101 Observations from The Fellowship of the Ring (or 101 things you probably missed)

Filmforce.ign.com ^ | 09 Jan 2002 | Paul Davidson

[ecurbh]

You're on the list.

[Deb]

Gad, Fat Bob and PJ could have been separated at birth. That's hilarious.

[Deb]

Hmm. I never read the books. Isn't it odd that Tolkien created entire languages and gave such attention to minute details, but used a post-Gregorian calendar?

[Deb]

I should have known that Jackson was too dedicated to make such a glaring error. Still seems weird.

[Deb]

How do you manage to keep yourself so pissed off? I never read the books and I'm not a huge Tolkien fan, but I think it's a blast to see people so jazzed about something, especially something so inately sweet and positive.

These LOTR threads become all the more fun when you show up and try to pee all over the joy. You really are adorable.

[mtngrl@vrwc]

BUMP for later reading.

[denydenydeny]

Miranda Otto as Eowyn

Brad Dourif as Wormtongue

Bernard Hill (the captain from Titanic) as Theoden

David Wenham as Faramir

John Noble as Denethor

Images found at Aint-it-cool-news.com

[ohioWfan]

Now mountaingirl, why would you ping me on this one?? LOL!

Cute post. I'm going to show it to my (madly in love with Elijah Wood) 15 year old daughter! Thanks!

[KfromMich]

Hmm. I never read the books. Isn't it odd that Tolkien created entire languages and gave such attention to minute details, but used a post-Gregorian calendar?

Not really. The calendar had to be at least somewhat similar to ours in order for readers to understand what was going on. He did make some changes in the calendar, but if he had made major changes like changing the names for the months, it would have confused readers.

[aruanan]

How do you manage to keep yourself so pissed off? I never read the books and I'm not a huge Tolkien fan, but I think it's a blast to see people so jazzed about something, especially something so inately sweet and positive.

These LOTR threads become all the more fun when you show up and try to pee all over the joy. You really are adorable.

What in the world are you talking about? I loved the Lord of the Rings. I thought it was great that they had so many details that weren't immediately so apparent. And I took people to see the movie that had never read the book and have recommended it to others.

[Penny1]

Could you add me to your "ring ping list" please????

Thank you!!! :)

[Chemist_Geek]

bump

[Deb]

Maybe I'm confusing you ambrose? Please forgive me and accept this basket of rubies. Sorry.

[aruanan]

Maybe I'm confusing you ambrose? Please forgive me and accept this basket of rubies. Sorry.

Sure. LOTR bump to ya!

[BibChr]

You know, I have "A"-troubles here, too. There are evil A's, and benign A's at FR, and I can't keep them straight. I tend to assume they're evil.

Perhaps if they could put some note on their home page, like "Druggies Rule" or "Pat Buchanan is GOD" (or corresponding denials) to speed identification? Or even just, "I am really obnoxious"? Or maybe even more simply, "Deb adores me" or "Deb loathes me."

Yeah. That would work. (c8

Dan

[VietVet]

Two details impressed me most, one at the beginning, and one at the end.

First, as the camera tracks over the hill and we see Hobbitton for the first time, it is virtually identical with Tolkein's painting for "The Hobbit". For long time fans of the books, this visual effect was stunning, and served to instantly put any fears that the producer/director was going to take off on some tangential interpretation of his own.

Second, and this was not in the book, at the very end, as Aragorn sends Frodo off, and turns to hold off the Orcs, he steps out into the road with his sword drawn, sees about 100 Orcs marching up the road towards him, draws his dagger and SMILES! Just a little, grim smile, it goes by in half a second, but it is a difinitive moment for the character. "100-to-odds? Seems fair to me."

[GretchenEE]

Thanks for posting this!

Sol-Man, I didn't. I went before and during, at both viewings.

I really, really, really want to see it again at the theater, especially after reading the above.

[freefly]

I was in grade school when I first read The Hobbit.
Since then I've turned at least a dozen people on to reading for pleasure with LOTR.
I expected the movie to be a disappointment...boy was I wrong!
Thanks for posting this!