Posted on 01/15/2003 7:57:17 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
The King has got His crown again.
Theoden looking warrior-like! (no idea what what the message there is, sounds like a roll-on deoderant ad!
Oh, and Elf Archer, A one word link would look like : THIS
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What was left out makes me wonder how PJ can manage to pull ROTK in under four hours...The book version of TTT had the Rohan/Fellowship going to Isengard to encounter the young hobbits and Sauruman, and the battle of Sam and Shelob, and Gandalf taking Pippin to Minas Tirith to meet Denethor. Those events will have to be incorporated into the final episode, which will really crowd things.
Don't forget, RoTK is not a very long story by itself. If you look at the book, fully one third of it is the Appendices. That's not to say that PJ won't cram lots of stuff into the movies; it can't be too long for me. I think the move to RoTK of the visit to Isengard and Frodo and Sam in Shelob's lair makes more sense. Everything will be resolved in the final movie. I'll enjoy the movie as it is and await the extended version of the DVD!
To be covered in ROTK--Shelob,Cirith Ungol,Pippin/Gandalf to Minas Tirith, Encounter with Saruman at Orthanc, all TTT/book... ROTK: Then the Paths of the Dead, The King Lear-type torment of Denethor, Enormous Battle of Pelennor, with that much-longed-for duel of Eowyn and the Witchking, Farmir/Eowyn romance, Sam and Frodo's final denuemont at Doom--then I want a fabulous coronation/wedding with lots of sunshine and cake, and the final bittersweet scenes at the Grey Havens where we all cry.
Looks like a lot...
PJ digs ghosts.... don't forget Galadriel and the faces in the marshes!
I am afraid he will spend too much time there! HA!
FROM TORN: RIGHT CLICK - "Save Target As" the [More] link to download it.
GAMING: EA ROTK Video Online!
5/20/03, 12:59 pm EST - Xoanon
A semi-quality video of 1 minute 43 seconds of the EA ROTK game has appeared online thanks to the folks at 576.hu. As all of the links we checked out had serious download issues, we've mirrored it for easy downloading! !!!BIG SPOILERS!!! [More] [Gaming Havens]
Update: This download is now a 5MB Quicktime file.
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ROTK & TTT: EE Details?
Xoanon @ 12:59 pm EST
Mattforce sends along these snippets gleamed from the Official LOTR Magazine's latest issue:
The two major changes in RotK are addition of TTT material and cutting of Scouring:
- Isengard sequence/VOS is at the beginning of RotK.
- Minas Morgul, stairs of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's lair also in RotK
- "We don't have the Scouring of the Shire." (In case anyone was holding out hope ... )
- At this point, no Ghan-Buri-Ghan. Doubts this will be added in pickups.
- Otherwise it follows the book "reasonably well."
Other stuff:
- Shelob will be "the creepiest and scariest of creatures." Based on the Tunnel Web spider of New Zealand. Photo above
- Mumakil and Nazgul will have center-stage appearances - more spectacular.
- Post-production should be completed and film "delivered" end of October, early November.
- Also of interest: "We only meet one new character, which is Denethor - and he's only new to those who don't check out The Two Towers extended cut in November!" Sounds like a comfirmation of the Faramir / Boromir / Denethor flashback.
Frodo and Sam under Osgiliath.
Tehanu @ 5:25 am EST
MattForce's find:
"I was browsing the net, and I came across a very interesting picture of Frodo and Sam underneath some sewers alone. Then it hit me. This is how they get to the East side of the Anduin during the battle of Osgiliath. I think they add this in cuz this was never in the movie, and I have never seen this pic before."
We've heard this rumour before , and it's no surprise that TORN community member Quintessential Websites posted an image of it, as it often does. It's a fantastic source of film images if you haven't already seen it. This image originally came from the Two Towers Photo Guide published by Houghton Mifflin. [Quintessential Website]
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