Last week, Super Spy Big Jerk sent us a bunch of new images. So what’s going to top that? How about a rendered look at the Mines of Moria Cave Troll? Sounds good to me! !SPOILERS [More]
Month: June 2001
Last week, Super Spy Big Jerk sent us a bunch of new images. So what’s going to top that? How about a rendered look at the Mines of Moria Cave Troll? Sounds good to me!
![[ Cave Troll - Click for Larger Version ]](http://img-www.theonering.net/images/062501_troll_sm.jpg)
Now, i know this is bad research on my part, but we have had an image of the Cave Troll all along in our Movie Scrapbook. This image is from the 2000 Video Software Dealer’s Association Show.
![[ Troll ]](http://img-www.theonering.net/images/062501_troll01.jpg)
Read the excerpt from my Cannes report on the footage below:
STORY/MOVIE SPOILERS
“I personally have never seen anything like this on the big screen. The Cave Troll is not made of rocks or stone or anything like that. It almost looks like you could squeeze and have your hands slide right off. It has a dull grey thick skin and a huge bulbous head with eyes very spread apart. The beast is so big and powerful you immediately realize that there is no way the Fellowship can beat this thing. It’s just that unstoppable. It initially uses a huge hammer to attack. Huge chunks of floor are dislodged as he swings and misses. Legolas leaps up on to a higher ledge and fires arrows into the beast to draw its attention. The troll then grabs a chain and uses it as a whip. Legolas is too fast. Aragorn attempts to attack it and is tossed across the room. The others are still engaged with some orcs.
We then cut to a shot of Frodo hiding behind a pillar. He is sliding along the circumference as the Troll is searching for him. It’s almost like the classic cat and mouse game. As Frodo slides to the right, the Troll peers to the left and sees nothing. As the Troll peers to the right, Frodo has slid to the left. Then Frodo begins to slide back to the right and without warning the troll catches onto his game. That big bulbous head suddenly appears in front of Frodo and we all jump out of our seats. Frodo stumbles back and begins a feeble attempt to escape the Troll’s attacks. Aragorn at one point runs to Frodo’s defense, only to be knocked out of contention as he is tossed away. The Troll picks up a huge pole and slams it into Frodo. The camera is set up so that it looks like Frodo takes a direct hit in the chest. Everything slows down as Frodo reels in pain and in astonished disbelief. The entire Fellowship looks at what has just happened and scream in agony. Even the Troll has a look of surprise at the affect of what he’s done. Frodo slumps to the floor. Merry and Pippin scream madly and jump on the Troll’s back, stabbing frantically with vengeance. Aragorn picks up the pole and sticks it under the Troll’s upper right rib cage. As the Cave Troll screams in anger, at yet another small nuisance wound in his side, he opens his mouth just enough for Legolas to skillfully shoot an arrow directly into his upper palette. The assumption is that the arrow reaches his brain and kills him. The Troll falls to the crowd with a dramatic thud.“
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Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn)
28 Days (2000)
Walk on the Moon, A (1999) UK 
Thin Red Line, The (1998) UK 
Perfect Murder, A (1998) UK
Psycho (1998) UK
Portrait of a Lady, The (1996)
Albino Alligator (1996)
Prophecy, The (1995)
Ruby Cairo (1993)
Young Guns II (1990) UK
Fresh Horses (1988) UK
Witness (1985)
Liv Tyler (Arwen)
Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
Heavy (1995) UK
Silent Fall (1994)
Ian Holm (Bilbo)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1999) (TV)
Simon Magus (1999/I) UK
eXistenZ (1999)
Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) UK
King Lear (1997) (TV) UK
Fifth Element, The (1997) UK
Another Woman (1988)
Return of the Soldier, The (1982)
Alien (1979) UK
Shout at the Devil (1976)
Sean Bean (Boromir)
Ronin (1998) UK
Stormy Monday (1988)
Marton Csokas (Celeborn)
Broken English (1996)
Hugo Weaving (Elrond)
Matrix, The (1999) UK
Strange Planet (1999)
Interview, The (1998)
Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
Babe (1995) UK
Exile (1994) UK
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The (1994) UK
Miranda Otto (Eowyn)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Jack Bull, The (1999) (TV) UK
Thin Red Line, The (1998) UK
Last Days of Chez Nous, The (1992)
David Wenham (Faramir)
Boys, The (1997/I) UK
Elijah Wood (Frodo)
Faculty, The (1998) UK
Good Son, The (1993)
Forever Young (1992) UK
Internal Affairs (1990)
Back to the Future Part II (1989) UK
Cate Blanchett (Galadriel)
Ideal Husband, An (1999) UK
Pushing Tin (1999) UK
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Ian McKellen (Gandalf)
X-Men (2000)
Apt Pupil (1998) UK
Gods and Monsters (1998) UK
Shadow, The (1994) UK
Walter and June (1986) UK
Plenty (1985) UK
Alfred the Great (1969) UK
Touch of Love, A (1969)
Mark Ferguson (Gil Galad)
Every Woman’s Dream (1996) (TV)
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli)
Au Pair (1999) (TV)
Secret of the Andes (1998) UK
Bloodsport 3 (1996)
Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter, The (1993)
Seventh Coin, The (1992)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987) (TV)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
Andy Serkis (Gollum)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Among Giants (1998) UK
Stephen Ure (Gorbag) *rumored*
Broken English (1996)
Harry Sinclair (Isildur)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Orlando Bloom (Legolas)
Wilde (1997) UK
Dominic Monaghan (Merry)
Hostile Waters (1997) (TV)
Bruce Spence (Mouth of Sauron)
Sweet Talker (1991)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Sean Astin (Sam)
Kimberly (1999)
Icebreaker (1999)
Deterrence (1999)
Bulworth (1998) UK
Dish Dogs (1998)
Teresa’s Tattoo (1994)
Low Life, The (1994/I)
Rudy (1993)
Encino Man (1992) UK
Toy Soldiers (1991) UK
Memphis Belle (1990)
Staying Together (1989)
War of the Roses, The (1989)
Like Father, Like Son (1987) UK
White Water Summer (1987) UK
Goonies, The (1985)
Christopher Lee (Saruman)
Tale of the Mummy (1998) UK
Jinnah (1998) UK
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Treasure Island (1990) (TV)
Safari 3000 (1982)
1941 (1979) UK
Return from Witch Mountain (1978) UK
Four Musketeers, The (1974) UK
Three Musketeers, The (1973) UK
Nothing But the Night (1972)
One More Time (1970)
Scream and Scream Again (1969)
Psycho-Circus (1966)
Gorgon, The (1964) UK
City of the Dead, The (1960)
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) UK
Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957)
Dark Avenger, The (1955)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Bernard Hill (Theoden)
Loss of Sexual Innocence, The (1999)
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1999) UK
True Crime (1999) UK
Shirley Valentine (1989) UK
Restless Natives (1985) UK
Bounty, The (1984)
Gandhi (1982) UK
Brad Dourif (Wormtongue)
Shadow Hours (2000)
Ghost, The (2000)
Bride of Chucky (1998) UK
Urban Legend (1998) UK
Murder in the First (1995)
Death Machine (1995)
Trauma (1993)
Amos & Andrew (1993)
Body Parts (1991) UK
Hidden Agenda (1990)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Ragtime (1981) UK
Jim Rygiel (SFX)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Anna and the King (1999) UK
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) UK
Starship Troopers (1997)
Scout, The (1994)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Alien³ (1992) UK
Batman Returns (1992) UK
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
Ghost (1990) UK
2010 (1984) UK
Howard Shore (Composer)
Cell, The (2000)
eXistenZ (1999)
Dogma (1999) UK
Analyze This (1999) UK
Truth About Cats & Dogs, The (1996)
Crash (1996) UK
Se7en (1995)
Sliver (1993) UK
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Single White Female (1992) UK
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Moving (1988)
After Hours (1985) UK
Places in the Heart (1984) UK
Silkwood (1983) UK
Peter Jackson (Director)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
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Ringer Spy JJ sends along word that the ‘NY Daily Times’ has an article about Cannes and LOTR. The article is in the ‘Showtime’ section of the paper. If anyone can scan it in, send it along!