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Post by bungobaggins Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:28 pm

Person who was at the premiere posts plot spoilers on imdb. Pretty much confirms everything we already knew.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1170358/board/thread/222905157?p=1

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Post by Eldorion Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:58 pm

Super Mega Spoilers:

Wow, that's dumb.


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Post by Radaghast Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:03 pm

ShockedBanghead Evil or Very Mad Mad 
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Post by Lancebloke Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:06 pm

Radaghast wrote:My bigger problem is with the handling of Boromir's death scene itself, but I know I'm in a very small minority there.
I must have missed that discussion.... ???

Re the spoiler.... Mad 
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Post by Radaghast Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:10 pm

Lancebloke wrote:
Radaghast wrote:My bigger problem is with the handling of Boromir's death scene itself, but I know I'm in a very small minority there.
I must have missed that discussion.... ???
I don't think there has been a discussion. It's just a(nother) gripe I have about the movie(s).


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Post by azriel Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:10 pm

Im thinking watching "Alice in wonderland" in 3D after a snort is more understandable & makes better sense than this outrageous PJ stuff ! What will BO5A's be like ? The culmination of the story ?

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Post by Eldorion Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:12 pm

Thrain:

Azog and Bolg:

Do the Dwarves split up?:

LOTR character cameos:

Bard:

Tauriel:

Beorn's introduction:

PJ's cameo:

Miscellaneous:


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Post by bungobaggins Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:12 pm

Eldorion wrote:
Spoiler:

Wow, that's dumb.
So, is Thrain going to be in Dol Guldur at all? I didn't see any mention of it from that person, nor did anyone ask.

And yes, it's all dumb. The whole thing is stupid.

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Post by Lancebloke Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:17 pm

Radaghast wrote:
Lancebloke wrote:
Radaghast wrote:My bigger problem is with the handling of Boromir's death scene itself, but I know I'm in a very small minority there.
I must have missed that discussion.... ???
I don't think there has been a discussion. It's just a(nother) gripe I have about the movie(s).
Well come on then!?!?!
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Post by Eldorion Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:21 pm

bungobaggins wrote:So, is Thrain going to be in Dol Guldur at all? I didn't see any mention of it from that person, nor did anyone ask.

And yes, it's all dumb. The whole thing is stupid.
I didn't see any mention of a direct appearance by Thrain either, which is odd since a character who we all thought was Thrain has appeared in trailers.  Although to be honest, while I definitely remember him being in the first trailer (back when there were only two films), I don't recall if he has been in the DOS ones.
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Post by Eldorion Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:22 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:And I dont think there should be any sense of triumph, however small in those moments around Boromirs death, its a seeming moment of hopelessness in the book, its all fallen apart.
We get it. Razz It's somewhat different than in the book.  That doesn't mean it's bad or cheap.

Edit: oh crap, top of page.  See this post onward for major DOS spoilers we're discussing.


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Post by azriel Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:23 pm

Oh bolly-olly-hollyhocks ! And my son wants to go see this ?! and take ME?!!
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Post by bungobaggins Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:26 pm

Eldorion wrote:
bungobaggins wrote:So, is Thrain going to be in Dol Guldur at all? I didn't see any mention of it from that person, nor did anyone ask.

And yes, it's all dumb. The whole thing is stupid.
I didn't see any mention of a direct appearance by Thrain either, which is odd since a character who we all thought was Thrain has appeared in trailers.  Although to be honest, while I definitely remember him being in the first trailer (back when there were only two films), I don't recall if he has been in the DOS ones.
Pretty sure he was in the first DOS trailer.


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Post by Radaghast Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:29 pm

Lancebloke wrote:
Radaghast wrote:
Lancebloke wrote:
Radaghast wrote:My bigger problem is with the handling of Boromir's death scene itself, but I know I'm in a very small minority there.
I must have missed that discussion.... ???
I don't think there has been a discussion. It's just a(nother) gripe I have about the movie(s).
Well come on then!?!?!
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I just didn't like how the scene was executed.

1) Seems silly to me that there'd be just one orc with a bow instead of many orc archers (as there were in the Mines). The orc with the bow is, of course, Lurtz, who, as PT suggested, is mostly there for someone for Aragorn to have a big climactic melee with.
2) After each arrow, the orcs Boromir is hewing down all seem to stop attacking as if to give him a breather (very considerate). Then Boromir manfully shrugs off the shock of the arrow and renews his attack, and only then do the orcs start fighting again Suspect 
3) Too much time after each arrow to show Boromir's reaction, as if to milk more sympathy from the viewer.

Again, just my perception of the scene. And, of course, it's hardly the only scene I have a problem with.
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Post by Lancebloke Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:41 pm

I can see your points there. I imagine, as you say, that Lurtz was specifically designed for task of taking down Boromir and getting chopped by Aragorn. I suppose they had to make him different some how.

I hadn't noticed the attacking part, but now that you mention it... yeah, that does happen. Suppose you could excuse that for thinking he was already down until he doesnt go down.

Last one... PJ was trying to make the most impact he could for Boromir's redemption. He had to make us care about him somehow or the scenes afterwards wouldn't have had any emotional impact. Sure it could have been done differently but I thought it worked.
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Post by Eldorion Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:42 pm

Smaug:

The Necromancer:

A crapload about Mirkwood and the Elves:

Framing scenes:

More on Azog and Bolg:

Lake-town:
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Post by Pettytyrant101 Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:48 pm

Hideous sounding, absolutely hideous. Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad 
And worryingly immediately brings a host of purist editing problems to mind.

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Post by Eldorion Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:49 pm

Has the crabbit meter completely melted down yet? Laughing

And yeah, I was wondering if you're going to be able to salvage anything you'd be pleased with from this film. Razz
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Post by Radaghast Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:49 pm

Thanks for more reasons not to see the movie, Eldo! Very Happy

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Post by Radaghast Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:50 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Hideous sounding, absolutely hideous. Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad 
And worryingly immediately brings a host of purist editing problems to mind.
Yeah, better not even try "purify" this on Neutral 
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Post by Pettytyrant101 Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:50 pm

Has the crabbit meter completely melted down yet?- Eldo

No, but its so close to the red that there is no chance it will stand actually having to watch this shit. Evil or Very Mad 

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Post by Radaghast Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:52 pm

Lancebloke wrote:Last one... PJ was trying to make the most impact he could for Boromir's redemption. He had to make us care about him somehow or the scenes afterwards wouldn't have had any emotional impact. Sure it could have been done differently but I thought it worked.
Perhaps, but it goes hand in hand with the other point, about how the orcs stop fighting after each arrow punctures him. Boromir shouldn't have time for a reaction.
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Post by Eldorion Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:53 pm

It's always interesting reading people's thoughts about these movies on non-Tolkien forums. Laughing The buzz coming out of the premiere (the IMDb forum spoilers don't seem to have spread very far yet) is overwhelmingly positive as expected, and everyone is praising the action scenes.  To be fair, the IMDb guys also said the action was awesome and that the film was at least somewhat better than AUJ.
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Post by bungobaggins Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:00 pm

"Turiel"

lol! 

I think I'm going to start calling her Turdiel. Pokey Tongue 

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Post by Radaghast Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:02 pm

How about Turdy-Smell Laughing
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