Iām absolutely obsessed with the reddit side of the Tolkien fandom, in particular, this discussion regarding how Sauron fits the ring on his finger, as well as penal compensation a la Lord Farqaud style
I donāt know if I can contain myĀ āThe Muppet Christmas Carol has better costume design than most Oscar-nominated period dramasā rant until after Thanksgiving you guys, I haveā¦so many Thoughts
favorite bits of the cast interviews in the LOTR special features:
Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood and Viggo Mortensen all taking the piss out of Orlando Bloom for going on about a cracked rib too much, while Orlando Bloom desperately tries to wriggle out of talking about it (special mention to Elijah WoodāsĀ āoh it hurts, babes, and I canāt ride the horse, babesā and Viggo MortensenāsĀ āthey can be very fragile, elves, especially theā¦Mirkwood strainā¦ā)
Ian McKellen commenting thatĀ āthey never did find any suitable underwear for Gandalfā¦ā
Dominic Monaghan going on and on about how Viggo Mortensen apparently had a crush on one of the Rohirrim extras (who like a lot of the Rohirrim extras was a woman in a fake beard) while Vigoo Mortensen just muttersĀ āone could perhaps say something about Mr. Monaghanāsā¦proclivitiesā¦ā
Dominic Monaghanās imitation of John Rhys-Davies ordering food at a restaurant for the whole cast.Ā āYou have partridge? BRING THE PARTRIDGE!ā
John Rhys-Davies talking about an incident with the Lothlorian boats and sayingĀ āif an elf and a dwarf are in a boatā¦andā¦the boat goes underā¦let us say that the blame was not placed on the elfā while Orlando Bloom spluttersĀ āheās a big guy, man!āĀ
Elijah Wood talking about how the hobbit actors shared a trailer with Ian McKellen and sometimes they would hear inarticulate bellows of protest from his side when they played loud music in the mornings
Viggo Mortensen talking about how, while filming with those same boats, Kirin Shaw (Elijah Woodās scale double) started telling himĀ āif the boat tips overā¦save yourselfā¦I canāt swim.āĀ
Elijah Wood describing how Sean Astin would try to direct the helicopters to land while they were on location, while the other three hobbits were screwing around and throwing pinecones at each other
Christopher Lee recounting how he had so much trouble going up some steps in Orthanc with his long robe that he stopped in the middle of the scene and said,Ā āI cannot get up these goddamn steps, Peter.āĀ
Viggo Mortensen mentioning that he left a weekend rehearsal and went walking down the street still swinging his sword around, and promptly got the cops called on him
When I read āspace...the final frontierā thereās a small part of my brain that is that audio of Patrick Stewart saying it but with a ridiculous french accent that makes it āeh-spay-zeh...ze final frahn-tee-aireā while Jonathan Frakes absolutely loses it in the background.
I think I found my new favorite rabbit hole. This voice actor does Shakespeare scenes in a southern accent and I need to see the whole damn play. Absolutely beautiful