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How Many LOTR Devotees?

Huntn

Huntn

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Lord of the Rings that is- If so, feel free to post trivia questions! I've read the books including the Hobbit 3 times. Here are mine:

1. What significant character was left out of LOTR- The Fellowship of the Ring?

2. In the movie Return of the King, how were the post war events misrepresented regarding the Shire?

3. How was the participation of The Dead (Dead Men of Dunharrow) misrepresented in the movie Return of the King?
 
MacDawg said:
I won't steal anyone else's thunder so I will just answer #1

Tom Bombadil
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Thumbs up!

Alaerian said:
They completed omitted Saruman's escape and takeover of the Shire (and subsequent death at Wormtongue's hand). The Scouring of the Shire is only mentioned as a "future vision" by Galadriel's Mirror.
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Thumbs up!

Funkatronic said:
Glorfindel.
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The name sounds familiar, but I don't remember. I was thinking of Tom Bombadil when I asked this question.

Happy Holidays!
 
Here's one of the more challenging LOTR trivia questions:

How many hobbits possessed the ring?
 
bobob said:
Here's one of the more challenging LOTR trivia questions:

How many hobbits possessed the ring?
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I will take a quick stab :)

Bilbo of course
And Frodo

If you count Smeagol as a Hobbit, then he and his buddy Deagol
Cause Deagol found it and Smeagol stole it

Sam had it for a time

That's a quick guess off the top of my head
 
MacDawg said:
I will take a quick stab :)

Bilbo of course
And Frodo

If you count Smeagol as a Hobbit, then he and his buddy Deagol
Cause Deagol found it and Smeagol stole it

Sam had it for a time

That's a quick guess off the top of my head
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Bing, bing, bing - - we have a winner!
 
Huntn said:
The name sounds familiar, but I don't remember. I was thinking of Tom Bombadil when I asked this question.
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Glorfindel? Come now. He was one of the most powerful Elf-lords of the Third Age. It was a tragedy (one of many) that he was replaced by Arwen, who had no business there at all.


Huntn said:
3. How was the participation of The Dead (Dead Men of Dunharrow) misrepresented in the movie Return of the King?
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In the film the King of the Dead and his host are seen disembarking the Corsairs of Umbar at Harlond, the port of Minas Tirith and "fighting" at the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Whereas in the books the Shadow host fought the Umbar and Haradrim at Pelargir, the Havens of Gondor, thus fulfilling their oath to Isildur's heir prior to Aragorn et al. even setting sail for Minas Tirith.

Anyway, here's a more tricky trivia question:

In the Battle of Dagorlad, as represented by the opening sequence of the first film, what is incorrect about Isildur's actions when facing Sauron?
 
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Unfortunately, they felt they had to beef up Arwen's part in the movie to appeal to today's movie generation. When I first saw the movies, I was confused :confused:

Edit: you are exactly right dmr727
 
I've never had a problem with that sort of thing. They're in the business of making money, so if they have to fiddle with the story to make it more mainstream, I understand. I still enjoyed the movies just fine.
 
dmr727 said:
I've never had a problem with that sort of thing. They're in the business of making money, so if they have to fiddle with the story to make it more mainstream, I understand. I still enjoyed the movies just fine.
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I have enjoyed the movies multiple times in fact :D
And I was surprised they were as faithful to the books as they were
 
MacDawg said:
I have enjoyed the movies multiple times in fact :D
And I was surprised they were as faithful to the books as they were
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Meh, they were mostly faithful, at best. I was extremely annoyed at many of the things that were left out or tweaked, including their complete removal of Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire, and elevating Arwen to Glorfindel's position. Also, the way they just kind of "shrugged off" Saruman really ticked me off.

However, with that said, I still adore the films. I tear up EVERY SINGLE TIME I see the ending, with thousands bowing to four hobbits. The landscapes were perfect and absolutely beautiful. Casting was amazing. The Balrog was exactly as I have always imagined it. If the films can still introduce new generations to Tolkien's world even with the annoyances, tweaks, and changes, then I'm still all for it.
 
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I think they crammed about as much as they could in 3 long epic movies
They had to leave some things out or they would have still been filming

I agree about the things you mentioned, Bombadil, Arwen, et. al., as well as the other inconsistencies already noted
But overall, I think they did a nice job

Balrog? Really? I was fairly disappointed with that depiction myself :eek:
 
MacDawg said:
Balrog? Really? I was fairly disappointed with that depiction myself :eek:
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Totally! I loved it. Exactly how I had envisioned it. I never in a million years would have picked Elijah Wood for Frodo or Sean Astin for Sam, but now I can't imagine anyone else doing it better. Rosie Cotton was spot on, as were Gandalf and Gimli. I'm still on the fence about Arwen - Liv Tyler just didn't seem like the best choice for me.
 
Alaerian said:
Totally! I loved it. Exactly how I had envisioned it. I never in a million years would have picked Elijah Wood for Frodo or Sean Astin for Sam, but now I can't imagine anyone else doing it better. Rosie Cotton was spot on, as were Gandalf and Gimli. I'm still on the fence about Arwen - Liv Tyler just didn't seem like the best choice for me.
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Strider was perfect too
But I was not so happy with Bilbo
Or with Cate Blanchett as Galadriel

Overall, I think the casting was spot on though
 
dmr727 said:
You could argue that Arwen's presence in the movies was *all* business. ;)
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Haha.. Touché! Very true.

But no, I'm too much of a fan of the books to get much enjoyment out of the films. Foaming at the mouth watching those films rather than tearing up. Yes I'm a purist. :)

No one knows the answer to my trivia question? I'll give a hint..... 'Elendil & Glor-Findel'.
 
Lone Deranger said:
In the Battle of Dagorlad, as represented by the opening sequence of the first film, what is incorrect about Isildur's actions when facing Sauron?
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He did cut the fingers off of Sauron separating the ring from him. I've read the series 3 times, once every 10 years or so. Hopefully someone with a better memory will speak up. :)

Alaerian said:
Meh, they were mostly faithful, at best. I was extremely annoyed at many of the things that were left out or tweaked, including their complete removal of Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire, and elevating Arwen to Glorfindel's position. Also, the way they just kind of "shrugged off" Saruman really ticked me off.

However, with that said, I still adore the films. I tear up EVERY SINGLE TIME I see the ending, with thousands bowing to four hobbits. The landscapes were perfect and absolutely beautiful. Casting was amazing. The Balrog was exactly as I have always imagined it. If the films can still introduce new generations to Tolkien's world even with the annoyances, tweaks, and changes, then I'm still all for it.
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I teared up at the battle of Pelennor Fields. Awe inspiring movies do that to me. Three parts- the nasgul descending upon Minas Tirith, The Horsemen of Rohan plowing through the horde, and Legolas Greenleaf single handledly taking down an Oliphant. :)

MacDawg said:
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Balrog? Really? I was fairly disappointed with that depiction myself :eek:
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Loved the Balrog

MacDawg said:
Strider was perfect too
But I was not so happy with Bilbo
Or with Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
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Loved Cate.

As far as the complaint of Arwen taking Glorfindel's place, isn't the primary difference is that in the movie, she was the one portrayed as going out from Rivendale to fetch Frodo instead of Glorfindel? I don't see that as a huge issue, but it would have been an outstanding trivia questions. :D Arwen did have a relationship with Aragorn, but I don't remember them getting married in Minas Tirith after the battle. Maybe I need to reread LOTR. :)
 
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Just watched all 3 movies in the last 2 days. It was epic! glorious! :D

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I read the books in grade 5/6 and watched the movies in highschool, I loved the series but can't remember many details now :(
 
sviato said:
I read the books in grade 5/6 and watched the movies in highschool, I loved the series but can't remember many details now :(
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Read it again! ;) The movies are mostly faithful to the books.

I was puzzled why Gandalf told King Theodin in the movie it was a bad idea to go to Helms Deep when in the book he thought that was a good idea... :confused:
 
I tried reading the book and never got to far beyond the shire. I love the hobbit but the extremely slow paced and detailedness just made reading it for me an exercise in frustration.
 
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