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Estel78
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Sep 18 2012, 2:50pm
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So prosthetics can look real, thank you. ;) //
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 18 2012, 3:21pm
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I knew you were looking to make that point
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The only problem is, noone was making the opposite point. 
Yes, prosthetics can look real if they are smartly and subtly applied. Not 100% real, but very close.
But they can also look incredibly fake, if they are applied with abandon. IMO, this could potentially be disastrous for the films. If audiences, and critics, are jarred by the appearance of the dwarves from the start, they may not react favorably to watching them over the course of three films, and nine-plus hours.
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Estel78
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Sep 18 2012, 3:28pm
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no matter where it's applied and how much. I stand by it, it's the design that puts some people off, not the fact the skin is fake. Now, abundant prosthetics can hinder someone's expressiveness or not move quite right but one can hardly judge that by pictures, we need to see more of them in motion.
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Owain
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Sep 18 2012, 3:54pm
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No problem here. I like Radagast's look.//
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Middle Earth is New Zealand!
"Question everything, embrace the bad, and hold on to the good."
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macfalk
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Sep 18 2012, 3:58pm
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I wasn't aiming the reply to anyone particular, thats why I responded to the OP: you.
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RosieLass
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Sep 18 2012, 4:32pm
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Right. But Radagast is neither a pig nor a rhino. \\
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"BOTH [political] extremes are dangerous. But more dangerous are team fanboys who think all the extremists are on the OTHER side." (CNN reader comment)
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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Estel78
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Sep 18 2012, 4:33pm
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Birds poo quite frequently i'd imagine
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Would you wash it out every damn time? 
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macfalk
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Sep 18 2012, 4:38pm
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I was not comparing Radagast to a rhino.
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I just responded to the "animals clean themselves" notion. That said, Radagast lives with these birds and probably has for decades, perhaps even centuries. He probably stopped caring about mundane things such as bird droppings ages ago.
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droidsocket
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Sep 18 2012, 4:39pm
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Like every inch of their face is covered. Take Bilfur. I reolize you hate the hood ornament but his aplience is a nose and forehead. His cheeks and mouth are all natural.
I guess the way I feel is the actors with the most prostetics look most dwarvish to me. What jerks me out of the fantasy is the actor with the least. Namely Kili.
You line them all up (including Gimli) and I feel they can all belong to the same race. Even Fili. But Kili sticks out like a sore thumb.
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RosieLass
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Sep 18 2012, 4:39pm
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Is there a problem with me having a problem with it?
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In my opinion, "hermit" doesn't equal "filthy bum."
Animal standards of cleanliness are different than human standards. But Radagast is not an animal. And having him go around with bird poo in his hair makes him look not just absent-minded, it makes him look mentally insane.
"BOTH [political] extremes are dangerous. But more dangerous are team fanboys who think all the extremists are on the OTHER side." (CNN reader comment)
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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macfalk
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Sep 18 2012, 4:42pm
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I am not sure why you are getting upset...
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No, there is not a problem with you having a problem. What I asked is why is it a problem for you. I did however not say something like "O-M-G - you are so stupid for having a problem with this!" 
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RosieLass
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Sep 18 2012, 4:44pm
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Bird poo carries disease.
Birds are actually very clean animals. They bathe regularly, and they don't generally soil their own nests.
Why should Radagast have a lower standard of hygiene than his own bird friends?
"BOTH [political] extremes are dangerous. But more dangerous are team fanboys who think all the extremists are on the OTHER side." (CNN reader comment)
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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Estel78
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Sep 18 2012, 4:50pm
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Sorry i'm just fooling around.
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droidsocket
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Sep 18 2012, 4:50pm
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That bird poo in middle earth is like hair conditioner not at all diseasey!
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macfalk
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Sep 18 2012, 4:51pm
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Disease is no trouble for a Wizard! //
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RosieLass
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Sep 18 2012, 4:51pm
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...that rhinos and pigs roll in mud to clean themselves and keep their skin protected.
It's not just because it's fun or because they like dirt.
I'm just saying that because animals have different habits is no reason to have Radagast completely neglect his personal hygiene. That's all.
"BOTH [political] extremes are dangerous. But more dangerous are team fanboys who think all the extremists are on the OTHER side." (CNN reader comment)
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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Calmandcloudless
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Sep 18 2012, 4:51pm
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Maybe it's more of a field zoologist thing...
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...some of my old university lecturers were filthy :P
And hey, there are much worse things to be covered in than bird poo, hygeine-wise. Uric acid isn't too toxic, but also doesn't tend to attract too much in the way of harmful microbes. Frankly, if I was going to get covered in poo, I'd prefer bird poo any day.
I still think they could have toned it down a little, though.
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RosieLass
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Sep 18 2012, 4:52pm
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I took that part out anyway. :)
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Hantavirus is more from rodents than birds, I think.
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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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RosieLass
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Sep 18 2012, 4:53pm
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I'm just stating my position. Repeatedly. 
"BOTH [political] extremes are dangerous. But more dangerous are team fanboys who think all the extremists are on the OTHER side." (CNN reader comment)
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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Estel78
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Sep 18 2012, 4:53pm
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Frankly, if I was going to get covered in poo, I'd prefer bird poo any day.
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macfalk
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Sep 18 2012, 5:08pm
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I just got the feeling that you were upset when I read your post, glad this isn't the case.
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Elenorflower
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Sep 18 2012, 5:10pm
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yes I agree with you Captain Salt
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Thorin, Kili and Fili look pretty subtle and probably have little or no prosthetics, Bofur as well looks like none and in comparison Bombur and a couple of the others look like actors from a different film almost. I will have to wait and see how they move their faces, to see if its if its stiff and rigid. Whats the point anyway? actors with too much plastic on their faces cant emote as well as natural faces.
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Sinister71
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Sep 18 2012, 11:55pm
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I just find it disgusting, more senseless toilet humor that's honestly not funny and not really needed. I don't think its a detail that was needed just something PJ thought was funny, which quite frankly I grew out of poop humor when I was like 15
I think they went solely with using Saruman's description of Radagast as "Radagast the fool" instead of making him echo Gandalf's thoughts of him as well
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