Welcome to the LOTR club. To be a member you must:
1. Have watched the movies
2. Be able to recite the LOTR poem about the One ring
3. Pick a character that you identify with so we can put a picture by you for your term as president.
Presidents will serve a one week term.
Member List:
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1.Fuscia, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Arwen . She is loyal and stands by her man no matter what. Fuscia is also unable to watch LOTR without commenting on how hot Aragorn is.
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3. nikiTa , most identifiable with the LOTR's character Galadriel. Likes Galadriel because when tempted with the power of the Ring she walks away. She would rather move to the west and remain Galadriel than become "a queen...not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me...and despair!"
Not many folks, elf, human, hobbit, or dwarf-elves could turn away from such a temptation.
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5. Pippin, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Pippin. Both are energetic youngsters, both like to eat a lot, both tag along when important things are happening even though they know they will just be in the way, and both are very loyal to their friends.
I kind of like the Istari/Wizard/Maiar Radagast. Sauron called him a tamer of birds, in mockery of course, meant as a slam.
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In Middle-earth, Radagast made his home at Rhosgobel on the western border of Mirkwood. Radagast was a master of shapes and changes of hue and he was knowledgeable in the lore of animals and plants. He befriended beasts and especially birds and he was able to communicate with them. Radagast spent most of his time with wildlife and had little time for Elves and Men.
It is so hard! Who to be, hmmm. THere are not many women in the stories. I chose Arwen.
http://members.cox.net/fuscia/arwen-watercolor-sm.jpg1. Fuscia identifies with Arwen. She is loyal and stands by her man no matter what. Fuscia is also unable to watch LOTR without commenting on how hot Aragorn is. [/B]
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1.Fuscia, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Arwen . She is loyal and stands by her man no matter what. Fuscia is also unable to watch LOTR without commenting on how hot Aragorn is.
That Matrix Club is full of computer geeks. Most of them aint been out of the house in years, they sit at a computer all day, looking at pics of Trinity in leather, eating cheeto's and drinking Ginger Ale. Who needs em?
1. Best casting in the LOTR By far, casting Galdalf was the best thing they could have done. He carried the first movie. Hugo Weaving was a good choice for Elrond.
2. Scariest- balrogs, dragons or nekkid Gimli? That Balrog scared the tar outta me. When Gandalf said, "You shall not pass", I was like, well, let the thing pass already. Just run away dude.
3. Would you rather be a hobbit, elf or dwarf? Elf. A tree elf. Hang out in the tree house with those good looking elfin babes.
4. Where is the best place in middle earth to live? The tree house city that Galadriel lived in.
5. Which LOTR movie was your favorite? Hard to say. They were all good. I guess I would go with the first one, as it had more greenery in it. The Shire, etc.
When Gandalf fought Sauraman, that was way cool. When the Eagle picked Gandalf up that was cool. When Gadalf fought the Balrog, that was cool. Lot of really awesome parts in that movie.
Go back to your discussions on pod goo and leave us alone NERD.
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Is the animated version of the Hobbit on DVD? I saw it when I was a kid at school and loved it to death back then. I don't know how well it would translate now, that I'm older.
2. Scariest- balrogs, dragons or nekkid Gimli? Definitely, nekkid Gimli
3. Would you rather be a hobbit, elf or dwarf? Elf, the language is cool.
4. Where is the best place in middle earth to live? By the Mirror of Galadriel
5. Which LOTR movie was your favorite? The Fellowship of the Ring. Saw it the first showing at 10:30 the Wednesday it came out. Subsequently saw it another 7 times within that first month. The Matrix, however, I didn't see that until 3 months after it came out on DVD.
My goodness... they were ALL amazingly cast!!! But, Sir Ian was just so amazing as Gandalf
2. Scariest- balrogs, dragons or nekkid Gimli?
If I a nekkid Gimli, I would probably either a) die from laughter, or b) have my retna's burned out.
3. Would you rather be a hobbit, elf or dwarf?
An elf... gimme a bow, the ability to walk without leaving a trace, and speak an ancient, and beautiful language.
4. Where is the best place in middle earth to live?
Anywhere that Legolas Greenleaf is... whether it be Mirkwood, or Rivendell He's my hero!
5. Which LOTR movie was your favorite?
Dang it.. you and these questions where we have to pick a favorite. The first because it was the first one that we had to watch. Seeing Middle Earth come to life, in front of my eyes, just blew me away. And because it was the movie that we got to know each character.
Now, I wanna be in the club... and you can put me with Legolas.
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1.Fuscia, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Arwen . She is loyal and stands by her man no matter what. Fuscia is also unable to watch LOTR without commenting on how hot Aragorn is.
Saruman. Christopher Lee knew Saruman so well that Peter Jackson never once had to explain to him how to be the charater or why the character was doing something.
2. Scariest- balrogs, dragons or nekkid Gimli?
Balrogs. Dragons like to play riddles, which for some reason makes them less frightening. Gimli's beard could cover him up. Balrogs are just nasty things that are built to fight and can run a heck of a lot faster than whatever they're chasing.
3. Would you rather be a hobbit, elf or dwarf?
Hobbit
4. Where is the best place in middle earth to live?
Whidden said this in post #16 : Go back to your discussions on pod goo and leave us alone NERD.
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Is the animated version of the Hobbit on DVD? I saw it when I was a kid at school and loved it to death back then. I don't know how well it would translate now, that I'm older.
Yes it is! Damon LOVES it. We watch it about once a month. It is old and cheesy, but he really enjoys it.
Read all this, then reply please with intelligent debate.
---Malcolm ZZ
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A mortal race almost certainly related to Men, though their origins are unknown. Their most distinguishing feature was their short stature; even the tallest Hobbits rarely exceeded four feet in height.
Originally a widespread people, hobbits were found in much of the north of Middle-earth and down the Vales of Anduin. As the Third Age passed, the Hobbits moved north and west, eventually founding the land of the Shire in III 1601.
The History of ‘Hobbit’
"On a blank leaf I scrawled: 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.' I did not and do not know why."
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, No 163, to W.H. Auden, dated 1955
This is Tolkien's own account of his invention of the word 'hobbit', while marking School Certificate papers: he gives no date, but from the clues he gives, this most likely happened one summer in the late 1920's. This, then, is one of the most significant doodles in the history of literature: without it, there would have been no Hobbit, and without The Hobbit no Lord of the Rings, and without The Lord of the Rings, surely no Silmarillion. If not for those ten scrawled words, the world might never have heard of J.R.R. Tolkien.
On the face of it, the origins of 'hobbit' are easy to explain: a bored academic invents an amusing little word 'from nowhere' and jots it down. As the word became well known, though, debates began about its origins. Some doubt was even cast on whether Tolkien had invented the word himself. Probably of more importance to Tolkien himself, though, was the history of 'hobbit' within his universe, and we'll address this question first.
The Invented Etymology
Why do hobbits call themselves 'hobbits'? What is the history of the word within the world of Middle-earth? These are questions that most writers wouldn't even consider, but they gave Tolkien a problem. Most of his names for characters and places came from established languages, fictional or otherwise, and so they had a 'real' history in Tolkien's imagination that could be translated into his fictional world. 'Hobbit', though, had appeared spontaneously, and so had no history of its own. Tolkien needed to invent one.
In Middle-earth's past, the hobbits had dwelt in the northern reaches of the Vales of Anduin, and the language Tolkien used to represent that region was Old English, the tongue of the Anglo-Saxons. His task, then, was to find words from Old English that might transform over millennia into the form 'hobbit'.
The word hob (meaning 'sprite' or 'little man', as in hobgoblin) seems an obvious solution. It's a mark of Tolkien's attention to detail that he didn't use it - the word is far too young (less than a thousand years old) and was unknown to the Anglo-Saxons. Hence, the Northmen of Middle-earth wouldn't have known hob either.
The solution he chose was more sophisticated: he selected the Old English words hol byldan, or some similar variant, meaning 'to build a hole', and developed the fictional compound holbytla (plural holbytlan). It is easy to see how, over several thousand years, this could evolve into 'hobbit'.
The success and ingenuity of this solution, though, hide one inconvenient detail: 'hole-builder' is, at best, a highly unconventional use of English. One can no more 'build a hole' than one can 'dig a house'. It's noticeable that Tolkien's later works tend to interpret holbytla as 'hole-dweller' rather than 'hole-builder'. In particular, he submitted 'hole-dweller' to the Oxford English Dictionary (see The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, No 316). We don't know what happened next - perhaps some sharp-eyed Anglo-Saxon-speaking researcher intervened - but the modern Dictionary has reverted to the more strictly accurate 'hole-builder'.
Who Invented 'Hobbit'?
Almost as soon as The Hobbit was published, questions started to be asked about the real origins of the word. Of course, Tolkien's use of it was his own invention, but was he definitely the first to use the word? Perhaps it had already been invented by someone else? Perhaps Tolkien had come across it in childhood and forgotten the event, only to have the word reappear from his subconscious years later?
These questions seem to have originated with a letter written to The Observer newspaper, published on 16 January 1938 (see The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, No 25). The author, known only by the punning pseudonym of Habit, claimed that a friend remembered a fairy-tale called The Hobbit dating from about 1904. Other mentions of this tale (apparently about a rather ferocious creature) have surfaced since, with dates that vary around the turn of the twentieth century.
Was there a hobbit before Tolkien's? We just don't know. So far as we can establish, no-one has yet produced a copy of this 'proto-hobbit'. Tolkien himself, while not entirely dismissive of the idea, suggested that a similar-sounding title might have been misremembered in light of his own invented word. If an earlier hobbit ever did exist, a century has passed since it was published, so the chances of finding any proof are negligible (though if you should happen across a copy, please let us know!).
The last word on this topic came from the Oxford English Dictionary, when they decided to honour Tolkien by including 'hobbit' in their hallowed pages. For the etymology, they needed to establish definitively when the word was first used. Their conclusion effectively closes the matter:
"hobbit n. one of an imaginary race of half-sized persons in stories by Tolkien; hence ~RY (5) n. [invented by J.R.R. Tolkien, Engl. writer d. 1973, and said by him to mean 'hole-builder']"
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English
(If you have any old books in your attic, though, it might be worth leafing through them!)
Of Hobs and Boggarts
Throughout northern Europe, there exists a prevailing tradition of 'Little People'. They have an endless list of names: brownies, pixies, fays, leprechauns are just some of the more common. In some regions, these beings are far more than just myths or folklore: even today, they have an effect on people's everyday lives.
Take, for example, the Isle of Man in the middle of the Irish Sea: an island with a severe fairy infestation. In the southern parts of the island is the 'Fairy Bridge', a bridge that no Manxman would cross without greeting the Little People that live there. To most, of course, this is just superstition, but there are those who literally believe that they share their island with all manner of fairy creatures. Among these is a being known as a phynnodderee; shy of humans, friendly and happy-go-lucky, hairy-legged, fond of wine and beer and given to farm-work. Sound familiar?
The Manx aren't alone, of course: from Germany, where miners are helped by friendly burrowing 'kobolds', all the way to Iceland, whose Elves occupy a ghostly realm curiously similar to Tolkien's 'wraith-world', there are similar traditions.
What's more, even their names are familiar: we've already mentioned hob, but boggart, boggard, flibbertigibbet and even Hobberdy, Hobbidy and Hobberdy Dick (these last three are listed by Tolkien himself; The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, No 319, dated 1971).
Perhaps surprisingly, Tolkien denies that he was influenced by this in choosing the name 'hobbit', but he seems to have embraced the tradition by the time he wrote the Foreword to The Lord of the Rings. There, he says that hobbits are 'more numerous formerly than they are today', and that they 'avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find'. We can only realistically see this as an attempt to marry his fictional people with the 'hobbits' of folklore and tradition.
Addendum
Since this article was written, we've discovered that the name 'hobbit' goes back far further than even Tolkien suspected. We're indebted to Mark Blanton for sending along a long list of magical beings collected by a certain Michael Aislabie Denham before the year 1895. In the middle of this list, among the 'boggleboes', 'freiths' and 'wirrikows' lies the term 'hobbits'.
A story that started with an idle note on a blank piece of paper has, in the end, taken us back through thousands of years of myth and language. This is one of the great joys of Tolkien - his work has an almost 'fractal' quality. The more you examine a single detail, the more it unravels into an epic mesh of connections and complexity. The last word on this matter is best left to the master himself:
"Oh what a tangled web they weave who try a new word to conceive!"
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, No 319, dated 1971
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
-- J R R Tolkien
There is a song there. You could make up our own song you know.
Pssssssssssssst.... I think that Grant is an orc. After all, he's being a demanding, and whiny little party pooper!!! Should we REALLY let him into this club?
We are both energetic youngsters, we both like to eat a lot, we both tag along when important things are happening even though we know we'll just be in the way, and we are both very loyal to our friends.
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1.Fuscia, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Arwen . She is loyal and stands by her man no matter what. Fuscia is also unable to watch LOTR without commenting on how hot Aragorn is.
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5. Pippin, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Pippin. Both are energetic youngsters, both like to eat a lot, both tag along when important things are happening even though they know they will just be in the way, and both are very loyal to their friends.
1. Did you read The Hobbit first, or after the Lord of the Rings? I read the Hobbit first, loved it, then moved onto the LOTR's. I missed Bilbo at first, and was torked that Frodo was the new hero, but I soon got over it.
2. What was the biggest difference you noticed between the books and the movies?
In the Books, they were always singing and eating. Eating and singing. Lots of eating. Lots of singing. Yeah.
The movies, hardly any singing at all, cept for Merry and the regent dude. Already, I can hear the incriminations that I should know this mans name. Boromirs daddy. Yeah, that's good enough. Anyhow, the movies, rightly so, left the singing and eating out. Worked in the books, but onscreen, it would have made it a musical.
3. When were you first introduced to the Lord of the Rings?
I saw the cartoon in Elementary School. They showed it all the time. When I turned early teens, I got into reading a lot. It was one of the first series I got into. I read them several times over the years.
4. What was the scariest scene in the movies?
Maybe when Sauron whips that mace thing around and takes out a bunch of troops in the opening of the first movie. Or the Balrog vs. Gandalf scene.
5. Who was the best looking character in the movies?
Actually, none of the 3 main females were attractive to me.
6. Who was the ugliest character in the movies?
the Smeagol character, before he turned into Gollum. That was one ugly dude.
7. What was the best fight scene in the movies?
Gandalf vs. Sauramon was awesome. The chick and the hobbit fighting the oliphaunts was cool. The witch King getting punked was cool.
8. Favorite scene.
When the Eagle comes out of nowhere and picks up Gandalf off the tower, I tear up everytime I see that.
1. Did you read The Hobbit first, or after the Lord of the Rings?
I read The Hobbit, years ago! But, I remember reading LotR before the movies came out. (I sorta read it when I was younger... but, don't remember it)
2. What was the biggest difference you noticed between the books and the movies?
That is was much more enjoyable than the books, for me. And that doesn't normally happen.
3. When were you first introduced to the Lord of the Rings?
When I was a kid.
4. What was the scariest scene in the movies?
The entire time with Shelob! Spiders are just NASTY creatures... and I still have a hard time watching those scenes.
5. Who was the best looking character in the movies?
Legolas... of course... who else?
6. Who was the ugliest character in the movies?
Probably have to go with the hobbit, Proudfeet!!!
7. What was the best fight scene in the movies?
In the Twin Towers... during the major battle, and Legolas slides down those stairs, 'surfing' on the shield, and still whacking orcs with his bow and arrows!!!
8. Favorite scene.
When Aragorn is crowned... and he walks up to the hobbits, and they bow, and then the King tells his friends that they bow to no one, takes a knee, and everyone else does... and you just watch the hobbits, with complete astonishment on their faces. It was just a priceless moment in all of the films.
Oh hey, just noticed this club. nifty. I think i'll join! (shocking!)
I probably identify most with Boromir
Lord of the Rings Questionaire part two.
1. Did you read The Hobbit first, or after the Lord of the Rings?
I read Lord of the Rings first
2. What was the biggest difference you noticed between the books and the movies?
Dialogue was changed here and there, certian scenes, like Tom Bombadil were left out, and then of course, there was frodo's disowning Sam, which was sort of a stretch.
3. When were you first introduced to the Lord of the Rings?
I got the book as an 8th grade graduation present, and read it that summer.
4. What was the scariest scene in the movies?
uhm, none.
5. Who was the best looking character in the movies?
I thought Aragorn looked pretty spiffy upon his coronation. But just in terms of costume, i don't think anyone looked bad out of place in their role.
6. Who was the ugliest character in the movies?
Orcs.
7. What was the best fight scene in the movies?
Probably when Boromir dies defending the hobbits. the music to that part is so great.
8. Favorite scene.
When the riders of Rohan come charging over the hill into the army of orcs. that was pretty sweet.
But if we were to consider all three movies one long scene, then that would be it.
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1.Fuscia, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Arwen . She is loyal and stands by her man no matter what. Fuscia is also unable to watch LOTR without commenting on how hot Aragorn is.
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3. nikiTa , most identifiable with the LOTR's character Galadriel. Likes Galadriel because when tempted with the power of the Ring she walks away. She would rather move to the west and remain Galadriel than become "a queen...not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me...and despair!"
Not many folks, elf, human, hobbit, or dwarf-elves could turn away from such a temptation.
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5. Pippin, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Pippin. Both are energetic youngsters, both like to eat a lot, both tag along when important things are happening even though they know they will just be in the way, and both are very loyal to their friends.
1. Did you read The Hobbit first, or after the Lord of the Rings?
Never read the Hobbit. Couldn't get past the 2nd page.
2. What was the biggest difference you noticed between the books and the movies?
Unknown
3. When were you first introduced to the Lord of the Rings?
When I saw the movie in December 2001. On the morning of the Wednesday it opened in Denver. Then proceeded to watch it another 7 times that first month.
4. What was the scariest scene in the movies?
When the Margouls were chasing the Hobbits and they were hiding under a tree stump below.
5. Who was the best looking character in the movies?
Aesthetically, Arwen. Handsomest? Her boyfriend then spouse, the King.
6. Who was the ugliest character in the movies?
Those ugly demon like blobs they unearthed in the ground.
7. What was the best fight scene in the movies?
The last fight scene outside Mordor in the third movie.
8. Favorite scene.
These two scenes are tied:
1) When Arwen speaks the elf language and the Marghouls are swallowed up in the river.
2) When at the mirror, Galadriel turns green and silver and is tempted yet turns away from the power of the ring and decides to go into the west.
Likes Galadriel because when tempted with the power of the Ring she walks away. She would rather move to the west and remain Galadriel than become "a queen...not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me...and despair!"
Not many folks, elf, human, hobbit, or dwarf-elves could turn away from such a temptation.
nikiTa said this in post #54 :
2) When at the mirror, Galadriel turns green and silver and is tempted yet turns away from the power of the ring and decides to go into the west. [/B]
Ha! I made an old gif of that scene two years ago. One of my favorite scenes as well.
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1.Fuscia, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Arwen . She is loyal and stands by her man no matter what. Fuscia is also unable to watch LOTR without commenting on how hot Aragorn is.
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3. nikiTa , most identifiable with the LOTR's character Galadriel. Likes Galadriel because when tempted with the power of the Ring she walks away. She would rather move to the west and remain Galadriel than become "a queen...not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me...and despair!"
Not many folks, elf, human, hobbit, or dwarf-elves could turn away from such a temptation.
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5. Pippin, most identifiable with the LOTR's character Pippin. Both are energetic youngsters, both like to eat a lot, both tag along when important things are happening even though they know they will just be in the way, and both are very loyal to their friends.
Pippin said this in post #59 :
It was Pippin who sang to Denethor!
Well, I just found out today, after I read your post, that Hobbit boy on Lost is not Pippin, but Merry. I thought all these years he was Pip and the other guy was Merry.
I dont' know how I made this mistake. I think it was because Perigr!n had a Merry avatar one time and her nickname was Pippin.
I dunno. I hope I can stay in the club.
I was checking your avatar, on my screen it's too dark to see, lightened it up a little and yep, I had them two mixed up all this time.
Some of my friends used to make that mistake, but I made a sheet with both their pictures on it and the right name with the write character, and now they get it right. I had to do the same thing to show them the difference between a moose and a highland coo
Whidden said this in post #44 : Lord of the Rings Questionaire part two.
1. Did you read The Hobbit first, or after the Lord of the Rings? I read the Hobbit when I was about 12. I loved it. I even did a picture of Bilbo for an extra credit assignment, and I go an A on it. Oddly enough, I read LOTR in 2001. There was a time called the 80's and I was too busy with booze and boys to read a book that a bunch of geeks liked. I missed out on so many years of a great book.
2. What was the biggest difference you noticed between the books and the movies?They have enhanced the part of Arwen. She did not really do anything in LOTR the book except sit at Rivendell.
3. When were you first introduced to the Lord of the Rings?see answer to #1. It took me a long time to get around to reading it. But I finished it in 4 days, and that was with a baby in the house. Every time she napped, I read. /COLOR]
4. What was the scariest scene in the movies?[COLOR=blue]The first movie with the black riders showing up.
5. Who was the best looking character in the movies?
male=Aragorn he is so hot!
6. Who was the ugliest character in the movies?ugly pig orc thing
7. What was the best fight scene in the movies?Gandalf and the balrog!
8. Favorite scene.
Gandalf on the bridge "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" totally kick ass!
3. Would you rather be a hobbit, elf or dwarf? - - - Elf
4. Where is the best place in middle earth to live? - - - Rivendell
5. Which LOTR movie was your favorite? - - - The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings Questionaire part two.
1. Did you read The Hobbit first, or after the Lord of the Rings? - - - I read the Hobbit in school when I was eight or nine, way before I read the Lord of the Rings
2. What was the biggest difference you noticed between the books and the movies? - - - There was no Tom Bombadil, Arwen was given a bigger part in the Story and they dropped Glorfindel
3. When were you first introduced to the Lord of the Rings? - - - I was first told that I should read the Lord of the Rings by my dad when I was twelve but I read it for the first and only time to date when I was fifteen.
4. What was the scariest scene in the movies? - - - I think I would go for the Ringwraiths attack at the Prancing Pony. Anyway it’s just my opinion. I didn’t find any of it scary but that is probably because I knew what would happen
5. Who was the best looking character in the movies? - - - Female – Eoywen
Male - Aragorn
6. Who was the ugliest character in the movies? - - - Lurtz at the Isengard Urukai birthing place.
7. What was the best fight scene in the movies? - - - Helms Deep
8. Favorite scene. - - - The Ents attack on Isengard
LOTR Questionnare #3
Which Trilogy is better: The Matrix or Lord of the Rings? - - - Its a matter of opinion, and on the Lord of the Rings forum, it is popular opinion that the Lord of the Rings is better. I didn't like the Matrix anyway.
Musical Lord of the Rings Opens in Toronto, March 23
March 23, 2006 - by BWW News Desk
Lord of the Rings, the lavish epic musical based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, opens at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre on March 23rd. Previews began on February 4th.
The 3-and-a half-hour musical condensation of Tolkien's hobbits-and-elves trilogy is directed by Matthew Warchus. The Lord of the Rings also features music by A.R. Rahman (along with the Finnish group Varrtina), and the book and lyrics are by Shaun McKenna. Rob Howell’s elaborate sets feature three interconnected turntables with 16 elevators; he also designed the costumes.
The creative team spent over two years--and $27 million Canadian dollars--developing the show. Simon Baker (sound), The Gray Circle (moving image design), Paul Kieve (illusions direction), Laurie Battle (Tolkien creative consultation), and Christopher Nightingale (musical supervision) comprise the rest of the production staff. The show is presented by Wallace and Saul Zaentz, in association with David and Ed Mirvish and Michael Kohl.
In a previous interview with Reuters, Paul Wallace (who is producing along with Saul Zaentz, in association with David and Ed Mirvish and Michael Cohl) described the show's concept. “We are ultimately dependent on 50 actors and musicians to tell the story rather than technology…We are going to have to break new ground. It is a hybrid of text, music, spectacle and physical theater.” Responding to the fears of LOTR purists, he is also quoted as saying that the musical will be “in a very traditional mold” and that “there will be no singing and dancing hobbits.”
The show's cast--comprised of more than 70 performers--features actors from Canada, the U.S. and other countries. It stars Brent Carver (Parade, Kiss of the Spider Woman) as Gandalf, James Loye as Frodo, Evan Buliung as Aragorn, Peter Howe as Sam, Dylan Roberts as Merry, Owen Sharpe as Pippin, Gabriel Burrafato as Legolas, Ross Williams as Gimli, Richard McMillan as Saruman, Rebecca Jackson Mendoza as Galadriel, Carly Street as Arwen, Dion Johnstone as Boromir, Victor A. Young as Elrond, Kerry Dorey as Théoden and Kristin Galer as Rosie.
Ticket prices range from $44 to $99 ($56-$125 in Canadian dollars). Visit www.lotr.com for more information, or call TicketKing at (416) 872-1212 or (800) 461-3333. The numbers for group inquiries are (416) 593-4142 or (800) 724-6420.
Would you rather live in Minas Tirith or in Meduseld?
Sadly, I don't know either one of those. I'm just a dude.
Would you rather go out drinking with Gimli or a hobbit?
I would rather go with a hobbit, as if a Dwarf gets into being a mean drunk, it would be a bad thing. I could whoop a hobbit.
When you saw the great eye you thought____________
There was a lot of bass. I was wondering if the sub woofers would blow out.
What would you want to see in Galadriel's mirror?
Rich's and forture, and a good looking elf woman in my future. Living in a tree house with elf kids running around and that cool as hell elven furniture, with the wood non stained carving all over it.
Maybe this sounds strange, but Gandalf, or the King's friend in battle, don't remember his name.
Cooler balrogs or dragons?
Dragons are in the Bible, did you know that? Dragons. Dragons are not mythical creatures. Every culture has them in their past...except for the USA, perhaps. Now we have lizards.
Would you rather live in Minas Tirith or in Meduseld?
I don't know.
Would you rather go out drinking with Gimli or a hobbit?
Definitely a hobbit. Because they would also have alot of food available.
And they are so much fun!!!
When you saw the great eye you thought____________quite frankly, I saw the eye of Satan. And it tripped me out quite a bit. So, I went back another 7 times to resolve this in my mind. No resolution to be had. It was the eye of Satan.
maybe he is Gollum! Get away from the ring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIGHT! I KNOW the truth, Sherry... now, just admit it, for it will set you free!
