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Marionette
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Jul 12 2011, 9:35pm
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Love this one, really couldnīt imagine Fili and Kili, but they are young dwarves so I think itīs OK. The other dwarves look better "dwarvish" becoz they are the old ones. Besides, they are achieving the goal of makind each dwarft DIFFERENT, and you can easily know who is who, that doesnīt happen thinking in the image we have from the book. Well, I still find the first image (Ori, Dori and Nori ) odd, it looks like a photoshoped toys... I am pretty sure they will all look wayyy better on film. Hope to see the rest of dwarves this week.
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QuackingTroll
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Jul 12 2011, 9:37pm
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I'm expecting Bifur, Bofur and Bombur tomorrow! You go making statements like that, you're asking for trouble :/
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SF
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Jul 12 2011, 9:38pm
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I was about to suggest the same thing.
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Faenoriel
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Jul 12 2011, 9:39pm
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I was waiting for your post, darling.
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And you didn't let me down. I'm feeling really sorry for PJ right now. 13 Dwarves without much of characteristics must be the most uncinematic thing to try to film. He was almost bound to do something wrong, and while I feel that Kili's looks are off as far as Dwarven looks are considered, I'm still not feeling any panic at all. Actually I'm pretty sure I'll learn to live with this. And as I said before, this isn't anywhere near my worst case scenario. (Which is that the characters would be boring.)
Plus, I think we should have buried Tolkien in a larger coffin, he probably cant turn very well in his. -Rossmonster
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DrDeath153
Lorien
Jul 12 2011, 9:41pm
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I was almost stunned into silence to tell the truth
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Nice to know you get a kick out of me having kittens though Dr Death
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adu
Bree
Jul 12 2011, 9:42pm
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Ok, I was kinda hesitant as well, but here are the positives for me 1) My wife has suddenly found a reason to get excited about the Hobbit (she is not into the whole Middle Earth craze like us mortals) 2) They are young, you cant make all dwarves fat and unattractive looking :) 3) I am sure in the movie, when seen amongst their peers, they will be much much more acceptable.
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Altaira
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Jul 12 2011, 9:44pm
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I like that in a person. Very clever!
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Patty
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Jul 12 2011, 9:44pm
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okay, I take it all back. Hey, wouldn't it be great to get their pics tomorrow? I'm thinking it will be nearer the weekend.
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DrDeath153
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Jul 12 2011, 9:44pm
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Countless directors have had to handle making twelve beardy apostles unique and recognisable, i'm sure 13 dwarves isn't that much of an issue. Dr Death
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Amigo
Bree
Jul 12 2011, 9:44pm
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Why should all dwarves look the same?
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Not all people look the same. Why should it apply to dwarves? There are pretty people, ugly people, fat people, skinny people, stocky people, tall people, short people, hairy people, bald people. I personally don't want to see 13 Gimlis. Diversity is good and realistic.
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rings7
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Jul 12 2011, 9:48pm
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By looking at all of them together
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They're definitely going for the good, the bad and the ugly. Oh, and the HOT ones.
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Estel78
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Jul 12 2011, 9:49pm
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I don't want to see 13 Gimlis but i also don't want to see 11 dwarves and 2 humans... //
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sharpened_graphite
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Jul 12 2011, 9:49pm
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...having Arwen look like this: http://img2.timeinc.net/...ox/megan_fox300a.jpg for the sake of "character diversity". First and foremost, character diversity doesn't require any of the dwarves to be good looking. So this is no excuse. And second, even if they are so dead set on having a good looking dwarf, why make him look like a modern generic fashion model rather than an actual Tolkien character? All I personally hope for at the moment is that the picture is photoshopped and airbrushed beyond recognition for promotion and marketing's sake, and that the actual movie Kili looks like a proper dwarf that belongs in Middle Earth and not a billboard above a highway.
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little mouse
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Jul 12 2011, 9:50pm
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I`m quite happy with their looks, where is written that all dwarves have to be fat and bearded?
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R11
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Jul 12 2011, 9:52pm
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Simply an observation based on the explicit responses in this thread and the comments on PJ's facebook posting. My comment only applied to those expressing their delight for his hawtness anyway . There's really nothing subtle about it. It's something I would expect on a general forum like facebook, but to see it here is surprising to me because I always figured the members of TORN to be more the type to value visual authenticity over sex appeal. I mean, a dwarf that essentially has no characteristics of a dwarf and instead looks like human model? Sorry if you feel insulted by it though... ron
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RosieLass
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Jul 12 2011, 9:54pm
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Where does it say dwarf = ugly? //
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It is always those with the fewest sensible things to say who make the loudest noise in saying them. --Precious Ramotswe (Alexander McCall Smith)
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Eledhwen
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Jul 12 2011, 9:54pm
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For long shoots you stick your actors in wigs - it makes for easier continuity. I believe even Liv Tyler, whose hair is naturally pretty much like Arwen's, had a wig for LOTR.
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Lunamoth
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Jul 12 2011, 9:55pm
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I'm not sure what you are implying here, nor with the comment regarding hormones, but yanno, I'm just a femine with her knitting and such so what do I know about such things? I don't have any Tolkien ideals. He doesn't dictate my ethics or principles, thank you. He wrote some fictional books that a lot of people love, and they are good stories. And these are film adaptations. Just films. It doesn't change the content of the books. It becomes something else.
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pacochoa
Bree
Jul 12 2011, 9:55pm
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There doesn't seem to be alot of talk about Kili's cool, black bow and arrow setup. I think this is a pretty good sign that Kili will be doing some awesome action moves (i.e. Legolas)
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Eledhwen
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Jul 12 2011, 9:56pm
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I reckon the Dwarves will all look more Dwarvish when perspective is taken into account - when Kili's standing only chest-high to Gandalf, he'll look like a Dwarf. I actually quite like these two, and would like to thank PJ for not carrying out the crime of putting Aidan Turner in heavy prosthetics. Seriously, I think there's some interesting design decisions going on, and I can't wait to see it all realised together on screen.
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Estel78
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Jul 12 2011, 9:57pm
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Where does it say hunky dwarf = hunky human? Different races, different ideals of beauty... //
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Maiarmike
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Jul 12 2011, 9:58pm
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Whoa...not what I was expecting. This is going to go well around here...//
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Zizix
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Jul 12 2011, 10:00pm
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I thought Bard the Bowman had been revealed
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But it turns out it's a dwarf...
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