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unexpectedvisitor
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Dec 28 2012, 4:48pm
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even though i don't personally feel it. but i wonder if people wouldn't mind as much if he had been created out of the blue instead of used from canon. or if he had died at the end of AUJ? because he really serves the same purpose that Lurtz did in FotR (and doesn't have that much more screen time, honestly), and i don't remember people getting too worked up over Lurtz. i personally LIKE the fact that they used a villain like him from the Tolkien backstory that's connected to the dwarves. that feels less lazy, more integrated into the Tolkien lore to me than just making up some "lead orc baddie" like they did with Lurtz and potato-face in RotK. and you also get that established animosity with Thorin which is good, cinematically. i guess, in essence, it just really bothers some people that they'd be using a character that Tolkien said was dead. but one thing to remember, though, is that Tolkien often talked about his own writing like he was just relating lore and so inaccuracies and contradictions within his work could often be chalked up to that fact. what if in the film's version of the story (SPOILERS) Azog did die from his wounds and was later resurrected by the Necromancer, as some are guessing? then it's not such a drastic departure from the canon and, in a way, is quite a clever addition to the story.
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I do not get the.....
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YaznegSouth40
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Dec 28 2012, 4:39pm
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So-tell us what you liked about Azog!
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Aragalen the Green
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Dec 28 2012, 4:43pm
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All I am saying....
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YaznegSouth40
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Dec 28 2012, 4:54pm
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Welcome to the internet.
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sauget.diblosio
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Dec 28 2012, 4:58pm
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Azog badass
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Ęleniel Tindome
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Dec 28 2012, 5:02pm
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Bravo!
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painjoiker
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Dec 28 2012, 5:05pm
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I like his design and ...
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DanielLB
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Dec 28 2012, 5:09pm
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Sadly, that's the nature of a comment thread.
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Aragalen the Green
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Dec 28 2012, 6:50pm
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If this were the case
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DanielLB
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Dec 28 2012, 4:43pm
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I can suggest it
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Ardamírë
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Dec 28 2012, 5:06pm
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EY!
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painjoiker
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Dec 28 2012, 4:47pm
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i sorta get it
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unexpectedvisitor
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Dec 28 2012, 4:48pm
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Not quite the same as Lurtz
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Fredeghar Wayfarer
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Dec 28 2012, 8:38pm
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Very true, and well stated by you.
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AinurOlorin
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Dec 28 2012, 9:04pm
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Azog and Arwen
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Mahtion
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Dec 28 2012, 10:12pm
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Personally
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GothmogTheBalrog
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Dec 28 2012, 11:07pm
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In general
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Lindele
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Dec 28 2012, 5:02pm
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Exactly...Lindele...
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YaznegSouth40
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Dec 28 2012, 6:56pm
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Or it could be...
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Ardamírë
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Dec 28 2012, 6:58pm
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Well if you are going to make the argument
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Lindele
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Dec 28 2012, 7:08pm
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He looks worse than all of those
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Ardamírë
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Dec 28 2012, 7:09pm
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I'm saying
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Lindele
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Dec 28 2012, 7:16pm
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Perhaps it's....
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YaznegSouth40
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Dec 28 2012, 8:16pm
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Well, that's the nature of the world
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Eledhwen
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Dec 28 2012, 5:03pm
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Oh that is perfect.
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Ataahua
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Dec 28 2012, 8:12pm
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No one says they hate him like Hitler...
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Kassandros
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Dec 28 2012, 5:22pm
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Kassandros I understand that....
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YaznegSouth40
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Dec 28 2012, 7:07pm
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"The Warrior's of Nain, Gror's son, drove through the orcs. . . all the while they cried 'Azog! Azog!"
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AinurOlorin
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Dec 28 2012, 7:59pm
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On The Dwarves having Azog's name on their axes. . . I attempted editing this post
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AinurOlorin
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Dec 28 2012, 8:18pm
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Azog work for me
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Simon
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Dec 28 2012, 5:22pm
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I don't hate him,
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sauget.diblosio
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Dec 28 2012, 5:25pm
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I will say again, the character is fine, as I see him. His placement is horrendous, and is part of a larger flaw.
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AinurOlorin
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Dec 28 2012, 6:12pm
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I highly agree!. I just can't tear myself away from that canon which is ingrained in my head :(. -that's- exactly what I've found wrong
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Xanaseb
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Dec 28 2012, 6:35pm
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Not a purist either.
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sauget.diblosio
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Dec 28 2012, 6:53pm
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I think one can sum up the Azog-hate quite easily:
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Iowaboy
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Dec 28 2012, 6:44pm
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Couldn't have said it better Iowaboy
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IDLookout
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Dec 28 2012, 8:25pm
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I agree with you Iowaboy
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Elenorflower
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Dec 28 2012, 9:20pm
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edit: this comment had small beginnings
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unexpectedvisitor
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Dec 28 2012, 10:29pm
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Thank you for being so wonderfully insightful & optimistic! //
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RhodeCamelot
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Jan 1 2013, 11:58am
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How about Jar Jar Binks?
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Ardamírë
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Dec 28 2012, 6:56pm
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I liked Azog - wayyy more than Gothmog from ROTK
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morgul lord
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Dec 28 2012, 11:04pm
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I loved the film
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Rostron2
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Dec 29 2012, 12:35am
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I too loved the movies and thought Azog was cool
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Ziggy Stardust
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Dec 29 2012, 1:37am
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