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Annael
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Oct 5 2016, 4:44pm
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Worst lines in LOTR movies
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Bearing in mind that nothing in the LOTR scripts approaches the cringe-worthiness of George Lucas's idea of dialogue, which is the line that takes you out of the movie every time?
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Ingwion
Lorien
Oct 5 2016, 4:50pm
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tosses a dwarf / toss me. For that matter, a lot of Gimli's TT/ROTK lines were a bit irritating...
I have to say I'm ok with "Our list of allies grows thin," after all, even an elf is allowed to say a few casual words now and again...
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Darkstone
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Oct 5 2016, 5:00pm
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"Let him go you filth!" *thud*
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Though "One of you must do this." *crickets* is a close second.
With either one I have to stifle the giggles.
(This post was edited by Darkstone on Oct 5 2016, 5:00pm)
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Starling
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Oct 5 2016, 6:23pm
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nearly all of the lines in this poll are my favourites?
Am I in the uncool group? 
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Starling
Half-elven
Oct 5 2016, 6:24pm
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what is *crickets*?
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Ingwion
Lorien
Oct 5 2016, 7:10pm
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Eowyn's slow-motion "DEATH!"..... ouch.....
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OldestDaughter
Gondor
Oct 5 2016, 8:04pm
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because I enjoy all of Gimli's dialogue! But that's just my weird sense of humor speaking.
I guess the dialogue I find to be the most cringe-worthy is Frodo's "Gandalf." at the end of ROTK. Just doesn't sound right to me.
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Darkstone
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Oct 5 2016, 8:25pm
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...means a long awkward silence so quiet you can hear the crickets chirp, though there aren't really any crickets in the scene, but you get the idea.
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wizzardly
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Oct 6 2016, 12:14am
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"If you want him come and claim him!"
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PJ pretty much ruined this entire scene.
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ange1e4e5
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Oct 6 2016, 12:48am
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In my opinion, I thought it was pretty good.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Oct 7 2016, 9:28pm
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If it comes to giggles, the horse that says "Hi"
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still makes me laugh after all these years. But that's TORn's fault.
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Annael
Elvenhome
Oct 8 2016, 3:26pm
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is the point at which Theoden is looking out at the advancing Orc army from Helm's Deep. In my mind I always say "could be worse. Could be raining" right before the first drops start to fall. But that's not the movie's fault nor TORn's, it's the fault of Young Frankenstein.
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malickfan
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Oct 8 2016, 6:24pm
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Legolas is basically an exposition ninja in the films so I get annoyed by lines like this, it also reminds of The Hobbits Are Going to Isenguard! To Isenguard! To Isenguard! etc...
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Starling
Half-elven
Oct 8 2016, 6:52pm
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I shall never watch that scene in the same way again! 
I have a similar thing when Lurtz gets his arm chopped off. I'm just waiting for him to say "It's just a flesh wound..."
Come to think of it, I would love a version of LOTR dubbed over with classic comedy dialogue to fit.
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Gianna
Rohan
Oct 9 2016, 3:49pm
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I chose this one instead of "Go home, Sam" because at least the style of the latter doesn't take me straight out of Middle-earth.
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Ingwion
Lorien
Oct 9 2016, 3:51pm
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What about "That still only counts as one"? //
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Annael
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Oct 9 2016, 10:43pm
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not to include many of Gimli's lines . . .
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Oct 14 2016, 12:23pm
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When the orcs march out of Minas Morgul
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I always hear in my mind the march of the Winkies: Oh-ee-oh ee-ohhh-oh.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Oct 14 2016, 12:24pm
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This is going to sound like blasphemy
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but the first time I saw Boromir taking arrow after arrow, I could hear him shouting "Allo! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father; prepare to die!"
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cats16
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Oct 14 2016, 6:07pm
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Have we ever talked about similarities between the scene with the Winkies is to the TT scene in which the Black Gate opens in front of Frodo/Sam/Gollum?
I've not seen a PJ quote saying that there was a direct influence, but I'd be interested in knowing whether the scene in Oz inspired anything in that scene, or the one in Minas Morgul.
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Omnigeek
Lorien
Oct 16 2016, 7:10pm
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I hadn't thought of that but now it's going to get stuck in my head when I rewatch LOTR.
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Kilidoescartwheels
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Oct 20 2016, 4:09am
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Honestly don't have a problem with any of those lines
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And I also like pretty much all of Gimli's lines, except for maybe the "axe imbedded in his nervous system," though it's okay. The one character I have the biggest problem with is really that Mouth of Sauron guy, most of his lines are just stupid and he makes me think of some character in Star Wars. Definitely takes me out of the movie, though IMO Aragorn had a good solution for that
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lionoferebor
Rohan
Oct 20 2016, 3:29pm
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This is what I refer to as a "captain obvious" moment. In another time and place the line may have worked, but in it's present state it's unnecessary. Also, I wonder, why writers/directors feel a need to include moments like these. Do they not think their audience is smart enough to put two and two together?
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