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Guillermo
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Jun 2 2008, 11:51pm
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As the opening of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" draws near I feel the urge to reiterate a fair warning. The Aesthetics of the film are quite "Pop" and colorful and -obviously- more influenced by the hyper-saturated palette of a Kirby comic book than a Fairy Tale or a Fantasy work. Please do not get confused by either the palette of the film or its tone. It uses the comedic and interpersonal banter from the first film and the monster design is quite outlandish and colorful. We made a deliberate move away from the Celtic / Nordic aesthetics present in most Fantasy films because we knew we could NOT out do bigger productions (like LOTR) at that game. We are a $85 m dollar film and we tried to find our own "look" so we endeavoured to create a very idiosyncratic melange of Arabic architecture and design and Oriental motifs. We took Japanese suit of armour patterns allowed it to be imbued by Celtic motifs, etc- you can see some of that in the trailer. Our Elfland is more akin to Dunsany or perhaps even Moorcock in its aesthetics, using the stark contrast of dark against white skin and golden eyes. Our magical world is broader and freer -even surreal at times- and suits the tone of this film. I am exceedingly aware of Genres and moreso when I mix them and / or mix them together. Most of Hellboy will give you almost no indication of what will come to pass with the HOBBIT. There is, however a PROLOGUE done with Old Wooden Puppets that will share some faint traces that eventually you will be able to find in certain passages in the forthcoming movie. But even then, please do not take this as a verbatim through line. When I started HBII I had NO inkling that the HOBBIT would really come my way and I wanted to use the Fantasy Worlds that lie beneath as a metaphor of all that mankind is extinguishing with its unedning greed. It is my dearest hope that this message will prevent speculation of what in "Pan's Labyrinth" or "Hellboy II" will indicate what the HOBBIT will be. In time there will be definite aesthetic choices that will guide the film towards a yuxtaposition of PJ's and my visual proclivities but I think it will only be visible in retrospect and it would be almost impossible -and rather perverse- to try and divine it at this stage. The same goes for tone and theme. Nevertheless, if some of you enjoyed the first :Hellboy" or "Pan's Labyrinth" for that matter I would love to have you grace a theater with your derriere and allow our tale to find you- All the Best GDT
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OT (?) Of Hellboy II...
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Guillermo
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Jun 2 2008, 11:51pm
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Magic vs Science
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merklynn
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Jun 3 2008, 12:03am
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Please
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Dúnedain
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Jun 3 2008, 10:25pm
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Hey, go evil elves, that's what I say! //
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merklynn
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Jun 3 2008, 10:58pm
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Funny-
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Guillermo
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Jun 3 2008, 11:47pm
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Am I alone in....
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Bilbo the Rover
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Jun 3 2008, 11:53pm
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You're not alone...
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merklynn
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Jun 4 2008, 2:39am
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I think
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Sunflower
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Jun 4 2008, 5:40am
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good taste
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Earos tar-Alqualonde
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Jun 4 2008, 2:37pm
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Art....and Hellboy
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Glaurung63
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Jun 15 2008, 12:28am
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Hmm tough choice Merklynn
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Kelvarhin
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Jun 4 2008, 5:05am
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My husband and I loved Hellboy so much...
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Woodyend
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Jun 3 2008, 12:12am
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There is some great source material
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MrCere
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Jun 3 2008, 1:52am
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Thanks for the info I will.
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Woodyend
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Jun 3 2008, 2:05am
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Heh - good luck with that.
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Ataahua
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Jun 3 2008, 12:22am
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Well,
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Laerasëa
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Jun 3 2008, 12:24am
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You had me at
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Telperion313
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Jun 3 2008, 12:30am
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It is great of you to come by and post this.
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Compa_Mighty
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Jun 3 2008, 12:42am
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We try to support the artistic endeavors of those in our message board community
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MrCere
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Jun 3 2008, 1:51am
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Pigeon-holing
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merklynn
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Jun 3 2008, 2:20am
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Hear Hear
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Kangi Ska
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Jun 3 2008, 6:12am
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Well
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Darkstone
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Jun 3 2008, 2:26am
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It's not just us
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FarFromHome
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Jun 3 2008, 10:17am
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Renaissance men and the rest...
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Compa_Mighty
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Jun 3 2008, 3:13am
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Because most of Hollywood is derivative
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entmaiden
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Jun 3 2008, 3:43am
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Not the reason
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Solicitr
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Jun 4 2008, 11:43am
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Because thinking outside the box involves risk.
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Silverlode
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Jun 3 2008, 4:52am
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It took Spielberg years to make Schindler's List
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Eledhwen
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Jun 3 2008, 6:09am
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As someone who appreciates
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grammaboodawg
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Jun 3 2008, 9:27am
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Dear Voorhas
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Guillermo
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Jun 3 2008, 9:56am
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Clark Ashton Smith
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Voorhas
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Jun 3 2008, 3:35pm
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Nice fresh take GMa {NT}
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MrCere
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Jun 3 2008, 9:25pm
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well
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Annael
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Jun 3 2008, 2:31pm
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Stephen King is a good example
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deej
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Jun 3 2008, 5:16pm
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Yes
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Darkstone
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Jun 3 2008, 5:34pm
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I'm hoping to rent Cronos
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entmaiden
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Jun 3 2008, 3:26am
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I just watched 'Cronos'.
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deej
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Jun 3 2008, 5:01pm
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I'll definitely be there...
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Empedocles
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Jun 3 2008, 3:35am
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I'll be watching!
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tedster88
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Jun 3 2008, 4:45am
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You Had Me at "Dunsany"
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Voorhas
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Jun 3 2008, 4:55am
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pssst...
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grammaboodawg
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Jun 3 2008, 2:31pm
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Thanks!//
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Voorhas
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Jun 3 2008, 3:37pm
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SPECULATION
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Kangi Ska
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Jun 3 2008, 5:51am
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Darn, and I was so looking forward to...
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ShadoFaxs
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Jun 3 2008, 10:34am
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I've watched Hellboy...
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Donry
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Jun 4 2008, 3:54pm
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My one regret
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grammaboodawg
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Jun 3 2008, 2:42pm
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Mike Mignola's graphic novels
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deej
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Jun 3 2008, 5:09pm
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In Fan Boy Heaven !
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Bilbo the Rover
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Jun 3 2008, 5:52pm
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That's good ot hear . . .
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One Ringer
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Jun 3 2008, 9:59pm
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Class Act...
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bowencm
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Jun 4 2008, 2:03am
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Creativity and Uniqueness
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ArathornJax
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Jun 4 2008, 2:40am
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Does that mean that Sam Raimi might have been good for TH despite his resume? //
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merklynn
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Jun 4 2008, 2:50am
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Depends
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ArathornJax
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Jun 4 2008, 3:50am
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A Question
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Kangi Ska
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Jun 4 2008, 3:54am
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Elaboration...
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merklynn
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Jun 4 2008, 5:30pm
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I would love to see Raimi's "Hobbit"
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MrCere
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Jun 4 2008, 5:21am
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How about Tarantino's hobbit? /
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Darkstone
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Jun 4 2008, 8:36pm
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I'd watch that!
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NottaSackville
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Jun 4 2008, 9:02pm
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"Kill Bilbo"?
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N.E. Brigand
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Jun 4 2008, 9:39pm
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I was thinking "Reservoir Dwarves" /
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Darkstone
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Jun 5 2008, 3:49pm
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i'd kind of like to see Henry Selick's version
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deej
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Jun 5 2008, 2:14pm
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those ears are far too pointy.
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Gethsemane
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Jun 4 2008, 1:16pm
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continuity backwards
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Mithrandír
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Jun 4 2008, 4:52pm
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ACK! GDT says The Hobbit will be done using wooden puppets!!!
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NottaSackville
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Jun 4 2008, 9:05pm
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In Supermarionation!!
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Darkstone
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Jun 4 2008, 9:12pm
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No worries here!
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Kyriel
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Jun 4 2008, 11:38pm
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Yeah!
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Eruthurin
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Jun 4 2008, 11:55pm
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I have to ask about the Earth Elemental and the Prince...
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Nickey08
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Aug 30 2008, 5:24am
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