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7.62 mm FMJ
Bree
Jan 14 2014, 7:25am
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So what was Bolg's plan anyways?
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If the dwarves weren't able to make their escape from the halls of the Woodland Realm, what would Bolg do? Assault the Woodland Realm? It seems like he brough a battalion-sized group of orcs along, but given that the Elven infantry wiped the floor with the orcs after taking a few initial casualties, I don't see how Bolg would've succeeded.
(This post was edited by 7.62 mm FMJ on Jan 14 2014, 7:26am)
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Jan 14 2014, 7:27am
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Sauron just feeling things out?
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"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien "Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas
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MouthofSauron
Tol Eressea
Jan 14 2014, 7:33am
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no, i don't think he wanted a full on assault from Bolg and his orcs
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i think Bolg wanted to do exactly what he did…sneak attack. Remember when Azog commanded Bolg to hunt the company Azog did not know they were captured and taken to the woodland realm.
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Jan 14 2014, 12:13pm
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Bolg is not exactly a rocket scientist
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His plan was simple: 1. Kill all the elf guards at the sluice gate (accomplished). 2. Sneak inside the Woodland Realm and kill everybody, especially his Dwarf quarry (failed). Part (2) failed, ironically enough, due to the Dwarves escaping almost into his hands, but being chased by the most elite elf warriors. No wonder he gets mad as hell and screams "Kill the She-Elf!" For that I'll kill him myself!
Don't mess with my favorite female elf.
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Salmacis81
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Jan 14 2014, 1:09pm
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Apparently the Orcs are not aware of the fact...
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...that they are simply cannon-fodder in these films.
It seems like he brough a battalion-sized group of orcs along, but given that the Elven infantry wiped the floor with the orcs after taking a few initial casualties, I don't see how Bolg would've succeeded.
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TheRealBeren
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Jan 14 2014, 4:41pm
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In the same way as many from the audience are to the studio: like Bolg they keep coming up with redundant excuses to justify the film's excessive plot. So no, Bolg wouldn't have succeeded, his scenes being there for the sake of time-filler.
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Retro315
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Jan 14 2014, 5:36pm
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The Orcs witnessed the Dwarves captured by Elves, but taken in captured for trespassing is not the same thing as being thrown in the dungeons for political, personal and petty reasons. For all Bolg knows, Thorin will cut a deal with Thranduil and keep heading East, or will keep quiet and the mysterious Elvenking of the woods will let him go anyway, or god knows what. It's not exactly a plot-hole, though it is a bit incredulous. The entire orc chase is incredulous after they get to Beorn's. Not entirely out of thin air - we know from the BOFA chapter that the goblins were amassing for revenge and heading in that direction. In other news I like to imagine that Azog is Bolg and Bolg is just another lowly lackey orc.
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Bree
Jan 14 2014, 6:46pm
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What compelled Bolg to take direct action? I mean, if he saw the dwarves being taken in the Elf gates, wouldn't it be more prudent to report back to Azog of the situation (assuming Azog won't do the same as he did with Yazneg)? I don't know why he would be compelled to attack.
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Bree
Jan 14 2014, 6:47pm
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I thought the orcs were a bit too incompetent. They should've inflicted more casualties.
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Eruonen
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Jan 14 2014, 8:22pm
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In too many fight scenes, across all of the movies, there is a
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tendency to make one group look tooo easy to dispatch rather than just plain hard fought victory. From Gondorian troops in full plate armor being dispatched with the slightest hit to orcs incapable of causing any blood to shed - Goblin Town etc. The more "realistic" the combat the better, allowing for heroic actions at the same time. A Gondorian soldier should be able to fight better than portrayed and should require multiple attackers to bring him down. The dwarves should have at least presented some laceration injuries etc.
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MouthofSauron
Tol Eressea
Jan 14 2014, 9:57pm
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Orcs I can buy more than the stormtroopers
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Stormtroopers actually went through some kind of training unlike some of these orcs were just given a sword and some armor and ordered to kill things.
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Rohan
Jan 14 2014, 10:01pm
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More realistic combat please!
tendency to make one group look tooo easy to dispatch rather than just plain hard fought victory. From Gondorian troops in full plate armor being dispatched with the slightest hit to orcs incapable of causing any blood to shed - Goblin Town etc. The more "realistic" the combat the better, allowing for heroic actions at the same time. A Gondorian soldier should be able to fight better than portrayed and should require multiple attackers to bring him down. The dwarves should have at least presented some laceration injuries etc. Tolkien Elimination Game (Round 4: Men) http://newboards.theonering.net/forum/gforum/perl/gforum.cgi?post=701444;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread
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