveleged to tour the site where the opening portion of the film was made; a sheep ranch near Matamata was the location for "Hobbiton". It was even more beautiful and bucolic than it appears in the film, although most of the set had been removed. The entrances to the hobbit-holes were still in the hillside, and the apple trees were still there, although the limbs had been browsed down to stubs by the sheep. Normally, the owners of the ranch wouldn't allow such visits, but a friend of a friend knew them, and arranged our excursion.
Here's a funny site related to the topic of LOTR, for those of you who haven't seen it: http://home.nyu.edu/~amw243/diaries/
(Calvinist, you are more prescient than you know, about suspecting the elves of appealing to "the cross-dressing set".........)

[Mamzelle]

Great review! I loved this movie so much, and am so eager for the next installment...and I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I'm about to shell out some serious money to buy one of those big TV sets that I never thought in a million years I'd want.

LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL ADVICE VANITY

http://www.epinions.com/content_75241524868 Here's the url of a set I'm serious about. Does anyone know anything about these things? We've never been big TV people in our family, but we do love a good movie. When I bought the DVD, I was disappointed at its appearance on our small set after seeing it three times in the theater. Also, the man of the house like the occasional sports event, and won't the kids get a kick out of playing games on it?. I've found this set at Best Buy for $2088. OUch.

I'd be obliged for any opinion.