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Avandel
Half-elven
Sep 8 2015, 4:52pm
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Oh, you can talk to me about how PJ should have included this, or did this or that - BUT!!!!
The sheer fact of the matter is that, ultimately, this is a director well worthy, because of his extraordinary insight and sensitivity to cinematic nuance, of the title "Sir Jackson" - oh, yes, indeed. A GENIUS by any definition of the word . Of course, through media history there have been some attempts to portray pilosity effectively with a major character - Braveheart and Chewbacca come to mind, and even LOTR and POTC, but only, *unexpectedly*, magically, in the last few years did Sir Jackson & crew outreach themselves.
To wit, presenting the world with an UNMATCHABLE, extraordinary, vision that will forever sear the mind and heart, and yet, will never be attainable again, in this lifetime, or the the next. I say, we have seen a *precious* glimpse of what Tolkien envisioned Valinor to be - and it's with this delectable coffee-cream swirl that DEFINES the Hobbit films....
Just look at this spill of sugar-laced chocolate espresso....even Gandalf is BEMUSED by the sight and being comforted by the wonderful Richard....
Extraordinary! The shimmering waves of SABLE SILK, framing that face of fierce haunting beauty....
Chocolate FIRE!!!!!!!
What can we say about hair so SCINTILLATING it's simply KISSED by the damp fog, like a rippling stream over rocks of polished onyx (accented by eyes of SAPPHIRE....)
Wisely, Sir Peter knew, in BOFA to take the hair glory to the STRATOSPHERE - of course there have been other scenes that completely depended on Thorin's hair,
but none more critical than the EPIC END BATTLE. Because, you know, by melting the brain cells of the many in the audience that were susceptible , PJ could slip
in a *tragic ending* but a lot of the audience would be passed out anyway, too overwhelmed to get through the rest of the film.
Tho, to be fair - some of us WERE warned. We KNEW, or suspected. There were trailers, of course. And then, this jaw-dropping chiaroscuro would slip out,
and fly around the 'net within hours - so, we knew. We knew we were going to need those smelling salts and ice water......
But, for all the times I have had to wake up from the floor at watching the Hobbit movies, being nosed inquiringly by a concerned pet - I can't say
that I'm not looking forward to the BOFA EE. I may be a weak Hair Addict, but - I can't stop. Just one more look at that nightshadow mane,
swirled by the wind machine. That's all I ask.
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Ilmatar
Rohan
Sep 8 2015, 6:13pm
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What a feast of verbal excellence AND visual delicacies..!
Tho, to be fair - some of us WERE warned. We KNEW, or suspected. There were trailers, of course. And then, this jaw-dropping chiaroscuro would slip out, and fly around the 'net within hours - so, we knew. We knew we were going to need those smelling salts and ice water......
...While some of us managed to sail through that point in time without seeing trailers - innocently, in order to keep the element of surprise - and therefore were NOT warned at all.
We were completely unprepared for the spiritually unparalleled experience of being taken over by an ancient but ageless, subconsciously enthralling warrior deity - staggering
out of theaters in dazed bewilderment, desperately trying to hold onto some sense of reality. In our highly delicate state we wold lose sleep and appetite, sense of time and sense itself,
permanently altered by once-in-a-lifetime encounter... Life simply has not been the same since. 
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Kilidoescartwheels
Valinor
Sep 8 2015, 7:31pm
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My boss came in TWICE while I was scrolling these pics - I'm supposed to be WORKING!!! But who can possibly turn away from such epic, majestic strands? Not I, that's for sure. And the rest of him ain't bad, either!
Proud member of the BOFA Denial Association
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Avandel
Half-elven
Sep 9 2015, 2:36am
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*Gasp* - you went into the films an INNOCENT????!!!!
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Ye gawds, I can only bow to the inner strength of character you must possess , that you evidently were able to leave the theater vertical, having had no warning at all - and even then, re BOFA, it was a heck of shock to even the most initiated.
You are not alone, tho - I HAVE come across blogs where the phrases "floating from the theater", or "being in haze", or just "gaaaaahhhhhhhh" which covers all the bases, pretty much - when confronted with the ULTIMATE SMOULDER - and on a large screen yet!
(Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwww......)
Ooooh, NICE! And POIGNANT, as well, I can SO feel your distress and bewilderment at being so BLINDSIDED:
Are you at least eating again - stuff like SOUP?
Well, maybe not *THUD*
Really not....
I mean, we ARE talking a profile *so MASCULINE, so NOBLE, so gosh-darned FLAWLESS, so #Majestic* and then there's those midnight waves of tumbling satin like the scudding stormclouds of a fall sky, whipped by an icy breeze...and that voice that burns like a summer sun....even Thorin's TEETH are as flawlessly white as the ice crystals that frost Ravenhill - I actually want him to snarl at someone, but happily there's that eerie yet beautiful goldsick scene (I suppose what Bilbo was really staring at were Thorin's teeth, wondering how they could be that way miles from any decent dental care....)
Not to mention the full-on treatment with leather and chain maille, and the clear water azure eyes, softened in pain and love (the unparalleled Richard Armitage does it again, I suppose e.g N&S) - well, I can only marvel at the power and determination of those who have embraced the Durins.
And I am going to go fortify myself and re-watch BOFA - the River version seeing as it's the middle of the week and all.
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Avandel
Half-elven
Sep 9 2015, 2:47am
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Perfectly understandable if you ask me
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Anyway, you were just studying the intricacies of developing images for the web, and just looking at SAMPLES, right?
You know, maintaining skin and hair tones, resolution, and so on....
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Ilmatar
Rohan
Sep 9 2015, 8:00pm
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For all intents and purposes, yes...
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Only watched a trailer for AUJ and DOS, none for BO5A - totally unprepared. Because the mysterious fact remains that it apparently can take three movies for Thorin's utter majesty to register.
I have not found an explanation and suspect there is none - but surely it's not natural. I presume I was a victim of black arts - possibly a temporary spell of partial blindness/deafness - that was
only lifted when seeing the final instalment of the trilogy, and that must have heightened the effect. You are right - the ultimate smoulder on a large screen is not to be taken lightly. Not that it was
even possible to do so.
(x)
After such an impact, it's a wonder I'm capable of forming intelligible sentences in any language. But I must have left the theaters vertical, because - while I have no recollection - I found myself
at home some undeterminable moments later. It's quite possible that I and my fellow stricken have indeed floated through the swirling snow, lost to this world, while the local snow merged with that of
Ravenhill and city crows were taken for ravens... I only wish I could remember.
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Thank you for your concern - I have since recovered, after a period of time when I needed to be reminded to eat at least soup unable as I was to stomach anything stronger. And gradually,
for many, sleepless winter nights gave way to dreams of slightly dwarvish undertones...
A movie night with BO5A is in order soon - see you at the River! *waves* 
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Kim
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Sep 10 2015, 2:50am
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Thank goodness you survived intact!
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I suspect the black arts were involved. It's the only explanation for the fog you appeared to be under for the first 2 movies. It's a good thing you didn't get lost in the swirling snow on the way home in your bemused state after the first viewing.
I'll be mixing drinks on the River! Hmmm, we might have to start thinking about docking the boat for the winter and switching to hot chocolate (with a little something extra) when the time comes.
Thorin is prepared to defend us against any land-based obstacles once we dock.
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Ilmatar
Rohan
Sep 10 2015, 7:07pm
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Thank you! And there's no need to dock the boat...
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...Even if the River should freeze over, since we have a long experience in building icebreakers in our respective countries. All River travelers could just sail in the wake of one, all the way through autumn & winter waters until new summer - while enjoying hot cocoa and coffee drinks in the tones of Thorin's hair (as Avandel has pointed out, I think: even the cream in our drinks complimenting the creamy stripes ) AND admire the icy scenery reflecting the color of his eyes later in the year. (There's no end to the River, after all. )
 
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Kim
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Sep 11 2015, 5:10am
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We'll just shift into cold weather mode and snuggle up on the houseboat with our hot cocoa and icy scenery!
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