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Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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Read the books, skipped the songs.
I've watched the movies more often than I've read the books though.

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Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

Everyone makes pisstakes
The prequels are less boring than the original trilogy.

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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ikanreed posted:

Elves at helms deep didn't contribute narratively, and in addition to nerd whines about Canon, undermined the world building put into making them distant with the world or men, rather than subverting it.

Helms Deep didn't contribute narratively.

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

Everyone makes pisstakes

new phone who dis posted:

The Silmarillion was terrible. Just terrible. It's like the Elven Bible but somehow more boring than the real Bible. Everything about it is a god drat disgrace.

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Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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Colonel Cancer posted:

Shadow of Mordor is a narrative masterpiece compared to Lord of the Rings.

Saw the new trailer.
MAN those orcs are chatty.
Also they aren't Andy Serkis so basically gently caress 'em

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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Literature is actually extremely overrated when you think about it.
Same with movies.

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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Caesar Saladin posted:

authors are generally a bunch of weirdo freaks that subject you to their fetishes and sexual fantasies when you're just trying to read a story about wizards

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

Everyone makes pisstakes

:stare:

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

Everyone makes pisstakes
Both the Hobbit movies and the prequels were excellent because they managed to piss off nerds who care about things.

Caring about things in 2017, just lol

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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Tom Bom is basically God and when you're God you can afford to give no fucks

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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I won't give C something Lewis too much poo poo about Narnia since the holy bible is basically the mother of all fantasy books :smuggo:

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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Gianthogweed posted:

Which versions the theatrical editions or the extended editions? The Ralph Bakshi version or the Rankin/Bass version?

The Gene Deitch version.

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

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My favorite book chapter was the one with the orcs bickering while being chase-stalked by the Rohirrim.

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Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

Everyone makes pisstakes
Did they ever make a LotR version of 'Oregon's Trail'?

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