" Murderers and elf friends! Slash them! Beat them! Bite them! Gnash them! Take them away to dark holes filled with snakes, and never let them see the light again!"
The Great Goblin
|
" Murderers and elf friends! Slash them! Beat them! Bite them! Gnash them! Take them away to dark holes filled with snakes, and never let them see the light again!" The Great Goblin |
 |
|
Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page |
|
|||||||
|
Showing results 1 to 25 of 46
Search took 0.05 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Greyhame |
Forum: The Books
05-06-2003, 09:46 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 6,405
Posted By
Greyhame
I'd like to expand on what Lush said earlier... ...I'd like to expand on what Lush said earlier... I believe that there is a very real link between "reality" and "fiction". Some made-up stories contain a great deal more truth than what you'd see... |
|
Forum: The Books
02-27-2003, 12:40 AM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 5,230
Posted By
Greyhame
You have to realize that Tolkien wanted...You have to realize that Tolkien wanted Middle-earth to be as realistic as possible, NOT some fairy-land governed only by magic or such things. It would be ridiculous to expect Sauron to run his... |
|
Forum: The Movies
02-06-2003, 12:41 AM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 4,704
Posted By
Greyhame
|
|
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-02-2003, 11:40 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 4,701
Posted By
Greyhame
If Tollers would have lived on
His heart would...If Tollers would have lived on His heart would have waned Like an elf gazing at a western dusk But he would have completed The Sil, his true life's work And spent his remaining days Musing on... |
|
Forum: The Movies
02-01-2003, 04:14 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 4,788
Posted By
Greyhame
The berserker uruks are just another contribution...The berserker uruks are just another contribution from the fertile imagination of PJ... |
|
Forum: The Movies
02-01-2003, 03:55 PM
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 5,573
Posted By
Greyhame
I think it could be done as an HBO Miniseries...I think it could be done as an HBO Miniseries personally...<P>But that's probably a pipe dream, too. |
|
Forum: The Books
01-23-2003, 10:26 PM
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 7,298
Posted By
Greyhame
There are seven Chronicles, and being as they are...There are seven Chronicles, and being as they are intentional allegory specifically written for children, it is impossible to compare them to Tolkien's works. If you've read them and don't care... |
|
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-20-2003, 06:34 PM
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 7,457
Posted By
Greyhame
LOTR RiskThis probably doesn't fit too well in this forum, but it sure doesn't anywhere else, either... The Parker Brothers' classic RISK is one of my absolute favoritest board games ever, so when I... |
|
Forum: The Books
01-20-2003, 06:05 PM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 4,034
Posted By
Greyhame
This is the end, beautiful friends...Since my reading in Tolkien is still limited to the Holy Trinity (Hobbit, LOTR, Sil), I would request that the more erudite amongst us kindly elucidate the following topic for me... Could someone... |
|
Forum: The Books
01-17-2003, 11:48 PM
|
|
Replies: 23
Views: 8,365
Posted By
Greyhame
I don't suppose Balin set out to "one-up" Dain as...I don't suppose Balin set out to "one-up" Dain as such, but rather to even the field a bit. If any real competition existed between the two, I would suppose it was a completely cordial one. ... |
|
Forum: The Movies
01-17-2003, 10:43 AM
|
|
Replies: 45
Views: 9,244
Posted By
Greyhame
No need for chalk, doug. As usual, I spoke too...No need for chalk, doug. As usual, I spoke too quickly, and ask for your forgiveness.<P>Anyway, my biggest costuming disappointment so far has honestly been Gandalf the White. I can't put my finger... |
|
Forum: The Movies
01-16-2003, 08:03 PM
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 7,216
Posted By
Greyhame
I like swords. I want swords.<P>Mmmmm......I like swords. I want swords.<P>Mmmmm... swords.<P>The LOTR movies have done nothing to diminish my sword-fetish. In fact, they've probably made it worse.<P>Ah, Glamdring, you will soon be... |
|
Forum: The Books
01-16-2003, 07:18 PM
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 7,400
Posted By
Greyhame
|
|
Forum: The Books
01-16-2003, 05:28 PM
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 7,400
Posted By
Greyhame
It's in the movies too, guys, come on...
But...It's in the movies too, guys, come on... But seriously, I don't really agree that Arwen's name somehow was a self-fulfilling prophecy or anything of the like. My guess is that she was thus named... |
|
Forum: The Movies
01-16-2003, 05:23 PM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 5,585
Posted By
Greyhame
The notion of six films is alarming and pretty...The notion of six films is alarming and pretty ill-conceived, if I may be blunt. Besides the fact that it would be financially impossible (to shoot them all at once, at least; which I think is... |
|
Forum: The Movies
01-15-2003, 09:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 45
Views: 9,244
Posted By
Greyhame
Ummm... well Doug, I don't see how Aragorn could...Ummm... well Doug, I don't see how Aragorn could have NOT recognized the Horn of Gondor at Rauros.<P>Remember, if you will, that in his youth Estel spent some time as a soldier of Gondor (this is... |
|
Forum: The Movies
01-13-2003, 02:28 PM
|
|
Replies: 51
Views: 11,944
Posted By
Greyhame
"Taken-entirely-out-of-context-by-people-who-refus..."Taken-entirely-out-of-context-by-people-who-refuse-to-acknowledge-cinema-as-true-art"<P>Sorry, I cheated... <P>Although I do agree with Child of the 7th Age when she says "Fanfiction" as well, but... |
|
Forum: The Books
01-10-2003, 06:23 PM
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 8,479
Posted By
Greyhame
Excellent topic, and well-thought responses...
...Excellent topic, and well-thought responses... I believe that the constant theme of "success through failure" as expressed in LOTR is a prime example of Tolkien making an intentionally theological... |
|
Forum: The Movies
01-08-2003, 11:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 124
Views: 30,402
Posted By
Greyhame
For the last time, the Scouring is OUT.<P>It...For the last time, the Scouring is OUT.<P>It wasn't even written or filmed.<P>It's not in the movie. STOP hoping that it will be, or you will be disappointed somehow with what promises to be the... |
|
Forum: The Books
01-08-2003, 12:59 AM
|
|
Replies: 49
Views: 11,607
Posted By
Greyhame
Until our beloved United States stops trying to...Until our beloved United States stops trying to emulate the Roman Empire and goes back to the emphasis on education, art, and culture that truly made her great, then the author of the second article... |
|
Forum: The Movies
01-07-2003, 11:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 124
Views: 30,402
Posted By
Greyhame
ROTK will rule. PJ has already said that TTT...ROTK will rule. PJ has already said that TTT differs the most of the three from the book, which means ROTK will follow Tolkien's vision a lot closer, as FOTR did. Good news.<P>In addition, he has... |
|
Forum: The Movies
11-17-2002, 11:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 4,572
Posted By
Greyhame
Frying pans certainly DO count...<P>And by the...Frying pans certainly DO count...<P>And by the way, Pookabunny, LOVE the name. Harvey lives!!! |
|
Forum: The Books
10-15-2002, 06:06 PM
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 6,213
Posted By
Greyhame
Actually, Gothmog was a Balrog, not a Dragon... ...Actually, Gothmog was a Balrog, not a Dragon... You probably mean Glaurung, the first and greatest Dragon. Anyway, Ancalagon was a great beast, he destroyed all three peaks of the Thangorodrim... |
|
Forum: The Books
09-16-2002, 05:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 5,618
Posted By
Greyhame
Thank you all very much for the help... It makes...Thank you all very much for the help... It makes a lot more sense to me now. |
|
Forum: The Books
09-16-2002, 01:04 AM
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 5,618
Posted By
Greyhame
I'm so confused...Please help!!! This question has been haunting me... Could someone tell me the relation between Beleriand (the setting for the Silmarillion) and western Middle-earth (the setting for Hobbit and... |
| Showing results 1 to 25 of 46 |
|
|
