What makes you laugh?

Rosie Gamgee · 03-23-2005, 01:26 PM

Without intending to create another hate-PJ thread, I wondered:
Who else out there laughs at parts of the movies that are supposed to be serious (the parts obviously intended to be funny do not count)?

Mine:

Any of Legolas's Captain Obvious moments- "A diversion." ~ "The trees are speaking to each other!" ~ "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" ~ "Something draws near. I can feel it." ~ etc.

Whenever Aragorn cries.

Whenever Aragorn stares evil in the face and makes that "EEEEeewwww! there's a bug on the wall!!!" look.

Gandalf 'exorcising' Saruman from Theoden.

When the kid falls from the horse outside Edoras. (TTT)

When that lady- I think she's 'Eothain's mom- 'screams' (?) on Eowyn's shoulder during the battle of Helm's Deep.

"My lady, we must make haste.... My LADY!"

When Gandy (EE RotK) falls from his horse and is staring at the Witch King in horror.

Gandy begging the hobbits to be silent when the Mouth of Sauron holds up the mithril shirt.

I have more, but I'll not put all of them down just now.

SamwiseGamgeeOTS · 03-27-2005, 09:22 PM

i laugh a lot when Pippin is looking into the palantir. i find it HILARIOUS!

Haradrim · 03-29-2005, 04:42 PM

I agree Legolas' obvious lines. Like when the orcs are creaming around them in Moria and it svery clear they are about to attack. "Orcs" I wanted Aragorn to whack him upside the ehad then. Also the avalanche of skulls is just ridiculous. I kept thinking. OMG that is a lot of skulls. I mean thats like 2 million people falling and theyre just calmly walking through. also at the end when the entire fellowship save Boromir of course walks into Frodos room and they all just start laughing and then Frodo and Sam stare at each other for five minutes. Now Ive always defended them as being straight but couldn't PJ have made it a little easier. I mean come on.

Last Child of Ungoliant · 03-29-2005, 06:07 PM

yep, the pol pot documentary always gets me going

and whenever arwen appears, especially if followed by her pulling out her sword

Butterbeer · 03-29-2005, 06:19 PM

Testing ...testing ...my last post never happened! it just went whoosh and disappered - next thing i know bmilder wants me to e-mail him to tell him about it?

Butterbeer · 03-29-2005, 06:32 PM

alright i'll try again ...
nah it just won't be as good *sighs fatalistically*

ok leave all that bit ...

on the Moot, things that had made me laugh:
Gorbi's description of the balrog being hit on the head by Pippin's stone down the Well (and Sauron having a Bath whilst Sam galavant's round Mordor wearing the one ring)

also some of telcontar dunedain's postings in the 'Lyrd of the Ring's' esp old tom bombadil's song, and the bit were aragorn at the council of elrond reveals the (something like) "here! are the pants that were ripped! etc (that last bit hilarious may have been another author?? - this from memory so apols if wrong

agree ref: Legless tell it like it is 'the shrewd' greenleaf : "they're TAKING THEM TO ISENGARD!", (pauses looking meaningfully into the distance)

where the beep did he think they've been galloping off to all along? Did not the white hands on the shields not give a clue?

also what is this "red sky int' t'mornin'? Blood been spilt this night"???? MUMBO JUMBO?

ANYWAY HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WILL SEND!

Telcontar_Dunedain · 03-30-2005, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Butterbeer

also some of telcontar dunedain's postings in the 'Lyrd of the Ring's' esp old tom bombadil's song, and the bit were aragorn at the council of elrond reveals the (something like) "here! are the pants that were ripped! etc (that last bit hilarious may have been another author?? - this from memory so apols if wrong

Why thank you very much!

Last Child of Ungoliant · 03-30-2005, 06:15 AM

i tell you what else makes me laugh, nay not laugh so much as hurl a heavy object at the TV, the portrayal of Celeborn by Martin Csokas

Telcontar_Dunedain · 03-30-2005, 08:48 AM

*Stares and starts monolouging* I don't know what you are talking about.

Last Child of Ungoliant · 03-30-2005, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telcontar_Dunedain

*Stares and starts monolouging* I don't know what you are talking about.

Rosie Gamgee · 03-30-2005, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butterbeer

also some of telcontar dunedain's postings in the 'Lyrd of the Ring's' esp old tom bombadil's song, and the bit were aragorn at the council of elrond reveals the (something like) "here! are the pants that were ripped! etc (that last bit hilarious may have been another author?? - this from memory so apols if wrong

Wasn't that mine?

Oh, I don't know.

Yes, Celeborn is unabashedly stupid. Oh, the other one like that: Haldir. He was passable in FotR, but in TTT it's past swallowing. The whole slow-mo death thing is so embarassing to watch. Makes you want to laugh and that makes you feel lousy because it's OH!-so sad.

Anyone for Treebeard? "*weird chokey gasp* I knew these trees from nut and acorn..." Oh, boy!

Or Saruman? Almost anything in TTT or RotK with him in it makes me crack up, with the possible exception of the "Gibbets and Crows" line. He's just so.... pious and.. great and WONDERFUL. The BEST thing that ever happened to the movie. It's like with every line he's saying "I could carry this WHOLE movie myself!!!"

Brego. Can I say more? What's with the kiss by the river, carrying the wounded Aragorn back to safety in a pseudo-Lassie fashion? ROTFL.

***Earniel*** · 03-30-2005, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

Yes, Celeborn is unabashedly stupid. Oh, the other one like that: Haldir. He was passable in FotR, but in TTT it's past swallowing. The whole slow-mo death thing is so embarassing to watch. Makes you want to laugh and that makes you feel lousy because it's OH!-so sad.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who reacted to Haldir's death that way. There wasn't the least bit of realism, IMO. It was so rediculous that I couldn't help sniggering.

Butterbeer · 03-30-2005, 06:37 PM

[QUOTE=Rosie Gamgee]Wasn't that mine?

Oh, I don't know.

what the (you can tell i still havent bothered to check -apologies again)
"here are the pants that were ripped" bit? Yeah sorry - i did say that might have been someone else - very funny Rosie! really made me laugh!

hectorberlioz · 03-30-2005, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Last Child of Ungoliant

yep, the pol pot documentary always gets me going

and whenever arwen appears, especially if followed by her pulling out her sword

...don't get me started on Arwen. *really raspy voice* "You knew there was a child..."

Last Child of Ungoliant · 03-30-2005, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

...don't get me started on Arwen. *really raspy voice* "You knew there was a child..."

you saw there was life, you saw my son[/rasp]

yeh, quit smokin love

**Nurvingiel** · 04-05-2005, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

Brego. Can I say more? What's with the kiss by the river, carrying the wounded Aragorn back to safety in a pseudo-Lassie fashion? ROTFL.

Ma! Aragorn's fallen down the well!

Yes, that whole scene was laugh out loud funny.

Once I recovered from shock, I found Denethor's death completely hilarious. It was just so spastic and funny.

Too bad it was never a plot point that Denethor's palintir only showed a pair of withered hands no matter how strong your will was. Oh well, this scene did spawn a lot of funny "stop drop and roll quotes".

Ironically one of the few scenes actually intended to be funny only drew eye-rolling from me. Drawf women are nearly indistinguishable from Dwarf men to outsiders.
...
... so? *shrugs*

Last Child of Ungoliant · 04-05-2005, 05:28 PM

I had completely forgotten denethor getting gold in the minas anor olympics for the 100 metre fire dash

Meriadoc Brandybuck · 04-05-2005, 06:13 PM

Haldir's death is very very funny. Especially when Aragorn screams, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAALDIIIIIIIIIIIR!"
When Boromir's dying, and Merry and Pippin are just looking at him with the "What do we do next?" look.
When Denethor dies.
Man, it's funny when people die in those movies.

Except for Theoden. If only it was Merry talking to him, and not Eowyn.

Rosie Gamgee · 04-06-2005, 09:27 AM

Agreed!!! I mean, he looks at her with that WTH? look on his face... If Theoden had really thought that his niece was there on the battlefield he'd have died of shock, shame and sorrow.
I rather like Boromir's death- for Sean Bean's part of it. Merry and Pip.... Oh, well, I think they could have done a better job. I think the most realistic reaction to somebody's 'death' was Eomer in the EERotK finding Eowyn... but now I'm off-topic.

I snigger everytime I hear Aragorn snivel out, "You cannot weild it! Nhone of us cahn. The One Ring ahnswers to Sauron alhone; it haas no ohther mahster!"

If you've listened to the cast commentary on the RotK DVD, Denethor's death becomes even funnier! Bernard Hill starts spouting in this scene about how it would have been hilarious if Denethor, halfway down, remembers "Oh, my parachute!" and pulls the cord and then the parachute catches on fire... It's a really funny picture, and even more enjoyable to know that even Bernard realizes it's an idiotic moment.

Frodo stumbling so pathetically toward Minas Morgul make me laugh. What an idiot. And later in Shelob's spongy habitat: "Smeeeegol! Smeeeegol!... Oh, Sam..." Serves you right you little creep!

Beruthiel's cat · 04-06-2005, 03:42 PM

In TTT when Theoden (Bernard Hill) says "Take the women and children to the caves" (or something like that...) I get a "Titanic" flashback...

03-23-2005, 01:26 PM	#1
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	What makes you laugh? Without intending to create another hate-PJ thread, I wondered: Who else out there laughs at parts of the movies that are supposed to be serious (the parts obviously intended to be funny do not count)? Mine: Any of Legolas's Captain Obvious moments- "A diversion." ~ "The trees are speaking to each other!" ~ "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" ~ "Something draws near. I can feel it." ~ etc. Whenever Aragorn cries. Whenever Aragorn stares evil in the face and makes that "EEEEeewwww! there's a bug on the wall!!!" look. Gandalf 'exorcising' Saruman from Theoden. When the kid falls from the horse outside Edoras. (TTT) When that lady- I think she's 'Eothain's mom- 'screams' (?) on Eowyn's shoulder during the battle of Helm's Deep. "My lady, we must make haste.... My LADY!" When Gandy (EE RotK) falls from his horse and is staring at the Witch King in horror. Gandy begging the hobbits to be silent when the Mouth of Sauron holds up the mithril shirt. I have more, but I'll not put all of them down just now. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

03-27-2005, 09:22 PM	#2
SamwiseGamgeeOTS Elven Warrior Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A quaint little hole which last time I checked was somewhere near Ohio, Middle-Earth. Posts: 165	i laugh a lot when Pippin is looking into the palantir. i find it HILARIOUS! __________________ "...Eragon recoiled in shock. Standing in front of him, licking off the membrane that encased it, was a dragon."

03-29-2005, 04:42 PM	#3
Haradrim The Official Court Jester of the Entmoot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Far Harad Posts: 1,006	I agree Legolas' obvious lines. Like when the orcs are creaming around them in Moria and it svery clear they are about to attack. "Orcs" I wanted Aragorn to whack him upside the ehad then. Also the avalanche of skulls is just ridiculous. I kept thinking. OMG that is a lot of skulls. I mean thats like 2 million people falling and theyre just calmly walking through. also at the end when the entire fellowship save Boromir of course walks into Frodos room and they all just start laughing and then Frodo and Sam stare at each other for five minutes. Now Ive always defended them as being straight but couldn't PJ have made it a little easier. I mean come on. __________________ A Bit More Grown Up This Time...

03-30-2005, 08:48 AM	#9
Telcontar_Dunedain Warrior of the House of Hador Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,651	Stares and starts monolouging I don't know what you are talking about. __________________ Then Huor spoke and said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and me a new star shall arise. Farewell!" The Silmarillion, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Page 230

04-05-2005, 06:13 PM	#18
Meriadoc Brandybuck Magnificent Master of Buckland Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Buckland, U.S.A. Posts: 1,138	Haldir's death is very very funny. Especially when Aragorn screams, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAALDIIIIIIIIIIIR!" When Boromir's dying, and Merry and Pippin are just looking at him with the "What do we do next?" look. When Denethor dies. Man, it's funny when people die in those movies. Except for Theoden. If only it was Merry talking to him, and not Eowyn. __________________ But it is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to say to much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place. -Meriadoc Brandybuck Is there anything I can do that wouldn't inconvenience me?.-Adrian Monk Hogan: What's a definate factor that we can count on? Newkirk: We don't know what we're doing. Do you wanna split a pineapple? -Shawn Spencer

03-29-2005, 06:07 PM	#4
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	yep, the pol pot documentary always gets me going and whenever arwen appears, especially if followed by her pulling out her sword

03-29-2005, 06:19 PM	#5
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	Testing ...testing ...my last post never happened! it just went whoosh and disappered - next thing i know bmilder wants me to e-mail him to tell him about it?

03-29-2005, 06:32 PM	#6
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	alright i'll try again ... nah it just won't be as good sighs fatalistically ok leave all that bit ... on the Moot, things that had made me laugh: Gorbi's description of the balrog being hit on the head by Pippin's stone down the Well (and Sauron having a Bath whilst Sam galavant's round Mordor wearing the one ring) also some of telcontar dunedain's postings in the 'Lyrd of the Ring's' esp old tom bombadil's song, and the bit were aragorn at the council of elrond reveals the (something like) "here! are the pants that were ripped! etc (that last bit hilarious may have been another author?? - this from memory so apols if wrong agree ref: Legless tell it like it is 'the shrewd' greenleaf : "they're TAKING THEM TO ISENGARD!", (pauses looking meaningfully into the distance) where the beep did he think they've been galloping off to all along? Did not the white hands on the shields not give a clue? also what is this "red sky int' t'mornin'? Blood been spilt this night"???? MUMBO JUMBO? ANYWAY HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WILL SEND!

03-30-2005, 06:15 AM	#8
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	i tell you what else makes me laugh, nay not laugh so much as hurl a heavy object at the TV, the portrayal of Celeborn by Martin Csokas

03-30-2005, 06:37 PM	#13
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	[QUOTE=Rosie Gamgee]Wasn't that mine? Oh, I don't know. what the (you can tell i still havent bothered to check -apologies again) "here are the pants that were ripped" bit? Yeah sorry - i did say that might have been someone else - very funny Rosie! really made me laugh!

04-05-2005, 05:28 PM	#17
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	I had completely forgotten denethor getting gold in the minas anor olympics for the 100 metre fire dash

04-06-2005, 09:27 AM	#19
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Agreed!!! I mean, he looks at her with that WTH? look on his face... If Theoden had really thought that his niece was there on the battlefield he'd have died of shock, shame and sorrow. I rather like Boromir's death- for Sean Bean's part of it. Merry and Pip.... Oh, well, I think they could have done a better job. I think the most realistic reaction to somebody's 'death' was Eomer in the EERotK finding Eowyn... but now I'm off-topic. I snigger everytime I hear Aragorn snivel out, "You cannot weild it! Nhone of us cahn. The One Ring ahnswers to Sauron alhone; it haas no ohther mahster!" If you've listened to the cast commentary on the RotK DVD, Denethor's death becomes even funnier! Bernard Hill starts spouting in this scene about how it would have been hilarious if Denethor, halfway down, remembers "Oh, my parachute!" and pulls the cord and then the parachute catches on fire... It's a really funny picture, and even more enjoyable to know that even Bernard realizes it's an idiotic moment. Frodo stumbling so pathetically toward Minas Morgul make me laugh. What an idiot. And later in Shelob's spongy habitat: "Smeeeegol! Smeeeegol!... Oh, Sam..." Serves you right you little creep! __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

04-06-2005, 03:42 PM	#20
Beruthiel's cat mystical divinity of Unashamed Felinity Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New York's beautiful North Coast -- we're all mad here!!! Posts: 635	In TTT when Theoden (Bernard Hill) says "Take the women and children to the caves" (or something like that...) I get a "Titanic" flashback... __________________ "Never try to out-stubborn a cat!" -- R. Heinlein ~~~~~~~~~ "But I don't want to be among mad people, " Alice remarked. "Oh, but you can't help that," said the Cat; "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here." ~~ Lewis Carroll ~~~~~~~~~~~ Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana...

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