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RosieLass
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Feb 9 2012, 2:01am
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I'm delighted that they have cast Dain.
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I really couldn't see how they could skip his role.
I'm reserving judgment on Connolly. I have not seen any of his serious performances, and Dain's character isn't a humorous one. So we'll see.
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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Captain Salt
Tol Eressea
Feb 9 2012, 2:41am
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Connolly is a charismatic and likeable presence...and he's actually Scottish, (as is Graham McTavish), so they're part Dwarvish already (since, for some reason, JRD decided at some point ten years ago that Dwarves are Scottish). 
But the question remains...will he outdo his seminal role in "Muppet Treasure Island"?...Speaking of which, I suppose there isn't anything left for Tim Curry since the cast is now "complete"? How about a cameo as a young Arwen?
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, with axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!
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LordMaximus
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Feb 9 2012, 2:48am
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Try the boondock saints for some bad ass connelly //
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Patty
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Feb 9 2012, 2:55am
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Good choice, if it couldn't be
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Brian Blessed.
Permanent address: Into the West
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redgiraffe
Rohan
Feb 9 2012, 3:07am
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I was worried that they wouldn't have Dain or the army in the movie. But this pretty much confirms that they will.
And if anyone thinks he's just a funny man I can assure you that he is not. He played a serious character in Last Samurai and as someone else mentioned.... Boondock Saints!
-Sir are you classified as human
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WrathOfCaradhras
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Feb 9 2012, 3:11am
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Everyone seems to be forgetting
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his role in Muppet Treasure Island!
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Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor
Feb 9 2012, 3:12am
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Here he is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1enmyAmpik
Perfect, IMO. I love this bit of casting.
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Feb 9 2012, 3:20am
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And silent (and loud)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyB3Unj9j_Q
He's actually a very good (and underrated) actor.
I'm pleased. I only wish a couple actors of his caliber were among Thorin's 13!
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alienorchid
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Feb 9 2012, 3:23am
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when I first saw the headline, since I don't really like Connolly as a comedian, but after remembering that he was in Boondock Saints I actually look forward to seeing him as Dain :D
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N.E. Brigand
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Feb 9 2012, 3:45am
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He's 69. Richard Armitage is 40.
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But according to Appendix A.III of The Lord of the Rings, Thorin is 21 years older than Dain.
Anyway, here is Connolly in Mrs. Brown.
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Maiarmike
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Feb 9 2012, 3:56am
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That's a great clip. 
"I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge"
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
Valinor
Feb 9 2012, 4:23am
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My doctor sent me a clip of his standup about colonoscopy prep before I had mine
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One of the funniest things I've ever seen. But can he do dramatic acting? Dain's not a particularly funny role.
'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.'
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reags
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Feb 9 2012, 4:38am
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I wonder if Dain will have a Scottish accent?
"Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson."
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Gwytha
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Feb 9 2012, 5:12am
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I had assumed all the dwarves would have Scottish accents.
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The idea of Bilbo travelling with all the Scots speaking Dwarves really pleases me. Has it been confirmed one way or the other whether the Dwarves will have Scottish accents?
Growth is less a matter of change than of ripening, and what alters most is the clarity with which we see one another-Edith Pargeter
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zarabia
Tol Eressea
Feb 9 2012, 5:33am
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Yay! I love Billy Connelly; he's an excellent actor, both comedic and dramatic.//
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Thorins_apprentice
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Feb 9 2012, 5:53am
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Perhaps Pj will give us a promo shot of DAIN IRONFOOT>!
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That could be really awesome.I;d say a new Blog and a Promo shot of Dain IRONFOOT! wouldn't go unnoticed.What do you guys expect he;d look like.Traditional or Unique.???
I hope he looks a mixture of both.Only a fraction more prosthetics than Thorin and more Hardened and stern in the face like Oin OR Gloin.He should look like a descendant of Thrains family and then push a bit more of Gloin /General Dwarven Characteristics.Weapon of choice.A HUMONGOUS Battle axe that you'd only see on Skyrim.He needs to be a hacker rather than a slasher and also a Bulldozer.He must despise Elves.As soon as Thorin calls for him he should be ready and tensed like he wants to Punish an elf and Daydreams about it regularly.Like one of those Dwarves (Bullies) Who hang around the shopping mall WIth his Posse and when stuff goes down with the Elves (Pretty boy jocks) Itt goes absolutely DOWN>There should not be a hint of weakness in DAIN IRONFOOT!>
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Milknut
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Feb 9 2012, 5:54am
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I knew I'd read his name in connection to the role SOMEWHERE....//
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The cake is a lie.
The cake is a lie.
The cake is a lie.
The cake is a lie.
The cake is a lie___
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Thorins_apprentice
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Feb 9 2012, 6:15am
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You could be right on the matter,however i would just like to think that Both Thorin and Dain share equal amounts of sheer ignorance and only want their Treasures back,at least that';s what it felt like reading the book.Like Gangwarfare when someone calls for assistance they usually contact someone on the same page as them.For instance they would want someone who would be after the same goal and would not reason with noone until they get what they want.This is the type of ferocity needed in this scene.At this stage Thorin feels betrayed,out numbered and above all feels like the world is against him.He calls for Dain for that release support.Dain is there to help Thorin not to give an Elf or Lakemen MERCY>I doubt it is all i'm saying.
So what Thorin at this given time is actually feeling is:Right so all you useless fools are against me even the Tiny BURGLAR who i thought was utterly useless from the start.I shall call someone worthy of my liege and presence.
I very much doubt he would call someone with a Merciful heart especially when he is MERCILESS himslef.He is Thorins cousin as well.He has grown up in a Merciless upbringing.
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maut
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Feb 9 2012, 6:19am
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So there is nothing more to worry about for me. 
Far over the misty mountains cold
To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away ere break of day
To seek the pale enchanted gold.
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...and the sound of the kettle on his hearth was ever after more musical than it had been even in the quiet days before the Unexpected Party
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Welcome back to Middle-Earth!!!
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Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor
Feb 9 2012, 6:20am
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He was excellent in Mrs. Brown and Boondock Saints, where he plays very serious roles far more convincingly than a lot of A-list actors on the screen today.
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SirDennisC
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Feb 9 2012, 6:26am
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He did straight well enough in the Last Samurai
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A larger than life character such as Dain could really benefit from that confident quirkiness that Connolly brings to his roles.
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Thorins_apprentice
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Feb 9 2012, 6:46am
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Dain.Should look a bit more like a Pirate Dwarf.!
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I've always pictured Dain with an Eye Patch for some reason.If you look on the google search for Dwarves, you will see a Stocky dwarf with greyish whiteish beard and an Eye patch.He looks a Dead Ringer for what Dain should look like.Just throwing ideas out to my friend PJ there.LOL = Dain Ironfoot
Actually what if the 500 or so Dwarves he calls are scallawags who sail Middle Earth Looking for Elven Knecks to hewn
lol.
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Lissuin
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Feb 9 2012, 7:12am
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sarahb1863 is a pro at photoshop.
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If we ask very very nicely......and is the lembas necessary? What am I missing there?
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