Starring Nicholas Cage as Aragorn son of Arathorn Dennis Hopper as Saruman the White Ben Affleck as Boromir of Gondor Bruce Willis as Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
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Okay, I just have to wonder one thing: How the "fuck" can Glorfindel be one of your favorite characters? He hardly did anything. I couldn't even remember his name until I looked it up (before seeing that it was mnetioned later in the thread).
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Glorfindel is one of my favorite characters because of his mannerisms. he was supremely confident even in the face of the Nazgul. also the fact that when Frodo was slipping into the world of the dead he started seeing things as the Nazgul see: Glorfindel was a startling, glowing personification of good. and how can you say that Glorfindel did nothing? he saved the fucking ringbearer. thats a hell of a lot more than most of the characters did. i bet Glorfindel's wallet says "bad motherfucker".
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While I of course I agree that it's stupid to replace Glorfindel w/ Arwen solely on the basis of "Look! It's Liv Tyler! She's, like, famous, and has tits and stuff!", I would point out that those things you say you like about Glorfindel were indeed portrayed in the movie.
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I can't believe it, here in Sweden, "The Fellowship of da ring" premiered on dec.19th 2001, it's now october 3rd, it's still going! Is it the same in the US and UK? This must be some kind of modern record...
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Nope; been off the cinema here simce about May (I think)
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: While I of course I agree that it's stupid to replace Glorfindel w/ Arwen solely on the basis of "Look! It's Liv Tyler! She's, like, famous, and has tits and stuff!", I would point out that those things you say you like about Glorfindel were indeed portrayed in the movie.
yes, but it wasn't Glordfindel. it was "Look! It's Liv Tyler! She's, like, famous, and has tits and stuff!".
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I know that they are going to re-relase tFotR in November for a lead up to TTT - at "Hoyts" cinemas... I don't know if that is just and Australian thing.
There was a smallish cinema in Brisbane that had - until recently been showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show every week for the last 20 years or something like that.
Andrew
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So... what? You're complaining that they changed the name and gender, and gave the attributes of one minor character to another, to form a better, more major character? It's not as if there was any NEED to have two seperate characters...
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quote:Originally posted by Omega: So... what? You're complaining that they changed the name and gender, and gave the attributes of one minor character to another, to form a better, more major character? It's not as if there was any NEED to have two seperate characters...
you're missing the point. they replaced Glorfindel with Arwen so that Liv Tyler would have more titty time. THAT is what i have a problem with. it wasn't done to streamline the plot, or help in the adaptation. it was done for titty time.
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Actually it wasn't for "titty time", it was done in part to counter the male chauvinist line of the saga. Funny you should label it as that, though...
The Tolkien-universe is based on his catholic, patriarchal upbringing, where women are to be meek and abiding. There were some female elves, sure, but how many actually fighting women exist in Quenta Silmarillion, for example?
Arwen's part has been extended and modified to make the saga more modern, and I'm not complaining. The old Arwen was a pussy, just "I'll await thee at Rivendell, my love, if you ever find the time", and "I made this banner for you to use in your adventures, my love. What? Oh yes, I love sewing...Please don't force yourself upon me".
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it was titty time. besides, the Royalty situation in Lothlorien kinda punches holes in your theory. besides, how many fighting women are there now? i can't think of too many. even in "enlightened" societies, women tend to not take aggressive roles. in that regard, tLotR is just being realistic. yes, the books are chauvanistic, but Liv Tyler and her expanded role wasn't to counterract any of this. it was titty time.
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