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101 Observations from The Fellowship of the Ring (or 101 things you probably missed)
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| 09 Jan 2002
| Paul Davidson
Posted on 01/09/2002 10:56:47 AM PST by Grig
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Comment #41 Removed by Moderator
To: Grig
I was extremely disappointed that my favorite part of the first book was cut: when the fellowship, at night, is being pelted with arrows by orcs on the eastern bank of Anduin; they row over to the western bank and Legolas jumps out, strings an arrow, and fires a shot high into the air across the river. A few seconds later an orc cries out. I just loved that. It really showed how much elves hated orcs because the shot had no tactical purpose: it was pure spite. I can understand why that wasnt included but not including Legolas falling the steed of the Dark Rider was totally confusing.
(Hey all! Lay off stanz...so he didn't like the movie. Oh well.)
>:)
To: JMJ333
Gandalf the Grey did not ride a white horse.
To: AppyPappy
Total Baloney.
44
posted on
01/11/2002 12:14:21 AM PST
by
Deb
To: maquiladora
They aren't married. She's his "partner" as in: partner in life.
45
posted on
01/11/2002 12:16:19 AM PST
by
Deb
To: Grig
I'm stunned that no one anywhere has mentioned the fact that when Frodo "comes to" in Rivendell, Gandalf tells him it's "October". Since October comes from the Gregorian calendar how could it exist in the Middle Earth time frame? I thought this was a huge technical error and that everyone would scream about it. None of the Hobbit Heads seems to have noticed.
46
posted on
01/11/2002 12:22:26 AM PST
by
Deb
To: Grig
PS: Tell Tom Haren, Gimli has brown eyes.
47
posted on
01/11/2002 12:25:46 AM PST
by
Deb
To: JMJ333
My son noticed that Gandalf was riding a brown horse instead of a white one.Shadowfax, Gandalf's silver-grey horse doesn't appear until The Two Towers.
48
posted on
01/11/2002 12:42:33 AM PST
by
ICU812
To: Deb
Was the goblin fighting Boromir played by Nicolias Moussaoui?
To: Born on the Storm King
Beats me. I can check.
50
posted on
01/11/2002 1:38:52 AM PST
by
Deb
To: Born on the Storm King
Was the goblin fighting Boromir played by Nicolias Moussaoui? Nope. "Lurtz" was played by Lawrence Makoare
51
posted on
01/11/2002 5:29:21 AM PST
by
ecurbh
To: ICU812
thanks. Its been a while since we've read them. I'll let him know. =)
52
posted on
01/11/2002 5:31:11 AM PST
by
JMJ333
To: Deb
I'm stunned that no one anywhere has mentioned the fact that when Frodo "comes to" in Rivendell, Gandalf tells him it's "October". Since October comes from the Gregorian calendar how could it exist in the Middle Earth time frame? In the book Tolkien does use the same names for the months, although there calendar is slightly different. (All months have the same number of days, and there are special days that don't belong to any month in order for there to be the right number of days in the year.) I don't remember all the details about the calendar, but there is a section explaining it in the appendix.
To: ecurbh
Please add me too to the ring ping thing.
Dan
...one ping to bind them...
54
posted on
01/11/2002 6:01:23 AM PST
by
BibChr
To: Deb
However, the books use common names for the months. Of course, Tolkien has extensive notes explaining the convention, as I recall, but it's there.
Dan
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posted on
01/11/2002 6:04:52 AM PST
by
BibChr
To: KfromMich; Deb
Oh, geez, sorry; I hadn't read your #53 when I posted almost the exact same note! Oh well, "great minds...."
Dan
56
posted on
01/11/2002 6:06:36 AM PST
by
BibChr
To: Deb
I'm stunned that no one anywhere has mentioned the fact that when Frodo "comes to" in Rivendell, Gandalf tells him it's "October". Since October comes from the Gregorian calendar how could it exist in the Middle Earth time frame? I thought this was a huge technical error and that everyone would scream about it. None of the Hobbit Heads seems to have noticed.
But, gee, everyone for the most part was speaking in modern English. What a huge technical error. You didn't even seem to notice this.
57
posted on
01/11/2002 6:13:43 AM PST
by
aruanan
To: Born on the Storm King
"Was the goblin fighting Boromir played by Nicolias Moussaoui?"
No, Boromir was played by the same guy that played 006 in GoldenEye.
58
posted on
01/11/2002 6:27:55 AM PST
by
Grig
To: Grig
One of the reasons I liked this thread is that I had a notion to start a similar one, but it wouldn't have been nearly as good. Here are some of my own observations about details of this wonderful movie:
- After Gandalf has tested the Ring and is discussing it with Frodo, as it lays on the table, you can still see a little dusting of ash along its edge
- When the outline of the gate to Moria shines, it is not reflected in the lake's waters, though the characters are. (A FReeper explained to me that this was because it was a magic outline < g >)
- My son Matthew observed that the horn of Boromir is shown as having been cloven (or split) in two at the end, though how it split hadn't been shown
- I love the detail (from the book) of the white horses in the flood at Bruinen; though Gandalf does not later claim credit for it (as in the book)
- The movie, I think, doesn't say, but Gandalf goes to Boromir's beloved Gondor to do his library-work; so that's the beautiful city we briefly see
- As in Tolkien, the book Gandalf reads in Moria has gashes in it
Dan
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posted on
01/11/2002 6:30:03 AM PST
by
BibChr
To: Deb
They aren't married. She's his "partner" as in: partner in life.
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