From: Lawrence
I found a funny, and kind of insulting, error on the recently released DVD’s “Lord of the Rings” and “Return of the King.” [More]
Day: September 18, 2001
From: Lawrence
I found a funny, and kind of insulting, error on the recently released DVD’s “Lord of the Rings” and “Return of the King.” I am of course talking about the animated versions (I didn’t want you to think I was REALLY out there ;-). If you examine the track listings on the inside sleeves of both sets, you’ll find that they are identical!
Warner Brothers, in a rather sloppy move, has used the track listing of Bakshi’s film on the Rankin and Bass production of “Return of the King.” Imagine my surprise, after watching ROTK, to see a chapter on the sleeve called simply “Treebeard.” Scanning that chapter revealed a long talk between Bilbo and Frodo, with no mention of the Ent. It was at that point I happen to have the two DVD’s side by side… and well you can put together the rest.
I find it really disappointing that such sloppy production values would be allowed for a new release, particularly when considering December 19th is the reason these sets were suddenly released. And given the subject matter, Warner Brothers should know better than to fall asleep at the wheel when the items in question are for some of the most demanding and meticulous fans out there (myself included ;-).
Not so long to wait now til the release date…but it’s still not too late to see some more Ted Nasmith art, or to expand your knowledge of Quenya. [More]
This came in from Pippin Skywalker in the UK:
“I recently received my invitation to the Ted Nasmith Exhibit in London. Judging by the brochure I got it looks like this same event will ALSO be at The Chalk Farm Gallery’s OTHER branch in Santa Fe!!! That is good news for all my fellow Americans who aren’t in London. 🙂 The exhibition begins December 3, and goes until January 10th.
Here is the info:
149, East Alameda Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Phone: 505 983 7125
Fax: 505 983 7128
E-mail: suhanagibson@hotmail.com
P.S. The Brochure is awesome! It has pics of paintings I’ve NEVER seen before! :)”
Meanwhile it looks like Barrowdowns has added to the fun you can have there. RL writes in to say “I dont know if you care much but I found this fun site called Barrowdowns which has an orc, elf, dwarf, and a hobbit name generator. It also will tell you what race you were in Middle Earth. On top of all of this there is a madlib game and a very funny hang hobbit game. When you get bored of this you can go to Malbeth the seer to have your future told. I highly recommend this page for its entertainment value.”
Anyone want a word-for-word analysis of the song ‘Namarie’? Here it is on Ardalambion, the Tolkien linguistics website. Lots of fun there if you want to learn Quenya.
The apparently-LOTR-influenced ads are multiplying around the place, though Alison writes in to say that there could be an older legend called up by the Guiness ad. [More]
People have seen a LOTR influence in the Guiness and Nissan ads, but Alison writes in to point out: “I’d been reading a few notices about the Nissan and Guiness ads taking inspiration from FOTR. Just thought I’d point out that unfortunately Lord of the Rings wasn’t the first story to link horses and water. It was done at least as early as Greek mythology, where Poseidon, god of the sea, was also the creator of horses. Maybe it’s in other mythology as well. Either way, it’s a nice image and I’m not surprised that quite a few people have used it, but I doubt it really came from LOTR.”
Neil B came up with another ad though: “I hope that you guys and gals have seen the mini-production currently running on UK television, to cheer us all up a bit. A wizard, played by a famous actor, giving advice to a humble little chap, with lots of special effects, all in the space of a minute – surely not ? In fact it is an advertisement to focus on a company’s sponsorship of British rugby, but we can all see the Middle Earth connections !”
I’m sure this is just the beginning…..