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January 23:
More LotR: Movie shots + glitches

(Expect an LotR post from me at least once a week, heh)

Ooh, scenes from the next two films.

"I am aware of the high expectations of Tolkien's fans - like myself. But, never having imagined that I would ever play any sort of wizard, I am ill-prepared...

-- Ian McKellen, London, 14 August 1999

From Sir Ian McKellen's Grey Book

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If you're planning to watch FotR again, here are some glitches to look out for:

ï The trail of dust on the horizon (apparently a car speeding on a New Zealand highway) right when Samwise tells Frodo that if he takes one more step, it'll be the farthest he's ever been from home. (Arn and I have tried justifying it: maybe it was just a really fast carriage? um, a wildly galloping horse?)

ï A smiling Orc during Boromir's fight-til-his-death scene.

We really didn't notice these until our friends told us about them.

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BK toy update: my Arnold, bitten by the collect-them-all bug, has bought me five figures all in all: Gandalf, Galadriel, Arwen, Strider, and Gimli. Sadly, Frodo and Legolas are completely out of stock in all the branches we checked.

Hi, Jenn! (: