The Rankin Bass Tribute Thread
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“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Don't do it, Prim. You will be scarred for life. The visuals are bad enough, but that song! Oh my goodness.
And Alatar, why oh why did you not warn me about the transformation of the Orcs?
And Alatar, why oh why did you not warn me about the transformation of the Orcs?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Alas I read your post too late Voronwë_the_Faithful I watched that clip until I could take it no more. The very idea that Sam wanted to become a king and make create a garden kingdom were terrible to behold. But not as much as watching orcs become birds and animals!!! Beware before you watch this clip
make sure you know the consequences!!!
make sure you know the consequences!!!
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Great intro, Alatar! Your description really made me want to watch it.
The thing you guys have to remember is that the intended audience for this is little kids. This isn't any worse, and probably a lot better, than the stuff that passes for children's entertainment these days.
The thing you guys have to remember is that the intended audience for this is little kids. This isn't any worse, and probably a lot better, than the stuff that passes for children's entertainment these days.
That was my favorite part! They could've thrown in a couple of floppy-eared conies, though, in case Samwise the Strong had a hankerin' for stew.Alatar wrote: He commands the plain of "Gorra - Gorrath" to sprout and grow into a Garden, then all the Orcs magically transform into fluffy monkeys and birds.
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I apologize, Alatar. Apparently you DID warn me about the transformation of the Orcs, but my eyes must have gone right past that sentence without seeing (or believing it).
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Maybe it helps if you grew up with this?
I must have seen this movie 20 times before ever reading the books....
strangely, it didn't ruin them for me....
I will admit that that particular scene is a tad over the top.... Hard to think of Sam saying any of that, really...
But you have to recall that in their Hobbit, trippy kaleidoscope things happened when Bilbo killed the spiders. I mean, that's just how they deal with those sorts of things.
I remember liking the neon transformation, myself
And I still don't see any problem with the "wearer of the ring, the bearer of the ring" song
I must have seen this movie 20 times before ever reading the books....
strangely, it didn't ruin them for me....
I will admit that that particular scene is a tad over the top.... Hard to think of Sam saying any of that, really...
But you have to recall that in their Hobbit, trippy kaleidoscope things happened when Bilbo killed the spiders. I mean, that's just how they deal with those sorts of things.
I remember liking the neon transformation, myself
And I still don't see any problem with the "wearer of the ring, the bearer of the ring" song
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Actually SW, that's pretty much canon:
It's just the execution that is so dreadful. Unfortunately, we can't argue that its not purist... its just crap.As Sam stood there, even though the Ring was not on him but hanging by its chain about his neck, he felt himself enlarged, as if he were robed in a huge distorted shadow of himself, a vast and ominous threat halted upon the walls of Mordor. He felt that he had from now on only two choices: to forbear the Ring, though it would torment him; or to claim it, and challenge the Power that sat in its dark hold beyond the valley of shadows. Already the Ring tempted him, gnawing at his will and reason. Wild fantasies arose in his mind; and he saw Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age, striding with a flaming sword across the darkened land, and armies flocking to his call as he marched to the overthrow of Barad-dûr. And then all the clouds rolled away, and the white sun shone, and at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of flowers and trees and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the Ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be.
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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Personally, I think the animators had all been sacked by Warner Bros. Their perception for orcs seems to be that the Dark Lord created orc by combining dogs and cats with the Tazmanian Devil.Rowanberry wrote:I wonder what the animators had been smoking...
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