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Post by beckie on Sept 29, 2012 14:03:13 GMT -6
Okay, also my mom said she would look at it. Thanks anyways Sallie!
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Post by Sallie on Dec 15, 2012 12:54:18 GMT -6
Has anyone seen The Hobbit yet?
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Post by Emilie on Dec 15, 2012 18:21:33 GMT -6
I have! I loved it! It definitely has a different feel than Lord of the Rings had, but there are a lot of similarities that you know they're connected. Did anyone else love Radagast??? I was skeptical of him when I first heard he was going to be in the movie, but I really liked him. And who's your guys favourite Dwarves? Mine are definitely Thorin, Fili and Kili, and Bofer. *SPOILERS* (For those who haven't read the book) I'm going to bawl when Fili, Kili and Thorin die.*End spoiler* Martin Freeman was an EXCELLENT Bilbo!
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Post by Sallie on Dec 16, 2012 8:30:29 GMT -6
I liked Radagast okay, but he was a little goofy for my taste. Emilie, I totally agree with you *SPOILER* I'm going to cry so hard when they die, especially Kili. He's so young! *end spoiler* Thorin, Kili, and Balin were my favorites. Of course, I love Richard Armitage, especially in North and South
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Post by Jessie on Dec 17, 2012 9:42:26 GMT -6
I don't get the significance of the names "Richard Armitage" and "Morgan Freeman" and I don't get why everyone's making such a fuss over them, but I LOVED Morgan Freeman as Bilbo he was so awesome! I didn't like Bilbo in the LotR but he was SOOOOO good in this one!! I didn't like Thorin because he was just too sterotypical for my taste, and much too grumpy. My best friend said that he wouldn't be much of a leader if he wasn't that way, but I'd give anything to see a movie where the leader was goofy and funny but still good, not always such a grump and then doing the "saw that one coming" "not trust the little guy till the end when he saves my life deal" I like the leaders more like Gandalf who are serious when need be but humorous enough to lighten the mood, you know? Same with Aragorn. Just my thoughts.
P.S. DON'T TELL ME Killi DIES!! I LOVE HIM!!
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Post by Emilie on Dec 17, 2012 11:24:57 GMT -6
I don't get the significance of the names "Richard Armitage" and "Morgan Freeman" and I don't get why everyone's making such a fuss over them, but I LOVED Morgan Freeman as Bilbo he was so awesome! I didn't like Bilbo in the LotR but he was SOOOOO good in this one!! I didn't like Thorin because he was just too sterotypical for my taste, and much too grumpy. My best friend said that he wouldn't be much of a leader if he wasn't that way, but I'd give anything to see a movie where the leader was goofy and funny but still good, not always such a grump and then doing the "saw that one coming" "not trust the little guy till the end when he saves my life deal" I like the leaders more like Gandalf who are serious when need be but humorous enough to lighten the mood, you know? Same with Aragorn. Just my thoughts. P.S. DON'T TELL ME Killi DIES!! I LOVE HIM!! Richard Armitage is in the movie North and South (great movie!) and Martin Freeman is in the BBC TV show Sherlock. But dwarves do tend to be rougher than other races. True, all the other dwarves seemed merry and able to joke and have a good laugh, but Thorin is different. As is shown in the movie, he's had a lot of hardships thrown at him throughout his entire life, which makes his grumpiness a little more understandable. Thorin is a very noble, very stiff, very old character. In the book, he is very much as he was portrayed in the movie. Funny thing is, I didn't like him much in the book, but seeing him come to life and getting those glimpses into his past made him much more real and likeable to me. Just curious...have you read the book, ET?
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Post by Jessie on Dec 17, 2012 11:34:14 GMT -6
Hah, no I haven't. I am quite intimidated by books with lots of pages. I realize why he is grumpy, but I tend to be kinda close minded. And I just didn't like him because of it.
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Post by Emilie on Dec 17, 2012 16:10:09 GMT -6
Ah! GO READ THE BOOK RIGHT NOW!!! It's a lot easier to read than the Lord of the Rings and there really aren't that many pages in it. I don't think it's much longer than Waking Rose is.
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Post by Jessie on Dec 17, 2012 16:14:17 GMT -6
Haha, I might consider it. Some day when I run out of things to read. I love the movies, but it's cause I can watch what's happening, in the books they just seem to drag on about boring stuff and stuff.
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Post by Anna on Dec 17, 2012 17:18:31 GMT -6
The Hobbit doesn't drag in the least (the book, not the movie). It's fast paced and amazing and wonderful and GO READ IT NOOOOOOW. (He first wrote it as a story for his kids so it's an extremely fun read. Much less of the fifty-pages-to-describe-this-tree thing he does in LOTR (though LOTR is epic and amazing and epic.) BUT GO READ IT.)
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Post by Jessie on Dec 17, 2012 21:45:17 GMT -6
Hahaha! Well I'm thinking about it. I may if I have a chance.
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Post by Sallie on Dec 31, 2012 11:47:40 GMT -6
I saw Les Mis on Friday. I thought it was a lot like the play.
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Post by Juliet on Dec 31, 2012 15:11:44 GMT -6
I LOVED Les Mis! Saw it... last Thursday, I think. Beautiful film. Loved Maurius
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Post by ET on Dec 31, 2012 23:32:32 GMT -6
The Hobbit doesn't drag in the least (the book, not the movie). It's fast paced and amazing and wonderful and GO READ IT NOOOOOOW. (He first wrote it as a story for his kids so it's an extremely fun read. Much less of the fifty-pages-to-describe-this-tree thing he does in LOTR (though LOTR is epic and amazing and epic.) BUT GO READ IT.) 50 pages to describe this tree? Whaaaat? Are you sure you aren't confusing LotR and the Silmarillion? LotR can be called many things, but never slow-paced. Ever. Now go sit in the corner and think about what you've just said.
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Post by Emilie on Dec 31, 2012 23:44:55 GMT -6
The Hobbit doesn't drag in the least (the book, not the movie). It's fast paced and amazing and wonderful and GO READ IT NOOOOOOW. (He first wrote it as a story for his kids so it's an extremely fun read. Much less of the fifty-pages-to-describe-this-tree thing he does in LOTR (though LOTR is epic and amazing and epic.) BUT GO READ IT.) 50 pages to describe this tree? Whaaaat? Are you sure you aren't confusing LotR and the Silmarillion? LotR can be called many things, but never slow-paced. Ever. Now go sit in the corner and think about what you've just said. The Two Towers, chapter four, Treebeard. I love Tolkien. I really do. But that chapter is just a bit boring. But I say if we want to continue discussion the books, we can move this topic over to the Library thread. Watched The Help with my sister today! Gosh, that movie was really good. I nearly cried a couple times.
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