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Two Towers Teaser Trailer
SicariusMan writes "Seems there is a Two Towers teaser out at movie-list.com. Thank goodness for the CrossOver Plugin." And Astin writes "Ain't it cool news has a list of mirrors showing the new LoTR trailer. More action and burning and orcs, etc, etc, etc."
I still haven't seen LoTR, SW:E2, or Spider-man.
I haven't been to a theatre in over 5 months. (last movie i saw was 'how high').
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Does anyone know why the Two Towers teaser isn't up at apple.com/trailers/? They've used Apple for all of their other stuff. It seems odd for them to change now.
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This is news? The teaser for the Two Towers movie has been out for a looong time. It can be found at most bookstores. Unless you want to call that a pre-view, or a novelization. You don't NEED teasers for movies of classic books if you can read.
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* This movie is going to rock. I can't wait!
* Stupid apple doesn't port Quicktime to linux.
* So do we support the MPAA today, or are we against them?
* The Matrix Reloaded is going to be much cooler than this one.
* How dare they call it The Two Towers after 9-11.
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Frodo: Samwise, what's that out in the distance?
Sam: I'm not sure, Master Frodo. It looks like a mighty army.
Frodo: Samwise, why are they all wearing pocket protectors and Palm Pilots?
Sam: Good Lord, Master Frodo! It's the Slashdot Effect! Run, Master, Run!
Frodo: No, not the dreaded 404 Errors of Death! Even Sauruman has no defenses against this horrible threat!
(Soon the sounds of two small hobbits is drowned out by the sounds of a million mice clicking out in terror, then suddenly silenced.)
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(1) the page to be slashdotted, or
(2) for the page to have to get rid of the "bootleg" copy? (Or by some weird chance, might that "bootleg" copy be legal?)
I'm just hoping the page stays up long enough for my downloads to finish. Knowing the notorious /. effect, I wouldn't be surprised if I got up to 97% complete and then had their server lock up....
But I'm glad people are starting to talk about *these* two towers instead of those other two. I'm ready for some good escapism.
Never in the course of human history have so few been so slashdotted by so many.
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
I'm really glad that I got a DVD of LOTR as far back as in January. I must have watched it 5-6 times and every time it is more enjoyable.
Hrm. I thought most people already had the pirated version of this trailer, oh, 3 months ago?
Now I need to clean off my keyboard. Anyone have a towel?
Wow you people sure love paying for shitty plugins.
(%:~)- mplayer deux_tours_teaser.mov
MPlayer CVS-020623-20:16-2.95.4 (C) 2000-2002 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS!)
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Playing deux_tours_teaser.mov
Cache fill: 0.00% (0 bytes) Detected QuickTime/MOV file format!
Compressed header uses zlib algo!
Compressed header size: 7955 / 16332
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MOV track #0: 485 chunks, 1835 samples
Image size: 240 x 180 (24 bpp)
Display size: 240 x 180
Fourcc: SVQ1 Codec: 'Sorenson Video'
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MOV track #1: 249 chunks, 0 samples
Audio bits: 16 chans: 1 rate: 22050
Fourcc: ima4
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Detected audio codec: [imaadpcm] afm:16 (IMA ADPCM)
Opening audio decoder: [imaadpcm] IMA ADPCM audio decoder
Tada
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I can't watch it, but mplayer can decode the audio..
.. so far
... what the "two towers" are (two different towers in different places, each ruled by evil men). I imagine they did that to try to dampen the association with the "twin towers".
The association is nonetheless unavoidable, but perhaps welcome. Aside from being a rocking good movie, I think LoTR's portrayal of a great evil in the land, and a heroic quest to save the innocents, played a big part in its success.
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Since it looks like it's going to be a while before anyone can access the file, I've put up a copy on my local server.
Enjoy!
Experts agree: everything is fine.
It looks like they ignored your pettition! HAR-HAR!
Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
I saw the trailer at a LOTR show at a dollar theatre in Tulsa.....so what's the big deal about it? What was interesting is that it was really a trailer, it came at the end of the movie, after credits.
While the technology may be good in and of itself, the only player capable of playing back current files royally, *ROYALLY* sucks. I hate QuickTime player with a passion, even real has a better player design, even though their core technology sucks.
Anyway, you don't have to pay money just to play QuickTime under Linux using Apple's crappy player, wine supports everything from the installer to player itself just fine without commercial enhancements, though without browser enhancements. To avoid having the screen blacked over while using QuickTime, select "n" instead of native or builtin for "ddraw" in the wine config file.
While I realize being this cheap may not be good for codeweavers, I think its important that people realize that playing back QuickTime files (free under windows), does not require money under Linux. Codeweaver's offers good browser integration and a viable platform for Office to run on, but they are not a requirement for running Apple's quicktime player decently.
XML is like violence. If it doesn't solve the problem, use more.
I wonder if they're going to keep the format similar to the book, which was originally supposed to be two seperate volumes. Will they tell one group's story in the first half of the movie, and then ditch those characters for the rest of the film and concentrate on Frodo and Sam? Or will they they and cut back and forth between the two plot lines?
I hope they keep like the book, but I can understand how some of the bigger name acting in the film might be upset to know they're only in the first half of the movie.
don't follow that link! That movie is disgusting!
This appears to be the version that was shown in theaters on March 29.
cause we all know that quicktime sucks, only seconded by the crap that is Real Player and it's craptastic video formats.
Try gnutella.
All that is necessary for the triumph of good is that evil men do nothing.
I have placed a mirror with both trailers on it. It will be up for a short while.
Movie Trailer
Bootleg Trailer( Will be up in a few.)
It was at the end of LorR:FotR, so I got to see it on the big screen, why would I want to download it and watch a low quality version on my computer? Or is it just a slow news day?
Things you think are in the Constitution, but are not.
US (linked from theonering.net): http://homepage.mac.com/charliechicken/.Movies/TTT tease.mov
Germany: http://www.herr-der-ringe-film.de/hdr/media/videos / otR-TwoTowers-Teaser.mov
France: http://www.elbakin.com/ressources/deux_tours_tease r.mov
I'm surprised I haven't heard any talk of them changing the name. I would have thought this were a given, knowing U.S. political correctness.
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action and burning and orcs, Oh My!
Yep, looking good. I wonder what details from the book were changed for the screenplay this time around.
And have they done as good a job not letting that destroy the flic?
Okay, I *know* that everyone who's read LOTR *knows* Gandalf comes back as Gandalf the White and kicks some big-time ass. Those who *didn't* read and had the LOTR movie as their first and only exposure to Tolkein didn't!
My wife asked me, at the end of LOTR, "He's not really dead is he?"
"Of course he's dead, dear," I replied. "Didn't you see that great big pit he fell into? Even if he somehow managed to survive the fall, don't you think the Balrog would have survived it too?"
So here they come and spoil the fuck out of it for the non-readers with the damn trailer. Thanks a whole fucking lot, Peter Jackson.
(Seriously, looks like PJ and the actors have done some world class work here. Can't wait till X-Mas!)
The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and slashdot the links early!
I saw this trailer last month. They're showing it at the end of FoTR now. I can't believe they're showing as much as they are. They gave away something they never should've. I feel bad for anyone that hasn't read the book and sees the trailer before watching the movie. Actually, I just feel bad for anyone that hasn't read the book;-)
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Before I saw the first installment of LoTR, I was in the middle of reading "The Hobbit." After I saw LoTR, I immediately ran out and bought the trilogy and finished it off in a couple of weeks. After reading the books I thought that reading them in advance would ruin the experience of watching the movie (I know... seems backwards).
But, what actually happened was the fact that I knew what was going on in the trailer and seeing my mind's eye's pictures on the screen was powerful. Very moving - I actually care for and know the characters well enough to have an emotional response to what happens to them on the screen.
I think it has something to do with the fact that LoTR has stayed very close to the books. I am more excited than ever to see the next installment. I think I will be more impressed as the series goes on. (if that is possible)
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Well, there's the first part anyway, you get the idea.
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Same thing here. The last movie I saw was Ocean's 11, and the sound kept cutting out during the big finale. We (myself, my wife, and the rest of the people at that screening) got free tickets, and with any luck, the wife and I will be able to cash them in this weekend when the grandparents come down to see the grandkids :)
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wow, compared to the SW:II "breathing" teaser, this LOTR:TT teaser was chock full of info...not to mention that it gives away the spoiler that Gandalf returns in the second movie...granted that's not a spoiler for me, or for many (who've read the book), but for others it might be....
all and all though, it looks awesome, and the huge battle scenes look great...as with FOTR which was a much better movie then PM, it already looks like TT will be a better move then AOTC (just from the teaser)...then again, it's kinda like comparing apples to oranges...sure, AOTC had a huge universe to draw from, by TT has a greate piece of literature behind it with a strong story...not just Lucas making it up as he goes a long...(note: that was not a star wars flame...i'm a huge star wars fan)...
"Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true." - Homer Simpson
You do not need a mac or w9x machine, or a crossover plugin. The work people have done xine which was referred to on slashdot plays this successfully.
Yes, I'm watching it now.
All i have to say is, if they somehow cut out the whole plotline with the Ents, I will be very upset. That was probably the coolest part of that book, an army of tree like people destroying stuff. I want my Ents!!!
I am noticing a lack of Ents in the preview. Does anyone know if the big boys are going to be in the movie?
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DAMN that looks badass... why does December have to be so far away! Maybe i can go into cryosleep and have scientists wake me up when the world is a better place (when all 3 movies are out in DVD box set)
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One Ring to Rule Them All
One Ring to Find Them
One Movie to bring them all
And to their seats Bind them
... it needs something about the producers hauling away bags of cash... but that's more in the vein of 'The Hobbit' then the LOTR Trilogy.
Here's hoping they stick to the book's storyplot.
With my dying breath, I curse Zoidberg!
Don't be hasty. You can't decide anything in three minutes. Or three hours come to that.
Oh, and TheLordOfTheRingsColonTheTwoTowers is too short to be its right name.
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Dammit! Do NO servers stand up to the demand?
Damn you! That's my machine! Now I'm gonna get slashdotted!
Write "Lord of the Rings". Not "Two Towers". You say two towers and my mind instantly replays 9/11 for me.
So what? Get a grip. The Book has been since the fifties. Peter Jackson said he won't change it. I agree.
Okay, Spoiler warning.
My wife is currently reading each book before its movie is released. She has never read them before, and doesn't know any of the plot twists, so she's asked all her friends not to give away any spoilers. After seeing Fellowship, she was lamenting Gandalf's demise when someone had to spill the beans. Since then, it's happened so often that it's become a running joke to see how many inconsiderate people mention Gandalf's return - arguably the most important surprise in the books - to those who don't yet know.
And now it's in the figgin' trailer! Sheesh.
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This is the first time I try the Crossover Plugin, and it actually works! Wow, great work on that one. Anyone who hasn't tried it, I suggest you do!
Actually the two towers referred in the title are Minas Morgul and Minas Tirith. Tolkien himself explained it in a brief note at the end of The Fellowship of The Ring.
On a side note, when are we going to have a Slashdot topic/section for The Lord of the Rings, like the StarWars one?.
Klerck, the joke has grown old and stale. How about a new schtick?
Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
it was 8½ months ago. GET OVER IT! If you're still thinking about those stupid towers now you seriously need professional help.
Me: My goodness! There's so many ads and "Friendly Reminder Screens" (What so friendly about them andway?) that you can hardly call it a even demo version.
I'm so pleased to see that Eowyn is going to be in the movie. I was so scared that she'd be replaced by Arwen Warrior Princess.
for those who have not read the books (fools!).
This, concerning the white dressed man, in the forest. I'll say no more.
He predicted WTC bombing 47 years before the fact, and the third movie is RETURN OF THE KING. JESUS IS COMING BACK YOU HAD BETTER RECOGNIZE
Be prepared to bake your pot brownies (or other baked goods) again for this one. I ate a bunch of "christmas cookies" before seeing the Fellowship of the Ring and man was it a blast.
Here's some hints on baking:
Simmer butter with ganja (and a little water) for at least 2 hours. After 2 hours or so gradually kick up the heat until you are sauteeing the weed and the water is boiled off. Use butter and weed mixture in your baking recipe of choice. Its better if you don't strain out the weed, you'll waste less. Start eating 2 hours before the movie starts to get it to kick in at the right time. You can eat again right before the movie or whenever. Your timing may very. If you eat it before a meal it'll kick in faster since your body will be in digestive mode.
Enjoy! This is a three hour movie and you'll be nicely toasted the entire time, even when you step out of the theatre. Meanwhile the stoners who only smoked up will be sobering up 1 hour into the movie.
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You know there's something wrong when the title "two towers" make you think of September 11th instead of Tolkien :( And I'm not even American...
Stupid thing is, I run Apple hardware, but not their OS.
My only solution for playing Quicktime movies is MacOnLinux, which is cool and everything, but the reason why I run Linux is so that I don't have to run MacOS.
Apple should learn from www.joelonsoftware.com's recent article, and comoditize the player (or a free 'non-pro' version of it) to increase revenues on the encoders.
Heck, I would even *pay* for Quicktime Pro for Linux PPC.
I hope they got at least this right, when they blew the thing with Saruman so completely and revealed his alliance with Sauron in the first part long before it was revealed in the book at the end of Two Towers.
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I've read the book several times. I'm gonna watch the movie. Why does it seem like people are making a bigger deal about trailers than the actual movie. So far I think the best trailer I've seen is for MiB II.
Then there are the lusers who can't wait to see the movie so they download is off the internet and watch it on some POS monitor before they seen it in the theater. To quote William Shatner, "Get a life!"
Did she really say that?
The only thing I can hope is that New Line will release a good version of their trailer now that this has been leaked. That piece of trash looks like they converted it from RealMedia :(
"Reality is just a convenient measure of complexity" -Alvy Ray Smith
It's obvious this is a tele sync from the preview at the end of LOTR with new voice over and some good editing. This is fake. New Line, Apple and lordoftherings.net would have this all over if it were real. Look, there's not one single scene that is not available from the preview. It does look good though... makes the fan Episode II trailer look like kindergarten.
All of the remarks concerning showing Gandalf in the trailer as a major spoiler are valid, however Peter Jackson said in an interview (which I can't seem to find) about the teaser trailer that he polled fans about what they wanted to see in a teaser trailer, and Gandalf was towards the top of the list. That is why we see Gandalf in the teaser. He gave the fans what they wanted. His reasoning also was that the people who would be staying for the trailer when it was after FOTR would be the hardcore fans who already knew Gandalf comes back.
Hi! I'm from the MPAA! I'm here to install rights-management software in all of your digital devices!
Fuck you, you fascist bastard!
No, really, it's the law now. All that money you spent seeing Spiderman and that movie about the gay Hobbits? We used it to lobby congress.
I'm boycotting you!
Are you sure? Here, look! Another Hobbit movie!
OOOOH! Here's more money! Please sodomize me!
The real teaser is it's Slashdotted as soon as I find out about it.
"Don't push the history eraser button Stimpy"
"What does it do?"
"Nobody knows."
Man I can't believe it. Not only did the trailers give away so much about the movie, but this guy actually wrote out the entire story a while back, way before the movie came out, and totally ruined it for me. What an ass hole. I pretty much knew exacly what was going to happen before I even saw it.
But watching it on the sceen was so much better than actually having to use my imagination. The orcs in my mind had little jaggies, because I couldn't render all of them well in real time. It's so much easier just to borrow someone else's imagination and not think so much. Man my brain hurts from having to type so many words. I need a better cooling system for me head.
For the last week, I've been itching to post this but due to Net complications, it was not to be. However, fellow excited LOTR geeks, I am here to report I have seen the full trailer for The Two Towers, in a theatre, and you can too.
I live in Ithaca, NY, home of Cornell University, who (thankfully) continue to show films over the summer, and at the end of last week's screening of Fellowship, there was the (at least 3 minute) preview of Towers. I haven't seen this one online that everyone's talking about, but I'm assuming it's the same. I'm one of those who enjoys previews in the theatre before the feature, especially when it gets you all wet, like the LOTR trilogy. And this was amazing.
So I recommend to any and all, find a college close by that's screening Fellowship if you can. My theory is that they have an advance copy of the VHS (it wasn't DVD - their audio was awwwwful ) to show, and they let us see the preview. Thanks, CU.
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I learned when I was ten years old not to write off ANYONE who merely disappears into oblivion, instead of getting squished or chopped or shot onscreen.
After Star Wars in 1977 (that is, before anyone even realized it was gonna make it big, before sequels were even publically discussed), it was clear to me.
After Obi-Wan vanished to Darth's lightblade, was Luke hearing his own memories/thoughts of Obi-Wan? Or was Obi-Wan really more powerful without his body? Darth Vader merely spun out of control for a while, then flew away. The next movie surely clinched both questions: Darth wasn't done and Obi-Wan's presence wasn't either.
So when I read that Gandalf fell down the pit, I said, "we've got a lot of trilogy left, and Tolkien's making an awfully big deal out of Gandalf being dead; I bet he comes back."
Your wife seems to know these story rules too.
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I've heard of the Gandalf spoiler. (Oh, shush. If you haven't read TtT yet, too bad. *grumble* Youngin's.)
:p
I still haven't seen any trailers of TtT, but I'm wondering how much of a spoiler it might actually be? Do they zoom in close on Gandalf, or do we just see a funky wizard in a white cloak off in the distance?
If it's the latter, erm, how is it a spoiler? I seem to recall a certain human, along with his pet dwarf and elf, encountering a certain white cloaked dude in a certain forest, and that white cloaked dude was not Gandalf.
I dont know what about the rest of you, but this preview has been showing at the end of Lord Of The Rings for a while now. I saw lord of the rings about 3 months after it came out, maybe more, and when the movie was finished, they had this preview running. Not sure if it was for everyone, but thats how it was for me in NYC.
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It pissed me off. I still remember lying in bed next to my wife when she was reading "The Two Towers", not having ever read the series before. I too had refused to tell her whether or not Gandalf was alive.
I remember her happily saying "GANDALF!!" when she got to the part where he came back. I remember how happy she was that her favorite character hadn't died and I thought "the next movie is going to be so cool with an audience filled with people that happy." Oh well, so much for that.
They had a chance to create a nice litle movie moment, a moment for the audience to cheer and yell much like we did when Yoda tottered around the corner in AOTC. They chose to blow it instead.
"For a successful technology, honesty must take precedence over public relations for nature cannot be fooled." -Feynman
Let me know when you've transcoded to a reasonable format. I don't do Quicktime anymore. I'd rather miss the trailer. It's not like I'm not going to see the movie, after all.
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Somebody please mod this guy as flamebait... I'm out of ammo today.
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THE ATTACKS ON 9/11 HAVE AFFECTED ME VERY DEEPLY. IF THIS ASS HOLE IS ALLOWED TO KEEP THIS TITLE, I WILL KILL MYSELF. JESUS CHRIST, I STILL CANT LOOK AT THE NUMBER 11 WITH OUT CRYING. SEE, I'M CRYING RIGHT NOW. I'M ALSO TO AFRAID TO CALL THE POLICE. THEIR NUMBER (WHICH I WILL NAME XXX FOR NOW) SCARES ME, IF I WAS IN AN EMERGANCY, I WOULD NOT DIAL XXX FOR FEAR OF FARTHER RETALIATION FROM THOSE SCARY TERRORISTS. PLEASE TAKE THESE CORPORATE BASTERDS DOWN FOR EXPLOITING THE STILL OPEN WOUNDS OF PATRIOTIC AMERICANS EVERYWHERE. LONG LIVE THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WHICH I LIVE, AND WOULD DIE FOR. AMERICA!!!! w00t! ps. please save my internet access :D
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It's a very good movie. I haven't seen Minority Report yet, so I can't offer a comparison. I suspect your wife will enjoy BI, better than MR, unless of course she's a big Cruise or SciFi fan.
Just to get this thread back On Topic...
The new LOTR:TT trailer would be great if I could actually see anything. The damn thing's so small you really don't see much. I'm sure I'll be able to find a downloadable copy on a Newsgroup when I get home tonight. What I don't understand is why they have to make the trailer 240x180? Would it hurt anything to make it twice as big?!?!?!
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I HEAR THAT PETER JACKSON ADDED A SCENE OF A DRAGON FLYING INTO ONE OF THE TOWERS! OMG THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A REFERENCE TO 9/11 OMGOMG!!!!
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How's that working out for you, being clever?
You know, if you really hone that skill, you can avoid being pleasantly surprised by a movie or book as long as you live. Won't that be fun?
I found this on http://www.theonering.net/movie/faq/page05.html It is now confirmed that Ents will in fact play a role in the movies, and will be created fully by WETA's digital effects team. According to TheOneRing.net spy Galadriel, Ents will "look more tree-like than human-being-like but somewhat transform from tree into walking being." In Jackson's original interview with Ain't It Cool News, he stated that the films would contain scenes of the Ents storming Isengard. In addition, John Rhys-Davies, who portrays Gimli in the films, will also provide the voice of Treebeard.
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I CRIED ALL DAY WHEN THE WTC WAS DESTROYE DAND ANY REFFERENCE TO THE INCIDENT ON 911 MAKES ME CRY :((((( I THINK I WILL CRY A LOT WHEN MY FRIEND ARE TALKING ABOUT THE "TWO TOWERS" MOVIE. PETER JACKSON IS A HEARTLESS MAN HE SHOULD BE SENT TO JAIL FOR EVEN THINKING OF NAMING THE MOVIE "TWO TOWERS"
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Note also that the former name of Minas Morgul was Minas Ithil. In Elrond's words:
If a thing is not diminished by being shared, it is not rightly owned if it is only owned & not shared. S. Augustine
and find Control-M for "Present Movie", with the option to view it in full screen mode?
Or are you saying they should leave Sir Ian off the ad credits, keep him off the talk show circuit as the premiere approaches, etc? Madness.
It works perfectly in Xine! First QT movie in Xine that I've seen sound working, actually.
Hey?
Here I've been thinking since I was 12 that the title was referring to Minas Tirith and Minas Morgul, not Orthanc and Bara-dur?
Another concession to the hollyweird?
I thought it might be something on the demise of the WTC - not more of this LotR crap. When are you guys going to grow up and realize that there are pieces of literature WAY better than that minor, silly work out there?
This sounds suspiciously like the exact same trailer they showed at the end of the LOTR movie, complete with Gandalf spoiler. Am I the only one who saw that trailer? I remember the first time I saw LOTR there was no trailer at the end.
Sorry, too big a download to confirm.
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That's exactly what they should do. What ever happened to the art of showmanship?
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And to think that the are 3600 signatures on that petition, even with the reminder at the top that the book was named 47 years ago. I wonder if this guy was really serious. People need to move on...
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You mean Gandalf's alive?!?! I might as well not see the movie now, seeing as how the damned trailer gave away one of THE most exciting elements of Two Towers... oh of course there's the whole Orthanc working with Mordor thing, but wait a minute... they gave that away too... there's not a whole lot left... people fighting, going through evil places, all that... standard fantasy stuff...
SCREW PETER JACKSON, SCREW HIM RIGHT IN HIS DISRESPECTING BOBO!
I for one am beyond pissed about this whole thing. Tolkein didn't want movies made out of his books, and I agree with him. Tolkein's books are FAR too complex for any little pissant non-creative Hollywood director to even comprehend, much less say actually make a movie out of!
Did anyone else notice the fact that Peter Jackson added scenes that weren't in the book at the expense of scenes that were in Fellowship? I wanted to see Tom friggin' Bombadil!
Bastards...
There were scenes in FOTR, while at Isengard, where Jackson went out of his way (well, more accurately, the movie plot went out of its way) to show us massive trees getting cut down, with the local foreman saying things like, "These trees have deep roots."
Why do we care about the trees, when they play no obvious part in the growing of Saruman's army? We don't care, yet.
I believe it was Anton Chekov, the famous Russian playwright, who said that if you show a character loading the gun in the first act, you must fire it in the third. If you show a gun firing in the third act, you must show it being loaded in the first. And Peter Jackson knows this.
We've seen the loading of the gun. Be patient. :-)
You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)
In this case, it's been overridden by the need to be practical.
Think about it... you are asking for 100% GANDALF-FREE trailers, advertisements, toys, promotional materials, lobby cutouts, EVERYTHING you can think of to do with TTT. You're saying they should ignore the star power of Sir Ian, give the man short shrift by leaving his name off everything (except the movie itself of course), deny him the opportunity to help promote the film, all to keep a WIDELY KNOWN "spoiler" out of the minds of those few laggards who haven't yet bothered to pick up the books?
Like I said, madness.
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Go for it...
I'm not into LOTR at all, so when I saw this story on the front page, I thought, "Cool! They're making an action film about the WTC!" Imagine my disappointment to find out it was LOTR.
And before you cast me off as 'sick', was Schlindler's List 'sick'? No, I think not.
Too soon perhaps. But you just KNOW we're going to have a WTC movie at some point in the future. Perhaps after WW3 has finished.
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can the latest version of xine play the LOTR TT teaser trailer?
sigh i submitted this within moments after it appeared at www.theonering.net which was long before it appeared at the movie site, and my story was rejected
oh well
the trailer is still good, but frankly isnt nearly as good as what was shown on the tail-end of LOTR:FOTR
Ain't that the truth.
As a matter of fact, I didn't even need to read the second line of your post!
I did anyway, though. Stupid me. I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised but DAMN so predictable.
As my father lik@(munch munch)...
Given the lack of ent shots in the preview, there's probably a large room of frantically busy animators in New Zeland Maya'ing like crazy. What could be a more difficult CG challenge? Ents are all character. They don't have flashy teeth, wings, or much in the way of joints, and they are the most endearing characters in the six books. I bet there's a huge pile of ent bits in /dev/null, and not many left for the previews.
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When I read the article title, I thought it was some kind of new movie about Sep. 11...
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You're probably that jerk who sits three rows behind me and tosses m&m's at my head. Fsck you.
Actually, I'm the guy who's so paranoid that he's afraid to open his bag of chocalate covered peanuts for fear that the loud noise will disturb others or that the bag will violently rip open sending peanuts everywhere into the heads of others, so he gets the girl he came with to do it for him. Seriously, that happened when I went to see LotR. BTW You have m&m's tossed at your head all the time? You need to start standing up for yourself.
Why don't you try enjoying life through reason instead of wildly overstimulating your animal brain? You're no better than a dog at that rate.
Umm... ok. I've been sober since December. And that means no alcohol and no caffiene, either. During this time, I've visited other countries, I've had enormous amounts of sex, I've worked out 4-6 times a week, and I've solved some pretty daunting problems. I'm enjoying life through reason (though still being a dog with the constant sex and excercise).
But when the time comes I will use cannabis. Honestly, LotR is so amazing that it deserves the enhancement of cannabis to allow you to completely become part of Middle Earth. And I think there are many stoners among the Slashdot group who agree, and I thought they could learn from my experience in cooking. I don't get stoned for every movie, but for LotR I do! I mean the people of Middle Earth are stoner for Christ's sakes! "Pipe-weed"!!! To take a step further, in real life, Elijiah Wood and other cast members smoke pot (and eat shrooms). Its only appropriate.
Zoot!
Honest, what is so great about those movies.
IANAL but write like a drunk one.
Somehow I get the feeling this idiot is just being a dumfuck failure of a troll-like clonelet rather than being a syphalitic, drooling, imbecile with a tooless, gaping maw in the middle of what is, in a human, classifed as a face similar to the onew currently screwing thing up in a glaringly painted building while his buddies riup people of, collapse companies flip the bird to people that lost money then shit on them.
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