Top 3 Sceneries from the movies... - Page 2

Anglorfin · 01-12-2004, 08:24 AM

1) The Shire - I could totally picture myself living there and just lazing around all day. What a perfect place.

2) Minas Tirith - Definately a city of Kings. Spectacular.

3) Isengard - Both before and after Saruman destroyed it. We didn't see much of it as a whole but I loved the contrast between the two scenes that featured it.

Thorin II · 01-12-2004, 04:52 PM

1) Moria
2) The Shire
3) Black Gate

Victoria · 02-06-2004, 07:52 PM

I liked all of Mordor especially inside Mount Doom; Minas Tirith and Rivendell...exquisitely done...

and yeah, the shire was really nice...

Mrs Maggot · 02-15-2004, 11:27 PM

1) the Paths of the Dead… that was so spooky!!
2) Lothlorien
3) Minas Tirith– it looked exactly like I imagined it!

Last Child of Ungoliant · 02-26-2004, 08:22 PM

my favourite locales:

1) Barad Dur, with the layers of parapets, and the bridge over the abyss - excellent

2) Minas Ithil/Morgul, just what i expected from reading the book, perfect in every way

3) Moria, PJ captured the essence of the dwarves in there, who could fail to be moved by the great halls of Khazad-Dum?

honourable mention goes to Minas Anor/Tirith, it did indeed seem to be 'wrought from the bones of the earth', even tolkien would have been proud of that one!!

Mim Baggins · 02-27-2004, 04:32 AM

It would have to be:
1. The Shire- so peaceful I wish I could live there
2. The mines of moria- Imagine what it would be like if there were dwarves still living there when the fellowship turned up.
3. Edoras- with the sweeping views

Katie of the Golden Wood · 03-03-2004, 05:31 PM

Hmmm....so many places

Rivendell I remember that being one of the first times in FotR I gasped out loud...that scene after Frodo is healed by Elrond and he walks out to the balcony and you can see the trees, the bridges, and the waterfalls. So beautiful. Honorable mention for this goes to Hobbiton for the same reasons, so I'm going to cheat and count it part of number one.

Lothlorien It was so sad in the movies. Something about it seemed lost and gone forever, like it was meant to. All of the greys and the massive trees were absolutely beautiful, and they sent the right message to me.

Grey Havens For the record, they were nothing like I imagined them. I suppose I imagined them more....grey. I always sort of pictured it as this sort of rocky outcrop, much like the one described in the last paragraph of A Conspiracy Unmasked (Ch. 5 or 6, Book I, I think) I always thought of that as a foreshadowing to the Grey Havens. But though different, this vision was beautiful and left a melancholy feeling as well as some hope for life after death. I liked it.

Honorable Mentions:
Minas Tirith
Khazad-Dum
Hall of Meduseld
And so many more...

Katie

Telcontar · 03-08-2004, 04:21 PM

Not only can't I just pick a favorite, I can't even pick the top three! They're all spectacular. The scenery either met my expectations from the book or surpassed them.

I guess off the top of my head without even thinking about it cause then I'd be here forever trying to pick favorites:

1) Shire
2) Minas Tirith
3) Rivendell

Can't emphasize enough that they're all my favorite!!!

Fewin Greenleaf · 03-20-2004, 08:45 AM

i say, my first is rivendell, second is minas tirith, third is the mines of moria

Entlover · 03-24-2004, 05:25 PM

First the Shire, because it's so homelike -- I can see living there forever, raising kids, gardening.

Second, Rivendell, because it's so elvish and beautiful. Perfect for whatever you wanted to do, as Bilbo said.

Hard choices: 3rd must be Meduseld, because it seemed so perfect for the great hall of the Rohirrim. Minas Tirith was spectacular as well, but more of a great city like New York, where I'd prefer not to live.

Kalimac · 03-27-2004, 09:06 AM

The Locations were some of my favorite moments in the whole series . . too many really to pick just three, but for starters.

1. The Shire - I was stunned by my first glimpse of the Shire. It was perfect.

2. Minas Tirith - The same chill went through me seeing the White City as I'd experienced from seeing the Shire. Outstanding.

3. The Lighting of the Beacons - Breathtaking and one of the most memorable scenes in filmatic history.

Film is predominately a visual medium, and one that Jackson understands perfectly. Like an artist he has painted his vision of Middle-earth onto the big screen giving us moments like the ones mentioned above. At times to enhance the film he uses the talents of a John Howe or Alan Lee to transform what we see into a painting.

Orlando_Bloom · 04-05-2004, 06:52 PM

Edoras was beautiful. WETA actually built the entire city from scratch. It was quite cold though.

Cirdan · 04-05-2004, 07:05 PM

Gimli tasting the Orc blood in the Old Forest.

Aragorn floating in the river wearing a sword, battle gear etc.

The Jack Black Easter Egg parody of the Council of Elrond.

The Gollum MTV award video.

BeardofPants · 04-06-2004, 02:37 AM

We finally get another member from NZ, and they call themselves Orlando Bloom. Bloody hell, no wonder people think we're back-ass-wards.

Eärloth · 04-06-2004, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kalimac
3. The Lighting of the Beacons - Breathtaking and one of the most memorable scenes in filmatic history.

Must have been a lonely life however: hanging around the top of a mountain waiting to set fire to a pile of hay.

Cirdan · 04-06-2004, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Eärloth
Must have been a lonely life however: hanging around the top of a mountain waiting to set fire to a pile of hay.

And cold. The one peak sure required a team of Sherpas to get up and down. Ropes , ice hammers, crampons, caribiners made of mithril...

Cirdan · 04-06-2004, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BeardofPants
We finally get another member from NZ, and they call themselves Orlando Bloom. Bloody hell, no wonder people think we're back-ass-wards.

That should be his first and last post now.

At least we've almost forgotten the sheep-chasing stereotype.

Lotesse · 08-12-2005, 11:58 PM

1.Minas Tirith
2.Ithilien, especially Henneth Annun
3.The Shire

Curubethion · 09-06-2005, 08:36 PM

Minas Tirith
Barad-Dur
Shelob's Lair

JTB · 09-09-2005, 07:09 PM

I would pick:

1: Osgiliath, the ancient stony pathways, crumbling towers, a river running through it, mmm, man I love it!

2: Isenguard (in FotR, before they made it all mined and orcy)

3: Ithilen, where the rangers atack the Haradrim.

Noble mentions are: Helm's Deep, Fangorn Forest, and the Shire.

01-12-2004, 08:24 AM	#21
Anglorfin Alasailon Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: college Posts: 861	1) The Shire - I could totally picture myself living there and just lazing around all day. What a perfect place. 2) Minas Tirith - Definately a city of Kings. Spectacular. 3) Isengard - Both before and after Saruman destroyed it. We didn't see much of it as a whole but I loved the contrast between the two scenes that featured it. __________________ "and then this hobbit was walking, and then this elf jumped out of a bush and totally flipped out on him while wailing on his guitar." "Anglorfin was tall and straight; his hair was of shining gold, his face fair and young and fearless and full of anger; his eyes were bright and keen, and his voice like music; on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was great skill."

01-12-2004, 04:52 PM	#22
Thorin II Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 161	1) Moria 2) The Shire 3) Black Gate __________________ "Evil will always triumph because good is dumb." - Spaceballs

02-06-2004, 07:52 PM	#23
Victoria Sapling Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 13	favorites... I liked all of Mordor especially inside Mount Doom; Minas Tirith and Rivendell...exquisitely done... and yeah, the shire was really nice...

02-15-2004, 11:27 PM	#24
Mrs Maggot Enting Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Shire…Ok, western Sydney … & proud of it Posts: 85	1) the Paths of the Dead… that was so spooky!! 2) Lothlorien 3) Minas Tirith– it looked exactly like I imagined it! __________________ Anyone looking for some mushrooms?

03-08-2004, 04:21 PM	#28
Telcontar Enting Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix Posts: 53	Not only can't I just pick a favorite, I can't even pick the top three! They're all spectacular. The scenery either met my expectations from the book or surpassed them. I guess off the top of my head without even thinking about it cause then I'd be here forever trying to pick favorites: 1) Shire 2) Minas Tirith 3) Rivendell Can't emphasize enough that they're all my favorite!!! __________________ "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - Gandalf the Grey (FOTR) "Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Kingdom Proverb Kill Bill Volume 1)

02-26-2004, 08:22 PM	#25
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	my favourite locales: 1) Barad Dur, with the layers of parapets, and the bridge over the abyss - excellent 2) Minas Ithil/Morgul, just what i expected from reading the book, perfect in every way 3) Moria, PJ captured the essence of the dwarves in there, who could fail to be moved by the great halls of Khazad-Dum? honourable mention goes to Minas Anor/Tirith, it did indeed seem to be 'wrought from the bones of the earth', even tolkien would have been proud of that one!!

02-27-2004, 04:32 AM	#26
Mim Baggins Sapling Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 7	It would have to be: 1. The Shire- so peaceful I wish I could live there 2. The mines of moria- Imagine what it would be like if there were dwarves still living there when the fellowship turned up. 3. Edoras- with the sweeping views

03-03-2004, 05:31 PM	#27
Katie of the Golden Wood Enting Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: US of A Posts: 69	Hmmm....so many places Rivendell I remember that being one of the first times in FotR I gasped out loud...that scene after Frodo is healed by Elrond and he walks out to the balcony and you can see the trees, the bridges, and the waterfalls. So beautiful. Honorable mention for this goes to Hobbiton for the same reasons, so I'm going to cheat and count it part of number one. Lothlorien It was so sad in the movies. Something about it seemed lost and gone forever, like it was meant to. All of the greys and the massive trees were absolutely beautiful, and they sent the right message to me. Grey Havens For the record, they were nothing like I imagined them. I suppose I imagined them more....grey. I always sort of pictured it as this sort of rocky outcrop, much like the one described in the last paragraph of A Conspiracy Unmasked (Ch. 5 or 6, Book I, I think) I always thought of that as a foreshadowing to the Grey Havens. But though different, this vision was beautiful and left a melancholy feeling as well as some hope for life after death. I liked it. Honorable Mentions: Minas Tirith Khazad-Dum Hall of Meduseld And so many more... Katie

03-20-2004, 08:45 AM	#29
Fewin Greenleaf Enting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 56	i say, my first is rivendell, second is minas tirith, third is the mines of moria __________________ mrs greenleaf

03-24-2004, 05:25 PM	#30
Entlover Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 463	First the Shire, because it's so homelike -- I can see living there forever, raising kids, gardening. Second, Rivendell, because it's so elvish and beautiful. Perfect for whatever you wanted to do, as Bilbo said. Hard choices: 3rd must be Meduseld, because it seemed so perfect for the great hall of the Rohirrim. Minas Tirith was spectacular as well, but more of a great city like New York, where I'd prefer not to live.

03-27-2004, 09:06 AM	#31
Kalimac Enting Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 81	The Locations were some of my favorite moments in the whole series . . too many really to pick just three, but for starters. 1. The Shire - I was stunned by my first glimpse of the Shire. It was perfect. 2. Minas Tirith - The same chill went through me seeing the White City as I'd experienced from seeing the Shire. Outstanding. 3. The Lighting of the Beacons - Breathtaking and one of the most memorable scenes in filmatic history. Film is predominately a visual medium, and one that Jackson understands perfectly. Like an artist he has painted his vision of Middle-earth onto the big screen giving us moments like the ones mentioned above. At times to enhance the film he uses the talents of a John Howe or Alan Lee to transform what we see into a painting.

04-05-2004, 06:52 PM	#32
Orlando_Bloom Sapling Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3	Edoras was beautiful. WETA actually built the entire city from scratch. It was quite cold though.

04-05-2004, 07:05 PM	#33
Cirdan Elf Lord of the Grey Havens Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somewhere else Posts: 2,381	Gimli tasting the Orc blood in the Old Forest. Aragorn floating in the river wearing a sword, battle gear etc. The Jack Black Easter Egg parody of the Council of Elrond. The Gollum MTV award video. __________________ There exists a limit to the force even ther most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -Muad'dib on Law The Stilgar Commentary

04-06-2004, 02:37 AM	#34
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	We finally get another member from NZ, and they call themselves Orlando Bloom. Bloody hell, no wonder people think we're back-ass-wards. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

08-12-2005, 11:58 PM	#38
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	1.Minas Tirith 2.Ithilien, especially Henneth Annun 3.The Shire __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-06-2005, 08:36 PM	#39
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	Minas Tirith Barad-Dur Shelob's Lair __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

09-09-2005, 07:09 PM	#40
JTB Enting Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: TITANIC! Posts: 64	I would pick: 1: Osgiliath, the ancient stony pathways, crumbling towers, a river running through it, mmm, man I love it! 2: Isenguard (in FotR, before they made it all mined and orcy) 3: Ithilen, where the rangers atack the Haradrim. Noble mentions are: Helm's Deep, Fangorn Forest, and the Shire. __________________ A Wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.

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