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Forum: The Movies
10-27-2022, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 25,164
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Legate of Amon Lanc
I am quite convinced you are right there on both...
I am quite convinced you are right there on both accounts. Regarding the latter, not that the showmakers have any rights to Khamûl or even the fact that he is an Easterling, but I guess they can... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
10-23-2022, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 14,314
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Having finally finished watching the whole...
Having finally finished watching the whole season, what makes me the most happy is the fact that the authors devoted an entire half an episode to planting seeds. They will, after all, be needed to... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-23-2022, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,998
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Also as far as songs go, the song of Eärendil...
Also as far as songs go, the song of Eärendil (which I sing in Czech) seems to be good for putting to sleep (well, I guess it is repetitive enough to pick up the pattern). Last time she seemed... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-22-2022, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,136
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Legate of Amon Lanc
I actually believe that this adaptation is for...
I actually believe that this adaptation is for those who have seen PJ, because they work as a prequel to PJ's LotR much more than as prequel to actual Tolkien. Thinking of all the contradictions to... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-22-2022, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,490
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Okay, that was it. Let's cut to the chase.
...Okay, that was it. Let's cut to the chase. Bad things: again unnecessary slow motion, and too many PJ referrences (staff-battle having person in white throwing Gandalf around, rotating him 90... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-22-2022, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,136
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That is, in fact, the most important question of...
That is, in fact, the most important question of all. The episode, overall, had some pretty much better moments than the previous ones. There is still too much of slow-motion shots (seriously) and... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-22-2022, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 25,164
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Given how this ended, I have one set of...Given how this ended, I have one set of predictions that could very well come true: So season 1 ended with forging with the Three. Season 2 will end with forging of the Seven. Season 3 will... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-22-2022, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,884
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This episode had some fairly interesting stuff....This episode had some fairly interesting stuff. The whole action part was fairly entertaining, despite some stunts that Mongolian raiders could pull off, but not sure about someone in full plate... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-22-2022, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,625
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Legate of Amon Lanc
I have to sadly say that this was, by far, the...I have to sadly say that this was, by far, the worst episode of the entire series. The start with the Hobbit song was nice, even if a bit cheesy, but after that it went quickly downhill. I have said... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-06-2022, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,998
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Thank y'all! :) I should say that it is also a...
Thank y'all! :) I should say that it is also a joy and privilege that the little one has been born into such an amazing extended family that the 'Downs are. Now that is certainly a complicated... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-04-2022, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,998
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Yet Another Baby Wight BornKeeping with the good tradition of this site that has created so many couples and, in notable number of cases, has led to producing a new generation of Barrow-Downer offspring, I would like to... |
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Forum: The Books
09-29-2022, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,633
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Sorry, I only have a quick reaction to this - a...Sorry, I only have a quick reaction to this - a methodological one, so to speak: as I read the last sentence, it struck me that of course that is or may not be, strictly speaking, true. I mean that... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2022, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,633
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Whoa, what a thread!
Literally even...Whoa, what a thread! Literally even before I saw Hui's answer my thought was something along these lines. Beren (and Túrin?) being the Merry to Tulkas's Éowyn, so to speak. But of course the... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-21-2022, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,550
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Who is the director? Peter Jackson? Given that...Who is the director? Peter Jackson? Given that Wagner managed to do his opera cycle in a manner that takes around 17 hours to perform, I'd wager PJ would single-handedly manage the same in 70. If we... |
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Forum: The Books
09-21-2022, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,375
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Legate of Amon Lanc
I think this is a very interesting thread and a...
I think this is a very interesting thread and a good reminder in general about the nature of Tolkien's work - or Tolkien himself, as it were. Even though the mention of anachronisms may not have... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-19-2022, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,566
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Lugrom Blade vs. Pavel NedvědNice idea for a thread! I will however start by first being the voice that gainsayeth a little - I agree that the show's visuals are "impressive" exactly in the same sense PJ's were: in the way... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
09-18-2022, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 14,314
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Legate of Amon Lanc
I mentioned this elsewhere, but I am thrilled...
I mentioned this elsewhere, but I am thrilled that they did not shy away from showing warg nipples. All six of them! It was also a clever subtle way to hint at where the Orcs are getting their... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-18-2022, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,140
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Let me start differently this time.
Unlike...Let me start differently this time. Unlike others, I am not at all bothered by the Palantíri (or by their absence, as it were). We'll see if they resurface. My only problem is - if I understood... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-18-2022, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 25,164
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The Ultimate Plot Twist Theory of EverythingOkay, once again apologies for making one post after another, but for neatness's sake, I hope that this is acceptable. So when watching episode 4, there were some "dun dun" moments that however on... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-18-2022, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,483
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I have to second, third, fiftee... nthise... ?!?...
I have to second, third, fiftee... nthise... ?!? Sorry, my English has failed me here... the sunlight and the Orcs. Yes, going over the top and capitalising it, actually a great plot device, making... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-18-2022, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 25,164
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Yeah, the Ringwraith also ride horses. There are...
Yeah, the Ringwraith also ride horses. There are more and more reasons piling up at the moment that make me think he may be the future King of the Dead, especially given that now the Númenoreans seem... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-18-2022, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,555
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Legate of Amon Lanc
So, I finally got to watch this - back-to-back...So, I finally got to watch this - back-to-back with Episode 4, so apologies if I mix something up. I will try to post here just the things that I am (fairly?) certain happened in ep 3. This time,... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-09-2022, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 25,164
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Here go my first predictions based on the first...
Here go my first predictions based on the first two episodes. I am not sure how "obvious" things I should mention - on the one hand not to be "Captain Obvious", on the other hand for not... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-09-2022, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 25,164
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Legate of Amon Lanc
Rings of Power: Prediction ThreadSince there is a sort of Mirth version of this, it nevertheless struck me that we do not have a genuine prediction thread for the Rings of Power. I found myself throwing an occasional prediction in... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-09-2022, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,447
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Legate of Amon Lanc
I don't know and I wouldn't be so hasty. Caustic...
I don't know and I wouldn't be so hasty. Caustic LotR community is certainly more visible. However, I don't know about you but at least I have not been a part of any Harry Potter community, so I... |
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