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Glimpses of Truth in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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| December 20, 2002
| Charles Colson
Posted on 12/20/2002 10:20:51 AM PST by NYer
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To: NYer
Has anyone heard about the petition about the name of The Lord of the Rings II? Some illiterate and ignorant individuals were calling Peter Jackson insensistive for choosing to name the second Lord of the Rings film "The Two Towers". Like hello, J.R.R. Tolkien is the one who named it not Jackson.
To: Karsus
I am aware of all that. But that does not mean that his use of the number 19 means anything...Don't be all that certain.
GKChesterton and Belloc, of whom JRRT was certainly aware, and who were also RC's, knew a great deal about "Mohametanism," and Belloc condemned it as one of the Seven Great Heresies.
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posted on
12/20/2002 8:02:51 PM PST
by
ninenot
To: NYer
I went to see it today. The theatre had the sound cranked up to a level I have never experienced before at a movie theatre. Even normal speech by the actors was ear-splitting. After a few minutes I had to leave because I could feel scary things happening inside my right middle ear. I complained to the manager about the hideously shrill and ear-shattering sound level and she explained that this is dictated by the studio and the theatre is prohibited from setting it any lower.
I don't know whether she was BS-ing me or if turning the volume up to 11 is a new, official policy for certain motion pictures. If the latter, I suggest taking shooting muffs or ear plugs, or just waiting and renting it.
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posted on
12/20/2002 10:11:53 PM PST
by
snarkpup
To: .45MAN
We try and stay away from hollywierd Oh, you MUST watch these films. They are as far removed from hollyweird as you can get! Each one is an epic that meticulously follows the book ... LOTR fans scrutinized the first (and I would imagine the 2nd) film for anything amiss. They found each to be a rigorous and detailed interpretation of the novels. That is what amazes. The depth of Tolkien's works poses such a challenge in bringing it to the screen. These films are truly brilliant.
A local Hollywood film reviewer said it well .... he never once yawned or batted an eyelash during the preview. The film, as he pointed out, runs one minute shy of 3 hours. That is no mean feat! He also recommends bringing the children - forget the PG13 rating. They will be captivated.
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posted on
12/20/2002 11:56:00 PM PST
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NYer
To: per loin
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
J.R.R. Tolkien
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posted on
12/21/2002 12:08:33 PM PST
by
ELS
To: ELS
Lord of the Rings
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posted on
12/21/2002 2:39:57 PM PST
by
per loin
To: per loin; All
Anyone who wants to meet a few truly obsessive Lord of the Rings types are welcome to stop by the
Hobbit Hole. We talk about Tolkien and anything else we feel like and we don't bite.
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posted on
12/21/2002 2:46:31 PM PST
by
JenB
To: newcats
No were not that niave, we havn't rented or seen a movie since 9-11 . this would be the first.
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12/22/2002 12:21:50 AM PST
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.45MAN
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