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yeah and i think it kinda degrades the realtionship between arwen and elrond- as if elrond was lying to her
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02-15-2004, 06:00 AM | #63 |
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Theoden to Eowyn at Dunharrow:
" I would have you smile again" "Uh, let's see, by this point we've established that there is no possibility of the Rohirrim relieving Gondor, Sauron's going to win, the whole world is going to be covered in Darkness and we're all gonna get slaughterd by Orcs so what exactly AM I SUPPOSED TO BE SMILING ABOUT?!?" (Theoden then adds that Eowyn will live to see these days renewed, thus destroying the whole mood which is supposed to be courage even in the absence of hope- good one, PJ.) Especially considering Eowyn's bitter lines in the book, spoken to Aragorn: "All your words are but to say, you are a woman and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more." Considering all the stick Tolkien has taken over the years for supposedly being anti-female and that PJ had to build up Arwen so much to counter it, to leave out this line is terrible.
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Why can't they have Gimli say something intelligent for once??!? Legolas: (shoots already dead orc) "It was twitching!" Gimli won! Get over it....the guy can't stand loosing to a dwarf.
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OK, in general, I like the movies - or at least accept them for what they are (movies!) and appreciate the fact that we at least have SOMETHING in that form - and that many people who were unfamiliar are getting interested in Tolkien (just started another friend on the books: he's read 'The Hobbit' and told me this morning he's on 'Council of Elrond' in FotR).
Anyway, I can't give the exact words, but when Elrond comes to Aragorn at Dunharrow, gives him the sword and advises him to "give up his rangerin' ways and be who he was supposed to be..." This whole thing has been discussed before I think - Aragorn in the book being a 'ranger' with purpose - doing the 'dirty work' to prepare himself for his ultimate goal of defeating Sauron, ruling both Gondor and Arnor, and wedding the girl of his dreams - to Aragorn in the movies - in doubt, seeking to avoid his destiny and heritage,etc. Anyway... when Elrond says what he does there, I just can't keep from hearing in my head the song 'Desperado' Desperado... Why don't you come to your senses, You been out ridin' fences... For so long... Last edited by Valandil : 02-24-2004 at 06:04 PM. |
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amongst all the hobbit claiming, she-elves and men who are not men, one of my most detested lines is in fotr:
Elrond: "Gandalf - the ring cannot stay here!" it really annoys me that Elrond would say something like that - I just don't think he would talk like that to one of the Ainur and a fellow ring bearer as though he were a dumb sh**! maybe that's nitpicking but it really annoys me, although I like to quote it with a really bad Indian accent because it makes my sister laugh... but we're both absolutely insane. gah! |
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Good point, but of course in film LotR Gandalf is made much more crappy - stuid (just watched FotR again, and he really comes across as a bit ignorant - how about when he first meets up with Saruman for help) and a bully (take that you naughty Denethor - And that, and that!).
Not to mention he's never revealed to be bearing the ring of fire, even though of course he makes a reference to it on the Bridge of Khazad-dum :/ |
02-23-2004, 09:03 PM | #68 |
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Gandalf actually says: "I withdraw you Saruman, as poison is drawn from a wound!" NOT "I shall draw you Saruman, as poison is drawn from a wound." |
02-23-2004, 09:13 PM | #69 |
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Must admit I always thought the first part was:
'I will draw you' The rest I hear as something like 'Saruman, unlike the rubbish left in this script' |
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Yes gerbil, although most of the script is utter nonsense, this was for those that saw the films, and yet [for some strange reason] not read the books
however, i believe that it is the general feel of the film that some people saw it for, and PJ passed his test with that one |
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The script though has very little to do with it, and parts of it are so cringe-enducing (even to filmy onlys, like my gf although she's finally seeing the light and reading the books!) that it has to make you wonder... |
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02-24-2004, 10:13 AM | #73 |
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Originally posted by Gerbil
The script though has very little to do with it, and parts of it are so cringe-enducing (even to filmy onlys, like my gf although she's finally seeing the light and reading the books!) that it has to make you wonder... ______________________________ To interject a bit, that's what periodically exasperated me with the movies, they would replace for no apparent reason book lines with script changes, the classic being Arwen's "If you want him, come and claim him" replacing Frodo's "By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair, you shall have neither the Ring nor me.", which not only sounds better, but gives the feeling of depth that JRRT's so good at, plus Frodo doesn't look like a total doofus. P.S. Haven't been in London in a while. How's the Milennial (Milennium?) Bridge holding out? Hope no one's singing: "Milennial Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down, Milennial Bridge is falling down, my fair lady."
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however, i respect your points entirely, and apologise to you as i obviously had not phrased my posting correctly |
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Maybe we should have a new thread - 'best non-tolkien line'.
Not that I'd expect it to get a lot of posts As for Millenium Bridge, dunno - I think you are actually allowed to walk on it now, which is an improvement! |
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Chrys is a better nickname. BTW, you can edit posts by clicking the bottom right button in the post.
All the worst lines are associated with either fabricated plot devices (ie. Theoden's "possession") or completely made up scripts (ie. many of Elrond and Arwen's ridiculous lines). As far as I know, the only other movies that Jackson directed were B-rate horror flicks (someone correct me if I'm wrong). If this is true, small wonder the fabricated sections were terrible. The parts of the movie where he stuck to the book were great though.
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Peter Jackson *did* write and direct Heavely Creatures, a film about two girls who commit a horrible crime. I haven't seen it, but it's meant to be very good. Still, he could have done a lot better in the LOTR.
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