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Dec 10, 03
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Tom Bombadil, Bombadilo! Only the best character of all Tolkien work! I was so pissed when they cut him out of FOTR, but apparently he was only going to "confuse audiences." Anyway, Return of the King will be awesome, I can't wait to see Eowyn fight, that should be interesting.
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Dec 10, 03
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And of course the movie will be awesome.. after the first two being as amazing as they were and completely living up to what was possibly the highest expectations for a movie ever, i doubt they could screw it up now... gonna be good.
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Dec 10, 03
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^^^ hey remember that guy dressed up as a jedi in metrotown we saw....that was rad
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Dec 11, 03
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Chronology: Between when they leave the Shire and meet up with Strider (aka Aragorn) Tom is a crazy mofo they meet on their way through this extremely old haunted forest and nobody ever goes there cauz the trees REALLY don't like people. I believe Tom is the oldest character in the entire story - although they never really get into who he really is - but basically they meet him (and thus don't die in the forest), chill at his house, and leave. Not much happens with Tom but his character is pretty cool. He is alluded to later in the book as well, but that is the only about all he has to do with the rest of the story... it's also sort of mentioned that he might have crazy powers and such (??) - been a while since I've read the book. but on that note - you should read the book anyway, easily one of the best reads your have in your life whether or not you are into fantasy type stuff... simply excellently written.
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Dec 11, 03
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I'm glad he was kept out. As much as pretty poetry works well with the pacing of a movie, it doesn't.
Bombadil was a good cut. They can even go so far as to justify cutting the scouring of the Shire (so long as they keep it in the EE), but honestly, losing the breaking of the staff and Gandalf's big confrontation with Saruman at Orthanc is in my opinion a Very Bad Idea. I was happy with TTT EE just because it went a good deal more towards fixing the character of Faramir. Apparently though they cut out the Palantir at Minas Tirith thus explaining why Denethor was all powerhungry. But again, we can only hope that the EE fixes everything up. From what I hear the coolest parts are going to be Gollum's character, which apparently they pulled a complete 180 with how his internal struggle goes, Pellenor Fields (which I think everybody's looking forward to) and the Paths of The Dead. Plus it'll be nice to see Pippin and Merry go all badass. Can't wait for that.
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Dec 11, 03
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shit this tom guy sounds dope, too bad he doesnt go beat some people
i like the fantasy stuff but i dont really see myself sitting down and reading an entire book, i get all twitchy haha, how many pages is it? as for the rest of the ^ LOTR stuff you ppl talkin bout i have no idea, but thanks for the jist! pippin goes badass?????? scottie... scottie...... scottie............. (echoes off into the distance)
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Dec 11, 03
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Tom is super powerful, and the ring has no effect on him...he even puts it on. I love him! shit, i can't wait, 7 more days...Eowyn's big part in ROTK is gonna be sweet, i don't want to say it, it would spoil the movie for people who havn't read the books...I also can't wait for the EAGLES!!! WHOO HOO!!! :trippin:
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Dec 11, 03
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Tom wouldn't come 'cause he's the master of the forest. He doesn't want to leave the bounderies of his land. They explained it at the counsil of Elrond...in the books. They wanted to send the ring to tom, but decided against it 'cause he would be careless, and throw the ring away by accident. Tom is cool though, and save's the hobbits' asses many times in the book.
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Dec 11, 03
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Eowyn is King Theoden's neice. She's a sheildmaiden of rohan.
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Dec 11, 03
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And yes. Pippin goes badass. Still miffed no scouring. Cuz it would be nice to see all the hobbits all posse'd out and ready to kick some severe Saruman and Wormtongue ass. Lord of the Rings is well worth the read. It's well worth getting yourself to actually read it. Here's a suggestion: If you're not ready to start reading something as monolithic as LotR right off the bat, start off with some shorter stories that aren't as hefty and work your way up to the Epics. I recommend Philip K. Dick short stories as a starter, after that move up to some Chuck Palahniuk [sic?] novels (Fight Club is a good one) and then look at some stuff like Dune. Then sit through the hobbit (a bit of a dry read but a good way to start getting into LotR) and then tackle the series. You'll come out of it a better person for it. Trust me.
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Dec 11, 03
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when and which theatre is having a marathon of all three?
edit:n/m I checked the famous players website and its all sold out except for 3 theatres in ontario... :284: :finger: Last edited by falkofire; Dec 11, 03 at 01:56 PM.
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Dec 11, 03
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I admit to being a Lord Of The Rings nerd. I'm a proud nerd!!
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