Lord of the Rings Anything

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i read the silmarillion it was a good book about the elves. i own both dvds and i am really looking forward to the return of the king. i also own the fellowship of the ring and two towers games for pc. and i have read the hobbit and the entire lotr trilogy
 

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I read all books by Tolkien, Silmarillion too, and it was the best book in my opinion :)

What do you think, Eru?
 

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Silmarillion was one of the nicest books in the series. Makes a change from HP. And LotR is amazing, the movies are great for non-priority actors/actresses, the scenes are breathtaking and the whole story is an amazing trilogy which definitely made the movie great.

RotK is coming! Oh yeah!
 

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Yeah the Silmarillion is such a great book. I recommended it to a few other people who read lotr, and they said it was boring cause it was a history. I said "screw you". Tons of new characters and events to memorize. It's a very sad book too I think. BTW there is no TWo Towers game for PC is there?

Hehe and now all the non=priority actors/actresses are going to be priority. They all do a really good job. I assume everyone watched the RotK preview on the TTT DVD?
 

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That would screw the surprise, so, no, I didn't.

I don't like to spoil and hear spoil things (thought I know RotK story from the book :p).

As for Silmarillion, I'd say it is fundamental to understand LotR to the core.
 

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Me and my freinds at school do a lord of the rings reenaction (Ring from a bookmark found at gencon) and we start in science class going, " The ring was lost for 3000 years, and then....A BOY FOUND IT" BOY: PIMPIN! "And he liked to say pimpin alot."
Then we would trummage through the halls while narrating "They went on a mighty quest, to dispose of the ring" Boy: PIMPIN! "And the boy would say pimpin alot, that he would"

And thats as far as we ever got.....
 

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I haved loved the series for years, andit inspired me to write as well.
 

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Hehe that's a funny story dude. I should try that.

Hey, how bout we try to list all the bloopers/screwups in the Two Towers? Anyone wanna try?Without going to some site I might add :). Just from what you see.
 

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Yeah,ive read lotr series about 4 times,read silm,read book of lost tales,read lays of beleriand.Tolkien rocks.
 

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i wish i read those books
 

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i tried reading the first book but i got bored after about 100 pgs so i just watch the movies now
 

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Yeah,a lot of people make the mistake of thinking LoTR are kids books,because they were read to them as kids.I thought they were kids books until i reread them before the movies.Also,if you read The silmarillion,the book of lost tales,or the lays of beleriand,you will realize that tolkien was not writing for kids.
 

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Oh definetely. There is so much knowledge. But really, he was writing for himself, there is some quote he said, about how he wrote for his own pleasure, and if people liked it, that was a bonus, or something to that effect. Peeps guess what? I bought PC Gamer from my local convenience store up here in Canda yesterday. It comes with a demo disk. I normally only buy Gamepro, but this was a special Lotr Version. Had previews of all five lotr games coming out. Return of the King, War of the Ring, Middle Earth Online, The Hobbit, and finally, the biggest secret... EA is making their own RTS , and the screens are absolutely gorgeous. Im gonna try and post them with my scanner later. But essentaily, EA's game has this great AI where the soldiers will individually pair off and fight, and create battle lines, therefore you can see where the lines are weak, and reinforce them. Also, you can go down in a split second from Eagles eye view to normal view, shoulder level, and watch the action. IM SO EXCITED. PLUS, the demo disk had RotK!!! It was a courtyard in Minas Tirith. You played as Gandalf and lemme tell ya, he is one bada** mofo. He only had his quick and fierce attacks, as well as the magic attack you all might remember from the beginning of the Plains of Rohan level in TTT, only it's twice as powerful , and 3 times as cool. You gotta protect innocents while they flee into another part of the city. At 150 or so, two trolls come in and start smashing stuff up. Level are pretty destructable, you can destroy pillars that make the wall parts collapse causing more fire and death. The visuals are very good; although you can see the pixels, it is still being developped, acorrding to the mag. Looks like Ill have to get Gamecube and PC versions :). Overall, this game is twice as good as TTT at least. More background sounds (fell beasts, fighting, fire), and that's all I can say. I gotta go play the demo again. Go here to download the Demo off of Gamers Hell unless you wanna be spoiler free like TrongaMonga. WOOOT!!

http://www.computergames.ro/download.php?optiune=show_download&did=2084
 

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