WeirdRaptor's Lord of the Rings Adapt. Face-Off:

Nick22 · **Reply #280 on:** February 06, 2011, 09:50:15 PM

lets just hope she is barely in it..

Kor · **Reply #281 on:** February 06, 2011, 10:47:40 PM

If she's playing an elf there's only a few spots she could be in it. In Rivendell, Mirkwood, including maybe while the dwarves are prisoners since I seem to recall Bilbo snuck around a while invisible, when the elves are camped around with the folks of Dale wanting some the treasure smaug had that they say is partially theirs, and the battle of the 5 armies.

Hopefully they won't keep adding in females like changing some of the dwarfs to female ones, or adding in more so they can have female dwarfs.

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #282 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:39:55 AM

Well, if the first film sticks with Bilbo and the split is at when they enter Mirkwood, they'll have to pad it out. Ten bucks says Itaril or whatever will be the star of the parts they add alongside a lover to completed the Mary Suedom.

Kor · **Reply #283 on:** February 07, 2011, 04:17:53 AM

I guess they may, since they think that will attract some more folks. Or scriptwriters don't know how to write a script without putting that sort of thing in there.

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #284 on:** February 07, 2011, 07:17:04 AM

It also shows that Jackson perhaps just shouldn't be adapting The Hobbit at all. I've been jaded on those damn project for months and adding in characters who previously didn't exist in Tolkien's narrative at all is the final nail in the coffin as far as I'm concerned.
The Hobbit is a simple tale and it's held up as is for almost a century despite the changes in our world. The story is Bilbo, Jackson! He's the heart of the tale! Get a clue!
And of all the things they had to add, it was a token Xeno ripoff warrior chick. *sigh* On top of that, we still don't have a Bard, which means the role of killing Smaug has probably been given to Legolas or HER. On top of that, they've also cast young, handsome men as the dwarves (God, why?!).
Ugh, I don't know why they're even bothering with the pretense that this is a Hobbit movie anymore. It's not. I was dubious about the White Council, but the presence of Itaril is just too much. Between the added Itaril and the White Council and how they'll inevitably drag out the campaign against Sauron and the Battle of Five Armies (Helm's Deep was an entire hour of Two Tower's running time, and the siege of Minas Tirith was even longer) I just don't see how Bilbo even fits into his own story anymore.

Nick22 · **Reply #285 on:** February 07, 2011, 06:32:01 PM

there will be a bard they just haven't cast the part yet. they are still working on the dwarves , who will play smaug etc..

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #286 on:** February 07, 2011, 08:03:58 PM

I wish I shared your faith.

Kor · **Reply #287 on:** February 07, 2011, 10:11:07 PM

Maybe part of it is he wanted to make it to much like the lord of the rings movies, and bring back as many of the actors that he liked working with. Though to me The Hobbit has a totally different feel as a book then the lord of the rings.

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #288 on:** February 08, 2011, 01:41:55 PM

That's exactly what's killing my faith in the film.

Nick22 · **Reply #289 on:** February 08, 2011, 07:57:51 PM

Given how well the trilogy did, i think some leeway is in order. first the movies haven't even been filmed yet. Most of these roles I suspect will be very minor, and will be in the "blink and you'll miss them category. " the female Elf I suspect will either be at Rivendell or in Thuandril's hall at the wood elves party(what exactly they were celebrating, Tolkien doesn't say). Tolkien ended up rewriting the Hobbit to tie in with the trilogy, and left other details in appendixes. I don't think this will be as good as the trilogy was, but it won't be the endless void of suck that was Phantom Menace.

Kor · **Reply #290 on:** February 08, 2011, 10:52:06 PM

I guess time will tell. I do hope it'll be a good movie, but I'll remain open minded till I've heard the reviews about the movie & watch it myself.

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #291 on:** February 17, 2011, 02:52:37 AM

Work has began again. Your patience with me has paid off.

Kor · **Reply #292 on:** February 17, 2011, 03:36:26 AM

Sounds good, good luck with it going smoothly.

Nick22 · **Reply #293 on:** February 17, 2011, 01:33:24 PM

thats good WR. When you have time of ccourse..

Nick22 · **Reply #294 on:** February 21, 2011, 04:44:45 PM

Looking forward to your new entries

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #295 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:28:37 PM

And they're coming. I'm also starting a blog where I will also be posting this since the whole "new website" thing didn't pan out (damn google not putting it on its web search no matter how I bent over backwards for it). It's called Cherub Rants: http://cherubrants.blogspot.com/2011/02/ranting-begins.html I'm Cherub. First thing before I update is that I'm putting everything I've done here on there.

Nick22 · **Reply #296 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:29:32 PM

thats great WR. hope it works well for you!

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #297 on:** February 21, 2011, 07:51:28 PM

Well, thus far, I've had better luck with Blogger than an website. I've got another blog going under a different username and address and that's working out just fine so far. The reason I started this new blog under a new account is because I don't want to the connected. The other one is an Alternate Reality Game in which I'm stalked by The Slender Man.

Nick22 · **Reply #298 on:** February 21, 2011, 08:18:54 PM

is that a rping game or something..

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #299 on:** February 21, 2011, 08:48:14 PM

Sort of, my character finds coded clues and the readers have to decode them. My character acts on what they find and/or advice, for better or for worse. My character went missing for two months once after following some particularly bad advice.