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Fortinbras Armstrong

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64. One of the things I really liked about the movies was the way Middle Earth looked.

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:51 AM

Sep 2020

Moria, Hobbiton, Bag End, Lothlorien, Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul, the Barad Dur, they all looked right. Edoras looked even better than I had imagined it in my mind's eye. The only place I think they got wrong was Rivendell, which is well to the north and in the mountains. Jackson's Rivendell would be impossible to heat in the winter.

In the books, I had always found the Battle of Helm's Deep confusing. After I saw the films, I understood it.

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I just watched "Lord of the Rings" trilogy again and this hit me like a ton of bricks. [View all] catbyte Sep 2020 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #1

Lord of the rings ampm Sep 2020 #2

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Welcome to DU Alpeduez21 Sep 2020 #18

You Rock! Welcome! n/t Tommymac Sep 2020 #38

Welcome to DU. niyad Sep 2020 #46

Welcome to du, TrueBlueNV! nt Heartstrings Sep 2020 #59

I want to watch the movies- where can they be accessed? Tumbulu Sep 2020 #4

Do you have Prime Video? lunatica Sep 2020 #6

Yes I do, I will go look. I need something to uplift me ! Tumbulu Sep 2020 #7

Oh you have to buy or rent on Amazon.... Tumbulu Sep 2020 #8

If you have Amazon prime you can get tons of their movies free lunatica Sep 2020 #20

I've been watching tons of Feel-Good Hallmark Cha Sep 2020 #43

Your library might have them as well. niyad Sep 2020 #47

They're currently on HBO Max. musicblind Sep 2020 #9

Hmm, I don't have that, but thanks! Tumbulu Sep 2020 #10

HBO Max is not on TV SouthernLiberal Sep 2020 #11

We get HBO Max CloudWatcher Sep 2020 #19

Thanks- I will investigate! Tumbulu Sep 2020 #31

You can purchase the LOTR trilogy on DVD for $12.99 on Amazon; Blue ray costs considerably more Hekate Sep 2020 #26

BE sure to get the extended version DVDs if you buy them! Amaryllis Sep 2020 #41

When I got them at Costco all those years ago, I surely did Hekate Sep 2020 #75

Likely any movie streaming service, including Apple's. Blue_true Sep 2020 #36

HBO Max has them all blugbox Sep 2020 #39

Your local Star-Thrower Sep 2020 #78

"all you have to decide" 0rganism Sep 2020 #5

'There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil.' Fritz Walter Sep 2020 #25

I've also called them Orcs, Fritz. Efilroft Sul Sep 2020 #30

Many here have called them orcs. .or death eaters. niyad Sep 2020 #48

Hmmm. Death Eaters works for me. Hekate Sep 2020 #73

Works for me, as well. I think I will return to calling them death eaters. Shorter than what I niyad Sep 2020 #76

catbyte.... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #12

You should stream the trilogy. Like life, it has low and high points, with Blue_true Sep 2020 #37

Make it a point to one day read the books or see the movies. blugbox Sep 2020 #40

You are better off reading the books. LisaM Sep 2020 #53

One of the things I really liked about the movies was the way Middle Earth looked. Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2020 #64

I thought they got Orthanc wrong. LisaM Sep 2020 #65

Love the books, but really liked the movies as well. Except for The Hobbit - too 'Orc-y' & too long GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #72

They didn't even have Orcs in "The Hobbit". LisaM Sep 2020 #77

I saw the Hobbit movies several year ago but I thought that they threw Orcs into the mix. GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #80

Yes, there seemed to be a never-ending supply of them. LisaM Sep 2020 #81

Hear! Hear!! llashram Sep 2020 #13

It is not this day. sarge43 Sep 2020 #14

Love that quote. Hadn't thought of it in awhile bronxiteforever Sep 2020 #15

I'll probably read the books again soon. I don't watch the movies. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #16

Same here. First read the books in 9th grade KatyMan Sep 2020 #27

I read it for the first time in '80 or '81, close to graduating HS. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #35

It always does, it always does Hekate Sep 2020 #17

Yes. As patriots we DO see some good in this world Mr. Frodo!..... Illumination Sep 2020 #21

The good vs. evil plays out throughout history. Harry Potter series is also a great portrayal. Evolve Dammit Sep 2020 #22

"Courage, Merry. Courage for our friends." DaisyTom Sep 2020 #23

So many relevent words in those stories catchnrelease Sep 2020 #24

Great scene! When we watch these for movie-time, they are so epic Baked Potato Sep 2020 #28

OK, you win! Fritz Walter Sep 2020 #29

I will play King Theoden's speech at full volume before sunrise on Election Day Efilroft Sul Sep 2020 #32

There are quite a few good quotes in that story... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #33

Samwise winetourdriver01 Sep 2020 #34

I'm glad I saw the movies first Martin Eden Sep 2020 #42

I'll have to try again. cate94 Sep 2020 #44

The early chapters can be difficult upon first reading Martin Eden Sep 2020 #49

The best part of the Silmarillion jrandom421 Sep 2020 #58

Hard for me to pick a favorite part. Martin Eden Sep 2020 #66

I found an LOTR representative for today's Trump humper Dirty Socialist Sep 2020 #45

For me, it's Alfrid Lickspittle: Ilsa Sep 2020 #69

Tolkien himself lived through very dark times berni_mccoy Sep 2020 #50

In all great mythology's the light side wins, the white hats ride in from the wilderness, randr Sep 2020 #51

That is my favorite passage in the entire trilogy! :) Silver Gaia Sep 2020 #52

I have wondered who the pukes root for in these movies Marthe48 Sep 2020 #54

Well, I know that "conservatives" thought Avatar was a liberal, gay plot to make them look bad. catbyte Sep 2020 #55

Not surprised Marthe48 Sep 2020 #61

"What fresh hell is this" is a phrase that Ilsa Sep 2020 #68

They are the heroes of their own stories; as always, people write themselves into the movie Hekate Sep 2020 #70

why do I just feel like crying 😪? BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2020 #56

So did I. catbyte Sep 2020 #60

... BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2020 #62

LOTR works its way into all facets of life. world wide wally Sep 2020 #57

Yes. UserNotFound Sep 2020 #63

Tolkien had some great pearls of wisdom woven Ilsa Sep 2020 #67

Kick burrowowl Sep 2020 #71

K&R MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #74

I Love 💖 That Quote...(the movies, the books) electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #79