tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post4756704810514704579..comments2024-03-09T02:39:40.253-08:00Comments on Hallucinations!: LOTR - The Book and The MoviesShruthihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635222842257175541noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-9416817990493865962008-08-17T18:56:00.000-07:002008-08-17T18:56:00.000-07:00I 'm not sure if the elephant was meant to count a...I 'm not sure if the elephant was meant to count as one or all the men who died falling from the back of the beast was what the dwarf was refering to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-36838834707235082262008-04-08T08:34:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:34:00.000-07:00Hi Shruthi,I'm so glad you brought up the topic of...Hi Shruthi,<BR/>I'm so glad you brought up the topic of Sam. I always wondered why Frodo was fawned upon so much by everyone while it is Sam who was so brave, so resourceful, loyal and determined..Can't say much about Frodo's character...I really think Sam was the Hero..<BR/>I'd also like to mention one of my fave lines..."Courage is not the absence of fear but what you do when you feel fear." or something to that effect...rajkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473706252786535841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-4237151872888671142008-04-08T07:42:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:42:00.000-07:00The last line of this post is proof enough that th...The last line of this post is proof enough that there is no God!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-76912942980339673532008-04-07T05:16:00.000-07:002008-04-07T05:16:00.000-07:00I loved the books too.. ended up buying my own cop...I loved the books too.. ended up buying my own copies of both, the books, and the movies. :-) I was so into the books that I read them all the way on a 12-13 hour drive to NY leaving S to his own devices to stay awake (I was not driving at that point, so couldn't really help him).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312346875503651682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-71689979309366043342008-04-06T21:35:00.000-07:002008-04-06T21:35:00.000-07:00My wife found Gollum to be cute in the movie, espe...My wife found Gollum to be cute in the movie, especially the way he speaks - in fact for a couple days after watching the movie she was talking that way...with all the "ssssssssss" at the end of every word! :)<BR/><BR/>LOTR is LOTR, unmatched and peerless...I can read it umpteen number of times without getting bored. Agreed the language in the book does get some getting used to. But once you are past that, you are hooked...for life.<BR/><BR/>I completely identify with you, Shruthi. And I have a suggestion for you - why don't you get your very own copy of LOTR. That way, you will have them with you forever!! Believe, its worth keeping with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-21493100674104329072008-04-06T19:47:00.000-07:002008-04-06T19:47:00.000-07:00Ah.. i read your post just in time. I was just pla...Ah.. i read your post just in time. I was just planning to order the three LOTR books and the prequel 'The Hobbit'. Ppl told me to actually read one book decide if you can continue and then buy the rest. So i was looking for some opinion on this.<BR/><BR/>It's rated as one of the best works... and didn't want my personal library to be without it and so now i can safely go pick the whole lot.... Then will watch movies.. <BR/><BR/>It was good that i navigated to your blog in time.<BR/><BR/>Good posts btw!!!Preethikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600303284404181246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-32166758567995947062008-04-05T22:10:00.000-07:002008-04-05T22:10:00.000-07:00u a doc?[phenargin]..and ahve u read "if tomorrow ...u a doc?[phenargin]..and ahve u read "if tomorrow comes" by sidney?broca's areahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978879187404578908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-89039615437841620332008-04-04T17:04:00.000-07:002008-04-04T17:04:00.000-07:00Oh I dunno.. I'm surprised you found it entertaini...Oh I dunno.. I'm surprised you found it entertaining.. I couldn't get past the first thirty pages or so!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-18269131614219059252008-04-04T06:52:00.000-07:002008-04-04T06:52:00.000-07:00lotr... classic trilogy.full of unforgettable mome...lotr... classic trilogy.<BR/>full of unforgettable moments and dialogues...<BR/>the macho friendship between legolas and gimli.. their game on who kills the most.. in this particular breathtaking visual, legolas pulls out an stunning stunt and kills an elephant. the visibly disgusted/awestruck gimli utters - "i will still count it as one"<BR/>the royal aragon..<BR/>and above all, the immortal words of sam - "there is something good in this world... and it is worth fighting for"<BR/>absolutely brilliant.Inderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818943412434096121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-32103861738859527882008-04-04T03:23:00.000-07:002008-04-04T03:23:00.000-07:00Gollum is the most menacing character I have ever ...Gollum is the most menacing character I have ever come across---something worse than evil---something from the depths of the basest nature---shudder!I loved Legolas (Orlando Bloom )in the movie---in fact when talking of Troy, or Pirates of the Caribbean, I'd refer to him as Legolas!LAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584119653341159330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-79940599919271434042008-04-03T20:53:00.000-07:002008-04-03T20:53:00.000-07:00so, which is the best book you have read so far?so, which is the best book you have read so far?chethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550283524707208934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-53934814026796765002008-04-03T20:24:00.000-07:002008-04-03T20:24:00.000-07:00Yep, Gimli and Legolas are my favorites too. And I...Yep, Gimli and Legolas are my favorites too. And I like Sam better than Frodo. <BR/>-ParijataAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-58919471405338968572008-04-03T12:13:00.000-07:002008-04-03T12:13:00.000-07:00Isnt Sam absolutely lovely? :) He was (is) my favo...Isnt Sam absolutely lovely? :) He was (is) my favourite character - WAY more than Frodo. I found Frodo such a weak character, and Sam desopite his fears and whatnot, was so stubbornly courageous. Loved the guy who played him in the movie, too. Also Orlando Bloom as Legolas, as far as I'm concerned, his best ever role.Shammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11795715.post-86936669475447140732008-04-03T10:35:00.000-07:002008-04-03T10:35:00.000-07:00Shruthi, If you read kannada books pls do read Ann...Shruthi, If you read kannada books pls do read Annana nenapu by PoorNa chandra tejaswi, it will even make you feel the same(ishtu bega pustaka mugithaa).. If you have already read it, I guess you would agree with me!<BR/>The last line is indeed so true.Veena Shivannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732107171313241385noreply@blogger.com