Posted on 12/17/2002 7:32:02 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Come on! Come in! -if you would like to have some seedcakes and a pint and relax a while. (If it is a special occasion, we still have a few bottles of the old wineyards left!)
Our first thread ( New Zealander builds Hobbit hole ) reached 4,100 posts, and we thought that was big. Our second thread (The New Hobbit Hole ) held us for over 48,000 posts, and we loved it dearly. We talked about moving to a new thread for the last 38,000 posts, but we are really slow to muster! Finally, the time has come. Tomorrow (at 12:01 am, to be precise!) The Two Towers comes out, and we start a new chapter.
Uruk-Hai Unhappy with Portrayal in Films
By Brian Briggs
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Los Angeles, CA - The Uruk-Hai Anti-Defamation League (UADL) announced that it would be boycotting the premiere of The Return of the King, and would picket theaters because they are unhappy with their portrayal so far in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Kidnapping of short movie-goers was also threatened.
The group demanded changes to The Two Towers DVD as well as the upcoming The Return of the King film. "We feel that more emphasis should be put on the fact that we didn't eat Merry and Pippin," said Wratch of the UADL. "We'd also like included the scene where Lerd and Ugol discuss the geo-political ramifications of an alliance between Sauron and Saruman that was shot but was cut from the film." "Our depiction as warlike and evil creatures makes it difficult for us to get jobs in this post-war economy," continued Wratch. He noted that the unemployment rate among Uruk-Hai nears 56%, much higher than the national average. Most Uruk-Hai are employed at either Uh! Beverages Inc., makers of the White Hand energy drink, or in the lumber industry in the Pacific northwest. Not everyone agrees. "I'll tell you why they can't get jobs. They keep beheading all my customers and eating their flesh. It's kinda disgusting when other patrons are trying to eat," said Graham Entman, manager of a Carls Jr. The producers of the films think they are creating an accurate image of the orcs. "We need to be faithful to Tolkien's vision. Sure some consider him to be anti-Uruk-Hai, but we're not going to create some politically correct version where the Nazgûl make rainbows with their swords, and the Uruk-Hai play chess all day just because some orcs have their feelings hurt." Some of the most hurtful comments center on the slaying of Boromir. "We get so much grief for killing Boromir. It's always 'Why'd you have to kill Boromir?' Don't they understand we were just following orders? And, Boromir was after the ring and tried to hurt Frodo, so in actuality it was really a good thing we killed him," said Wratch. "I think the Uruk-Hai are reaping what they sow. They were bred to be destroyers of the world of men, and now that they ended up on the losing side they want us to feel sorry for them," explained Harold Torquist of Aurora, Illinois. But the Uruk-Hai don't want pity, they just want to be understood. "Ever since the Lord of the Rings premiered, people are so frightened of me. They'll avoid me when I walk down the sidewalk, cabs will pass me by, and cops keep pulling me over for no reason. OK, I admit maybe the cops are pulling me over because of the smeared blood all over the driver's side door, but the other stuff is still true and it hurts," said one Uruk-Hai. Complaints to the UADL about Uruk-Hai harassment have increased 47% since The Fellowship of the Ring was released. |
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thanx for the laugh :)
Thanks for the chuckle, Miss Hair. I feel like crap today so see you later.
thanx much!
I don't mind spoilers.
I already know the spoilers thread though. have it bookmarked at work.
gotta admit *ducks for cover...* I have yet to see TTT. the only reason I haven't seen it is because of the volume levels at my local theaters. too darn loud! guess I have sensitive ears...waiting for it to come out on DVD when I can watch it in the comfort of my own home at an appropriate decibel level.
hrm...does that put my declaration of dwarfdom in jeopardy?
FETCH MY MEDICINE!!
wink
btw, thanx for the welcome! at your service as well!
I know it's unheard of for anyone here to have not seen The Movie, but I can't abide the volume at my local theaters :(
in my defense, mrs. libarian agrees with me.
I'm afraid there are still more whackjobs like Mo still in the military. They're ticking timebombs, but they have to be handled with kid gloves due to PC reasons. Back in the "good old days", a GI blanket party would straighten out clowns like that before things got too serious.
hey there, Overtaxed!
will rent The Movie in August, but then buy the Special Extended Version when it finally comes out.
It's ok, really!
g'nite!
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