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Rhapsody
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I will never like Boromir, neither in bookverse or movieverse. Maybe the movie made him a bit more likeable, but nah (he's all yours Nancy). Another character I dislike is Galadriel, mainly because of her not telling Melian and Thingol the full truth about the Noldo. It always seemed to me like she did not want to take her share of responsibility and blame those fiery Feanorians saying 'it wasn't me'. All imho of course.
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dolarabee
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| Rhapsody wrote: | | (he's all yours Nancy) |
And mine. 
do.
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HeartoftheNight
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 12:59 am Post subject: |
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Wow, things get heated in here. Anyone got a fire suit?
Now for me to get flamed. I loved Aragorn in the books, but the movie version so turned me off.  Please, don't kill me! I mean, for me when I first read the books he was this tall clean shaven and noble feelin' dude and I so didn't get that from Mr. Viggo.
Now, before you kill me I have more to say! I also loved book Faramir, but once again, movie Faramir so didn't work for me, much for the same reasons.
Also, I'm a Turin supporter. 
Okay people, I'm ready for the firing squad.
PS. Can I still be counted as Tolkien gekk even though I could barely read the Sil?
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| HeartoftheNight wrote: | | I loved Aragorn in the books, but the movie version so turned me off. Please, don't kill me! |
 I had the opposite feeling!! But it's okay with me - cracks me up how different expectations and receptions were in folks!
| HeartoftheNight wrote: | | Now, before you kill me I have more to say! I also loved book Faramir, but once again, movie Faramir so didn't work for me, much for the same reasons. |
Kill you again?! Actually, I think you may be in the majority, here.
| HeartoftheNight wrote: | | PS. Can I still be counted as Tolkien geek even though I could barely read the Sil? |
Well ... I am and I couldn't (though I'm thinking of trying again) so your secret's safe with me!
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HeartoftheNight
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Whoo-hoo! I'm not alone! My sis looks at me like i'm crazy when I say didn't like the Sil.  But i'm sane! yeah.....
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| HeartoftheNight wrote: | | Whoo-hoo! I'm not alone! |
Nope; you're in good company on this archive: there are many of us who never managed the Sil, but also some excellent Sil writers who make me want to try again.
| HeartoftheNight wrote: | | My sis looks at me like i'm crazy when I say didn't like the Sil. But i'm sane! yeah..... |
Nerts to her (and I mean that in the nicest possible way, of course).
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Ottis413
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I thought the movie verson of Frodo was a bit too whimpy, I know he wasn't supposed to be a big hero type, but, Sam turned out to be a lot more heroic in the end...
And as a guy, (moviewize) I'd take Eowyn over Arwen any day of the week, Liv with a sword just didn't seem believable to me.. And Arwen taking Glorfindel's place in the movie, well, don't get me started.....
Maybe I'm just not a Liv fan, but; "If you want him, come and take him!" it's a wonder the Nazgul didn't fall off their horses laughing!
Ok, linch mob can form now....... Just remember to bring your own pitch-forks and rope..
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HeartoftheNight
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Lol, i'm in total agreement with you ottis about Arwen. I was so pissed off when she appeared instead of Glorfindel. 
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Isadora22
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| HeartoftheNight wrote: | | Lol, i'm in total agreement with you ottis about Arwen. I was so pissed off when she appeared instead of Glorfindel. |
It's up to you to think this. I was surprised the first time I saw the movie when Arwen arrived instead of Glorfindel. Ok, from what I read about the Silmarillion on the internet (I never read the book itself) the character I prefer is one of the Valar... the evil one. It's because I'm so amazed about what he can do just with his powers. I was talking about Melkor/Morgoth. I prefer him as the Enemy instead of Saûron because he was most intelligent on the military side as the Dark Lord was into LOTR Return of the King into both movies and books versions. Now that I exposed my point of view, you can fire me if you want.
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ArwenUndomiel
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:00 am Post subject: |
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Without a doubt, Thorin. He was a haughty, stupid, thoroughly useless prick. I know this must sound terrible, but I didn't care a bit when he died. Got what was coming to him, that little...
I never really liked Boromir either. Way too big for his boots, if you ask me.
Frodo in the movies annoyed the crap out of me. So whiny! Urgh. Just made you want to tuck him up in bed with a dummy in his mouth to shut him up. [/quote] |
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Robbie
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Oooh goodie. You've met.
Isadora22 (a.k.a. she who requires a beta) meet ArwenUndomiel (a.k.a. she who is looking for beta).
ArwenUndomiel, meet Isadora22.
Isadora22, ArwenUndomiel
ArwenUndomiel, Isadora22.
There we go, introductions done.
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Rhapsody
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| Robbie wrote: | Oooh goodie. You've met.
Isadora22 (a.k.a. she who requires a beta) meet ArwenUndomiel (a.k.a. she who is looking for beta).
ArwenUndomiel, meet Isadora22.
Isadora22, ArwenUndomiel
ArwenUndomiel, Isadora22.
There we go, introductions done. |
Oh well this would make my stack of beta reads to do a bit smaller 
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vladazhael
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Ok, it's kinda relevant...
A few days ago, my significant other, knowing of the vast amount of Tolkien trivia swimming through my head, asked me for an elf name for a character in an online game. Well, I wasn't about to let him use Tolkien's elves in that context, let alone for an evil dark elf.
So I told him to use Turin. 
Now, I wouldn't say that Turin is my least favorite character, or even that I truly dislike him, but they guy did turn screwing up into an art form. And even if you want to blame everything else on bad luck, he does provide a prime example of why it's a bad idea to sleep with amnesiacs.
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Haleth
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I've never liked Turin, either. Reading the full Narn i Hurin reinforced the opinion.
Yeah, so the guy was cursed, but he and his mom with their stiff necks and over-weaning pride certainly made Morgoth's job easy.
Morwen deserves an award for the dumbest Tolkien character. She refuses to go to Beleriand along with her son (which could have spared lots of problems) because she thought her daughter was too young. That's fine and good but she waits until the girl is 15 to realize there may be trouble from Easterlings demanding her hand in marriage? This is the type of person who would need a stop sign at the top of the ladder.
And that's my rant for the day. 
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Alassante
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I think I've already said it before but I'm too lazy to go back and look. Turin by far is my least favorite in the Silmarillion. Reading his chapter was like having my eye lashes plucked out one by one. In Lord of the Rings - omg - I couldn't stand Tom Bombadil. I know...that probably makes me a horrible Tolkien fan but Tom made me insane. 
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