THE HOBBIT MOVIE

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December 23, 2011 at 10:39 am #22269
Tolwen
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Barliman wrote:

Truth be told, most of the audience won’t give a rat’s backside (which reminds me, I must open a new keg of scrumpy) whether the characters are the right comparative ages, or are supposed to be wearing hoods – the majority of them won’t even have read the book. Some won’t even know it is a book.

That sums it up quite good. The movie is made for the broad audience with little or no knowledge of the matter, since it’s here that the vast majority of the money (the sole reason for such a project) is to be collected. Making it fit the book is a secondary goal.

A scrumpy to that!

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Tolwen
December 23, 2011 at 2:18 pm #22272
Theobald
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Huooommmm … “… making it fit the book is a secondary goal…” …. grrrruoomm? … errr … so why does Thorin doesn’t have a gun in his holster … rhuoommm … very strange that is … huoommm … yes, you’re right, of course, even Master Di Caprio (Romeo) said “take my sword” when he handed over his Magnum to Tybalt, or was it vice versa? … rhuoomm … who cares …
December 23, 2011 at 2:35 pm #22274
Tolwen
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Theobald wrote:

Huooommmm … “… making it fit the book is a secondary goal…” …. grrrruoomm? … errr … so why does Thorin doesn’t have a gun in his holster … rhuoommm … very strange that is … huoommm … yes, you’re right, of course, even Master Di Caprio (Romeo) said “take my sword” when he handed over his Magnum to Tybalt, or was it vice versa? … rhuoomm … who cares …

If a gun would be a better way to portray it to a non-literate (in the sense of this book) audience, It’d surely be there!

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Tolwen
December 23, 2011 at 2:53 pm #22277
Barliman
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To shoot them, I hope.
December 23, 2011 at 3:05 pm #22279
Theobald
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Huoommm … so calm down, please, it’s about Yuletide … huoommm … shoots? … rhuoomm … Master Barliman, please forgive me, but what is “eats shoots and leaves” ? – the Panda, or the “Cowboy” … ? ….
December 23, 2011 at 3:10 pm #22280
Barliman
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Depends whether you put in any commas.
December 23, 2011 at 3:14 pm #22281
Theobald
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Huoommm …. there’s a problem here … each decade I once decide to clean my study … I found an arm with a sword behind the glass-cabinets … I checked my figures … I cannot tell to which figure that arm should be added … any idea?

[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/9_arm_4.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/9_arm_4.jpg[/imgz]
December 23, 2011 at 3:21 pm #22282
Barliman
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It’s obviously from an unarmed figure.
December 23, 2011 at 3:25 pm #22284
Barliman
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Er, you’re in the wrong room, by the way, Master Tree – the taproom is down the corridor.
December 23, 2011 at 3:29 pm #22285
Theobald
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…. sorry, I said in the correct room down the corridor, Master Barliman … sometimes I’m just wrong …
December 23, 2011 at 8:00 pm #22295
erchamion
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Theobald wrote:

Huoommm …. there’s a problem here … each decade I once decide to clean my study … I found an arm with a sword behind the glass-cabinets … I checked my figures … I cannot tell to which figure that arm should be added … any idea?

[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/9_arm_4.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/9_arm_4.jpg[/imgz]

Nice riddle for Christmas……

After spending some time searching and searching I came to this conclusion: it was a rohir sword.

Theoden had a similar one…..

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And another rohir warrior also had one….

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Both had remarkable similarities with yours, Master Tree, but the arm did not have the elbow :rolleyes:

Finally, searching, I found it: this is the right arm of M262 Eormer

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Good way to get to Christmas, with a traditional riddle

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
December 23, 2011 at 10:55 pm #22296
erchamion
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Part 5:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150554790416807&set=vb.141884481557&type=2&theater
December 24, 2011 at 8:25 am #22298
Barliman
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Wow. Epic.
December 24, 2011 at 11:10 am #22299
Milo
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Oh Dear,
I wish I get to New Zeeland one day.
Just magic moment to see so m any hobbit holes, children, the market…..
December 24, 2011 at 12:02 pm #22300
Theobald
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I think your last suggestion was right, Master Erchamion … must be the swordarm of M262 Eomer … though my figure is complete and I still don’t know where that arm came from … strange world this is …. Anyway, you won this year’s Christmas riddle, Master Erchamion, so tell me please, what I can send you as a price … (please don’t ask for rarities as I do not have any doubles) …. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all … huoomm…
December 24, 2011 at 12:21 pm #22301
Barliman
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Milo wrote:

Oh Dear,
I wish I get to New Zeeland one day.
Just magic moment to see so m any hobbit holes, children, the market…..

I hope you manage it, Master Milo. I’ve been twice – prompted by the scenery in the movies, needless to say, and I can say without any fear of ever being proved wong, that New Zealand is the most beautiful country on the planet. There aren’t enough superlatives in any language to do its landscapes justice.

We visited nearly every movie location, and even got to be shown around Weta Workshop by Richard Taylor himself (he’s a friend of a friend) – I have a picture of Mrs B holding his Oscar! Handling some of the armour and weapons from the films – and seeing the miniatures (“bigatures”) used for the special effects, was an awesome experience.

But now it looks like we shall have to go again. The Hobbiton site had pretty much turned back to slopes and holes when we visited last, so its good to see that it’s being restored as a permanant location. (Note to self: start charging more for drinks so that we can save up enough money as soon as possible…)
December 24, 2011 at 1:54 pm #22305
Gildor
MMP Elder
oh I know I will go see the movie and enjoy it… as a movie…. as interpretation I’ll certainly close my eyes..

as for my wife she has already decided to boycot the movies altogether… and I think she’ll keep true to it… mostly because it is in 3D and she can’t stand (physically) 3D as I said before…
December 24, 2011 at 1:55 pm #22306
Gildor
MMP Elder
(oh ad still Balin and Thorin are from same family, Thorin is older than Balin and well… it happens that Balin ended up being a king… while Thorin died in the process of trying )
December 26, 2011 at 1:05 pm #22316
erchamion
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Theobald wrote:

I think your last suggestion was right, Master Erchamion … must be the swordarm of M262 Eomer … though my figure is complete and I still don’t know where that arm came from … strange world this is …. Anyway, you won this year’s Christmas riddle, Master Erchamion, so tell me please, what I can send you as a price … (please don’t ask for rarities as I do not have any doubles) …. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all … huoomm…

Dear, Master Tree, your desire to make Christmas something special every year through his riddles is sufficient price. Really, thank you very much for this ….
December 31, 2011 at 2:06 pm #22359
Wirilome
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I must disagree: fat dwarves or thin dwarves make a HUGE difference. Same with Hobbits! If they’re thin, they’re far less tasty ;p

*looks at Milo and ponders if he would make a nice meal*

Well, anyway, as Gildor said, I probably see the film on DVD and not on screen because I can’t stand 3D (3D = massive headache). Or, if we’re lucky, my father and I will try to find a backward theater with no films in 3D to see it.
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