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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 5 months ago

Boromir/Aragorn

Well i suppose how the relationship would have developed would have depended largely upon what you beleive the results of his survival at Amon Hen would have entailed. Would the hobbits have been captured regardless? If they had i would suspect Boromir would likely have taken Aragorn's leave at Amon Hen anyway and gone on to Minas Tirith to pass on the knowledge he had gleaned at the council and ready the defences. If the hobbits hadnt been captured though would Aragorn have gone to Rohan at all? Or woul...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

Oh totally, and i'm of that age group myself :P (20). But do said age group only see films which have a like-aged protagonist? I suppose there's an appeal (i have had a glance at msn's feature on the top box office hits worldwide, there is a trend for films with young protagonists but then i suppose you cant argue against that with Harry Potter). But frankly when your average teenager comes out of the cinema and you ask them their favourite character it's rarely the angsty kid hero, it's Aragorn (purp...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

I do apologise BB- i've just read you're a McAvoy man. So what can i say in favour of Firth that i cant say in favour of him? They're both real dramatic actors who have dabbled in comedy and with a number of award nominations to their name. Well there's a couple of reasons. For a start and most obviously he just doesnt look 'Hobbity', particularly not 'Bilbo Bagginsy'. While we dont want a dead ringer for Ian Holm at the expense of acting ability, someone who could conceivably become the older Bilbo is p...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

I too just want the right Bilbo and while Martin Freeman (who is your 'horse'- you've said as much yourself) is adequate he "sure as hell" isnt right. And what shall we say of Martin Freeman? Go to the Martin Freeman for Bilbo thread and you will see much written about how he's so right based on Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Is the Hobbit just going to be a medieval prequel? As for a gormless everyman- i dont think Freeman's fans would use that term, that is certainly my own construction, but F...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

Chewie- i'm glad you at least appreciate the conviction and work that i have invested in what has almost become a vigilante mission to break down the preconceptions of 'one stop casting'. Like i said, i wouldnt be doing this if i didnt have an empassioned desire for the success of this film and its adherence to the spirit of Tolkien. Martin Freeman i daresay would do an adequate job (he'd be my second choice certainly) but i think both in terms of image and ability, Colin Firth would produce a far more i...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

Well excuse me if i take a mild degree of offense to presenting a cohesive argument and then having it shot down as a "superiority complex", being told to "just chill" and "oversimplifying" Bilbo (bloody hell, if my paragraph-long essay was your idea of oversimplifying i'd hate to see your idea of complex :P). I am simply trying to show you an "interesting angle" as Lalaithiel puts it on a character who is at the heart of this film. Fortunately it is not also "unique": Tom Shippey (if no-one else) agrees...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

Well personally i disagree and i disagree intensely. I think people have got Bilbo very wrong and have diluted much of what makes him an interesting character. The very worry you express about Colin Firth is precisely the same worry i have about Martin Freeman- he may be hobbitish and look similar to Ian Holm but he wont 'become' Bilbo and is 'totally wrong for the part'. I've said it too many times to count on this forum but hey, since this is the thread for championing Firth's cause i might as well ...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 8 months ago

Colin Firth as Bilbo

Oh Dalgonor, as if that matters :P. The entire notion of proportions is that they dont change from person to person by and large. A fully grown adult of 6' will have the same proportions as someone of similar age who's 5'9". Besides- in the films the hobbits change size and shape all the time: the scale doubles are so easily spotted due to the strange proportions brought on by dwarfism for example. Get Colin to put on some pounds and get him into the big feet and hiked up trousers and he'll look as much ...... more

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Colin Firth as Bilbo

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I think we've found our Bilbo

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

I think trying to stress his acting credentials after you've 'fessed up to the fact his presence alone is what sells DVD's and basically making the generalisation that women will only watch a film if it's got a nice bit of trouser in it ("I hope GdT remembers that women make up half of his audience...Richard Armitage sells DVD's") is a bit like trying to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted (or in this case the rampant stallion of a man). Maybe i'm being a bit 'holier than thou' but being a gu...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

Well i'm not going to beat around the bush or mince my words- i think a good amount of the support for Richard Armitage comes simply from the fact a lot of you gals fancy him. He's a good actor but i think the 'totty factor' motivates the passion of his advocacy. Right, since pictures seem to be in style i thought i'd grab a few of Christopher Eccleston looking suitably 'Bard like' (by which i mean has a beard- de rigeur in all middle-earth circles). [img]http://www.redcross.org.uk/uploads/images/Ch...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

The actor for Bilbo will be announced in a few weeks' time. Who do YOU think it will be?

I'd put money on Martin Freeman but i'd put my faith in Colin Firth. To be honest i'm very nervous about it- this is the first time i have a strong opinion on the casting of a literary character- Lord of the Rings was already shot and nearing release by the time i picked up the books and here we are with the announcement pretty much 'any day now' and this decision is going to really colour my and i daresay all of your views of the film. I can console myself that Martin Freeman 'wouldnt be too bad' but i ...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Boromir

Boromir is one of a precious few occasions where i thought the film's portrayal was actually richer than in the book. Tolkien wrote Boromir as quite a two-dimensional character: the big strong man from the south, strong of arm weak of mind. By this standard you could say that Boromir is 'a jerk' or 'weak willed' (i do disagree with your idea that succumbing to the full force of the ring's malevolence is weak willed and undeserving of sympathy though). What the films did though, largely unintentionally it...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Anthony Hopkins for Thorin

Well in a sense you're right- it is very hard for actors to shake a famous role. My choice for Bilbo; Colin Firth, proves that very well, he will always be Mr Darcy to a large number of people, but in a sense that's why i love the idea of it, it plays against type. Anthony Hopkins is actually a very different person physically to the Lecter Thomas Harris describes and yet the resulting clash produced one of the most distinctive performances ever committed to celluloid. I cannot agree with your view that ...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Anthony Hopkins for Thorin

Well to be quite honest YMN, you wont 'see' him much at all. Considering the amount of prosthetics that becoming a dwarf entails, all likeness to Sir Hopkins as we know him will be erased and vocal similarities between Lecter and Thorin will be few considering the distinctive mid-atlantic purr that he adopted for Silence of the Lambs against his own welsh accent. I'm afraid i'm going to have to say that if Hopkins will always be Hannibal to you no matter what else he plays then perhaps it is a sign you l...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Anthony Hopkins for Thorin

I really do strongly disagree with the idea that Hopkins has ever been typecast. He'll be remembered for Lecter for sure- it gave him international fame but it is just one role in an extraordinarily varied career. With the exception of his role in 'Fracture' Hopkins has had no role that resembles the character of Lecter. What i would really loathe with Thorin is for the filmmakers to cast him just in the light of an arrogant, covetous dwarf. We've already seen 'Loud, angry dwarf' with Gimli and so wh...... more

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Dr Death created a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Anthony Hopkins for Thorin

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

"You're a bit outnumbered here, DD" Heh, so i see, though it's not exactly a mystery why :P, good actor though Armitage is, i would note the proportion of female advocates. And surely you're not comparing Christopher Eccleston to trolls, goblins and Gollum Dalgonar? ;) Bard's introduction, and the entire matter of the geopolitical relations of Esgaroth, Dale and the Iron Hills to Erebor is a challenge for the films. It does come rather as a shock as the reader exits Mirkwood with Bilbo and the barrel...... more

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Dr Death commented on a discussion thread on The Hobbit | 9 months ago

Richard Armitage for Bard!

Meh,i dont really agree with the Armitage suggestion, mainly for the reason Dalgonar cites as being a good thing- he could play any fantasy hero. There is nothing about Richard Armitage that shouts 'BARD!' to me, that exclusive match of character and actor which once formed is impossible to break in your mind's eye. He's also very much of the chiselled style of features- all long noses and brooding eyes which has been pretty much spelled out as the realm of Numenorean facial features and personally after...... more

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