Yes, it will be great to see Smaug the dragon brought to life, I have total confidence in the folks at Weta to this right. I do not think we can count on Sir...
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Ellen Lienhard
elienhard10
Aug 8, 2005 11:42 am
Well, that would depend on where we are in the Harry Potter series when Peter finally gets to make his movie. He certainly would have to be well past Hagrid...
15865
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 8, 2005 12:25 pm
Runner Up When Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday, his children packed his bags and drove...
15866
George
greekss454
Aug 8, 2005 4:04 pm
Now that's funny... ... bags and...
15867
Rob
cosmiccostello
Aug 8, 2005 7:40 pm
<<PS I lied about the redheads... >> Damn it! Oh, well. :( Rob...
15868
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Aug 8, 2005 7:59 pm
Or perhaps one of the other hobbit-actors from film!LOTR. ... From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
15869
Lish
mithrilmoon
Aug 8, 2005 8:15 pm
Robbie Coltraine (SP?) would be perfect as Beorn. Beorn is my favorite character from THERE AND BACK AGAIN. He reminds me of a Native American Indian. he has...
15870
Ren Cat
ren_blackcat
Aug 9, 2005 3:28 am
I am still here. I do not post much but I very much enjoy all the posts from everyone else. I have learned a lot of good stuff from everyone about the books...
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Christina Tellifson
cerridwen_gr...
Aug 9, 2005 5:37 am
He would HAVE to be Gandalf. I still think that Ian Holmes could play Bilbo... they made him look quite young in LoTR when they show him finding the ring. I...
15872
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 6:32 am
Bilbo and Frodo are cousins - it's quite likely that Bilbo used to look very like Frodo when he was younger... How about Anthony Hopkins for the voice of Smaug...
15873
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 6:32 am
Thanks Ren. If you or anyone else would like to show your appreciation, simply write your name on a 50 dollar bill and send it to me.... ... Jack ... From: Ren...
15874
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 6:55 am
The dragon cast his wet, rheumy eyes, heavy-lidded with misery, over his kingdom - a malodorous, rot-ridden swamp, with moss cloaking brooding, gloomy...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 6:55 am
What accent does Beorn have? ... Jack ... From: Lish Robbie Coltraine (SP?) would be perfect as Beorn. Beorn is my favorite character from THERE AND BACK...
15876
Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blanken...
Aug 9, 2005 7:12 am
... I have several bills with my name already on them which I'd be glad to send you if you would pay them . . . -- Ronn! :)...
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Ellen Lienhard
elienhard10
Aug 9, 2005 12:56 pm
I would have to re-read that chapter, I do not recall any accent, other than a deep, gruff but kindly voice of no specific ethnicity. Ellen ... From: Jack To:...
15878
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Aug 9, 2005 1:08 pm
Some might argue that as JRRT intended Middle Earth to be a mythology for England, that the characters should have English, or at least British, accents. I...
15879
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 1:44 pm
"Why does every task in the Realm of Zithanor have to be a quest?" Baldak of Erthorn, handyman to the Great Wizard Zarthon, asked rhetorically as he began his...
15880
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 1:48 pm
I remember watching the Bakshi animation of LOTR 20 years ago in Bristol (that's in the English West Country). When Sam Gamgee came on, he spoke with a really...
15881
Ellen Lienhard
elienhard10
Aug 9, 2005 1:51 pm
Well, I am not at all sure about the logic of that. I have several cousins and we do not even vaguely resemble each other; on the other hand, the Hobbits do...
15882
Steve
studiodirewolf
Aug 9, 2005 8:11 pm
For Beorn I would cast ex pro wrestler Mick Foley (http://www.wrestlingclothesline.com/images/CactusJack.jpg). This guy always reminded me of Beorn from the...
15883
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Aug 9, 2005 8:27 pm
Nitpick. The word you are thinking of is 'theranthrope.' Lycantrope specifically means 'werewolf.' (Lykos=wolf) Technically the word for what Beorn is...
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George
greekss454
Aug 9, 2005 8:28 pm
Interesting, here in the State of Rhode Island, which is the south eastern part of the New England region, Bristol, which is down by the the water, is only two...
15885
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 8:30 pm
Definitely a possibility Shame that Giant Haystacks isn't available http://www.britishwrestling.cwc.net/haystack.htm ... Jack ... From: Steve For Beorn I would...
15886
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 8:36 pm
I imagine that people from Somerset (UK) settled there and named it after their home county - but they would probably have sailed from their local seaport -...
15887
George
greekss454
Aug 9, 2005 8:45 pm
Ahhh, I hadn't thought of the sports entertainment personalities for this position!!! Paul Wight maybe... or maybe the guy who plays Kane? I haven't watched...
15888
George
greekss454
Aug 9, 2005 8:52 pm
There are 39 municipalities with 5 counties in Rhode Island. Kent and Bristol counties are both names after UK locals. British named cities and towns in Rhode...
15889
Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 9:00 pm
Not an ursanthrope? (a bear-man rather than a lycanthrope - wolf-man) Ursiform Theranthrope - bear-shaped animal-man - seems a bit of a tautology JRRT doesn't...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Aug 9, 2005 9:09 pm
I think so too, but I very much doubt that Scituate is a British place name! It looks more Italian to me, although it isn't in my copy of Autoroute ... Jack ...
15891
Gary Bellinger
pepper_gaz
Aug 10, 2005 2:11 am
Are you referring to Haystacks Calhoun? That guy was my favourite wrestler in the 1970's. Now they are just idiots. ... From: "Jack" <jack@...> ...
15892
Gary Bellinger
pepper_gaz
Aug 10, 2005 2:12 am
Oh Angels and Ministers of Grace defend us if that happens! Nothing could be more humiliating!! ... From: "George" <greekss454@...> To:...
