Ringer fan Fechi sent us some very bad news from Argentina today. Because of all the current Argentinian economic and political strife, all film releases for January 2002 have been postponed. This means Tolkien fans in Argentina will have to wait to see Fellowship of the Ring.
Month: December 2001
So here we are, merely 7 days into the release of Fellowship of the Ring, and earlier estimates (from the Hollywood Reporter) have LOTR making 95.3 million dollars for that period!!! Considering each movie approximately cost 90 million to make, I have a feeling Fellowship of the Ring will cover the cost of all three movies worldwide! With that in mind, I would think everyone involved with the production deserves a Holiday bonus! [More]
Thomas Son of Gimli sends in an email claiming that Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) may have slipped in a little danish while talking elvish! [More]
From: Thomas Son of Gimli
I’ve seen LOTR two times now. I’ve noticed something that seems rather odd… You all know the scene when the fellowship (or parts of it) meets Arwen for the first time, right? Frodo is sick and they talk for a while, then Arwen takes of with Frodo.
During the conversation they speak Elvish but one of the last things Aragorn says to Arwen sounds a lot like some Nordic language (I’m guessing Danish, Viggos country of origin, I’m from Sweden and Swedish isn’t that far from Danish).
It sounds like he says “Min alskling” which translates into “My Love” or “My Darling”.
TJ writes: The Smithsonian magazine has an article called “Master of Middle Earth” by Alina Corday Taylor. A five page story on Tolkien, his life, work and his Lord of the Rings Trilogy. A great read. Anyone with scans of the article send them along!
Bruce sends us information on a possible cut scene in the UK version of FOTR. The scene in particular is (highlight to read!) when Aragorn decapitates Lurtz [More]