friends that have seen the movie but not read the book

gandalffan2525 · 01-08-2003, 05:31 PM

all my friends have seen the movie and are convinced that they originated the gollum impersonation Hey! ive been doing that for years but back then they all thought i was crazy (it used to be the best way you could identify a tolkien-freak like your self) and the next person who refers to the ents as "those tree people" or worse just "trees" im going to....
does any body else have this problem?

Elfhelm · 01-08-2003, 06:07 PM

I don't have that problem, but the fact is that John Lennon (one of The Beatles just in case someone didn't know) loved to do his Gollum imitation as a lark back in the 60's.

Lady of Rohan · 01-08-2003, 06:08 PM

Yes I do. One of my friends saw the movie with me but hasn't read the book. Now she's doing the gullom impressions and was making fun of him because he had the split personality (where he was arguing with himself).

Shadowfax · 01-08-2003, 08:33 PM

It is very exasperating!

eowyngirl14 · 01-08-2003, 09:55 PM

I have the same problem! One of my best friends hasn't read the books and was calling Faramir mean!! He is one of my favorite charecters in rotk! It made me soooo mad, but I couldn't say anything to change her mind! She kept saying 'But he tryes to kill Gollum and captures Frodo!' (I know this happens in the book, but you get to heart his side of the story more in the book, and he does not take the hobbits to osgiliath in the book!) Even though my Gollum impression wasn't that good, it was still mine before it was hers!!! Aaah! And when ever I say that the movie did something exactly how I pictuered it, she says 'Suuuure they did!' Like I am making it up or something! I pictured in my mind Edoras just like they showed it! I also pictured Eowyn pretty close to what she accualy looked like in the movie!

Also, and this makes me sooooo mad! One of my friends thinks that Frodo and Sam are gay! The nerve! Their relationship is so beautiful! But they are not gay!

Celebréiel · 01-08-2003, 10:05 PM

A couple of my friends keep talking about how Haldir's death must have been described beautifully in the book and keep saying how they cant wait to read it and cry. Im just like ooookay

Ill let them find out on their own.
~Celebréiel

eowyngirl14 · 01-08-2003, 10:11 PM

heee heee heeee.... that's funny! My friend who hadn't read the book really thought that Gandalf was dead, we let her believe it... When she saw him in the ads for TTT we told her that it was Rudolf! his identical brother!!

LOL very very finny!

Huan · 01-09-2003, 01:04 AM

I can count my friends on one hand, so all of them have read the book. I do have to deal with co-workers complaining how it was the slowest, longest, most boring thing they'd ever seen (?!!!!). The other Tolkienite co-worker takes it in stride, but I takes my fan-geek loyalties seriously.

Elfhelm wrote: the fact is that John Lennon (one of The Beatles just in case someone didn't know) loved to do his Gollum imitation as a lark back in the 60'S.

GOD, where did you get that? Source please! Like I say, I takes my fan-geek loyalties seriously. I have read dozens of Lennon bios. WHERE did you GET that???

Incidentally, I played Gollum in a school play of The Hobbit in seventh grade. It was based directly on the cartoon, because of the class, only one of my friends (not even me at the time) had read The Hobbit. We sang the songs to the cartoon's melodies: "Chip the glasses and crack the plates" etc. The teacher insisted during rehearsals that I keep going more and more intense with Gollum. I didn't get her off my back until I finally hurled myself literally into the cardboard set backdrop of Bilbo's home. The costume, believe it or not, was a grey sweatsuit, rubber cleaning gloves!, and a paper sack mask! with slimy green ribbon things hung from it with glue. My mom made it.

Gwaimir Windgem · 01-09-2003, 01:09 AM

Someone I know said that Gollum was very much like Jar-Jar! He saw the movies, but he's supposed to be reading the books soon. (I don't know him personally, he's one of the regulars on another forum I post at)

cassiopeia · 01-09-2003, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Huan
Elfhelm wrote: the fact is that John Lennon (one of The Beatles just in case someone didn't know) loved to do his Gollum imitation as a lark back in the 60'S.

GOD, where did you get that? Source please! Like I say, I takes my fan-geek loyalties seriously. I have read dozens of Lennon bios. WHERE did you GET that???

I'm a big Beatles fan too, and I've never heard that either. Sounds like John though. I did know they were going to make a LOTR movie. Just a plug for a thread I started: Huan, there is a Beatles thread in the entertainment forum, if you search for it.

Back OT, my sisters talk about LOTR all the time, but they have only seen the movie. They seem to think they know everything about it. And they only like the movies because of Elijah and Orlando.

I managed to get one of my friends to watch the movie (this was about June last year, in the FOTR's last weeks) and he promised he would read the book, but I'm doubtful......

Huan · 01-09-2003, 01:40 AM

Cassiopeia wrote: I did know they were going to make a LOTR movie.

Are you talking about The Beatles? Where did you get THAT?

cassiopeia · 01-09-2003, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Huan
Cassiopeia wrote: I did know they were going to make a LOTR movie.

Are you talking about The Beatles? Where did you get THAT?

Yes, I am talking about the Beatles, there is a thread here

BeardofPants · 01-09-2003, 05:35 AM

Yup, I can't remember where I read it ... read too many Beatles bios.

eowyngirl14 · 01-09-2003, 04:45 PM

Ahhhh! Today in school I overheard some guy call a girl with long blonde hair 'that gay elf dude'! Aaaahhh! That made me sooo mad! I could barely stop myself from screaming! Legolas is not gay!! You *descriptive noun*!! eer! It made me so mad!

sun-star · 01-09-2003, 04:51 PM

I only have two friends who have read the books, and one of them has just gone home to New Zealand, so I'm left in a desert of Legolas-loving movie fans

Still, a partial interest in even the movie is better than nothing at all - I had a debate in German (the subject and language) yesterday about whether or not LOTR is "childish". What do you think I was arguing

? Also, I keep hearing: "the talking trees are stupid" They're not TREES, they're ENTS! When I say that, I get funny looks

Varda Oiolosseo · 01-09-2003, 04:54 PM

One of my friends has read the book!
None of the others will!
None of them know what ents are they call them " the talking, walking tree thingies"
and Gollum "The slimy thing with fish"
oh and they called the Wargs "The nice cat things with big teeth that kill people" or even "the creepy, cute cat things"

eowyngirl14 · 01-09-2003, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Varda Oiolosseo
One of my friends has read the book!
None of the others will!
None of them know what ents are they call them " the talking, walking tree thingies"
and Gollum "The slimy thing with fish"
oh and they called the Wargs "The nice cat things with big teeth that kill people" or even "the creepy, cute cat things"

I have to agree with them about the wargs, only they looked like cute puppies with ADD who were trying to look like Stitch from the Disney movie, Lilo and Stitch!

WallRocker · 01-09-2003, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by eowyngirl14

One of my friends thinks that Frodo and Sam are gay! The nerve! Their relationship is so beautiful! But they are not gay!

Lots of my friends think that to. AAAGGHH. It drives me NUTS!

Firhithiel Greenleaf · 01-10-2003, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by WallRocker
Lots of my friends think that to. AAAGGHH. It drives me NUTS!

Read my signature ((second paragraph)). I am going to be killed for this........ --F. G.--

P. S. If their relationship is so beautiful why don't they just make it MORE so?!?! I mean if they love each other so much they should get together. I'm not saying they have to get married ...no that would be rather bad for Rosie wouldn't it? Personally, I despise her...

gandalffan2525 · 01-10-2003, 05:15 PM

i am not alone!
one of my friends thinks borimir is gay

01-08-2003, 05:31 PM	#1
gandalffan2525 Enting Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: mentally or physically? Posts: 64	friends that have seen the movie but not read the book all my friends have seen the movie and are convinced that they originated the gollum impersonation Hey! ive been doing that for years but back then they all thought i was crazy (it used to be the best way you could identify a tolkien-freak like your self) and the next person who refers to the ents as "those tree people" or worse just "trees" im going to.... does any body else have this problem? __________________ Never under estamate the power of stupid people in large groups. *************************** I AM,Malpan ************************ Who is X? ************************* click here-->Dagorhir! *************************** "I will personally strangle the next person who refers to ents as 'those talking tree things'"

01-08-2003, 06:07 PM	#2
Elfhelm Marshal of the Eastmark Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,412	I don't have that problem, but the fact is that John Lennon (one of The Beatles just in case someone didn't know) loved to do his Gollum imitation as a lark back in the 60's. __________________ cya

01-08-2003, 08:33 PM	#4
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	It is very exasperating! __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

01-08-2003, 09:55 PM	#5
eowyngirl14 i don't know what i am talking about either, so don't ask Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,353	I have the same problem! One of my best friends hasn't read the books and was calling Faramir mean!! He is one of my favorite charecters in rotk! It made me soooo mad, but I couldn't say anything to change her mind! She kept saying 'But he tryes to kill Gollum and captures Frodo!' (I know this happens in the book, but you get to heart his side of the story more in the book, and he does not take the hobbits to osgiliath in the book!) Even though my Gollum impression wasn't that good, it was still mine before it was hers!!! Aaah! And when ever I say that the movie did something exactly how I pictuered it, she says 'Suuuure they did!' Like I am making it up or something! I pictured in my mind Edoras just like they showed it! I also pictured Eowyn pretty close to what she accualy looked like in the movie! Also, and this makes me sooooo mad! One of my friends thinks that Frodo and Sam are gay! The nerve! Their relationship is so beautiful! But they are not gay! __________________ 'The coming of dawn is ever the hope to the heart of men' -Aragorn 'Then I will die as one of them' -Aragorn TTT movie “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” - Benjamin Franklin arms are made for hugging avatar from the avatar shop! made by Eowyn, Lady of Rohan

01-08-2003, 10:05 PM	#6
Celebréiel Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: A house! Posts: 376	A couple of my friends keep talking about how Haldir's death must have been described beautifully in the book and keep saying how they cant wait to read it and cry. Im just like ooookay Ill let them find out on their own. ~Celebréiel __________________ Peace Yeah, Your an individual...just like everyone else. http://cartalien.deviantart.com/ - Arty goodness

01-08-2003, 06:08 PM	#3
Lady of Rohan Doughy Elf Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,006	Yes I do. One of my friends saw the movie with me but hasn't read the book. Now she's doing the gullom impressions and was making fun of him because he had the split personality (where he was arguing with himself).

01-08-2003, 10:11 PM	#7
eowyngirl14 i don't know what i am talking about either, so don't ask Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,353	heee heee heeee.... that's funny! My friend who hadn't read the book really thought that Gandalf was dead, we let her believe it... When she saw him in the ads for TTT we told her that it was Rudolf! his identical brother!! LOL very very finny! __________________ 'The coming of dawn is ever the hope to the heart of men' -Aragorn 'Then I will die as one of them' -Aragorn TTT movie “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” - Benjamin Franklin arms are made for hugging avatar from the avatar shop! made by Eowyn, Lady of Rohan

01-09-2003, 01:04 AM	#8
Huan Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 274	I can count my friends on one hand, so all of them have read the book. I do have to deal with co-workers complaining how it was the slowest, longest, most boring thing they'd ever seen (?!!!!). The other Tolkienite co-worker takes it in stride, but I takes my fan-geek loyalties seriously. Elfhelm wrote: the fact is that John Lennon (one of The Beatles just in case someone didn't know) loved to do his Gollum imitation as a lark back in the 60'S. GOD, where did you get that? Source please! Like I say, I takes my fan-geek loyalties seriously. I have read dozens of Lennon bios. WHERE did you GET that??? Incidentally, I played Gollum in a school play of The Hobbit in seventh grade. It was based directly on the cartoon, because of the class, only one of my friends (not even me at the time) had read The Hobbit. We sang the songs to the cartoon's melodies: "Chip the glasses and crack the plates" etc. The teacher insisted during rehearsals that I keep going more and more intense with Gollum. I didn't get her off my back until I finally hurled myself literally into the cardboard set backdrop of Bilbo's home. The costume, believe it or not, was a grey sweatsuit, rubber cleaning gloves!, and a paper sack mask! with slimy green ribbon things hung from it with glue. My mom made it.

01-09-2003, 01:09 AM	#9
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Someone I know said that Gollum was very much like Jar-Jar! He saw the movies, but he's supposed to be reading the books soon. (I don't know him personally, he's one of the regulars on another forum I post at) __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

01-09-2003, 01:40 AM	#11
Huan Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 274	Cassiopeia wrote: I did know they were going to make a LOTR movie. Are you talking about The Beatles? Where did you get THAT?

01-09-2003, 05:35 AM	#13
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Yup, I can't remember where I read it ... read too many Beatles bios. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-09-2003, 04:45 PM	#14
eowyngirl14 i don't know what i am talking about either, so don't ask Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,353	Ahhhh! Today in school I overheard some guy call a girl with long blonde hair 'that gay elf dude'! Aaaahhh! That made me sooo mad! I could barely stop myself from screaming! Legolas is not gay!! You descriptive noun!! eer! It made me so mad! __________________ 'The coming of dawn is ever the hope to the heart of men' -Aragorn 'Then I will die as one of them' -Aragorn TTT movie “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” - Benjamin Franklin arms are made for hugging avatar from the avatar shop! made by Eowyn, Lady of Rohan

01-09-2003, 04:51 PM	#15
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	I only have two friends who have read the books, and one of them has just gone home to New Zealand, so I'm left in a desert of Legolas-loving movie fans Still, a partial interest in even the movie is better than nothing at all - I had a debate in German (the subject and language) yesterday about whether or not LOTR is "childish". What do you think I was arguing ? Also, I keep hearing: "the talking trees are stupid" They're not TREES, they're ENTS! When I say that, I get funny looks __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

01-09-2003, 04:54 PM	#16
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	One of my friends has read the book! None of the others will! None of them know what ents are they call them " the talking, walking tree thingies" and Gollum "The slimy thing with fish" oh and they called the Wargs "The nice cat things with big teeth that kill people" or even "the creepy, cute cat things"

01-10-2003, 05:15 PM	#20
gandalffan2525 Enting Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: mentally or physically? Posts: 64	i am not alone! one of my friends thinks borimir is gay __________________ Never under estamate the power of stupid people in large groups. *************************** I AM,Malpan ************************ Who is X? ************************* click here-->Dagorhir! *************************** "I will personally strangle the next person who refers to ents as 'those talking tree things'"

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