I stole these observations about TTT from the IGN Force website. There are a lot more, but to tell you the truth, I'm tired of trying to take out all these line breaks. So maybe more later ...
On Sam & Frodo
Frodo's transformation from a happy-go-lucky hobbit to a withdrawn, bitter person
that is a mirror to Gollum is apparent. The actor's ability, I think, is shown more in this movie then in the last one, and I think in this movie more than the last we start to understand why Elijah Wood was chosen for the role. -Warren Bennett
The dead man falling near Sam and Frodo before they head off to Faramir's cave
is very accurate. It's Sam's introduction to the war of man vs. man. -Tanya Stone
When Sam is talking about potatoes, he says, "boil them, mash them, put them
in a stew," which is the song the trolls sing in the old Hobbit cartoon while
deciding how to eat Bilbo and the Dwarves. Very funny. -Branden Scala
I thought it was great that at the end, they had the conversation where Sam is
pretending to be telling a story to his child about the ring and the great Frodo. I thought that was a nice touch, and I'm glad they didn't change the wording of it too much because I liked that part of the book. -Strange One
Sam's backpack, laden with pots and pans, is dead-on accurate. -Tanya Stone
I didn't really notice this in Fellowship, but the hobbits' toes bounce a bit when they walk. Of course this is the rubber, I just thought it was kind of funny when I saw their toes going everywhere. -Brian K.
On Merry & Pippin
In the book, Merry and Pippin escape by tricking an orc into taking them away
secretly by telling him that they had the ring and could give it to him. In the movie, an orc takes them away just because he wants to eat them. -Jeanette A. Carey
When Merry and sam are held captive by the Uruk-Hai and they hear noises from the forest, I like how Merry mentions the Old Forest and how the trees could talk to each other. That was a special nod to the chapter from FOTR that never made it into the film. -Marcy Gomez
When the Ents are seen storming off into the distance towards Isengard, led by
Treebeard, carefully watch Merry & Pippin on his shoulders (or branches), as they grow smaller and smaller in the distance. With each step, they get violently jerked around! You'd think they'd go flying off, getting whipped around that bad!
-Daryn Gray
On Gollum
Not only does [Gollum] help drive the story, but he makes Jar Jar Binks look like a sock puppet. -Brendan Agnew
New: When Frodo approaches Gollum just before he calls him Smeagol, Gollum recites the poem that the Barrow-wights say in FOTR. "Cold be hand and heart and bone..." -Alexandra Spalding
I rather enjoyed Gollum's song about eating fish being included in the film when
Faramir shows him to Frodo at the forbidden pool. I like how Peter Jackson honors Tolkien's original material by slipping in a rhyme or two. -Swankster Beans
Of rabbits and potatoes. Almost straight from the book! "Stupid, fat hobbit!"
"PO-TA-TOES!" -Luke Simmons
I like the scenes where Gollum is calling Sam fat...just funny, and I loved reading that in the books. -Drew Douglas
When Gollum is begging Frodo for mercy and kindness and rubbing his face on his elven robe, he doesn't get burnt. When he has the elven rope around his neck, he is being burnt. The book says that anything elven burns Gollum. In the book, Gollum is actualy trying to avoid touching Sam and Frodo because of their robes. So how does he touch their robes without being burnt? -Jon Breda
In The Fellowship of the Ring, in Moria, there is a close-up of Gollum, in which (at least I had the impression) his eyes are green. And in The Two Towers, they're blue. This adds also to the fact that Tolkien always described Gollum's eyes as having a 'green glow' of some kind. -José Luis Garza Lizano
Did anyone find it neat how Gollum's eyes and Frodo's were exactly the same
color? I think it was neat showing exactly what Frodo could become if he were to
go the path of Gollum. Really neat stuff. -Rick Mirenzi
Watch the pupils of Gollum's eyes. Bad Gollum's are very small, and Good Gollum's are quite large. It's interesting to watch as they change during a monologue.
-Andy Myers
Frodo calls Gollum/Smeagol by Smeagol and Sam calls him Gollum. -Alex Jacobs
I noticed that Gollum's back had scars, and I guess they came from the torture he
received in Mordor, as we saw in the first film. -Jose Manuel Guerra Chappa
New: Listen to when Gollum/Smeagol coughs. He coughs "gollum". It's a bit hoarse and deep, but you can tell that it is "gollum". -Keith Estes
On Gandalf & Shadowfax
When Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas face off the White Wizard in Fangorn, the first
few lines spoken by Gandalf are an amalgam of Saruman and Gandalf's voices – leading some in the audience to believe it is in fact Christopher Lee. -Rhys Novak
Legolas notes that Shadowfax is a Mearas. -Tanya Stone
New: Legolas' line about Shadowfax "this is surely a mearas unless my eyes are decieved by some spell" is actually spoken by a generic Rohan Soldier at the gates to Edoras. -Ben DeClue
Gandalf calls for Shadowfax by whistling twice. In the book, it's thrice. -Charles de Jean
Gandalf's cape is so conveniently large that you do not see a saddle under him while riding Shadowfax, which there surely is, but Shadowfax is not supposed to
have ever been tamed to a saddle. -Ben Getter
In the book, Gandalf mentions that Gwahir the eagle, who rescued him from Isengard, also took him to Lothlorien after the Balrog fight. In The Two Towers,
you can clearly see in certain scenes that the grey cloak he is wearing is exactly the same as those of the other members of the fellowship. -ValenciaCo
New: The design of Gandalf`s staff is so obviously Lothlorien-esque that he must have got it from Galadriel, although we don`t see it. Perhaps on the [extended edition DVD]? (Appendix B of LOTR says that Gwaihir bore Gandalf to Lorien on February 17th) -Bryan A
On Aragorn & Arwen
The one part that surprised me (with its detail) was when Aragorn was tracking
Merry and Pippen after the Riders of Rohan killed the orcs' party. As he moved
over the ground recounting what he could descern from the trampled grass and
torn ropes, he shifted into Elvish. I thought this was awesome: as he concentrates on what he's doing, he speaks the language of the elves, perhaps
a holdover from the fact that he was raised by Elrond. -Kevin Campbell
Watch closely when the riders come upon the pile of corpses in Rohan. Aragorn
kicks a helmet, screams, and falls to his knees. No, this isn't just impassioned
acting, Viggo Mortensen actually broke his toe in that shot. -Andy Myers
One scene I noticed ... was the flash forward in time, of Arwen at Aragorn's
grave. This was no dream, for this actually happens as described in the Appendix. Aragorn accomplishes all he can in Middle-earth, and chooses the day of his death. It was cool to see the "old", grey-haired Aragorn, with crown and all,
laid to rest in his kingdom of Gondor. -Scoobydooku
The fate of Aragorn and Arwen is hidden away in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings. It is commendable of Peter Jackson to bring it to life so beautifully in
The Two Towers – however great victory may be, or however blissful and joyous love may be for Aragorn and Arwen, it is still foreshadowed by the foreknowledge of death. The scene fades to autumn (the coldness which sets in Arwen's heart after the death of the King) and even shows her walking, alone through the woods of Lothlorien which she chooses as her place of rest. Smaller details from his words to Arwen include that Aragorn will "lie as a vision of the glory of men unfinished before the breaking of the world" a clear reference to the Silmarilion where it is prophesied that Melkor will return and the world will be unmade.
-"Phones 4 All"
New: The line ["lie as a vision of the glory of men unfinished before the breaking of the world"] clearly refers instead to the breaking of the world in the Second Age, in which Numenor (the island home of he "Numenoreans", the mightier and more elf-like race of humans of which Aragorn is descended) was destroyed. -Bryan Melville
New: This is something I thought up after watching TTT and just completing The Silmarillion. I think I know how Aragorn suvived that great fall off the cliff and the reason isn't illogical either. There is a line to Aragorn about "let the grace of the Valar protect you" and that line lit a lightblub. The Vala Ulmo, the god of all waters, saved Aragorn! Yes, in The Silmarillion it clearly stated Ulmo ... dwelled alone in the waters of Arda around Middle-earth. That "grace of Valar" line and God of Water being Ulmo the Vala and Aragorn falling into water seems to fit together so well. Script coincidence or maybe just another little thing thrown in there by PJ? -George
On Legolas & Gimli
The entire sequence involving the three hunters pursuing the party of Uruk-hai is translated almost word for word from page to screen. The astounding tracking skills of Aragorn, the superhuman senses of Legolas, and the weary stubbornness of Gimli are all there along with gorgeous cinematography. Even down to the finding of Pippen's Lorien brooch, the details are nearly all there. "Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall." -Brendan Agnew
Gimli drops something while running with Legolas and Aragorn at the beginning.
-Josh Wilder
You can catch it at the beginning when Legolas and company are hunting Merry and Pippin. One of the shots from afar shows Legolas slip on a rock. Not very Elf-like. -Gracey Anthony
We get even more acquainted with how skilled an archer Legolas is when he shoots a rider off a running warg from what looks like at least two hundred yards away. -Ryan Hash
A particular scene that gave me a good laugh and that I remembered reading is the scene where Gimli is riding a horse on the way to Helm's Deep, telling the story of the scarcity of Dwarf women. The lines were nearly straight out of Appendix A in the back of The Return of the King. -Dustin Winthal
Gimli and Legolas were keeping track of their kills, and competing was a nice touch in the book. I am glad they kept it for the film. -Vodoochild
When Legolas grabs onto that running horse, swings himself around it and up with one arm, wow, that was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. -Steve Quinn
Was it just me or did Legolas' eyes change from blue to brown quite frequently?
-Clark
During the scene in the armory of Helm's Deep, Legolas' eyes are no longer blue,
but brown! -Mark Higgins
On the Ents
Whenever Treebeard is not talking or moving his arms and legs, he is absolutely
still. -Alex Jacobs
I liked how they made Treebeard and the Ents move kind of slow. Houterig, we would say over here (the Netherlands). Houterig literally translates to "woody" (as in seemingly made of wood). Of course, the Ents are made of wood, so they shouldn't be as rubbery and jumpy as your regular CG character. Another nice
touch. -René Raps
Did anyone notice that one of the Ents was a Christmas tree? That was a nice
thought. -Bob Treadwell
I'm glad they stuck with how the Ents were unable to harm the Tower at Isengard. -Josh Glaser
A little something that made me smile during the movie was seeing the Ent who was on fire running towards the oncoming flood to put himself out while everyone else is struggling to stand still. -Nathan Dziadul
New: Watch the Ent closest to the viewers (far right of screen) when the dam at
Isengard starts to give way. The foreground Ent casually tosses an orc into the
flood as if he were a piece of trash. -William G. Waldrip
On Théoden
When Theoden grieves for his son, Theodred, he holds a white flower called the simbelmyne. These flowers do grow on the burial mounds that line the main path
to Edoras and is straight from the book. -Marcy Gomez
One of the coolest things I noticed was when Theoden says the whole Rohan song: "Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?" and so on. When he said this, there were numerous other layered voices saying it at the same time. To me, it was a means to show that he wasn't just saying it, but that it had been said by numerous people and kings before him. Listen for it, it's brilliant. The sound in these films is the best sound I've ever heard. -Andy
The poem that Theoden recites while Gamling puts his armor on is also from the
book (in the movie it is shortened somewhat), though in the book Aragorn recites it as the three hunters and Gandalf arrive at Edoras. -Marcy Gomez
On Éowyn
Eowyn. Needs no explanation, she was perfect. "I can fight!" -Tanya Stone
I think Eowyn is hotter then Arwen... so sue me. -Warren Bennett
My main observation of TTT was that Miranda Otto is an incredible hottie! What
the hell is Aragorn thinking? -Timothy M. Allen
The special preview on the Fellowship of the Ring DVD featured a shot of Éowyn awaiting a vicious Uruk around a corner, down in the caverns of Helm's Deep, as she stands with her sword raised. In the final film, we never see the army going into the caverns. -René Raps
New: When Aragorn meets with Eowyn, and they talk about her being fearful of a cage, etc., there's a lovely, albeit misplaced quote. Interestingly, in the novel, this is not spoken out loud at all. In the movie, Aragorn calls her, "daughter of kings, shieldmaiden of Rohan ..." That description is the simple text describing her as she attacks the Witch-King in ROTK. Lovely. -Suzanne Eggebrecht
New: Another misplaced quote was when Grima spoke to [Eowyn], in the movie, remarking that "who knows what you speak to the darkness, alone..." This was actually Aragorn's quote while he told Eomer about Eowyn's true thoughts. This took place while Aragorn was healing her in ROTK. These are important character background bits, and I'm so glad they made it into the film, in any fashion. Jackson truly loves Tolkien, and we can tell. -Suzanne Eggebrecht
New: When Theoden, Aragorn, Legolas, and Theoden's men make their last ride out to meet the orcs (Helm's Deep/Forth Eorlingas), look to Legolas' right when you see the shot from behind (as the horses are knocking away the Uruk-hai) and you will notice Eowyn there. -Melanie May
On Saruman & Wormtongue
When Wormtongue mentions that Edoras would be emptied, and how there would be woman and children on the move, the light in Saruman's eyes, the way his eyebrows perk up – evil. -Luke Simmons
[One of my favorite scenes] is when Wormtongue is back at Isengard with Saruman and he is shown the army of ten thousand Uruk-Hai. When he sees the army, if you look closely, you can see a tear running down his cheek.
Wormtongue is so moved by the evil beauty of Saruman's army that he sheds a tear! It is such a powerful way to show how incredibly demented the mind of Wormtongue is. -Shawn Regina
New: Shawn makes an interesting point [above], but I felt that Grima's expression was not one of being moved by the evil beauty of the army, but of feeling sorry for himself that Eowyn would be killed. -Barbara
On Helm's Deep
Someone at TheForce.Net pointed it out first, but an orc does a "Wilhelm scream" as he falls off the outer wall of Helm's Deep, early in the final battle after being shot.
New: In one of the first close up shots of Helm's Deep, you can see that some of the stonework is newer and looks "hastily repaired." This is a detail straight out of the book. Helm's Deep was a Gondorian fortress before the Rohirrim settled there, and was thus very old and had fallen into disrepair. Erkenbrand, the Lord of Westfold sadly absent from the movie, had the fortress repaired, because he
foresaw war coming to Rohan. -Mike
The delight at seeing the statue of Helm actually in the fortress itself. -Dermot
Farrelly
The final rally of Helm's Deep! Theoden says most of the Eorlingas rally poem: "Now for wrath, now for ruin, and a red nightfall." Pretty cool. -Tanya Stone
New: The "Now for Wrath, now for Ruin and the Red Dawn" line spoken by Theoden in Helm's Deep right before the final charge, is NOT word-for-word from Eomer's battle-rally cry at the Battle of the Pelenor Fields. Eomer's version is for the red nightfall. -Ben DeClue
I think I noticed the name "Pam" graffitied on the wall at Helm's Deep. -Gerard
Boyle
On the Rohirrim
They even had the correct number of funeral mounds at Edoras. -Dermot Farrelly
The boy who is sent by his mother along with his sister is named Eothain. In the
book, Eothain is the name of one horseman riding with Eomer when they meet
the three hunters. -Charles de Jean
On Orcs and Oliphaunts
In the movie, the orcs stop to rest, complaining that all they have to eat is "maggoty bread" and have not had any meat for "three stinkin' days." This erupts
into violence as the Mordor orcs turn to Pippin and Merry, wanting to eat their legs, whilst those loyal to Saruman are under strict orders to return them unspoilt. In the book, Saruman's treachery of the White Council and of Sauron is clear, as the orcs squabble as whether they should head toward Mordor or Isengard; and this is the reason why the Mordor orcs are killed. Grishnakh's knowledge of the ring and his desire to possess it are also important as he hints at Sauron's awareness that Saruman may be acting solely in his own interests. -"Phones 4 All"
Something bothered me a bit – when Eomer and his men surround Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, Aragorn says "we track a band of Uruk-Hai." If you watch fellowship, they never learn the name for the creatures. They are told of creatures that run during the day and carry the mark of a white hand. How did they know what to call them? -Matt Ward
Paul's note: It's worth pointing out that Saruman's own special strain notwithstanding, Uruk-Hai orcs had actually been around for several hundred years. It's not unreasonable for a Ranger like Aragorn to know what he's talking
about.
The oliphant with its war tower and the giant shot off its back! And Sam's little
"nobody back home will believe me": very accurate. -Tanya Stone
On Cameo Appearances
In the Helm's Deep battle sequence, did the director Peter Jackson play as a
Rohan soldier? I swear I saw a glimpse of him as he rushed towards the orcs,
screaming with a sword drawn. -Combative Hellion
[Peter Jackson] appears twice in this film. He is with the wildmen as they charge
the camera after the pep-talk, and he throws a boulder from the flaps above the
gate at the battle of Helm's Deep. -Will Burgon
New: Jackson, in his cameo, doesn't throw a boulder at the Orcs attacking Helm's Deep. It's a spear. -Don Smith
[Art director] Dan Hennah was in line in the scene where weapons were given to the old folks of Rohan before the Battle of Helm's Deep. -Janne Pohjoismaki?
The young Rohirrim boy who plays "Haleth, Hama's son" (Aragorn takes a look
at his sword) is in fact the son of screenwriter Philippa Boyens; Viggo Mortensen's son Henry is also briefly shown holding a sword next to young Haleth; conceptual artist Alan Lee makes another cameo (he was also one of the nine kings from FOTR) as one of the older Rohirrim collecting his sword before the battle; art director Dan Hennah also had a cameo as a Rohirrim in the same scene as Alan Lee. -Marcy Gomez
New: I accidently omitted the first time around the fact that Peter Jackson's two
kids appear as well at Helm's Deep. They're the same children that appear in Fellowship at the birthday party, to whom Bilbo tells a story about the stone
trolls. Too many readers wrote in about this to mention by name, but thanks to everyone who did!
Miscellaneous Observations
At the beginning of the film, when the Uruk-Hai are slain by the Rohan Riders, a head is erected by the burning bodies. This is obviously a reference to William
Golding's Lord of the Flies novel – written by another British author and around
the same time as The Lord of the Rings. -Wayne Morris
New: [In reference to head on a pike:] The film was simply being true to Tolkien's own work. In the chapter "The Riders of Rohan," the scene is described perfectly: "Upon a stake in the middle was set a great goblin head; upon its shattered helm the white badge could still be seen." -Lyn
If you listen carefully when Frodo, Sam, and Gollum are going through the Dead Marsh, you can hear the commands of Elrond during the Battle of Mount Doom.
-Michael Nguyen
New: During the Dead Marshes scene, when Frodo is looking at the dead Elf and falls in, we see an elf we've seen before. It's Gil-galad! We saw Gil-galad, who was an Elven king, in the prologue of Fellowship twice: first during the Three
Rings shot (dark-haired elf, bearing the Blue Ring) and during the battle (the elf stabbing the fallen Orc). In that battle only the two 'Elven Generals' (Elrond and Gil-galad) weren't wearing helms. Since we know Elrond is alive, the elf Frodo saw is likely Gil-galad. Gil-galad of course was slain during the overthrow of Sauron at the end of the Second Age, whereabouts he passed Vilya to Elrond.
The armor on the elf matches that which Gil-galad wore in the prologue, the face
is right (as far as water can tell), and the Dead Marshes are the site of the War
of the Last Alliance. -Danny Aason
Also did anyone notice that when the Elves did march into Helm's Deep, they made no sound whatsoever. This was a cool aspect to the Elves that added to their majesty. -Robert Curry
When Faramir shows Frodo that they found Gollum in the forbidden pool, there is a shot of the moon (I think it is this scene). Well, the moon appears to have a
smiley face in it. -Stephen Semones
New: There is what appears to be the face of a skull in the moon when Faramir
and Frodo are standing above the forbidden pool. -Christian Del Piero
Now, I'm not quite sure of this because I've only seen the movie twice so far, but the second time around I was really looking hard for something that resembled
Shelob in that final pan up at the end. I don't know what I saw exactly, but it
appeared to me that there was some sort of spider-shaped lump moving around
in the middle of the screen. I could be wrong. -J.A. Potanos
Dagorlad is [mis]spelled "Dagorland" on Faramir's map. Dagorlad translates to
"battle plain" in the books. -Brandon
On Faramir's map, Minas Morgul does not appear. -Charles de Jean
New: One of the things I noticed the most was the general color of both FOTR and TTT. In Fellowship, everything had a lot of richness to it. Most of the shots
had a golden or green tinge to them, because they was set in either the Hobbits'
idealistic Shire or the Elves' mystical homeland. In The Two Towers, we're now in
the humans' homeland. A race that is and isn't what it is now, a race fighting for survival. The majority of the scenes had a grayish or tan color. A perfect example is Osgiliath, a city that you can tell used to be white, but now has degraded to an ashen gray. -Samantha
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In my searches, Mug, I've discovered that approximately one half of the Internet is currently made up of Lord-of-the-Rings message boards.
It's kind of scary ...
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Treebeard's line about "Usurpers", and "Gnawing, biting, hacking, burning" was Tom Bombadil's in the book.
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Hi SW,
Interesting how even the missing characters still have some lines in the movie, huh?
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Interesting how even the missing characters still have some lines in the movie, huh?
I noticed that too. I may get paranoid or something, but do you remember when Frodo says "They have come!", just before the Nazgul appears? That's what Beregond says in ROTK for the same kind of situation (p. 86, The Siege of Gondor).
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I love the information on where quotes come from. For instance, the very first opening lines spoken by Galadriel in FOTR were said by Treebeard: "The world is changing..."
"I hope that the forgotten people will not have forgotten how to fight."
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Hi Val, your sure can dig up information!
There is so much of interest here! But this is particularly a jewel of a find.
This is something I thought up after watching TTT and just completing The Silmarillion. I think I know how Aragorn suvived that great fall off the cliff and the reason isn't illogical either. There is a line to Aragorn about "let the grace of the Valar protect you" and that line lit a lightblub. The Vala Ulmo, the god of all waters, saved Aragorn! Yes, in The Silmarillion it clearly stated Ulmo ... dwelled alone in the waters of Arda around Middle-earth. That "grace of Valar" line and God of Water being Ulmo the Vala and Aragorn falling into water seems to fit together so well. Script coincidence or maybe just another little thing thrown in there by PJ? -George
This guy may have provided wonderful insight into the questions people had about that incident when (TTT) came out!! Great stuff.
I remember making a mental note when Aragorn was floating down the river it appeared like he was being gently laded to rest...
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Hi Paul,
That scene is also interesting because Aragorn is wounded badly in the shoulder. It seems to me to be like the symbolic wounding of the hero in these mythic stories that, instead of stopping the quest, fills the hero with new resolve. Frodo had a similar wound at the hand of the witch king.
It's also very interesting that Arwen the healer, as she did with Frodo, comes to rescue Aragorn and pull him back from the darkness.
These movies are great, aren't they?
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Ok, I hope I'm not supposed to comment on all these ;)
If I get started .. I'm going to write a book. lol :)
Just one tiny thing I'll comment on ..
Gandalf calls for Shadowfax by whistling twice. In the book, it's thrice. -Charles de Jean
I think Shadowfax heard him the first time.
He is a Mearas you know :)
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Thanks! This is great stuff, especially about the 'Ulmo' one.
"The Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong."
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"New: Another misplaced quote was when Grima spoke to [Eowyn], in the movie, remarking that "who knows what you speak to the darkness, alone..." This was actually Aragorn's quote while he told Eomer about Eowyn's true thoughts. This took place while Aragorn was healing her in ROTK. These are important character background bits, and I'm so glad they made it into the film, in any fashion. Jackson truly loves Tolkien, and we can tell. -Suzanne Eggebrecht"
These comments were made by Gandalf, not Aragorn. Gandalf interjects in the middle of Aragorn's comments to Eomer.
"I hope that the forgotten people will not have forgotten how to fight."
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miko, I was gonna point out that Gandulf said that but then I saw you already caught that.
But I wanted to ask, the last quote about Eowyn, about her riding out next to Legolas at Helms Deep. Is that what everyone was talking about when they said Arwen was at Helm's Deep? Anybody know who that really was or anything about that?
I've seen pics but they convince me of nothing.
"Suspect Eowyn fancies me. Cannot blame her as stubble so manly is turning even self on."
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Listen to when Gollum/Smeagol coughs. He coughs "gollum". It's a bit hoarse and deep, but you can tell that it is "gollum". -Keith Estes
I can't compete with such an awesome intellect. This guy is a genius! Such insight!
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You're just jealous because you didn't notice that!
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I really enjoyed this message! I'm one of those people who is fascinated by tiny, insignificant details and I loved reading about all the things people spotted. It was also nice to see a post where all (or nearly all) of the comments were positive; praising the movie instead of criticizing it. There's far too much negativity, name calling, and other nonsense on these boards IMHO.
I had to get out my dvd and watch in slow-mo for these little tidbits:
conceptual artist Alan Lee makes another cameo (he was also one of the nine kings from FOTR)
Alan Lee appears to be on the right, one up from the last in line.
New: During the Dead Marshes scene, when Frodo is looking at the dead Elf and falls in, we see an elf we've seen before. It's Gil-galad! We saw Gil-galad, who was an Elven king, in the prologue of Fellowship twice: first during the Three
Rings shot (dark-haired elf, bearing the Blue Ring) and during the battle (the elf stabbing the fallen Orc).
Saw that one too!
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I could have sworn I saw John Howe in the Council of Elrond scene. He would be the one shown sitting to the left of Boromir(but to the right of the frame).
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"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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The road may pass, but they shall not! Not while Faramir is Captain.
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Knowledge is Power. Power corrupts.
Study hard. Be evil.
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I'm like a good haines t-shirt: tagless 
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Bump
 Honk if you love peace and quiet
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Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow,
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.
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Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow,
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.
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Bump!
 if you hate Tom Hardy
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...the angels had guitars even before they had wings...
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Pokey pokey!
Fernie
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 You are a daughter of kings. A shieldmaiden of Rohan.
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A friendly bump from Sponsor #11593: Lady Éowyn
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