Blockbuster in Brazil has made the 2-disk DVD available for pre-order, and they now also sell a sludge of the official action figures.
Also, Telef’nica do Brasil (quite the misleading name, since they only operate in the state of São Paulo) released, in around February, a collector’s set (there is 300,000 of each, and they’re all numbered) of 10 movie-themed phonecards; all of which feature LOTR scenes. I have all of them, and as soon as I can get my hands on a scanner will send them in, but until then I thought it’d be nice to let other people know. The images on the cards are, in no particular order:
– A head-and-torso (I don’t know the technical names…) shot of Aragorn wearing the Lothlorien cape and the Mallorn brooch, with a smaller inset of the boat scene from Lothlorien in the bottom.
– A Boromir head shot with some background I can’t really make out.
– Legolas about to let loose an arrow, with Gimli and Boromir in the background, and a close up of the Middle Earth map in the bottom.
– The Pillars of the Argonath movie poster with the inscription “A Lenda Ganha Vida” (The legend comes to life, in Portuguese)
– A shot of the four hobbits in Weathertop.
– The Frodo-holding-the-ring-in-his-hand-and-looking-at-it movie poster.
– The other Frodo-holding-the-ring poster, in which he looks straight ahead.
– Arwen and her, er… battle wound from the flight to the ford, with a shot of the Black Riders about to cross the ford in the bottom.
– Gandalf with his staff in Moria, and to the right, Gandalf holding the
ring after picking it up from the fireplace at Bag End.
– The cast-shot-that-dubs-as-yet-another-movie-poster.
Most of the cards feature the good old “One Ring to rule them all” couplet written in the Tengwar running down some side, and all of them have the movie title on them. The back side of all the cards is also identical – the shot of the company’s silhouettes, with Sam leading Bill that has been seen in many places before; and below it a short little teaser blurb: “O pequenho hobbit, Frodo, herda a missão de salva a Terra-média do perverso Senhor do Escuro. Para isso, ele precisa conduzir o Um Anel até a Montanha da perdição e destru’-lo para sempre,” which translates into: “Little hobbit Frodo inherits the mission to save Middle-Earth from the perverse Dark Lord. For this, he needs to take the One Ring to Mount Dom and destroy it forever.”
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We resume our Two Towers chats this weekend by examining the clash of the mustered forces Rohan and the orc and Dunlendish legions of Saruman at Helm’s Deep. Join us this weekend as we delve into the events of:
Book Three, Chapter VII: Helm’s Deep
One of the most stirring battles of the War of the Ring, this clash between was undoubtedly necessary if the Rohirrim were to go to the aid of Minas Tirith. However, even as they set out for the Fords of the Isen, trouble brews ahead and darkness gathers behind.
Would Theoden’s forces have survived if they’d been caught on the plains? What exactly was the “devilry” of Saruman? How exactly does the battle solidify Legolas and Gimli’s emerging friendship? These are just a few of the questions we’ll be discussing, so join us for what’s sure to be another engaging Hall of Fire debate!
Upcoming Discussions
JULY 20-21: The influence of Catholicism on Tolkien’s writings.
JULY 27-28: The Two Towers: Book 3, Chapter 8: The Road to Isengard.
Place:
#thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 5:30 pm ET (17:30) [also 11:30 pm (23:30) CET and 7:30 am Sunday (07:30) AET]
Sunday Chat: 7:00 pm (19:00) CET [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 4:00 am (04:00) Monday morning AET]
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The announcement that there will be two DVDs for The Lord of the Rings was a great and welcome surprise to many, many Tolkien fans. Of great interest is the special extended collector’s version of the DVD to be released on November 12. Contained in this special four-disc DVD is a neat surprise for all The Lord of the Rings TCG fans: three special collector’s cards that will only be available in this set!
The three cards: Legolas, Greenleaf; Gimli, Son of Gloin; and Aragorn, Ranger of the North from The Fellowship of the Ring™ set for The Lord of the Rings TCG will be inserted into the collector’s edition of the movie. In addition to the cards being foiled, all three will have their original image and lore altered to reflect the scene at the end of the film, when “The Three Hunters” set off to rescue Merry and Pippin.
“The Three Hunters” cards only will be inserted in the Collector’s Set DVD release for the United States and Canada.
All game text on the cards will be identical to the cards found in the starter decks and booster packs from The Fellowship of the Ring set. The only difference will be the images and lore.
“Let’s hunt some Orcs!”
Take a look at these alternate image cards!
Legolas, Greenleaf
Aragorn, Ranger of the North
Gimli, Son of Gloin
Looking to pre-order this deluxe DVD set? Then Click Here!
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Thanks to Ringer fan Jessie for the heads up on this great deal at Allposters.com. They are selling the Two Towers teaser poster for about 10 bucks. [More]
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The Sideshow Orc Hide Helm can now be purchased individually. Made of stretched skins, bound with sinew, Hide Helms were a light weight alternative to the clumsy metal bowls typically employed by Orcs. Many of Saruman the Wizard’s Orc servants wore Hide Helms of varied design during their daily existence in the grounds of Isengard. 5″ H (126mm). [More]
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Cousinit Greenleaf sends along this clipping from ‘Yahoo! Internet Life’, checkout the Buzz Watch around Figwit! [More]
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