tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post6234527475404466690..comments2024-03-28T14:32:41.320-04:00Comments on Speak of the Devil: Far Over The Misty Mountains William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-50694998477171952572012-12-19T14:22:39.540-05:002012-12-19T14:22:39.540-05:00I have to admit this is one of the few books I sta...I have to admit this is one of the few books I started but never finished. I still have it, though.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-52996030103323891442012-12-19T09:13:17.541-05:002012-12-19T09:13:17.541-05:00How funny I was just talking about this with a fri...How funny I was just talking about this with a friend today. He's reading the book and was wondering how on earth they were going to stretch the content out into a trilogy! So have you seen the first one already William ? It comes out on Boxing Day here in Oz, looking forward to it!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-52815014834904406082012-12-19T00:02:33.240-05:002012-12-19T00:02:33.240-05:00Seeing this movie with my family on Christmas Eve ...Seeing this movie with my family on Christmas Eve and I can't wait! (Yes, it is most definitely the eyes. Among other things. But mostly the eyes.)Maegan Langerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335946908481515797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-8641255120462628332012-12-18T19:20:13.295-05:002012-12-18T19:20:13.295-05:00I'm so looking forward to seeing it!I'm so looking forward to seeing it!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-79482676810134868532012-12-18T15:35:09.086-05:002012-12-18T15:35:09.086-05:00@Norma: you'll love it!
@Lorelei: It's be...@Norma: you'll love it!<br /><br />@Lorelei: It's been awhile since I've read them, so I'll have to read them again...<br /><br />@Mari: I'm looking forward to how Jackson shows the Battle of Five Armies...<br /><br />@Lisa: well, this Thorin certainly does inhabit the part...<br /><br />@Carla: it could be! You'll enjoy it.<br /><br />@M.R.: Howard Shore composed this haunting melody for the dwarves, which I took a lyric for with the title. The sound of their voices together in this low song is eerie.<br /><br />@Kittie: well, different strokes for different folks...<br /><br />@Diane: ixnay on mentioning anakay!<br /><br />@Deb: give it a chance!<br /><br />@Scarlett and James: do not give her ideas!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-39378070741142234092012-12-18T15:23:48.782-05:002012-12-18T15:23:48.782-05:00For some reason, we can see EL James writing her n...For some reason, we can see EL James writing her next book, with a human woman caught between a handsome dwarf and a handsome elf.<br /><br />Writing it badly, mind you....Scarlett and Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023870638188688606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-27991554388668086372012-12-18T14:20:23.949-05:002012-12-18T14:20:23.949-05:00I was never interested in LOTR until someone gave ...I was never interested in LOTR until someone gave me the first movie and I liked it and wound up buying the others. I'm still on the fence about going to see the Hobbit.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814382247648362550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-35151856127390339032012-12-18T10:10:08.577-05:002012-12-18T10:10:08.577-05:00I loved the LOTR Trilogy, but when The Hobbit trai...I loved the LOTR Trilogy, but when The Hobbit trailer came out, I wasn't that excited. I feel somewhat like I might not enjoy the "beginning" of something I'd already experienced in the "ending". <br /><br />I felt a bit like this when the new Star Wars movies came out depicting a young Anakin. I was like, what?!<br /><br />However, I do have to say that your blog entry here makes me want to watch the movie just to experience the beauty of the cinema with respect to Middle Earth.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-34890084259055145872012-12-18T09:57:03.178-05:002012-12-18T09:57:03.178-05:00Okay, I'll admit it: Never got into the Hobbit...Okay, I'll admit it: Never got into the Hobbit scene. Can't say why, except that I tried but --sighs--it just didn't work out.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-44974454573050014092012-12-18T09:43:58.269-05:002012-12-18T09:43:58.269-05:00Great review! I'm reading The Hobbit right now...Great review! I'm reading The Hobbit right now, preparing for the movie to come out on DVD. I don't get out much... One of the things I'm excited to hear are the songs the dwarves sing in the books. When I read them, I think of the songs from the LOTR movies. All dark and hymnal and wonderful... I didn't realize it would be split into 3 movies. M. R. Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062269232563489323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-69256774211177358922012-12-18T09:15:02.703-05:002012-12-18T09:15:02.703-05:00I love LOTR so I am excited to go see this over th...I love LOTR so I am excited to go see this over the holidays when I have a bit more time. Great, thorough review here William. I do also wonder, though, why it needed to be three films. I think Jackson just likes to show off.Carla Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996413371427324258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-46707779458310940092012-12-17T22:52:42.051-05:002012-12-17T22:52:42.051-05:00We are huge Tolkien fans - we're such nerds we...We are huge Tolkien fans - we're such nerds we have large parts of the books *memorized*.<br />Though I haven't seen The Hobbit yet, I've really wondered at their making 3 films. LOTR required it of course (though I do have a few problems with those films, I love 'em and think the casting and sets/special effects were perfect).<br />I can't wait to see this - and of course am glad they're doing 3 films since we can never get too much Tolkien.<br />(Still - I do think Thorin is supposed to look older....... :-)Lisa D.B. Taylorhttp://www.neebeep.com/itsownsweetwillneebeepc/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-25689009505872664962012-12-17T19:48:12.456-05:002012-12-17T19:48:12.456-05:00Can't wait to see them! I have all of those b...Can't wait to see them! I have all of those books and have read them all. I wondered how they were going to make three movies out of the original.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-43505743855360493382012-12-17T18:37:51.088-05:002012-12-17T18:37:51.088-05:00Good stuff here, William. I think I only got to se...Good stuff here, William. I think I only got to see one of the trillogy. I never read the books. I suppose I shall have to one day.Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-28465719537974438242012-12-17T18:21:55.851-05:002012-12-17T18:21:55.851-05:00I was already looking forward to seeing this; now ...I was already looking forward to seeing this; now I can't wait!<br /><br />I would love to see the facial expression of the guy at the bus stop! Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.com