Two Towers Trailer Released.....Impressions? - Page 11

BeardofPants · 04-18-2002, 12:26 PM

I *really* dislike that horn section when they cue faramir in the trailer. You know, that stupid "hero" music... blech. could they be anymore generic?

olsonm · 04-18-2002, 12:37 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants
could they be anymore generic?

What would you have prefered my boxly Muse?

BeardofPants · 04-18-2002, 01:03 PM

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Originally posted by olsonm

What would you have prefered my boxly Muse?

erm... dunno, John Williams? Have you downloaded the trailer? Listen carefully to it, when they cut to faramir, and the horses galloping. Gads, what were they thinking....???

olsonm · 04-18-2002, 01:10 PM

I dunno, I kind of like it. Well, it's only a trailer. Why shoot your wad in a trailer, so to speak?

Eruviel Greenleaf · 04-18-2002, 05:45 PM

I thought the Faramir music stuff was fine. . .

I love the trailer! I want the whole movie! Wait, I've said that a little too often now. . .*goes back to listening to Stairway to Heaven...*

***IronParrot*** · 04-25-2002, 01:31 AM

Speaking of which: In Fellowship, there actually is a motif in French horn that recurs in the score - the two most significant occurrences were at Boromir's arrival in Rivendell, and Boromir lamenting to Aragorn in Lothlorien. This Boromir motif has a great deal of potential for development, I think... do you think it will be reused for Faramir, or expanded into a theme for all Gondor?

***IronParrot*** · 04-25-2002, 01:33 AM

Quote:

"Why shoot your wad in a trailer, so to speak?"

Well I don't know about you, but my Sting was glowing...

So to speak...

Varda Oiolosseo · 04-25-2002, 06:09 AM

I've seen the second trailor too and the film looks fantastic!!!!
Treebeard looks great and everything about it was great.
Me and my friend can't wait to see it because we are LOTR freaks and we are proud of that too!!!!!!!!!

Eruviel Greenleaf · 04-26-2002, 01:55 PM

Something very odd. . .

watching the trailer while listening to Yellow Submarine. (my computer doesn't have sound, so I don't get to hear the pretty music while I'm watching it.)

Arathorn · 04-26-2002, 03:10 PM

<close up of Aragorn finding the broach>

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea

<bird's eye view of Rohirrim and then the 3 companions running>

And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

NOOOOOooooo!!!

Magicshrivve · 04-28-2002, 02:28 PM

Crimany, I missed it

Eruviel Greenleaf · 05-02-2002, 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by Arathorn
<close up of Aragorn finding the broach>

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea

<bird's eye view of Rohirrim and then the 3 companions running>

And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

NOOOOOooooo!!!

Yeah, I know. That ought to go on the 'Imagine this' thread.

Gandalf the Wizard · 05-08-2002, 10:53 AM

I downloaded the trailer off from Grokster and I've watched so many times. TTT is so totally gonna rock.

Polkat · 05-08-2002, 01:37 PM

watched the trailer at the end of my 4th [and last] fellowhsip viewing about a month ago.

It was amazing!!! i had to hold my self back from whooping and waving my arms in the air, however i didn't do it very well. many people started to shoot me weird glances and my friend sitting next to me tried to hiss: shhhhhh! while smiling and being just as happy about it.

wonderful!!!
can't wait, horray horray!

Gerbil · 05-09-2002, 04:01 PM

Not much to say other than I finally got to see FotR for the 9th time and finally got to see the trailer.

Which rocks.

A few interesting (?) points - this last time was in Norway.

They had subtitles - fair enough. And whoever did the subtitles was good enough not to keep the elvish to english and put norwegian over them, they got rid of the elnglish completely.
Listening to elvish while reading Norwegian is weird

ALL the names were TRANSLATED. I'm sure Bropous will understand that this was a cardinal sin that Tolkien repeatedly and adamantly stressed should NOT BE DONE. This one really annoyed me. Stupidest translation (because it was obviously a mistake) was Gandalf = Gandalv. Reason being, 'alv' is 'elf' in Norwegian (according to my Norwegian friend) - so whoever translated thought Gandalf was an elf FFS!

And finally, I came back with FotR in divX on 2 CD's - that's 1.5 gb of pure high quality FotR. No vid-cam in a cinema for this baby, it's pure straight from film to CD. I run the film as audio only in the background while working - is cool! Going to try TV out to widescreen TV, then it should be virtually DVD quality. Oh yes

Still need to see the film one last time in the cinema though - want to see TTT trailer again, and bring my total up to 10 times. That's enough I think

olsonm · 05-10-2002, 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by Gerbil
Gandalf = Gandalv. Reason being, 'alv' is 'elf' in Norwegian (according to my Norwegian friend) - so whoever translated thought Gandalf was an elf FFS!

Gandalf is from old norse and means wand-elf(I think) and is supposed to be pronounced Gandal(v). Remember, Gandalf was his name in the north and the Professor used old norse to represent their language. So, in a weird sort of way Gandalf's name wasn't translated.

Gerbil · 05-11-2002, 08:23 AM

Ack, information overload

OK, that's cool then!

BUT - are we prepared to give the translator the benefit of the doubt given the rest was butchered? IE was it deliberate, or just one of many mistakes?

olsonm · 05-11-2002, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gerbil
BUT - are we prepared to give the translator the benefit of the doubt given the rest was butchered? IE was it deliberate, or just one of many mistakes?

I don't think it was deliberate. I think the translater just got lucky!

Entlover · 05-12-2002, 03:08 AM

Finally saw it again last night, and I noticed several things I hadn't seen before - you who've seen it 8 or 9 times must have noticed all this by now -- Legolas running on top of the snow when the rest are ploughing through it on the mountain; saw the supposed "car" in the meadow w/ the scarecrow, and will prefer to think it's a farmer burning leaves; ssmall touches, like the way the camera lingers on Sam at the very end after Frodo walks on -- giving them both equal importance.

Gerbil · 05-12-2002, 09:21 AM

It's very sweet of you to believe it's not a car, but really - how many piles of burning leaves do you know that move quickly across a hill top?

And bear in mind in the previous shot of the same view, you can see the car's windows reflecting the sunlight earlier in it's path.

Oh well, at least your idea is more normal than the 'super-fast' elves 'reason' I heard

There's lots of things to spot in the film which is just plain cool.
I've heard some people (no-one here fortunately) complain the film is too long, but I love it. I even like the fact there are slow bits. Films these days have pretty much forgotten how to tell a story, they are just too concerned with jumping from one action scene to the next.
It's kind of like TV - say you do a mini-series or something of comparable length, you just have so much more 'space' to fill than in a single film.

Use it - that's what I say

04-18-2002, 12:26 PM	#201
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I really dislike that horn section when they cue faramir in the trailer. You know, that stupid "hero" music... blech. could they be anymore generic? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-18-2002, 01:10 PM	#204
olsonm Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: minneapolis MN Posts: 920	I dunno, I kind of like it. Well, it's only a trailer. Why shoot your wad in a trailer, so to speak? __________________ Gandalf lives...oh and Frodo too. Haldir Lives!!!

04-18-2002, 05:45 PM	#205
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I thought the Faramir music stuff was fine. . . I love the trailer! I want the whole movie! Wait, I've said that a little too often now. . .goes back to listening to Stairway to Heaven... __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

04-25-2002, 01:31 AM	#206
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Speaking of which: In Fellowship, there actually is a motif in French horn that recurs in the score - the two most significant occurrences were at Boromir's arrival in Rivendell, and Boromir lamenting to Aragorn in Lothlorien. This Boromir motif has a great deal of potential for development, I think... do you think it will be reused for Faramir, or expanded into a theme for all Gondor? __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

04-26-2002, 01:55 PM	#209
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	Something very odd. . . watching the trailer while listening to Yellow Submarine. (my computer doesn't have sound, so I don't get to hear the pretty music while I'm watching it.) __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

04-25-2002, 06:09 AM	#208
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	I've seen the second trailor too and the film looks fantastic!!!! Treebeard looks great and everything about it was great. Me and my friend can't wait to see it because we are LOTR freaks and we are proud of that too!!!!!!!!!

04-26-2002, 03:10 PM	#210
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	<close up of Aragorn finding the broach> In the town where I was born Lived a man who sailed to sea <bird's eye view of Rohirrim and then the 3 companions running> And he told us of his life In the land of submarines NOOOOOooooo!!! __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

04-28-2002, 02:28 PM	#211
Magicshrivve Hobbit Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 38	Crimany, I missed it

05-08-2002, 10:53 AM	#213
Gandalf the Wizard Sapling Join Date: May 2002 Location: Somewhere wondering Middle-Earth Posts: 3	I downloaded the trailer off from Grokster and I've watched so many times. TTT is so totally gonna rock. Last edited by Gandalf the Wizard : 05-08-2002 at 12:45 PM.

05-08-2002, 01:37 PM	#214
Polkat Enting Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: yateley which is a small and rather boring town in england! Posts: 75	horray!! watched the trailer at the end of my 4th [and last] fellowhsip viewing about a month ago. It was amazing!!! i had to hold my self back from whooping and waving my arms in the air, however i didn't do it very well. many people started to shoot me weird glances and my friend sitting next to me tried to hiss: shhhhhh! while smiling and being just as happy about it. wonderful!!! can't wait, horray horray! __________________ Orcs killed: 1. bad but vg considering are imaginary race. Still not king.

05-09-2002, 04:01 PM	#215
Gerbil Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 797	Not much to say other than I finally got to see FotR for the 9th time and finally got to see the trailer. Which rocks. A few interesting (?) points - this last time was in Norway. They had subtitles - fair enough. And whoever did the subtitles was good enough not to keep the elvish to english and put norwegian over them, they got rid of the elnglish completely. Listening to elvish while reading Norwegian is weird ALL the names were TRANSLATED. I'm sure Bropous will understand that this was a cardinal sin that Tolkien repeatedly and adamantly stressed should NOT BE DONE. This one really annoyed me. Stupidest translation (because it was obviously a mistake) was Gandalf = Gandalv. Reason being, 'alv' is 'elf' in Norwegian (according to my Norwegian friend) - so whoever translated thought Gandalf was an elf FFS! And finally, I came back with FotR in divX on 2 CD's - that's 1.5 gb of pure high quality FotR. No vid-cam in a cinema for this baby, it's pure straight from film to CD. I run the film as audio only in the background while working - is cool! Going to try TV out to widescreen TV, then it should be virtually DVD quality. Oh yes Still need to see the film one last time in the cinema though - want to see TTT trailer again, and bring my total up to 10 times. That's enough I think __________________ Gerbil gerbil@theburrow.co.uk Last edited by Gerbil : 05-09-2002 at 04:02 PM.

05-11-2002, 08:23 AM	#217
Gerbil Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 797	Ack, information overload OK, that's cool then! BUT - are we prepared to give the translator the benefit of the doubt given the rest was butchered? IE was it deliberate, or just one of many mistakes? __________________ Gerbil gerbil@theburrow.co.uk

05-12-2002, 03:08 AM	#219
Entlover Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 463	Finally saw it again last night, and I noticed several things I hadn't seen before - you who've seen it 8 or 9 times must have noticed all this by now -- Legolas running on top of the snow when the rest are ploughing through it on the mountain; saw the supposed "car" in the meadow w/ the scarecrow, and will prefer to think it's a farmer burning leaves; ssmall touches, like the way the camera lingers on Sam at the very end after Frodo walks on -- giving them both equal importance.

05-12-2002, 09:21 AM	#220
Gerbil Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 797	It's very sweet of you to believe it's not a car, but really - how many piles of burning leaves do you know that move quickly across a hill top? And bear in mind in the previous shot of the same view, you can see the car's windows reflecting the sunlight earlier in it's path. Oh well, at least your idea is more normal than the 'super-fast' elves 'reason' I heard There's lots of things to spot in the film which is just plain cool. I've heard some people (no-one here fortunately) complain the film is too long, but I love it. I even like the fact there are slow bits. Films these days have pretty much forgotten how to tell a story, they are just too concerned with jumping from one action scene to the next. It's kind of like TV - say you do a mini-series or something of comparable length, you just have so much more 'space' to fill than in a single film. Use it - that's what I say __________________ Gerbil gerbil@theburrow.co.uk

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