25-05-2002 08:58									#1
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I saw "The lord of the rings" this week. There's a "LOTR: the two towers" preview at the end. Its nice, but for those of you who have not read the books, there is a major spoiler in it. You have been warned!

	25-05-2002 09:08									#2
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If you haven't read the book you have no business going to see the movie.
Bunch of lasy asses.

	25-05-2002 09:18									#3
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Gameleague weeny....

	25-05-2002 09:21									#4
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand If you haven't read the book you have no business going to see the movie. Bunch of lasy asses.

For the record, and I'm somewhat ashamed to confess it, I read the LOTR trilogy about 5 or 6 times.

	25-05-2002 09:33									#5
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Read The Hobbit at my Mum's insistence before LOTR. Hated it. Lost all interest beyond just finishing it by 3/4 through. Got so bored with LOTR after 20 pages I gave up and haven't tried since.

Fantasy novels just bore me senseless.

-Have you read the book?

-No, but I saw the movie.

	25-05-2002 09:38									#6
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god those books were boring.

i've read LOTR, all of it, but it is as BORING a book as i;ve ever read.

	25-05-2002 11:19									#7
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quote: Originally posted by nostromo I saw "The lord of the rings" this week. There's a "LOTR: the two towers" preview at the end. Its nice, but for those of you who have not read the books, there is a major spoiler in it. You have been warned!

My god, what a title after 9/11!

	25-05-2002 11:29									#8
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It's the name of the second volume, Ned. It was chosen closer to WWII than Sept. 11.

What was the spoiler? Nobody on this forum worth their salt should be unfamiliar with the series anyway. And the movies are designed in large part for people who've already read the books.

	25-05-2002 13:22									#9
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quote: Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt Read The Hobbit at my Mum's insistence before LOTR. Hated it. Lost all interest beyond just finishing it by 3/4 through. Got so bored with LOTR after 20 pages I gave up and haven't tried since. Fantasy novels just bore me senseless.

Me too. When all the hype started I read the Hobbit and started reading the first book. After the sixth chapter it became too boring to continue. I also never bothered to see the movie.

	25-05-2002 13:37									#10
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I love Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit.

Exciting read.

	25-05-2002 14:15									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Ned My god, what a title after 9/11!

petition to rename the movie!

	25-05-2002 15:48									#12
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renaming a book by a BRITISH author written DECADES before 2001, just because something happened in the USA?

That's just stupid.

	25-05-2002 15:52									#13
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand If you haven't read the book you have no business going to see the movie. Bunch of lasy asses.

Bite me

	25-05-2002 15:53									#14
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And there is no way the movie should be renamed. Bloody hypersensitive idiots.

	25-05-2002 16:00									#15
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Agreement PH. I resisted as long as I could, but eventually had to see the movie. I AM an NZer, and also one of the three in the country who didn't end up in the films at some point.

For those who HAVEN'T seen it, do so while you can (if you still can) - it's actually good. And this coming from someone who normally can't stand fantasy.

	25-05-2002 16:01									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Ned My god, what a title after 9/11!

PLEASE tell me youre joking???

	25-05-2002 16:03									#17
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If you haven't already, click on Thue's link - they actually claim Peter Jackson named the movie "The Two Towers" of his own volition to (of course) refer to 9/11.

The level of denial in some ppl's minds is just staggering.

And for every "signature", there are fifty odd who congratulate the author on such a fine example of trolling, before they laugh at their idiocy.

	25-05-2002 16:22									#18
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So yeah - remind us what the spoiler was!

	25-05-2002 16:35									#19
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Yeah, and having Twin Towers in the Muslim city of Kuala Lumpur is sheer provocation as well, I bet OBL is behind that

	25-05-2002 16:58									#20
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quote: So yeah - remind us what the spoiler was!

haven't seen the trailer yet (downloading it now), but I'm guessing it's Gandalf.

	25-05-2002 17:16									#21
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But Gandalf's dead

	25-05-2002 17:17									#22
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I would suggest you either read the book, or leave the thread now. I sense spoilers on the horizon.

	25-05-2002 17:20									#23
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This was my favourite comment from the petition: "I myself am a big Elvis fan, and if they name the third film after the book title "Return of the King" i will start my own petition...."

	25-05-2002 17:25									#24
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Although I liked this one too: "I'm so offended I could ****. I mean, Saruman is an anagram of Ram Anus, which clearly incites unhealthy practices involving livestock."

	25-05-2002 17:26									#25
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Oooh, there's obviously some new ones. I must check that petition again.

	25-05-2002 17:28									#26
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You want 100-0 ing Chowlett...

	25-05-2002 17:36									#27
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Personally, I like the author's entry best. It says so much about him:

quote: Why are you people getting irate about this petition? There are a few simple facts here: (1) The sequeal was only completed recently. Movie studios dont make movies unless they thing they're make money off them; (2) Mr. Jackson named the sequal "The Two Towers" to capitalize on the 9/11 tragedy. (3) All this ranting about some "JR Tolkein" has nothing to do with the movie--they are only similarly named. If you have something to say to me, say it directly. You know where to e-mail me: slashdotwidener@yahoo.com. Screaming cowards don't even use your real neams.

Particularly since, according to a slightly earlier signature, slashdotwidener@yahoo.com is not a valid email address.

	25-05-2002 17:38									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Immortal Wombat You want 100-0 ing Chowlett...

Sarcasm is hard to judge in text. I thought you would be one of the people on the board most likely to have read the book, but I did think, for a moment, that were serious. I just wanted to be sure.

Perhaps a , or a next time, instead of a , hmmm?

	25-05-2002 18:02									#30
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I've seen the trailer

spoiler(highlight to read): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The trailer features Gandalf the white briefly, but clearly. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .