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sharku
Rivendell
Oct 4 2012, 6:28am
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In terms of making a quality and approachable movie for the casual fan, introducing Cirdan, Glofindel and Erestor into the story not long after introducing the 13 dwarves would be very tricky to do... That's still a bit of a cop out / sop to the lower common denominator, and an unneeded shame given the fairly minor addition of an actor in a beard (Cirdan) and a slightly wider shot to get Radagast in there with a line or two. You don't exactly need to introduce them to the audience or take up screen time to show them. Think Ioreth in the houses of the healing (albeit that was in the ROTK EE). Minimal cost and I'm sure that casual fans aren't that thick that they'd (literally) lose the plot. More dedicated fans would nod sagely and appreciate the correctness. Besides, the complexity and number of characters in Game of Thrones and Harry Potter don't seem to have dented their mass appeal any. I'm far from convinced that including a couple of extra characters in the White Council would make the film any less approachable to a casual audience. The film will still be successful as a result of the success of the LOTR films which means the "casual fan" market who would be flummoxed by Cirdan/Radagast would surely be relatively small).
(This post was edited by sharku on Oct 4 2012, 6:35am)
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White Council Poster!
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 10:25am
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Where did you find this?
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Carne
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Oct 2 2012, 10:28am
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On another forum, but I think this is the original source
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 10:32am
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Awesome, thanks!
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Carne
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Oct 2 2012, 10:40am
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Uh-Mazing! //
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DarkJackal
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Oct 2 2012, 3:13pm
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*Squint* Does Galadriel have a new costume here?
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Faenoriel
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Oct 2 2012, 5:21pm
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Yes I thought so too
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burgahobbit
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Oct 2 2012, 10:38pm
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The larger image seems to be the cover of the film calendar...
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Otaku-sempai
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Oct 2 2012, 7:20pm
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What a fabulous post!
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rings7
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Oct 3 2012, 4:57am
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AWESOME. //
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Xanaseb
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Oct 2 2012, 10:38am
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Great find!
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Vangalad
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Oct 2 2012, 10:39am
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First picture of Radagast and Gandalf together!
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 10:41am
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Two new stills of Bilbo?
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Carne
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Oct 2 2012, 10:44am
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Here is a closer look.
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Pipe Dream
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Oct 3 2012, 1:00am
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Radagast's staff is definitely lit!
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DanielLB
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Oct 3 2012, 7:15am
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Is the calendar officially out yet?
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DarkJackal
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Oct 3 2012, 9:39am
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I've been keeping an eye out, but haven't seen it /
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DanielLB
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Oct 3 2012, 9:44am
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Is is the same "illumination stone" Gandalf used in Moria in FotR?
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Faenoriel
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Oct 3 2012, 1:20pm
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The website is a gold mine!
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 10:45am
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Is it just me
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Aitieuriskon
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Oct 2 2012, 11:03am
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"There's a right bit more than hope!"
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burgahobbit
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Oct 2 2012, 1:08pm
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I see blue! Perhaps it will glow! /
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 1:38pm
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Orcrist
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Fàfnir
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Oct 2 2012, 4:25pm
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Rights
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daemoon
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Oct 2 2012, 7:06pm
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Not that I know of ...
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 7:36pm
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Gandalf and Radagast
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Nine Finger Frodo
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Oct 2 2012, 10:45am
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Been waiting for a picture like that for so, so long.
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Faenoriel
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Oct 2 2012, 1:08pm
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they've youthened Sir Chris Lee quite a bit I think, I love that poster. when I get high qual, it's going to be my wallpaper lol
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Xanaseb
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Oct 2 2012, 10:49am
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Definitely - the hands are very youthful
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 11:02am
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awesome
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redgiraffe
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Oct 2 2012, 11:45am
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Definetly a more youthfull looking Lee..
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jtarkey
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Oct 2 2012, 12:01pm
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I said the same thing
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burgahobbit
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Oct 2 2012, 1:11pm
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Thats the first thing i noticed as well
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Apexman13
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Oct 2 2012, 1:25pm
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Erm
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dave_lf
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Oct 2 2012, 12:13pm
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Yeah, I was wondering the same....
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RaoulJ
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Oct 2 2012, 12:43pm
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I think the film is converted from digital to film...
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 1:38pm
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Yeah, selling film cels from an all-digital film...
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TheHutt
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Oct 2 2012, 8:27pm
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Loyalty, Honour, & a Willing Heart...
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Eleniel
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Oct 2 2012, 12:30pm
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Is that the entire council?
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stoutfiles
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Oct 2 2012, 12:49pm
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Dialog prediction
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dave_lf
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Oct 2 2012, 1:10pm
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Radagast was never part of the white council
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Fardragon
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Oct 2 2012, 1:38pm
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Not true
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stoutfiles
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Oct 2 2012, 2:15pm
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Omisions.
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Hamfast of Gamwich
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Oct 2 2012, 6:28pm
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Copout
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sharku
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Oct 4 2012, 6:28am
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Agreed
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 4 2012, 7:03am
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Meat in the room
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dave_lf
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Oct 4 2012, 1:07pm
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The White Council in Rivendell
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Otaku-sempai
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Oct 4 2012, 2:34pm
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Perhaps, but how ad hoc could it be?
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 4 2012, 2:44pm
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Flashback?
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Otaku-sempai
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Oct 4 2012, 2:48pm
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We know from the ComicCon footage that ...
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DanielLB
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Oct 4 2012, 3:08pm
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Beam me up, Elrond
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dave_lf
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Oct 4 2012, 4:00pm
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Galadriel gives Saruman a piggy back?
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DanielLB
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Oct 4 2012, 4:02pm
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Tired of worrying with it. But Glorfindel can be better than assumed.
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AinurOlorin
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Oct 3 2012, 2:54am
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Radagast and the White Council
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Otaku-sempai
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Oct 2 2012, 8:38pm
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Ahh, yes!
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Olessan
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Oct 2 2012, 12:52pm
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These posters are great.
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Elessar
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Oct 2 2012, 12:58pm
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All those pictures were very cool!
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burgahobbit
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Oct 2 2012, 1:03pm
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Beautiful. Though it is just them, then
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Faenoriel
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Oct 2 2012, 1:05pm
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gorgeous
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Elenorflower
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Oct 2 2012, 1:23pm
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I love it!
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dubulous
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Oct 2 2012, 1:44pm
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Wow, awesome find!
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Maylily
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Oct 2 2012, 3:12pm
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Great
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Marionette
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Oct 2 2012, 3:53pm
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Saruman's fingernails are really long in this
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Oct 2 2012, 4:02pm
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They're no longer than Galadriel's nails ;-)
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 4:04pm
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Btw, it's really hard to do paperwork with nails like that
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Faenoriel
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Oct 2 2012, 5:24pm
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Technically he was evil in TH
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stoutfiles
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Oct 3 2012, 12:53am
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing.//
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Owain
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Oct 2 2012, 5:44pm
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The Wormtongue effect.
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Ataahua
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Oct 2 2012, 6:17pm
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I love all of these!!!
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Istaris'staffs
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Oct 2 2012, 8:08pm
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The cleansing of Dol Guldur, I imagine /
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 8:42pm
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That's the obvious answer
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dave_lf
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Oct 2 2012, 9:06pm
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I hadn't even considered that
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DanielLB
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Oct 2 2012, 9:14pm
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I reckon he's attempting to 'heal' Thrain, kinda like he did with Theoden/
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Aranaes
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Oct 3 2012, 6:10am
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Possibly...
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DanielLB
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Oct 3 2012, 7:22am
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I'm betting Gandalf's quote is definitely from the Troll Scene
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Lausus
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Oct 3 2012, 6:51am
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I hope not... :-( /
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DanielLB
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Oct 3 2012, 7:14am
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Beautiful!
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Ring-Bearer
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Oct 3 2012, 1:57am
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I just found this one too. THEY MADE SARUMAN LOOK YOUNG!
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Milknut
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Oct 3 2012, 3:56am
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Saruman
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Fertlthewhite
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Oct 4 2012, 4:55am
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Sure looks like it...
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Eye's on Guard
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Oct 4 2012, 5:34am
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That sucks!
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Milknut
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Oct 4 2012, 6:18am
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He can't look that young but look
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Fàfnir
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Oct 4 2012, 5:22pm
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I thought he looked significantly older.//
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Milknut
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Oct 5 2012, 2:16am
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