Middle Earth Discussion Thread

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

nice score!  I drooled over the big one a lot..but just couldn't bring myself to jump on it.

[Yutyrannus]

nice score!  I drooled over the big one a lot..but just couldn't bring myself to jump on it.

Thanks! I'll post some pictures later .

Yeah, I don't know many people who are getting the large one, mainly because of the price (although also because it is so large, I know I don't have room for it). Despite being a limited edition, I doubt it will sell out anytime soon.

[Yutyrannus]

Here are some photos :

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

The old worm looks pretty good to me..I like how the gold is running off the base as well.

[Yutyrannus]

I was wondering now that the final film has been in theaters for quite a while now, what are everyone's favorite scenes in all six films?

Mine will always be this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmV7XRVNCpQ

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I really like the Ent's are going war scene...I loved how nature was personified to take vengeance on what had wronged it.

[Yutyrannus]

Anyone who really likes the songs in Tolkien's books really needs to check out this channel :
https://www.youtube.com/user/adelemcallister/videos

[suspsy]

The ents destroying Isengarde will always be my favourite scene. Those rotten orcs didn't stand a chance. I only wish there'd been some trolls on the scene---would've been cool to see the ents fighting them.

[Yutyrannus]

The ents destroying Isengarde will always be my favourite scene. Those rotten orcs didn't stand a chance. I only wish there'd been some trolls on the scene---would've been cool to see the ents fighting them.

Indeed that would have been cool, and in that case the scene would need to be set at night which would probably make in even cooler.

[Derek.McManus]

I like the scene in the Two Towers when the boys and old men are being armed to defend Helms Deep. I also loved the start of fellowship when we see Hobbiton for the first time.

[Yutyrannus]

I like the scene in the Two Towers when the boys and old men are being armed to defend Helms Deep. I also loved the start of fellowship when we see Hobbiton for the first time.

Excellent choices !

[Derek.McManus]

The scene when Sean Bean as Boromir picks up the shards of Narsil and cuts himself always makes me smile, due to his exclaimation, 'Still sharp' which rightly or wrongly I have always regarded as a joking reference to his role as 'Sharpe' in the television drama of the same name based on Bernard Cornwell's excellent novels.

[Paleogene Pals]

What do we do when confronted by such hate? We ride out to meet it! Paraphrasing, but I always thought that was an awesome exchange just before the Battle of Helm's Deep, IIRC.

[Yutyrannus]

What do we do when confronted by such hate? We ride out to meet it! Paraphrasing, but I always thought that was an awesome exchange just before the Battle of Helm's Deep, IIRC.

Agreed, excellent choice !

Now, I also have to ask, what are everyone's favorite parts of the soundtracks of all six films? My absolute favorites are without a doubt the Rohan theme and the Shire theme, but the Laketown theme and the theme for Dain (which was not actually used in the movie for some odd reason) are my next favorites.

[Derek.McManus]

Shire theme is a great one for sure! I loved the booming majesty of the Mines of Moria theme as the Fellowship run down the crumbling stairs!

[Yutyrannus]

Shire theme is a great one for sure! I loved the booming majesty of the Mines of Moria theme as the Fellowship run down the crumbling stairs!

Oh, those are indeed masterpieces, and the Dwarrowdelf theme in particular is one of my favorites .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-tTBrmCEi0

And just in case anyone hasn't heard it (which wouldn't exactly surprise me, since it isn't in the film), here is the Dain theme I mentioned :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9NchkyGCc

[Derek.McManus]

 :)thank you for sharing Dains theme it reminds me a little of Bear McCrearys work on Battlestar...must be the bagpipes!

[triceratops83]

I like Mordor's theme, particularly the track when Frodo and co come across Minas Morgul.

[Yutyrannus]

I like Mordor's theme, particularly the track when Frodo and co come across Minas Morgul.

That one is very cool as well, along with Smaug's theme .