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Semper Fi
Rohan
Sep 22 2013, 8:12pm
Views: 5745
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It's good to know another person remembers it too.
"RadagaStoner deserves no mercy!" Tauriel the Radagast Slayer, the Chief of Inglorious Elfguards Tauriel saved us from Itaril. Never forget.
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Other actors who could have played Aragorn
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Eruonen
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Sep 10 2013, 6:42pm
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I always wanted Eastwood for Gandalf.
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Darkstone
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Sep 10 2013, 7:20pm
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Clintagorn vs Ruffians in San Bree
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Eruonen
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Sep 10 2013, 8:27pm
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BTW, Mortensen was seventh choice.
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Darkstone
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Sep 10 2013, 9:14pm
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Talk about the minefield averted! Other than Daniel Day Lewis,
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Eruonen
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Sep 10 2013, 10:39pm
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Agreed
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Ziggy Stardust
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Sep 11 2013, 1:00am
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Indeed, although...
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Patty
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Sep 11 2013, 11:56am
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Vin Diesel with or without the see-in-the-dark eyes?
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CuriousG
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Sep 11 2013, 6:11pm
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Why did DDL say no?
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Meneldor
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Sep 11 2013, 1:07am
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Well, as I recall...
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Darkstone
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Sep 11 2013, 1:41am
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Knowing DDL's working style...
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cats16
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Sep 11 2013, 2:03am
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Kenau would be perfect for...Figwit!
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Lala
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Sep 11 2013, 12:54pm
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I could see Russell Crowe as Aragorn. //
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CuriousG
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Sep 11 2013, 6:13pm
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I agree, I think Russell Crowe could have, but he was just
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Eruonen
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Sep 11 2013, 6:36pm
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That first image of Eastwood isn't bad
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Ziggy Stardust
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Sep 11 2013, 1:01am
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Fantasy rendering of Sir Clintagorn
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Eruonen
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Sep 11 2013, 6:45pm
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Seeing this article brings to mind why I thought Eastwood was a
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Eruonen
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Sep 17 2013, 5:12am
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Daniel Day Lewis
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 12 2013, 9:37am
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So, what if you had to cast Aragorn young?
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 12 2013, 12:45pm
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Difficult as there are a lot of unknown actors who could
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 2:50pm
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Ironically...
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 12 2013, 2:54pm
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I never thought he had the right look. His face is too sinister in so
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 3:14pm
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Quite possibly true. However...
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 12 2013, 3:16pm
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Townsend as Aragorn.
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 3:23pm
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So why
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shadowdog
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Sep 12 2013, 4:15pm
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Well, when they say "it just was not working" either he was not
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Eruonen
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Sep 12 2013, 4:27pm
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Bizarre
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Na Vedui
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Sep 12 2013, 10:51pm
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Oops!
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Na Vedui
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Sep 13 2013, 12:33am
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I will try and be tactful
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glor
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Sep 18 2013, 12:22pm
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Being difficult is no reason to cheat him of his wages.
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RosieLass
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Sep 25 2013, 11:35pm
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Sean Astin's book "There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale" had some insights into the situation.
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RosieLass
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Sep 25 2013, 11:34pm
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Right, I recall that section....
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Eruonen
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Sep 25 2013, 11:59pm
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Astin made so many gaffes before the book
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Semper Fi
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Sep 26 2013, 1:18pm
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That photo is often used to show Townsend in makeup as Aragorn
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Magpie
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Sep 18 2013, 12:41pm
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Good to know. I think the photo, whatever its origin, at least
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 4:26pm
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Chris Helmsworth
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Patty
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Sep 14 2013, 1:03am
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he's a major charisma
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 10:31am
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Sean Bean would've rocked it too
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Semper Fi
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Sep 13 2013, 10:42pm
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That is my only disappointment with Viggo's ability
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Eruonen
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Sep 13 2013, 11:03pm
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Reluctant king
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 14 2013, 4:46am
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Scribes aren't the only one to blame
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 10:42am
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Except for...
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Misto
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Sep 14 2013, 9:11am
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I'm not saying others wouldn't have worked
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RangerLady23
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Sep 14 2013, 4:50pm
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I agree, my post was not meant to show any displeasure
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Eruonen
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Sep 14 2013, 5:03pm
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I always thought that Aragorn was a role for someone who'd break out
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 5:08pm
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breakouts
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Maciliel
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Sep 14 2013, 5:23pm
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IMO,only real breakout star of LOTR is Peter Jackson
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 5:43pm
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while i
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Maciliel
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Sep 14 2013, 5:47pm
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Here, here!
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Rembrethil
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Sep 15 2013, 3:15am
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Of course, I have to agree with you
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Kim
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Sep 14 2013, 6:49pm
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I want him to be Roland Deschain the Gunslinger
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 11:19pm
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Thinking about it......
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elaen32
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Sep 15 2013, 9:49pm
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Couldn't agree more to be honest.
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 16 2013, 12:02am
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Well...
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Arannir
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Sep 15 2013, 3:11pm
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ROTK won SAG for Ensemble
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Semper Fi
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Sep 15 2013, 5:41pm
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Never recovered? How do we know what kind of plans, offers etc. he had/has?
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Arannir
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Sep 15 2013, 7:47pm
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he hasn't been in anything relevant since LOTR
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Semper Fi
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Sep 15 2013, 11:06pm
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I would still say...
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Arannir
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Sep 15 2013, 11:49pm
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Oh I agree that those movies are not star vehicles for actors
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 12:05am
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charisma
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Maciliel
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Sep 16 2013, 12:45am
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Some actors have great charisma off screen in interviews but not on it
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 12:56am
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I beg to differ
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Starling
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Sep 16 2013, 1:14am
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True, my definition is boxoffice power
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 10:41am
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charisma
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Maciliel
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Sep 16 2013, 1:15am
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Charisma and drawing power are not limited to predictability
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 10:39am
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not limited
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Maciliel
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Sep 16 2013, 7:13pm
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Agreed about Mckellen
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Semper Fi
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Sep 16 2013, 7:41pm
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Not true
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:00am
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I for one
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 1:58am
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Mortensen has plenty of charisma
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 6:36pm
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I respect your opinion
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Semper Fi
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Sep 19 2013, 8:05pm
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I have to disagree
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 9:18am
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team player...
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 2:37pm
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Nicely Said
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 3:03pm
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Saying that ROTK sacrificed character for ramping up acton
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 4:35pm
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can you point me to a source/citation on that comment?
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 4:50pm
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it was from an interview where he also said that Seabiscuit
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 6:41pm
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I've done some digging and I can't find it
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 10:20pm
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It was a Canadian interview, I think
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Semper Fi
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Sep 21 2013, 2:37am
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For all my criticism of movie Aragorn
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ElendilTheShort
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Sep 21 2013, 8:55pm
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One thing I loved about Viggo's Aragorn
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Na Vedui
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Sep 22 2013, 4:48pm
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Except that his face didn't look like he thought he earned it
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 5:01pm
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I connected that with Arwen's absence
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Na Vedui
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Sep 22 2013, 5:21pm
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Great point
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 8:19pm
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I..
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Faleel
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Sep 22 2013, 8:27pm
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I can't find it either, but I do remember it
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Sep 22 2013, 5:22pm
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thanks for sharing your recollection.
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Magpie
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Sep 22 2013, 7:00pm
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I don't know him and cannot say what he was thinking
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 8:33pm
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I'll call your remembered, unfindable quote with my can-find quotes.
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Magpie
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Sep 24 2013, 12:17am
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I certainly understand where you are coming from
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Sep 22 2013, 9:34pm
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"Quod non est in actis, non est in mundo."
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Darkstone
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Sep 23 2013, 5:23pm
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Same here
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:30am
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Thank you!
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Semper Fi
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Sep 22 2013, 8:12pm
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The whole film trilogy sacrificed character for ramped up action.
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RosieLass
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Sep 25 2013, 11:31pm
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Sorry, have to add some specific examples...
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 12:18pm
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well said.
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Magpie
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Sep 20 2013, 2:39pm
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Thanks, Magpie!!!!!!!!!!
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walkman87
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Sep 20 2013, 3:15pm
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Hidalgo is the reason Viggo left blockbusters
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sycorax82
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Sep 19 2013, 11:47pm
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Hidalgo boxoffice facts
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 4:17pm
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Boxoffice does not tell the whole story
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 20 2013, 4:53pm
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That's true but if you want a big opening for a big movie
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Semper Fi
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Sep 20 2013, 6:36pm
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Absolutely
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:11am
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Viggo
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 1:55am
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Christopher Ecclestone
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glor
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Sep 18 2013, 12:50pm
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I am not really familiar with Eccleston, but
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 4:25pm
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prominent nose is one of reasons why Cate doesn't work as Galadriel for me
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Semper Fi
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Sep 18 2013, 4:56pm
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Very few humans have a "perfect nose" but I do see your
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 5:29pm
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he didn't describe ears either
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Semper Fi
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Sep 18 2013, 5:35pm
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Well, maybe he did suggest elven ears
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:05pm
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Elves got Roman noses.
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Darkstone
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Sep 25 2013, 5:47pm
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i have no idea
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Maciliel
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Sep 18 2013, 6:16pm
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Agreed
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Brethil
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Sep 18 2013, 6:35pm
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I think the Golden Ratio and Pi are being used for proportions
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:45pm
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golden spiral
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Maciliel
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Sep 18 2013, 6:54pm
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Indeed! Nautilus nose.
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:57pm
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Viggo is majestic
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 6:41pm
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I agree here Walkman - and Welcome! //
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Brethil
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Sep 19 2013, 7:16pm
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Thanks, Brethil!!!!
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 7:37pm
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I second that!
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 2:12am
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Thoughts:
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malickfan
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Sep 14 2013, 5:08pm
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They did have the right idea when they pondered Daniel Day Lewis
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Semper Fi
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Sep 14 2013, 5:21pm
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My choices for Aragorn
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frodolives
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Sep 18 2013, 6:27pm
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Hmmm, Abelforth Dumbledore
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Eruonen
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Sep 18 2013, 6:32pm
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He wasn't much older than Viggo
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frodolives
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Sep 18 2013, 6:42pm
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The Treasure we did get
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walkman87
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Sep 19 2013, 6:43pm
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James Purefoy
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 22 2013, 12:12pm
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None
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simplyaven
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Dec 28 2013, 1:41am
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