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AinurOlorin
Gondolin
Feb 1 2013, 12:43am
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She might perish trying to save Kili. . . or merely be wounded and filled with grief.
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And I would hazard a guess that in TABA she will meet the same fate, probably in a similar manner. Ties up a lot of loose ends. Seriously. Isn't it way too early to start worrying yet? PJ eventually came to his senses about Arwen fighting at Helm's Deep (yes, she was originally supposed to turn up there -- and fight!), and I can only cross my fingers and trust that he will remain sensible with whatever he has Tauriel do. And Legolas? Well, we already know he can surf the wild mûmakil, and shield-surf down long flights of stairs -- he doesn't have much left to prove, does he? So surely PJ will leave the proving up to Bilbo, as it should be. PJ's not going to ruin Bilbo's character arc; if anything, he'll enhance it, elaborate it, embellish it, etc. in fantastic ways we haven't yet imagined. As grammaboodawg says, "Trust PJ." I think DOS is in good hands.
"Hear me, hounds of Sauron, Gandalf is here! Fly if you value your foul skins, I will shrivel you from tail to snout if you step within this circle!"
"Do not be to eager to deal out death in judgement. Even the very wise cannot see all ends."
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Rostron2
Mithlond
Feb 1 2013, 6:16pm
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however, for those of us that find the actor instantly unlikeable, that's not a bad thing for the character.
In my book, less is always more effective. Maybe Fry will play him as merely clever, than completely slimy and over-the-top.
I sometimes wish they didn't have to be so obvious with bad guys, just for movie audiences.
On a side note: It's almost too bad that Christopher Lee is the age he is. He's such a good Saruman (and a Tolkienite, to boot) that if this film had come first when he was not so frail, they could have really made a splendid 'descent to madness' as Gandalf put it in FOTR. I feel very sad that he's had such a great career, I hope he can live to see the rest of his work.
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IdrilofGondolin
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Feb 1 2013, 10:30pm
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is that he is so well-known. I am going to have a hard time looking at him and not hearing, "Miss Post, Miss Post. I'm engorgingly in love with you." Wish PJ had chosen a less well-known actor for the Master of Laketown.
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Kimtc
Nargothrond
Feb 1 2013, 11:38pm
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It is odd that he went with someone well known.
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But maybe they thought his fame was limited. In the UK, he's very well known, but in the US he's more of a niche celebrity (remember, most Americans know Hugh Laurie for "House," and have no idea he does comedy).
However, for some reason I'm thinking that Fry was in NZ for some other reason, and PJ said "Hey, want to be in 'The Hobbit'?" Like a lark. I may be remembering this absolutely wrong.
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Eleniel
Dor-Lomin
Feb 2 2013, 8:25am
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He was out there discussing the Dambusters' remake he is doing with PJ...
"Choosing Trust over Doubt gets me burned once in a while, but I'd rather be singed than hardened."
¯ Victoria Monfort
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morgul lord
Ossiriand
Feb 3 2013, 8:56pm
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I don't think he's very well known in N. America
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I live in Canada, and I only know him because I loved Blackadder as a kid.
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Kimtc
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Feb 4 2013, 1:49am
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Blackadder alone makes him okay by me.
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I live in Canada, and I only know him because I loved Blackadder as a kid.
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