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MouthofSauron
Tol Eressea
Jul 9 2013, 3:55am
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the Bible of fans?
take me down to the woodland realm where the trees are green and the elf women are pretty....Oh will you please take me home!!
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The Number one ridiculous problem with AUJ to me
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 12:31am
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why all the recent hate here for AUJ?
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 1:19am
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It's the opposite to me...funny world we live in
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 2:07am
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that might be true about the users on this forum but..
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 3:22am
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Come on now...
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 3:26am
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and....
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 3:30am
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Hmmm...
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 4:01am
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yes and your point?
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 6:36am
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It's not the action scenes
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 4:03am
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Exactly.
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 4:09am
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wait what? lol
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 6:07am
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This is awkward
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 6:12am
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i believe this is what you said...
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 6:23am
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Haha
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 6:47am
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Even fantasy films need to keep somewhat grounded
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 6 2013, 8:14pm
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I wrote a similar longer post
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ElendilTheShort
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Jul 6 2013, 8:31pm
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i wasn't saying it should be "looney tunes"
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 9:44pm
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Fantasy vs. Reality
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 7 2013, 12:23am
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Not fantasy.
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Bumblingidiot
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Jul 7 2013, 4:04am
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Nicely written Bumblingidiot
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ElendilTheShort
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Jul 7 2013, 5:54am
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yes it is a fantasy film because there are...
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 7 2013, 6:26am
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I dont think he meant
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Elenorflower
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Jul 7 2013, 11:02am
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MouthofSauron, I just noticed your rude, condescending reply.
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Bumblingidiot
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Jul 16 2013, 7:02pm
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it wasn't a insult it was stating facts
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 17 2013, 5:54am
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Let's move on
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entmaiden
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Jul 17 2013, 1:17pm
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No need to keep score ;-) (general comments)
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Altaira
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Jul 6 2013, 3:22pm
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No offense meant but...
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 3:05am
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and....
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 8 2013, 3:38am
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Look at it from the point of view of never having read any Tolkien
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Yngwulff
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Jul 8 2013, 3:56am
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I agree
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The Mitch King
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Jul 8 2013, 4:14am
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Wow...
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Thranderz
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Jul 8 2013, 8:35am
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Perhaps when we get all 3 together on EE and with commentary
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Yngwulff
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Jul 8 2013, 8:50am
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and
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Lusitano
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Jul 8 2013, 12:18pm
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seriously?
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 8 2013, 5:43pm
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Judge not another fandom, whether or not ye be judged by it.
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bungobaggins
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Jul 8 2013, 5:54pm
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is that a quote from...
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 9 2013, 3:55am
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It's from
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bungobaggins
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Jul 9 2013, 5:12am
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i treat people fine on this forum
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 9 2013, 6:10pm
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I was referring to
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bungobaggins
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Jul 9 2013, 6:45pm
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They weren't comparing Twilight directly to The Hobbit,
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sauget.diblosio
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Jul 8 2013, 6:07pm
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There are many ways for a movie to succeed or fail.
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Escapist
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Jul 8 2013, 6:41pm
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The differences between Twilight and th:AUJ are target audience and consistency of criticism.
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Escapist
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Jul 8 2013, 5:48pm
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one point though
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 1:58pm
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That seems to go against the way things unfolded
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 8 2013, 2:46pm
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I suppose the proof of that....
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dormouse
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Jul 8 2013, 2:54pm
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we'll just have to wait and see...
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 3:26pm
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i agreed
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Lusitano
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Jul 8 2013, 3:30pm
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In all honesty
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 3:45pm
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right
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Lusitano
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Jul 8 2013, 4:13pm
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maybe the rising cost
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Elenorflower
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Jul 8 2013, 4:58pm
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bungobaggins
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Lusitano
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Jul 8 2013, 8:02pm
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I can honestly say
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Elenorflower
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Jul 8 2013, 10:39pm
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The Bourne Boredom
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Lusitano
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Jul 8 2013, 10:53pm
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Yep, and also
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bungobaggins
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Jul 8 2013, 5:22pm
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Has it occurred to you...
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dormouse
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Jul 8 2013, 4:05pm
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I never give my opinion or show emotion about the film
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 4:19pm
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I'm guessing it's going to do just as well,
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sauget.diblosio
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Jul 8 2013, 5:04pm
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I can honestly say
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 5:12pm
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What I would find illuminating...
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arithmancer
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Jul 8 2013, 5:20pm
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To be fair
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Elessar
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Jul 8 2013, 8:00pm
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I'm not talking about boards or forums
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 8:26pm
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The people I have mentioned
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Elessar
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Jul 8 2013, 8:54pm
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really?
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 9 2013, 3:53am
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There is some element of the concept of 'fantasy' that you seemingly fail to understand
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 9 2013, 1:46pm
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wow...
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 9 2013, 6:18pm
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Over-the-top elements in Tolkien and the films
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 10 2013, 12:38pm
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I kind of loathe
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Elessar
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Jul 8 2013, 3:55am
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Spot on, jtarkey!
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Altaira
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Jul 6 2013, 3:09pm
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Hmmmm
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 3:05am
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There was no "Stone Giants sequence" in the book...
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 3:23am
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Went to find my book ... *BOOK SPOILER*
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Escapist
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Jul 6 2013, 3:37am
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I think it's pretty balanced.
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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Jul 6 2013, 6:38am
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agreed and another thing to consider
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 6:44am
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C'mon!
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 6:52am
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Sorry, Mitch, I'm responsible for this deviation...
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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Jul 6 2013, 7:06am
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No prob
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 7:35am
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i wasn't responding to you
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 7:32am
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Agreed on the first - Agree to disagree on the second ;)
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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Jul 6 2013, 7:02am
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Got to admit I've lost the will to argue back
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emre43
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Jul 6 2013, 7:21am
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i tend to agree with you
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 7:37am
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I WILL BE!
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 7:45am
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i'm with you brother
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 7:49am
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As will I...
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 9:48am
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This is how LOTR is unrealistic
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Chopsta123
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Jul 6 2013, 9:57am
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His point was the comparison of the two I think
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 10:01am
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The above post was meant in a funny way.
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Chopsta123
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Jul 6 2013, 10:07am
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This is a fact
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 4:46pm
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Polar opposites
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 6 2013, 10:26am
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Could you, or anyone you know do any of those things in real life?
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 10:34am
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Yes
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 6 2013, 11:11am
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VERY much looking forward to the discussion! //
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Brethil
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Jul 6 2013, 5:01pm
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...and why Dads should leave skateboarding to the kids?
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Ataahua
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Jul 6 2013, 10:05pm
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Your crash
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 10:21pm
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Don't forget scaling!
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 7 2013, 5:31am
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Not so much stone giants as GOBlin Town, but
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Lusitano
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Jul 6 2013, 2:59pm
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that the most accurate description of
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Elenorflower
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Jul 6 2013, 3:17pm
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Indeed
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Lusitano
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Jul 6 2013, 3:34pm
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.
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bungobaggins
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Jul 6 2013, 3:38pm
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The polar opposite of LOTR? I don't think so.
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Glorfindela
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Jul 6 2013, 1:31pm
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again..
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 5:46pm
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I have noticed that too
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Marionette
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Jul 6 2013, 7:57pm
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AUJ >
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KingTurgon
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Jul 8 2013, 2:41pm
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why are people called haters when...
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Sinister71
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Jul 8 2013, 3:04pm
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because blind fandom
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Lusitano
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Jul 8 2013, 3:27pm
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We could say
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bungobaggins
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Jul 8 2013, 3:33pm
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You cant handle the HATE !!
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Lusitano
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Jul 8 2013, 3:44pm
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agreed! it has a far higher replay factor
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 8 2013, 5:45pm
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.
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kbdiggity
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Jul 10 2013, 8:15am
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There's definitely a ledge...
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Elutherian
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Jul 6 2013, 1:22am
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ledges...
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Nira
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Jul 6 2013, 2:38am
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That's the problem though...
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jtarkey
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Jul 6 2013, 2:54am
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Physics, and the description of scenes growing in the telling
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 6 2013, 3:33am
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well
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 3:57am
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No, Thorin and Bilbo happened directly afterward
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 6 2013, 4:18am
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My bad on Thorin and Bilbo
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 4:58am
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Impact factor
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 6 2013, 5:27am
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Stone giant sequence
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Yngwulff
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Jul 6 2013, 5:36am
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hmmm
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 5:47am
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yes, your confusing colliding with falling i'm afraid
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 6:11am
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Actually collision is worse for your case
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 6:17am
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yes but this is a Fantasy film
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 6:31am
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ermmmm
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 6:58am
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like i've said
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 7:34am
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You're missing me in a big way I think
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 7:42am
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no, there's nothing wrong with it
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MouthofSauron
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Jul 6 2013, 7:45am
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It's only ridiculous....
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dormouse
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Jul 6 2013, 8:59am
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OK that's all well taken BUT
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 9:11am
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Your right about this scene being ridiculous
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Chopsta123
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Jul 6 2013, 9:49am
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I didn't forget it was a fantasy!
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 9:57am
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Thing is, you asked why this 'ridiculous scene'
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dormouse
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Jul 6 2013, 10:57am
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Totally agree Dormouse
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Noria
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Jul 6 2013, 12:22pm
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I'm with ya
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Elessar
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Jul 7 2013, 3:51pm
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Sounds interesting but
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Soundchaser
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Jul 6 2013, 4:36pm
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I await your analysis but I too did not care for the toooo over the top
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Eruonen
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Jul 8 2013, 2:55am
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Never thought
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Elessar
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Jul 6 2013, 5:01am
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I seriously doubt that anyone would
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Elenorflower
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Jul 6 2013, 10:48am
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AUJ is not unique in cinema
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The Grey Elf
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Jul 6 2013, 2:12pm
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Don't forget this movie is Bilbo's RETELLING his story to Frodo...there will be PLENTY of over-the-top embellishments along the way //
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nobofthepony
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Jul 6 2013, 4:57pm
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It took me a long time to figure out the stone giants scene.
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 6 2013, 5:43pm
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BUTTTT!
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The Mitch King
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Jul 6 2013, 5:59pm
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No, not the superheroes.
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 6 2013, 7:52pm
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even Indiana Jones
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Elenorflower
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Jul 6 2013, 10:39pm
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Please read upward...
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 6 2013, 6:08pm
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Oh, I type fast
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Werde Spinner
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Jul 6 2013, 8:03pm
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Company Reaction.
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Tinkerbell
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Jul 6 2013, 9:25pm
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Disagree...
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arithmancer
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Jul 6 2013, 9:46pm
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Though there are other things that bother me much more in AUJ,
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sauget.diblosio
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Jul 7 2013, 1:30pm
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Bomby's View?
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Bombadil
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Jul 7 2013, 2:54pm
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Here we go again //
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Rostron2
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Jul 8 2013, 5:14pm
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Pulling out the "hater" card. . . (?)
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 8 2013, 11:27pm
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Defense, Resistance & Delusion
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Lusitano
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Jul 9 2013, 12:44am
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I thought the stone giants were done rather well
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Sinister71
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Jul 9 2013, 1:15am
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I wanted to see the Stone Giants
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Elenorflower
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Jul 9 2013, 10:46am
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This video may shed some light
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bungobaggins
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Jul 9 2013, 2:35am
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accurate
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Lusitano
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Jul 9 2013, 12:58pm
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Gandalf's Magic
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JWPlatt
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Jul 9 2013, 4:14am
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It is a pity
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Lusitano
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Jul 9 2013, 12:56pm
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Nice Post
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JWPlatt
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Jul 9 2013, 4:20am
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The Principal Interest
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Elessar
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Jul 9 2013, 4:26am
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The Principal Interest(s) . . . ?
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 9 2013, 7:13am
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Two Sides To Each Coin
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DwellerInDale
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Jul 9 2013, 11:52am
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Absolutely! However, . . .
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 9 2013, 11:04pm
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I couldnt have said it better myself
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Lusitano
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Jul 9 2013, 1:00pm
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Thanks!!!
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 1:16am
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Clarity
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Elessar
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Jul 9 2013, 3:38pm
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Further clarification . . .
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 12:51am
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A little more from me
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Elessar
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Jul 10 2013, 5:06am
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More than one "crossed wire" . . . (?)
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 9:15pm
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You're not just speaking for yourself -
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geordie
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Jul 9 2013, 5:17pm
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Thanks!
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 12:54am
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All's Well
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JWPlatt
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Jul 9 2013, 6:48pm
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We try to be even-handed about the application of the TOS.
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Ataahua
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Jul 9 2013, 6:09am
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Passion
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JWPlatt
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Jul 9 2013, 6:41pm
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Totally agree . . .
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 1:10am
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Passions About Tolkien Versus Jackson
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JWPlatt
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Jul 10 2013, 3:24am
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I agree -
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geordie
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Jul 10 2013, 6:24am
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TORN does have a reputation for being movie and Jackson friendly and (in Thorin's words) what of it?
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Noria
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Jul 10 2013, 1:08pm
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We do have a very active Reading Room
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entmaiden
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Jul 10 2013, 3:32pm
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Thanks for the invite . . .
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 9:28pm
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No, just an observation
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entmaiden
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Jul 10 2013, 9:56pm
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Definitely no apologies!
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Altaira
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Jul 10 2013, 6:53pm
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This is the kind of stuff I'm talking about . . .
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 9:25pm
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We typically don't over-parse our discussions
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entmaiden
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Jul 10 2013, 10:00pm
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Whoa! Dude, hit the reset button
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Altaira
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Jul 11 2013, 5:42am
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Well, just call me a nomadic dwarf half-invited to tea and disregard the bull
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 11 2013, 2:12pm
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im curious
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AncalagontheBlack
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Jul 11 2013, 2:20pm
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Straight answer
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 11 2013, 3:40pm
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my thoughts
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AncalagontheBlack
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Jul 11 2013, 4:31pm
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Thank you, too
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 11 2013, 8:36pm
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I agree. Nothing is going to be changed at this point.
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Noria
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Jul 11 2013, 8:25pm
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Isn't it nice
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 11 2013, 8:45pm
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The nomadic dward is most welcome
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Altaira
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Jul 11 2013, 3:07pm
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Definitely no bull
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 11 2013, 5:15pm
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It's obvious
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Altaira
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Jul 11 2013, 9:20pm
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No delusions or agendas here (I think)
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 11 2013, 10:05pm
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Players
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JWPlatt
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Jul 14 2013, 6:02am
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I appreciate it . . .
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g-stormcrow
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Jul 10 2013, 1:23am
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A reminder to all to comment on the topic, not on other board members.
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Ataahua
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Jul 9 2013, 6:08am
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