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The Hype of the Rings

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the one-ring-to-be-on-the-view dept.

With the Fellowship of the Rings just around the corner, the Slashdot Submissions bin is overflowing with stories about the film since it premiered in the UK already for you lucky brits. If you don't mind a little spoilage, here is the guardian's review, the BBC review, the telegraph review, some pictures from the premiere, and one last review. Also, Scifi.com is reporting that the film has already been pirated. The reviews have their nitpicks, but on the whole its looking good. M : LOTR tattoos!

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  1. what about the Hobbit? by diesel_jackass · · Score: 5, Funny

    are they going to make a Hobbit movie to go along with them ?

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    1. Re:what about the Hobbit? by NewWazoo · · Score: 5, Funny

      domc said:
      Screw the Hobbit. I want a movie version of the Silmarillion!

      Heh. I can just see it now: "Hundreds die at movie preview, cause uncertain".

      Followed shortly by "Tedium declared weapon of mass destruction by UN"

      Brandon

  2. That lasted a long time... by L41N14L · · Score: 4, Funny

    "All members of the cast have got a tattoo. When we had it done in a tattoo parlor in Wellington, New Zealand, we all swore never to tell anyone,' he told Reuters Television

    What part of "swore never to tell anyone" did he not understand?

  3. spoilers? by rudiger · · Score: 5, Funny

    what self-respecting /.'er doesn't know how this movie ends?

  4. Dont believe the hype... by __4096 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just hope they didn't recycle Jar Jar Binks and use him as Gollum.

    1. Re:Dont believe the hype... by Bonker · · Score: 5, Funny

      I just hope they didn't recycle Jar Jar Binks and use him as Gollum.

      "Weesa loosa ring to kwazy hobbit? Uhoh! Pretty ain't gonna lika dat!"

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  5. OT: naming servers after LOTR caracters by ThePurpleBuffalo · · Score: 5, Funny

    We name our servers after LOTR caracters... one day someone asked what type of network we were using. The answer:

    Tolkien Ring

    Beware TPB

    1. Re:OT: naming servers after LOTR caracters by mj01nir · · Score: 5, Funny

      We name our servers after LOTR caracters... one day someone asked what type of network we were using. The answer:
      Tolkien Ring

      We clearly need a new moderation selection: Groaner

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  6. Re:Sellout... by Fatal0E · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think Space Balls had one of the more astute observations when it comes to movies...

    it was the scene where Bill Pullman meets Yogurt in the underground desert complex and he's showing off all the SpaceBalls stuff..."Moychendising, Moychendising, Moychendising!"

    so expect LOTR The Toilet Paper, LOTR The bedsheets, LOTR The Crayon Set and best of all, LOTR The Flame Thrower (the kids love this one).

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  7. Re:Devil's Advocate: The Purposes of the Crap by mj01nir · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and the pornographic feature based upon the film is in high demand at the local adult bookstore.

    There's a porn version!? Where in the hell do I get that. Waitaminit. Hot hobbit-on-hobbit action? Nevermind.

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  8. So, the new inscription goes like this... by devphil · · Score: 5, Funny
    Three drinks for the Burger Kings under the sky,
    Seven burgers for the Dwarves who are stoned,
    Ninety million consumers doomed to buy,
    One cut for the Dark Lord, the franchise he owns.
    In the land of Mordor where the Whoppers lie.
    Onion ring to rule them all, onion ring to dine them,
    Onion ring to bring them all and in the deep-fryer bind them
    In the land of Mordor where the Whoppers lie.

    I would give an attribution if I had seen one. Probably it's evolved from several sources.

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    1. Re:So, the new inscription goes like this... by devphil · · Score: 5, Funny


      I forgot to mention that I had a dream the other day, where I walked into a Burger King after the release date of the movie. All the workers had nametags (like they do now), but their names were written in the Tengwar of Feanor.

      I think I woke up shaking at that point; I'm not certain.

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  9. Synopsis of the story for those who don't know: by Dr.Dubious+DDQ · · Score: 5, Funny

    It goes like this. A bunch of peaceful little guys are minding their own business in their village at the beginning of the first book. The mysteriously disappearing/reappearing wizard Gandalf shows up and says bad things are coming. Several of the little guys decide to head off from the village. Here's where the story gets underway.

    1. Good guys head for some destination or other.
    2. Good guys notice they're being chased by really mean but mysterious bad guys of some sort
    3. Good guys flee, alternately running and hiding
    4. Bad guys nearly catch them, but just in time, Good guys stumble on a group of other Good guys, and the Bad guys leave.
    5. The newly-met good guys give them all magic food and they all sing songs and recite poetry.
    6. Repeat as necessary.

    Disclaimer - YES, I'm kidding, dammit! But you've got to admit, there IS a grain of truth to it...

    Anyone who DOESN'T know the story (both of you), it actually IS a good, complex tale. I just couldn't help noticing this pattern in it...

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