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Dalgonar is now following Lalaithiel | 1 month ago

Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 6 months ago

What a disgusting thought. The only thing Tom Cruise has going for him is that he's Hobbit-sized. If he goes anywhere near Bard, I am not going anywhere near this movie!!!!... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 7 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

Guest - do you think 'non-book fans' won't come to this movie unless it's got well known actors in it like Hugh Jackman?? Oh, of course - the LotR movies featured mostly fairly unknown actors and no one went to see those movies, did they? :)... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 7 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

If one of the UK TV shows Guillermo has been watching is "Spooks" (it's just been shown in New Zealand anyway), I can't help thinking he might put RA on his dreamlist as Thranduil. RA had lost so much weight for that Spooks role and he looked ethereally beautiful - very much like an elf. He's even got the pointy ears!! I hope not (even though it might be a bigger role) as Thranduil is uncanny and strange and not a very likeable character. (Though RA has proved that he's brilliant at makin...... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 7 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

This site is being very tricksy - the complete versions of all the posts, including my pics, have reappeared. :)... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 7 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

Yes, Roheryn - it's very strange the way that the ends of the posts just disappear. Is there now a limit on the number of words per post? I put some nice pics on the end of my last post, but they've vanished... :(... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 7 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

Oooo... yes - when I read on TORn that GDT had been watching Gaskell, my heart stopped (even though I keep telling myself 'don't get your hopes up'). It would have to be N&S he's watching, surely - Cranford is almost all women (and they're notably lacking in The Hobbit). It could also be Gaskell's 'Wives and Daughters' (which has a couple of men in it) but I sincerely hope not! And I hope the UK TV shows he's watching include Robin Hood, because then he'd be seeing the perfect Bard... (thought it ...... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

What Scenes Are You Most Looking Forward to Seeing?

Smaug's attack on Esgaroth!! And then being shot by Bard and crashing down onto the town.... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

This looks quite good, Dr Death, but the proportions are all wrong. Colin Firth is a tall man so his head is much smaller in relation to his body - even if he wore a lot of padding he'd be the wrong shape for a hobbit!... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

I don't think the casting directors would be put off by RA's role as Guy of Gisborne because the percentage of the world's population that has actually seen him in that role (or any other role for that matter) is tiny. Most people - especially those outside of the UK - have never even heard of him. Which is just right for a movie like The Hobbit.... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

We want our totty!!! And we're unlikely to get it anywhere else in The Hobbit. I hope that GdT remembers that women make up half of his audience, and that WOMEN BUY MORE DVDs THAN MEN! (That's a well-researched fact). It's also well known that Richard Armitage sells DVDs (well, not literally ;) )... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

Dispossessed kings seem to be de rigeur in fantasy - they wander about all over the place, from Middle Earth to Earthsea, Narnia to Stormhold... I suppose that's inevitable in lands populated by marauding goblins, dragons, witches and other covetous creatures. The return of a king makes such a satisfying story (though, sadly, not for Thorin) that I think most viewers wouldn't complain about a bit of repetition. And besides, who'd want to miss out on such an amusing clash of personalities as that betw...... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

You're a bit outnumbered here, DD! And why do we need an 'idiosyncratic looking' Bard when the whole of the movie will be crowded with 'idiosyncratic looking' characters... the dwarves, Beorn, hobbits, etc? Come on... this must be any sane casting director’s ONLY choice for Bard! As a belated reply to your question of a while back, Lalaithiel, about Bard’s role being expanded, I’ve just read the PJ/GdT interview in ‘Empire’ (it came out a month later in the Oz edition) – they were asked if they ...... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 10 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

I suppose it just depends on one's tastes, naela. Everytime I read LOTR I never imagine any of the main characters (apart from the dwarves) to have full beards, probably because I can't stand them! :o Some nice stubble is fine though. I can't recall Tolkien ever describing Aragorn, Bard, Boromir, Faramir, etc. as having beards, but would be quite happy to be wrong if you can show me where! :) I'm a book illustrator by profession and have done hundreds of drawings of all my favourite Tolkien men over t...... more

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Dalgonar commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 10 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

I agree, Lalaithiel - I think he looks more like a man than an elf... a really beautiful man. Just look at him - he could play any fantasy hero you care to name... Bard, Aragorn, Beren, Sir Lancelot... ... more

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