> > Nothing wrong with a well-made doublet. But "bad boy" plus
> > doublet equals double-drool!
> 
> =shaking head=
> While mine's no Paladin, his look isn't "bad boy" -- right
Kat & Kestrel?
> He WAS more rackish in his youth, but not what you'd call "bad boy"
> [More "Handsome Stranger"  I'd guess...]

 Understood.
But bad boys in doublets look doubly bad! :)
 
> > Oh, he's eye-candy-ish, at least. Not much more--certainly not a
> > major "drool" factor (until you start seeing his wicked sense of
> > humor in LotR2)--but I do *love* that hair. Oh--I've said that
> > before, huh? 
> 
> =mildly=
> might have done

Heh... sorry :)
 
> > Definitely! And it's fascinating to me to find out the
> > behind-the-scenes stuff.  For example, in one scene there were 3
> > different editing cuts over the course of about 2 minutes. Each
> > one was filmed months apart in radically different locales--but
> > they all flowed together. Weird.
> 
> THAT'S a WOW to me as such things go
> that they can manage the consistency over time and distance
> 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
director) to be able to do that. To be able to go from the middle
of _Two Towers_ one day, to filming the opening sequence the next
day, is absolutely mindblowing.
 
> > oh yes--it's all about interpretation. (THe director has a large
> > part to play in that, too.)
> 
> yes ...and no (modulo the choice of actors to play given characters)

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. Anyhow, directors do help. They have
the final okay on the editing process, too, so that makes a big
difference as well--the way the scenes are worked together, and
which take they ultimately choose.
 
> > > > I'm reading _Return of the
> > > > King_ now; wonder how they're going to get their final
> > maturation
> > > > into the next movie.
> > >
> > > >From what I've seen to date, they'll do JUST fine
> >
> > Oh, I have no doubt. I just wonder how. :)
> 
> =singing=
> AnticiPA-a-tion... is making me wait.....

 I hate waiting.
 
> > What didn't you like?
> 
> See, for ME, Gimli's jokes didn't flow....
> It seemed tacked on, "We need some comic relief here"
"Right; there's
> Gimli!"
> Sort of (exceedingly like) what was done with the Han Solo character,
> until, by Jedi, you couldn't see how he'd survived to be his age.

Didn't strike me with Gimli the way it did with Solo, but that's
me.
 
> Now I don't mind black humor -- I'm the person who cracked jokes
> throughout my hand surgery (probably explains that little jag in the
> scar); but Gimli's treatment (FOR ME, and your mileage clearly differs),
> doesn't flow naturally.
> Bits are fine. And I laughed with the rest at all of it. But was not
> Satisfied.

Oh, I thought the counting of victims, at least, was right in
character (not to mention, in the book).
 
> > > > The problem with these movies is that the cute guys are either
> > > > too old for me (e.g. Viggo, born in 1958), too young for me
> > (e.g.
> > >
> > > ah, a nicely weathered 44
> >
> > Yeah... a bit much for me (29),
> 
> oh pooh
> ageist! ageist!

He was in high school when I was *born*. It's a bit much. (Though
I can certainly admire the scenery :))

> > > > Elijah Wood, born in 1981), or married (e.g. Sean Astin).
> > Grrrrr!
> > >
> > > ah well!
> >
> > I suppose I can drool, at least. :)
> 
> one is always allowed window shopping -- just don't fondle the
> merchandise

Little fear of that. :)
 
> OTOH, when you're handling the Holy Grail, you have to take CARE.
> It will make you, or it will scatter your little bits for the Ravens.

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".
 
> > Lissa DecentFantasyIsAGoodThing Wingling
> 
> I think so, but am inclined to be prejudiced (but then, anything with
> purty horses*.... yeah) tygress

I drooled over Shadowfax :)
 
> *hell with those 'bad boys,' I'm making off with their Rohan steeds....

Oh, I'll take Eomer, if nobody else.

Lissa I'llEvenAcceptTheBlondenessIfHeKeepsTheGoateeAndLongHair
Wingling

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