NP Tolkien Talk (WAS Re: Don Quixote)

[Tim Strzechowski]

Aragorn quoting Shakespeare?  How about Eowyn's turn at McDuff before
slaying the Nazgul Lord?

Yeah, Dave, I caught the AT-AT similarity, too.  I guess given the
antiquated stop-motion technique Lucas had to use back in the early Eighties
(vs. the CGI wizardry at Jackson's fingertips), one should revere the time
and effort that went into the former.  But the look of the Oliphants was
more impressive, I think.

I, too, am disappointed with the "Scouring of the Shire" cut.  However,
given all that happens at Minas Tirith, not to mention the "series" of
"endings" that seem to have many critics lamenting their lower back pain, I
wonder if including it would have been asking too much of the audience's
patience (not to mention a bit anti-climactic after that battle in Gondor!).

Ah well, there's always the extended DVD version . . .

I hear Jackson's trying to secure rights to do _The Hobbit_ next, by the way
. . .

Back to Pynchon . . .



> This reminds me, ultimate geek deathmatch: Easterlings
> (cf. yr Arabic types these days, by the way ...) on
> Oliphants vs. Imeprial Stormtroopers in AT-ATs.
> Anyone notice that a whole lotta Return of the King is
> straight outta Return of the Jedi?  AND Peter Jackson
> cut in the end not only the three best casting
> decsions of the entire trilogy--Christopher Lee
> (Saruman), Brad Dourif (Grima Wormtongue) and Bruce
> Spence (a.k.a. the Gyro Captain from The Road Warrior,
> as The Voice of Sauron)--but also the very important
> indeed "Scouring of the Shire" as well.  Sheesh ...
>
> --- joeallonby <vze422fs at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > To be a total digressing geek for a moment, has
> > anyone noticed that Aragorn's speech before the
> > gates of Mordor is straight out of Henry V?
>