The Hall of Fire

Good evening everyone! Like a hawk ive been lurking here for the past months- no time and no energy, honestly- but ive seen this film yesterday and i am going to see it again tonight :D I intend to write a review of sorts, not very extensive i hope, within the next few days. But i will just say this...

:) Glad to be back. And Sinister is here as well! What a merry gathering of mischievous contrarians!:D Ill try to address it shortly. In the meantime, something you said Voronwë, has my curiosity levels reach Sherlockian heights : why no interest whatsoever? Is it the director that puts you off, the...

PDBrown Yes his gorka morkaness levels reach the height at the weathertop scene and i i am so bored with him. Agreed on his design, like an orc spwan deity, as white as as a wight! Agreed on the 45 minutes. For me it is those minutes that comprehend my AUJ marathons...beyond that, im either bored, a...

Transcribing what i wrote on torn : My main interest in the EE is on fixing one of aujs major flaws, IE sidetracking the hobbit himself to a secondary character role after the Trolls, and some more dwarvish and elvish character development.... If these 12 minutes turn out be just about the main char...

This is my current hope for a faithfull, satisfactory, brilliant adaptation of Lotr. Not a feature film, but a serialized, three seasons long, tv adaptation. I have come to firmly believe that, after what HBO has done with another fantasy series, this is the way to go, if we want a full and faithful...

Ah i mistook the meaning of the words additional material...


Well, by my experience with the WB dvds, they certainly seem to pefer a modest set of extras.

What exactly do they stand to lose by allowing a similar EE cut to be done?

I am curious as to what is it about WB that makes them seem more reptilien than fuzzy bear?

as bouncing bowling ball barrel Bombur, complete with weapon! With ninja elves on the trail! But hes enjoying it and eating it up with a spoon :drool: To quiet your fears Pass, i expect at least two different moments in Rivendell : Bilbo exploring the last homely house, the gardens, the bridges, th...

Agreed. Though I find this to be a problem in both AUJ and the LOTR trilogy. Through a combination of both set design, lighting and cinematography, the studio sets often look like studio sets! Location shooting (ahem, Rohan?) yields much more beautiful results. I didnt find it to be much of a probl...

Replacing the soundtrack in GT with some yappy, techno synthesizer music from a video game, will do wonders for this. Its like a match made in heaven. =:) I would add to Passdagas' reasons, the fake looking, teal and orange studio lighting in that scene. Hardly the dark, cavernous atmosphere of the ...

Pearly Di Those designs are some what off the mark but in no way do they prevent that cartoon from innacurately portraying Goblin Town, Mirkwood, Smaugs presence and voice, etc... The spirit of the book, its whimsy, magical, fairytale feel is there, while in jacksons TH, its there just up to a poin...

Thank you Narya. I think the message in those words is quite important and know people who could certainly benefit from its wisdom. I used to lurk as well. But, at some point, you almost feel as if youre cheating yourself because you feel youre part of the community but you cant participate. So i si...

I thought they were exemplary as well, despite the direction. Though, we can certainly debate wether the Sméagol gollum personality shifts should have been there and wether or not the comdey should have been amped up... I was looking for a great cinematic sequence with the Misty Mountains adventures...

I wish i could feel the same satisfaction as you do. I know you expected the good morning dialogue to be trasnformed into something else without the wonderfull dialogue from the book or cut at all, but i never expected that. One of those things that i didnt even dare to think Jackson would dare muti...

Elentári I didnt follow the production as attentively back then as i have done recently, but i do remember the almost pure excitement and enthusiasm for TH. Lofty and sunny days those were. Before the barbarians arriced at the gates. - translation : Azog The Idiot and the Goblin Temple of Unauthent...

Hello there "Aunt Dora Baggins"!


Thank your for your kind words, i look forward to meeting you as well.

Ok, i am not laughing anymore...

Let us hope i never have any reason to discover the truth of that sentence...

Hi there vovargas! I see those two are your friends as well. Myself i prefer the pre historic version.

Thank you, i love Haddocks outburstings so much!

Cushion footed quadrupeds! Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords!

Thank you Voronwë.

It is not written by me it could just as easily been. I subscribe every word of it.

I really like your attachment below your name. A danger to us all?

Much better.


I have the scans as well, its a very revealing interview and one that shocked me when i read it, last year i think.