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NancyBrooke
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 Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:15 am Post subject: TTEE Spoilers |
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| Screen caps from a preview for the TTEE have been appearing on www.theonering.net recently. If you don't mind HUGE-E-OLA spoilers check 'em out. |
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Ellbee
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| Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Wow. Just, wow. I about fell off my chair when I saw the one of Boromir in Osgiliath. Thanks for the link.
-Ell
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sindohte
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| Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Woo hoo!!!
Boromir is such a hottie and a hero to boot. As if I needed an excuse to buy the extended edition of TT?  I've had the DVD on pre-order since around June. 
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Tripsoverhercats
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| Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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The one shot of Pippin holding a wounded Merry on the battlefied is just heartbreaking. That scene was also in the sneak trailer floating around the internet (and now safe on my hard drive).
The other one I really like is the shot of Aragorn walking into the throne room at Minas Tirath, at long last, the king has come home.
And why, oh why didn't Boromir bring that lovely armor with him? that stuff looks like it'd have stopped those nasty arrows... and he looks so happy there... sniff...
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Gaslight
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| Tripsoverhercats wrote: | | The other one I really like is the shot of Aragorn walking into the throne room at Minas Tirath, at long last, the king has come home. |
I saw that picture and since I had just recently been writing a scene that takes place in the throne room, my first instinct was to notice that it was not at all the way Tolkien described it. The King's throne was grander and set up on a dais with the black Steward's chair on the bottom step. I've been telling myself that this room Aragorn's in is anything but the Throne Room. My second thought is that it's where the palantir is. Isn't it in Minas Tirith where he looks into it and reveals himself to Sauron? The evidence against it being the palantir room is that the chamber was hidden and wouldn't be so big and airy. Rats, PJ! |
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| Gaslight wrote: | | Isn't it in Minas Tirith where he looks into it and reveals himself to Sauron? |
Nope. Aragorn uses the Orthanc stone, not the stone at Minas Tirith - that stays with Denethor to the end and is sort of broken after that.
It's recounted in the chapter "the Passing of the Grey Company." After returning to Helms Deep from Isengard, after Pippin and Gandalf have gone on to MT, after the Grey Company has caught them up and delivered Elrond's message and Arwen's banner, Aragorn spends a night up in a 'high chamber of the Burg' wrestling with the Stone and Sauron (biblical imagery, anyone?). What he sees in the stone convinces him it's time to choose the Paths of the Dead.
Sorry to contradict; but I hope it's helpful. |
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Ellbee
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Isn't it in Minas Tirith where he looks into it and reveals himself to Sauron? |
If I remember correctly, Aragorn reveals himself to Sauron in the Palantir they get from Saruman, before they even get to Minas Tirith. This is one thing that Gandalf feels will cause Sauron to panic and precipitate the rest of the war. Anyone who knows better, feel free to correct me, my books are in the other room and I'm too lazy at the moment to go look it up. 
That being said, I thought whatever the room was, it was extra-nifty looking.
-Ell
edit: LOL! A day late and a dollar short. 
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Gaslight
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:54 am Post subject: |
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Sorry to contradict; but I hope it's helpful. |
Having only read ROTK once, it's no suprise I got confused. Too many of those rocks floating around. The fact still remains that the throne room is not what Tolkien described (if that indeed is the throne room) and I'm continuing to be disappointed about that.  |
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Tripsoverhercats
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Well, now that the full RotK preview is out with TTT TE release, I think that is supposed to be the throne room. There is the stewards chair, and above it is the king's throne. Looks like Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas are the only ones going into the Paths of the Dead, so no Elladan and Elrohir... 
So, then who will be popping up to hand over Narsil? There are some pics floating about on the web showing Arwen and Elrond in Lothlorien, but that side plot may never make it to the screen....
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Viv
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| No Elladan and Elrohir? Shall commence bawling presently. |
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BellemaineChercoeur
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| Well, now we know that it seems to be Elrond who will be presenting the sword of kings I like. I think they will wring some great drama and pathos from that scene. However, I will miss my favourite elf twins |
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