| I would never say that Peter Jackson
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| | reminiscent of an Indiana Jones movie. It
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| should not have made The Lord of the
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| | seems that such scenes have become
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| Rings trio of movies but the biggest
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| | obligatory in movies these days. The
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| mistake by far was not making the fourth.
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| | actual encounter between Gandalf and the
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| Not making The Hobbit while they had all
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| | Balrog on the bridge of Khazad-Dum held
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| of the actors, locations, sets and props
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| | true to the book. The scene that I found
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| was a huge mistake. Do not get me wrong.
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| | most objectionable was the battle in the
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| I am not blaming Peter Jackson. It was
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| | fields of Pelinor when Legolas surfs down
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| probably a hard enough sell to convince
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| | the trunk of an elephant-like Mumakil. I
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| the powers that be to do the trilogy no
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| | was totally engrossed until that jarred
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| matter how popular the stories are in
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| | me back into reality.The trilogy also
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| print. Still, every time I watch one of
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| | succumbed to the modern practice of
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| the films, I find myself saying, "If only
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| | selling movie-related items. Replicas of
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| they had made The Hobbit!"New Zealand was
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| | the swords, helmets and shields used by
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| an excellent choice for location. There
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| | the characters in the movie are one
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| is widespread agreement that the Middle
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| | example. We added this licensed line to
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| Earth we experienced in the film was an
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| | our new internet business and, upon
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| entirely believable realm. The wide
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| | investigation, found some interesting
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| variety of terrain in the country made it
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| | things. Returning to the books, we found
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| ideal. The landscapes, even when not
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| | that there is no reference to any Sword
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| enhanced, were often breathtaking.There
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| | of Arwen called Hadhafang. We know that
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| were however, as always seems to be the
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| | Eowyn uses a sword but there is no
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| case with movies, certain liberties taken
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| | description of it. Most of the swords
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| that departed from the books. The
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| | being sold were created just for the
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| uninitiated would not know but they did
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| | movie. Narsil and Anduril do exist in the
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| not escape the notice of true Tolkein
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| | books as do Glamdring and Sting. Their
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| mavens and detracted somewhat from the
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| | replica designs come very close to their
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| films. One of the most notable instances
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| | Tolkein descriptions.Am I being too
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| of departure was when, in the movie, it
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| | picky? Probably! All in all, the trilogy
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| was Arwen who carried the wounded Frodo
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| | is great! As long as the movies were, I
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| to Rivendell. In the book, it was Frodo
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| | still found myself wishing there were
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| himself that forded the river on a white
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| | more. Can the deviations from the books
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| horse belonging to an elf named
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| | be forgiven? Certainly! The trilogy was
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| Glorfindel. He then fell unconscious
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| | an accomplishment of epic dimensions and
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| after seeing the ringwraiths washed
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| | deserved to win an academy award. But
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| downstream. In the movie it was Arwen who
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| | still, at the end of the day, I find
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| summoned the waters that washed the
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| | myself saying, "If only they had made The
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| ringwraiths away but, in the book,
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| | Hobbit!"I am a retired school teacher
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| Gandalf tells Frodo that it was Elrond.
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| | (Jr. High Science) who got involved with
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| Another example was the impressive army
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| | my sons and their friends in playing role
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| of elven archers who arrived to help in
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| | playing games like Dungeons and
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| the battle for Helms Deep. In the book,
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| | Rolemaster for years. I am guilty of
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| Legolas was the only elf that fought in
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| | being a fantasy and science fiction buff
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| that battle. Strider fought through most
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| | and an environmentalist. I hold a B.A.
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| of the films using his ranger sword.
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| | in Zoology and Entomology and a B.S. in
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| Actually, the shards of Narsil were
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| | Education from Ohio State University but
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| re-forged into the sword Anduril, which
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| | I have learned more about the world by
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| was then given to Aragorn before the
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| | watching PBS than I ever learned in
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| fellowship left Rivendell. Most of the
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| | college. As a Freshman, I paid $90.00 per
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| events in the dwarven mines of Moria
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| | quarter and an expensive book was $20.00.
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| followed the book. The hordes of orcs
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| | How the times do change! My son and I
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| streaming down the vertical walls like
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| | recently started an internet business,
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| swarms of ants were a bit of a stretch
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| | dealing with fantasy and medieval replica
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| but the collapsing stone bridge was more
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| | collectible weapons.
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