At last our four heroes come back to their beloved Shire. One evening they reach the Brandywine Bridge…
Continue ReadingAt last our four heroes come back to their beloved Shire. One evening they reach the Brandywine Bridge wet and tired, but to their dismay they are denied entrance. The Shire is no longer the place they left behind. Shirriffs guard the gates and uphold new unreasonable laws, ugly buildings sprout everywhere, and there are evil Men in the Shire who are using the Hobbits as slaves. And all orders seem to come from Bag End, from the mysterious Sharkey.[More]
At last our four heroes come back to their beloved Shire. One evening they reach the Brandywine Bridge wet and tired, but to their dismay they are denied entrance. The Shire is no longer the place they left behind. Shirriffs guard the gates and uphold new unreasonable laws, ugly buildings sprout everywhere, and there are evil Men in the Shire who are using the Hobbits as slaves. And all orders seem to come from Bag End, from the mysterious Sharkey.
How do the four travellers set about organising the resistance against the ruffians? How is Frodo’s reaction to the state of the Shire different from the others, and what is Frodo’s part in the scouring of the Shire? In what ways do Frodo, Sam , Merry and Pippin show how much they have developed on their travels?
We shall also look at possible inspirations for ‘the scouring of the Shire’, and compare Saruman and Frodo at their last encounter. Join us in #thehalloffire as we take a look at The Scouring of the Shire – Chapter VIII of the Return of the King.
Times:
Saturday Chat:
5:30pm ET (17:30)
[also 11:30pm (23:30) CET and 7:30am Sunday (07:30) AET]
Sunday Chat:
7:00 pm (19:00) CET
[also 1:00pm (13:00) ET and 3:00am (03:00) Monday morning AET]
ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
CET = Central European Time, Central Europe
AET = Australian East Coast
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FINAL RUNNING TIME: 3 HRS 20 MIN 49 SEC
TOTAL # REELS: 10
REEL BY REEL FOOTAGE:
1) 1764+10
2) 1887+11
3) 1869+01
4) 1966+07
5) 1961+10
6) 1839+03
7) 1903+11
8) 1170+08
9) 1743+05
10) 1967+06
TOTAL FOOTAGE: 18073+08
SOUND FORMAT: SR, Surround EX, SDDS, DTS
ASPECT RATIO: 2.40 S (C)
Please note that for any territory requiring an Intermission, per the Director, the break should take place at the end of Reel 4 when Theoden says to Éowyn “And no more despair” and then come back in on Reel 5 – on ride up to paths of the dead.
Dutch language community-site TheFellowship.nl got their hands on the technical specs for The Return of the King. Apart from a lot of numbers the info also gives us the exact running time and when PJ wants theatres to insert an intermission! [More]
Update!: TheFellowship.nl’s server has been TORned so we have mirrored the text here. Please follow this link! [More]
Ringer Spy Katien writes: This is some news for the Australian fans. A special set of Return of the King collector pins will be available from this Sunday through the “Telegraph” newspaper. It also comes with a special album to hold all the pins..I think there are 18 pins in total and are $2 each. Looks quite nice from the pix in the paper.
Ringer Spy and TORn Friend Irascian has updated his personal website with a report of his third day in New Zealand – starring a visit to Weta and drinking a few beers with Cameron Rhodes and John Leigh! Be sure to check out the previous days as well if you haven’t already! [More]
