"The Directors'" Cuts - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Birdland · 03-14-2002, 01:07 AM

Hah! Bet you thought this was about the P.J. DVD, didn't you?Nope. If you have a favorite director, what do you think his/her's take on LOTR would be?How do think it would be if Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Win Wender, Busby Berkley, or Ed Wood had gotten their hands on the rights before Peter Jackson did? Write us a scene.And of course, Terry Gilliam submissions are always welcome!

Gayahithwen · 03-14-2002, 10:05 AM

An Orc! An Orc! An Orc! We've found an orc! An orc! An Orc! We've got an Orc! An Orc! An Orc! An Orc! Burn him! Burn him! Burn him! We've found an orc! An Orc! An Orc! An Orc! 1: We've found an Orc. May we burn him? Burn him! Burn! Burn him! Burn him! ELROND: How do you know he is an orc? 2: He looks like one. Right! Yeah! Yeah! E: Bring him forward. PERSON-ACCUSED-OF-BEING-AN-ORC: I'm not an orc. I'm not an orc. E: Uh, but you are dressed as one. ORC: They dressed me up like this. Augh, we didn't! We didnt... O: And it isn't my skin, it's a false one! [Elrond lifts up a bit of the false skin, then looks up to the crowd] E: Well? 1: Well, we did do the skin. E: The skin? 1: And the clothes, but he is an orc! 2: Yeah! We burn him! Right! Yeaaah! Yeaah!Love these crossovers.. You know that I'm writing a Monty Python/LotR-fanfic, right? the beginning is up at fanfiction.net

Elanor · 03-14-2002, 12:02 PM

LOL! That was really funny! I love that scene in the Holy Grail...

Glenethor · 03-14-2002, 03:20 PM

Cor, she turned me into a Morgul rat!Well, it got better!

Kalimac · 03-14-2002, 09:23 PM

Ed Wood, oh God. "Plan 9 From Middle-Earth" in which the sets shake and the actor playing Gandalf dies a few days into shooting, so they replace him with someone who looks kind of like, only not *quite*. And of course, the scene in the Shire where the hobbits confront Sharkey (it's been a while since I've seen Plan 9, so forgive my faulty memory).Sharkey: Tell me, why do you do what you are doing? Why did you kill my Orcs and terrify everyone living in Isengard, innocent people who had done nothing wrong?Frodo: Because you are one of those who said that Hobbits do not exist! Do you think we did those things for no reason? Do you think that we killed Orcs needlessly? You think we do not know Iluvatar. Did it never occur to you that we, too, know Iluvatar and fear destruction? We killed the Orcs because we needed you to acknowledge our existence, the existence of Hobbits - to respect our existence, and acknowledge that fact!Enough. This is painful. Nice thread though, Birdland .

Orodhromeus · 03-28-2002, 02:12 PM

Here is the content of the famous additional 30 minutes of extra footage in the future Extended Version of FotR:<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>A new addition to the opening sequence in which Bilbo provides background on Hobbits and their history in voice-over as he writes his memoirs. <LI>A new introduction to Samwise Gamgee, seen in his capacity as a gardener. <LI>A scene taking place at the Green Dragon Inn, which introduces us to the camaraderie of the Hobbits (we see them singing together) and sets up the geopolitics of the story. <LI>The Hobbits witnessing the departure of the Elves from Middle Earth on the way to Bree. <LI>Aragorn watching over the sleeping Hobbits, singing the ballad of Beren and Luthien to himself in the night. <LI>Aragorn at his mother's grave, in which we learn that he was raised by Elves and that Sauron has long hunted him. <LI>Two new moments during the departure from Rivendell, one in which we see Arwen's emotional reaction to Aragorn's leaving, and another in which Elrond sees the Fellowship off. <LI>A scene with the Fellowship in the mines of Moria, in which we learn how the Dwarves themselves unleashed the fire-demon that eventually destroyed them. <LI>A scene at Lothlorien, where Galadriel bestows upon each of the Fellowship a gift which will play an important role later in the Trilogy. <LI>And finally, more footage of the battle at Amon Hen</UL>Finally I regain my faith into this movie trilogy more than ever!!! Gildor is going to be added! We'll hear Middle-Earth songs! Maybe we'll see the Gaffer! We'll learn more 'Of Hobbits' and of the situation at the end of the Third Age! Sensational news! The August release will be a 2-disc set including the theatrical version. The November release will be a 4-disc set including the 3h30 extended version + 8 hours of behind-the-scenes footage!!! And I'm a Haunting Spirit![ March 28, 2002: Message edited by: Orodhromeus ]

Araen · 03-28-2002, 06:24 PM

YES!!!!!! YES!!!!! YES!!!!! Me can't wait. Better ask for the one that comes out in November as a late B-day present......

Weber · 03-28-2002, 07:05 PM

(just did this for no reason at all good topic though anyways i couldnt fit enough smilies)

Birdland · 03-28-2002, 11:55 PM

Boy, this thread crashed like a dead Balrog.

Bruce MacCulloch · 03-29-2002, 12:29 AM

That's because it didn't have wings!

Birdland · 03-29-2002, 12:46 AM

Aiiiiii! The Wings! The Wings!

03-14-2002, 01:07 AM	#1
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	"The Directors'" Cuts Hah! Bet you thought this was about the P.J. DVD, didn't you?<P>Nope. If you have a favorite director, what do you think his/her's take on LOTR would be?<P>How do think it would be if Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Win Wender, Busby Berkley, or Ed Wood had gotten their hands on the rights before Peter Jackson did? Write us a scene.<P>And of course, Terry Gilliam submissions are always welcome!

03-14-2002, 10:05 AM	#2
Gayahithwen Wight Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The chat-room. Posts: 241	An Orc! An Orc! An Orc! We've found an orc! An orc! An Orc! We've got an Orc! An Orc! An Orc! An Orc! Burn him! Burn him! Burn him! We've found an orc! An Orc! An Orc! An Orc!<BR>1: We've found an Orc. May we burn him?<BR>Burn him! Burn! Burn him! Burn him!<BR>ELROND: How do you know he is an orc?<BR>2: He looks like one.<BR>Right! Yeah! Yeah!<BR>E: Bring him forward.<BR>PERSON-ACCUSED-OF-BEING-AN-ORC: I'm not an orc. I'm not an orc.<BR>E: Uh, but you are dressed as one.<BR>ORC: They dressed me up like this.<BR>Augh, we didn't! We didnt...<BR>O: And it isn't my skin, it's a false one!<BR>[Elrond lifts up a bit of the false skin, then looks up to the crowd]<BR>E: Well?<BR>1: Well, we did do the skin.<BR>E: The skin?<BR>1: And the clothes, but he is an orc!<BR>2: Yeah!<BR>We burn him! Right! Yeaaah! Yeaah!<P>Love these crossovers.. You know that I'm writing a Monty Python/LotR-fanfic, right? the beginning is up at fanfiction.net __________________ Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he'll be a mile away - and barefoot.

03-14-2002, 12:02 PM	#3
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	LOL! That was really funny! I love that scene in the Holy Grail... __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )

03-14-2002, 03:20 PM	#4
Glenethor Wight Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow Posts: 176	Cor, she turned me into a Morgul rat!<P>Well, it got <I>better</I>! __________________ "Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too. Imagine all the people, living life in peace..." Dr. Winston O'Boogie

03-14-2002, 09:23 PM	#5
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Ed Wood, oh God. "Plan 9 From Middle-Earth" in which the sets shake and the actor playing Gandalf dies a few days into shooting, so they replace him with someone who looks kind of like, only not quite. And of course, the scene in the Shire where the hobbits confront Sharkey (it's been a while since I've seen Plan 9, so forgive my faulty memory).<P>Sharkey: Tell me, why do you do what you are doing? Why did you kill my Orcs and terrify everyone living in Isengard, innocent people who had done nothing wrong?<P>Frodo: Because you are one of those who said that Hobbits do not exist! Do you think we did those things for no reason? Do you think that we killed Orcs needlessly? You think we do not know Iluvatar. Did it never occur to you that we, too, know Iluvatar and fear destruction? We killed the Orcs because we needed you to acknowledge our existence, the existence of Hobbits - to respect our existence, and acknowledge that fact!<P>Enough. This is painful. Nice thread though, Birdland . __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.

03-28-2002, 02:12 PM	#6
Orodhromeus Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greece Posts: 106	Here is the content of the famous additional 30 minutes of extra footage in the future Extended Version of FotR:<P><UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>A new addition to the opening sequence in which Bilbo provides background on Hobbits and their history in voice-over as he writes his memoirs.<BR><LI>A new introduction to Samwise Gamgee, seen in his capacity as a gardener.<BR><LI>A scene taking place at the Green Dragon Inn, which introduces us to the camaraderie of the Hobbits (we see them singing together) and sets up the geopolitics of the story.<BR><LI>The Hobbits witnessing the departure of the Elves from Middle Earth on the way to Bree.<BR><LI>Aragorn watching over the sleeping Hobbits, singing the ballad of Beren and Luthien to himself in the night.<BR><LI>Aragorn at his mother's grave, in which we learn that he was raised by Elves and that Sauron has long hunted him.<BR><LI>Two new moments during the departure from Rivendell, one in which we see Arwen's emotional reaction to Aragorn's leaving, and another in which Elrond sees the Fellowship off.<BR><LI>A scene with the Fellowship in the mines of Moria, in which we learn how the Dwarves themselves unleashed the fire-demon that eventually destroyed them.<BR><LI>A scene at Lothlorien, where Galadriel bestows upon each of the Fellowship a gift which will play an important role later in the Trilogy.<BR><LI>And finally, more footage of the battle at Amon Hen</UL><P>Finally I regain my faith into this movie trilogy more than ever!!! Gildor is going to be added! We'll hear Middle-Earth songs! Maybe we'll see the Gaffer! We'll learn more 'Of Hobbits' and of the situation at the end of the Third Age! Sensational news!<BR>The August release will be a 2-disc set including the theatrical version.<BR>The November release will be a 4-disc set including the 3h30 extended version + 8 hours of behind-the-scenes footage!!! And I'm a Haunting Spirit!<p>[ March 28, 2002: Message edited by: Orodhromeus ]

03-28-2002, 06:24 PM	#7
Araen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 70	YES!!!!!! YES!!!!! YES!!!!! Me can't wait. Better ask for the one that comes out in November as a late B-day present...... __________________ "Where is the horse and the rider, where is the horn that was blowing, they have passed like rain on the mountains, like wind in the meadow, the days are damned in the west? behind the hills? there are shadows... "

03-28-2002, 07:05 PM	#8
Weber Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 31	(just did this for no reason at all good topic though anyways i couldnt fit enough smilies) __________________ Luinevaug

03-28-2002, 11:55 PM	#9
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Boy, this thread crashed like a dead Balrog.

03-29-2002, 12:29 AM	#10
Bruce MacCulloch Dead Man of Dunharrow Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 651	That's because it didn't have wings! __________________ `A blunderbuss, was it?' said he, scratching his head. `I thought it was horseflies!'

03-29-2002, 12:46 AM	#11
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Aiiiiii! The Wings! The Wings!