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The sculpt on the E3 Obi-Wan (pre-order coming up next week) looks great too. I pre-ordered my Lurtz exclusive at work on Friday. Looks terrific. So far the only Premium Format stuff I own is Freddy and Jason, but they are definitely two of my favorite pieces.

Damn Amazon order is still stuck on "BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED." This is the second week in a row that they're late with my stuff...looks like I'll be doing much less buying from them in the future.

Lucky bastard, Tim. My copy is still in flux somewhere :D

Dammit, the status on my Amazon order is still at "Billing Information Received" ...what's the damn holdup!

Woo Hoo! Just got shipping confirmation from Amazon. Stuff usually arrives the same day if I get confirmation early in the morning. Fingers crossed...

I cannot stop laughing :laugh::laugh:

Not to continue this futile debate, but I don't think Scott was dismissing Michael Crichton per se. He was dismissing the usage of a passage from Jurassic Park as an example to show how Jackson and co were "standing on the shoulders of giants." Crichton's JP isn't the best example, since it...

Say it with me, Ernest. O - F - C - SSSSSSSS :D Just look at his sig, man! :)

Gotta side with Weinberg on that one...why the cheap shot, Ernest? It seems like you're over-siplifying things to the point of absurdity. I agree that there are times (or I should say, time) when Boyens (and to a lesser extent, Jackson and Walsh) seems a little too pleased with...

Not as long as GL is tinkering with his films :D

Hahah :laugh: :laugh:

I think you're being a little harsh, but you're definitely correct.

You're not alone, Ricardo. When I finally read it for the first time 4 years ago, it was the intricate detail that drew me in. I've never liked most fantasy oriented stuff, because it all seemed too false to me. As if you have to completely suspend disbelief and buy whatever the...

Yah, I didn't notice that. You can really see the similarity with those two pics side by side.

Amen!

Yah, that was pretty classic. I can see your point regarding MoS. I commented in the Fellowship thread about subtlety being PJ's biggest strong point in the trilogy, and the MoS isn't exactly the greatest example of subtlety. I'm torn because I think MoS looks really kewl, but on the other...

I think the Mouth of Sauron is great. I don't remember the physical description for the book, but I think PJ's choice represents his overall visual style well. But that's just me. Great preview. I'm soooo glad to see Christopher Lee involved in things. I was hoping he wasn't still bitter...

It's so hard to separate the films from the books for me, so it's hard to answer. I'm pretty sure someone at some point does say that the Elves are going to "Valinor" or the Undying Lands. It's basically a physical representation of heaven. Listen to Gandalf's explanation of death to Pippin...

I finally got around to watching the trailer (been busy with the Scary Movie challenge) ...and, Wow! Fuckin' Aye Right!

You're definitely right about industrialization, but Tolkien did specifically oppose industrialize warfare. He learned about the widespread destruction caused by the machine-gun first hand in the battle of Somme during WWI. This is one of the things he's getting at with Saruman's "bombing" of...

Not really. Orcs cut down trees needlessly. That is the main flaw, and exactly what Tolkien is getting at with his environmentalist undercurrents. Saruman and his Orcs cut down trees to fuel the fires of war...that is what Tolkien is against: industrialized warfare. Look at the...

John Howe shows up at the Council of Elrond scene. He's one of the Men.

:emoji_thumbsup: Wow. What a journey. A perfect night for a perfect film. Congrats to Pete, Fran, and all involved. What an evening.

While I agree that the "exorcism" scene is too over the top, I thought the end of the scene with Theoden looking once again upon Eowyn was very poignant. I don't necessarily mind the spectacle aspect of the scene, but Saruman "possessing" Theoden bothers me. I wouldn't have minded Gandalf...

It was there, it was just extended in the EE (complete with Wormtongue showing Eomer the banishment decree signed by Theoden).

As I wrote in the line that you quoted, "The problem was that their conclusion was omitted from TTT." IE, the two things you mentioned happened in The Two Towers book, not Return of the King. I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I'm just pointing out changes that you missed since you seem...

Damn, Ricardo...you beat me to it :D

No Saruman or Wormtongue in ROTK isn't really a change...they aren't in the book either. The problem was that their conclusion was omitted from TTT. There are a great deal of changes that you missed for all the films, but specifically Fellowship. A few more would be No 17 year gap between...

Amen to that. Sean Bean's performance in Fellowship is still my favorite across all of the films. ...although, every time I see ROTK, Sean Astin gets a little closer. :)

I know, David...I was just pre-fending off any possible attacks on my argument. Symbols and allegory may not be exactly the same thing, but they are easily confused. Allegory-"The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or...