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ticklishmusic
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Shelke14
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jcarlsoniv
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Don_Julio
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Carnivorous Sheep
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On November 05 2013 01:18 Shelke14 wrote: They need to make a movie off the "ever world " books. I don't know if it is an actual good series but when I was a kid I fucking loved them i dont remember anything about those books though i do remember reading them =O | ||
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
His role has been substantially expanded, according to Peter Jackson, and his presence in a Dol Guldor LEGO set has lead to speculations that he will be featured in the Gandalf/Dol Guldor storyline. re: Alaric Radagast is never actually in a direct scene in the books/appendixes, but Gandalf, Saruman and the elves talk about him on several occasions. I thought he was portrayed quite well. He's supposed to be pretty batty. | ||
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Shelke14
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On November 05 2013 01:19 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: i dont remember anything about those books though i do remember reading them =O I just get a huge boner for stories with Norse mythology | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:26 Shelke14 wrote: I just get a huge boner for stories with Norse mythology Then you should play Pokemon XY! | ||
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Zess
Adun Toridas!9144 Posts
There's literally nothing in that book except big things and explosions | ||
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phyvo
United States5635 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:03 Ketara wrote: I can agree that the fanservice was over the top. I am a little worried that I won't like the next movie as much because they'll make it all about Legolas. I don't mind them including Legolas, I think that makes some sense. But he should not be a major character, his father should be. Reading your review, I kind of agree with your friend. You have to remember that they are going to be adding everything (and then some probably) that was in the LotR appendixes to link all the movies together. That's why it's going to be 3 movies, this next film will have very little direct Hobbit storyline in it. It's going to be all about Gandalf, the elves and Sauron. All the stuff about Thorin and the white orc is canon, they're just giving the orc way way more screentime than he had in the books where he's mentioned briefly in one appendix. All the stuff with Saruman and Radagast and Galadriel and the Necromancer is also canon. If you're ready for that and you can go with the flow there you should enjoy it, but if you don't want all that expanded extra stuff and fight against it, you're going to have the wrong feeling. Some of the stuff might have been cannon but they did change a lot of stuff in terms of how exactly things happened (which I can't recall atm because I read the book and saw the movie a year ago). The white orc may be cannon but he doesn't show up anywhere in the book's story and (IMO) he detracts from the feeling of adventure. I didn't think the hobbit (movie) was bad and as a fan of old movies I didn't find the pacing that terrible. I didn't even mind them changing how the troll scene works out since not only would the book scene be boring on the screen the replacement very well done. The highlights for me were definitely pre-mines and the riddles in the dark, which were exceptional. However I have a big issue with how Jackson does action scenes. I feel like I'm watching the protagonists in a roller coaster ride so the action loses its meaning. The point where the bridge collapses and they all fell down without a bruise on their body? That pretty much epitomizes it. Movies with realistic action put me far more on edge because if someone gets hit or something bad happens it actually has a meaningful effect on the narrative. The Hobbit had its moments but I think I'm going to avoid the other parts if at all possible. I don't watch that many movies in a year (this year I've watched... one) and I prefer to be sure it's gonna be good. + Show Spoiler + also riding op train, 9-0 with priest success saved the president | ||
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Shelke14
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really? haha then i gotta go buy like a DS and stuff right? | ||
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
It's stylized after Norse stories, which are a lot of the same. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:31 phyvo wrote: + Show Spoiler + also riding op train, 9-0 with priest success saved the president Jump off a bridge  On November 05 2013 01:33 Shelke14 wrote: really? haha then i gotta go buy like a DS and stuff right? haha it's just that the legendaries this gen are based off of some of the spirits associated with Yggdrasil and the Poetic Edda. The story isn't about it lol. | ||
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mr_tolkien
France8631 Posts
And the Hobbit is da shiet. | ||
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phyvo
United States5635 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:34 Ketara wrote: That's kind of how action in the books is though, it's a lot of one hero going 1v30 against orcs and winning. It's stylized after Norse stories, which are a lot of the same. There is a huge difference between killing 30 orcs cause you're an awesome swordsman and falling into a rocky crevace with no bruises whatsoever when the laws of physics state they should be bloody corpses on the ground. One is a staple of the mythology of great warriors. The other is a staple of loony toons. | ||
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Requizen
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I was just trying to write from the start and run with an idea, but I'm finding it quite difficult. Is it worth it to take time to do worldbuilding and deeper character construction or should I just try to muscle through? | ||
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:50 Requizen wrote: So who here has ever done a lot of writing? I was just trying to write from the start and run with an idea, but I'm finding it quite difficult. Is it worth it to take time to do worldbuilding and deeper character construction or should I just try to muscle through? Everybody writes differently, it's hard to give advice. How did your cooking date go btw? | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21244 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:50 Requizen wrote: So who here has ever done a lot of writing? I was just trying to write from the start and run with an idea, but I'm finding it quite difficult. Is it worth it to take time to do worldbuilding and deeper character construction or should I just try to muscle through? i mean its different for everybody but a lot of people subscribe to the just sitting down and forcing yourself to get words on paper method doesnt matter how shitty/disorganized they are, you can always go back and edit | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:53 Ketara wrote: Everybody writes differently, it's hard to give advice. How did your cooking date go btw? Well, she didn't die, FWIW | ||
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mordek
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