Barb Jernigan wrote:

> taking the time to Consider what makes me look again (or not)
> 1> Aragorn is "taken"

True.

> 2> (and herein is the truth) they gotta laugh (and make me laugh)
>         Now Strider ain't a bundle of chuckles for good reason,
>         but I have enough inclination toward the melancholia
>         Nope, gots to have that good humored sparkle all over....
>         [Sean Connery was at his "cutest" in Robin &
Marian, where he was
> clearly having a HOOT; and got supplanted in my eye by Patrick Stewart,
> when he did a Sean Connery pastiche as Richard in Robin Hood, Men In
> Tights....]

That's true, he's not; but again, I'm only admiring the scenery
(and such scenery!)
 
> Now I'll turn my eye toward a good tight end ... [oooh, Denzil
> Washington, my, my....]
> But they have to make me laugh.
> Probably the Celt in me -- sometimes it seems we'd laugh at the end of
> the world (but that's a diversion)

Oh, me too.  I wouldn't mind meeting Billy Boyd or Dominic
Monaghan--or, as aforementioned, Elijah Wood. And Sean Astin has
a good sense of humor, too; it just doesn't come out in the
movie. :)  But Billy and Dom are absolutely hysterical in
anything I've seen them in (interviews, I mean); the kind of guys
that would just be *fun* to be around, imho.
 
> > > A play is one thing
> > > But movies, when you need to show character progression all out of
> > order
> > > =whew!=
> >
> > Exactly what I thought.  It takes a special kind of actor (and
> 
> well, seems every movie star has to do it

Exactly
And not every actor has "what it takes" to be in the movies. Me,
for instance; I can do character development in a play just fine,
but I can't imagine doing it in a movie.

> At least the LOTR guys have these three really fat books to draw from [I
> understand Ian McClellan (sp) has been the arbiter of true to the books]

McKellan. :)
Yes, he and especially Christopher Lee, who apparently has read
the trilogy once a year for decades.
 
> > Directors also can request a certain type of "feel" to a
> > performance, or give an actor a--oh, damn, what's the word? a
> > reason for doing what he's doing--it's on the tip of my tongue.
> > You know what I mean. Grr.
> 
> motivation

THAT'S IT.
I *hate* it when I do that. I did that just a minute ago with
Christopher Lee's name. I had to call my niece and ask her. Grr.
 
> oh, quite ... but the good directors work with (not against) the clay
> There are some performances you are just NOT going to get out of me. [And
> some I refuse to give. Sorry about that hair, Chief.]
> 
> So, all and always, it's collaboration.

Oh yes--no argument there.
 
> > Oh, I thought the counting of victims, at least, was right in
> > character (not to mention, in the book).
> 
> Russ feels that should be played MORE.
> 
> No, that's not my problem.
> It's just, well, too obviously (for me) played for laughs, and not true
> to the character (especially as set up -- and I've only watched #1 twice
> -- in the first movie).
> Again, my mileage.
> =shrug=

Fair enough :)
 
> > > oh pooh
> > > ageist! ageist!
> >
> > He was in high school when I was *born*.
> 
> So? I've had the hots for Sean Connery since I was 12 -- and he's old as
> my FATHER.

Oh, well, Sean Connery. :)
 
> Nice to know someone my age can still be seen as sexy, though.... =g=

I think Russ has something to say about that.......
 
> > It's a bit much. (Though
> > I can certainly admire the scenery :))
> 
> well, that goes without saying; you weren't REALLY going to bed or wed
> any of these guys save in the hypothetical....

Well, no. Darnitall, anyway. 
 
> > Everyone I've seen interviewed has mentioned how glad they are
> > that nobody's had fits about "you left this out" or
"you left
> > that out".
> 
> amazing, heh?
> (I'm amazed, anyway)

So'm I. Though I know more than a few people who wish he'd left
Tom Bombadil in. (Understand why he was left out, tho.
 
> > I drooled over Shadowfax :)
> 
> all of 'em

I really only paid close attention to Shadowfax.
 
> > Oh, I'll take Eomer, if nobody else.
> >
> > Lissa I'llEvenAcceptTheBlondenessIfHeKeepsTheGoateeAndLongHair
> > Wingling
> 
> you can always have a Clairol moment.... tygress

Lissa Well,There'sThat Wingling

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