Frank writes: Not sure if this is has already been reported or not by other sources but I though it was interesting. A member of the Home Theater Forum, which is one of the most respected HT discussion boards on the net, recently posted the following message on the FotR EE DVD thread. Now this may be unconfirmed as it is coming from a 3rd party, but the members of this forum are very trustworthy.
Vickie should know that a friend of mine met Andrew Lesnie at a special cinematographer’s seminar here in Melbourne a couple of months ago and spoke to him for about 15 minutes. He said Lesnie was very nice, open and friendly and happy to chat about anything – my friend also said you could tell Lesnie was buzzed about the movie and his involvement with it. (The seminar had just rescreened the ‘Mines of Moria’ sequence and Lesnie looked proud as punch – what a scene to put on your resume…). Some comments Lesnie made to my friend, some of which may have appeared elsewhere on the web…
THE TWO TOWERS is much, much bigger in scale than FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. Lesnie really had a ‘wait till you see it!’ vibe about it.
THE TWO TOWERS will look a lot better in theaters than FELLOWSHIP did. The entire Super-35 to digital grading to final print process entailed some generation loss with the final theatrical print of FELLOWSHIP, giving the film a slightly grainy look that many HTF folk would probably recognise from other Super-35 theatrical releases. Lesnie said they were now using a new procedure for the release of THE TWO TOWERS that enabled them to make a direct transfer to the final print (?) at a particular stage of post, rather than utilising an intermediate transfer as they did with FELLOWSHIP. Essentially, THE TWO TOWERS will appear a generation or more sharper than FELLOWSHIP did in theaters, giving it a cleaner look and one that more accurately represents what they originally shot. Lesnie seemed confident that they had the problem ‘licked’ and that you’ll notice the difference when THE TWO TOWERS finally comes out.
Lesnie’s first meeting with Jackson was a funny one. Jackson asked Lesnie if he’d seen any of his previous movies, and Lesnie mentioned that he’d seen BRAINDEAD (known as DEAD/ALIVE in the States). Jackson asked Lesnie what he thought of it, and Lesnie (who doesn’t like films that are too gory) was somewhat embarassed to admit that he thought it was disgusting and that he wasn’t able to get through it. Jackson didn’t mind and was happy that Lesnie was honest about it. Lesnie also seemed pleased that they’d developed such a good working relationship since.
Finally, my friend asked Lesnie a little about the circumstances following Lesnie’s ‘sacking’ from the shoot of John Woo’s MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 in Sydney, a professional set-back that luckily allowed Lesnie to work on Jackson’s trilogy. (Lesnie shot BABE here in Australia and was hired for Woo’s movie with a lot of publicity – he was later taken off the project amid lots of rumours and speculation as to the reason why). My friend asked if Lesnie had ever seen the final movie, given the evident ‘bad blood’ at the time (which Lesnie dismissed a little, saying that his removal from the project was one of those things and Cruise and Woo were both good guys). Jackson apparently flew an early print of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 over to the NZ site and he and Lesnie had a bit of a giggle watching it in a private theater whilst in the middle of their own shoot.
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Ringer Spy Melanie May sends along these great scans from December issue of Starlog Magazine, this issue features Dominic Monaghan (Merry), take a look!
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Many of you have written in to us describing a problem you have had with your Extended Edition of FOTR, where the disc appears to stall between Boromir’s conversation with Aragorn and the Mirror of Galadriel. Well, TORn staffer Pippin Took points out that this is not in fact an issue with the DVD itself but with the DVD player;
‘It’s called a layer change, when the DVD player’s laser switches from one layer of information on the disc to the second layer. This is normal, and the only way around it is to buy one of the higher-end DVD players, which are better equipped to handle the layer changes more smoothly and with less of a pause while the laser switches over.’
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TORn Staffer Mia sends in a translation of the article posted in the Croatian newspaper Vecernji List yesterday concerning John Rhys-Davies’ very unfortunate accident on the set of “Musketeers”. We’ve deliberated about posting this, given the somewhat distasteful manner in which JRD’s privacy appears to have been violated by the press – but in the interests of keeping his concerned fans as best informed as possible, here’s the translation:
ACTOR BADLY HURT AT THE SET OF “LA FEMME MUSKETEER”
John Rhys-Davies in the central Rijeka hospital – background props collapsed on one of the musketeers.
John Rhys-Davies, who plays one of the musketeers (Porthos, btw – M.) in the film “La Femme Musketeer” was badly hurt yesterday afternoon during the filming in Pazin. The heavy construction of a background prop had collapsed and hit the actor, who was immediately transferred to the ER section of the Rijeka main hospital. The group of doctors led by Ivan Kirin, MD, stated there was a major head injury with severe bleeding, and a fracture of the right arm. The actor also had chest injuries but no fractures. John Rhys-Davies, known for his role as the Dwarf in the film “The Lord of the Rings”, will have to stay in the hospital for the next week, which will probably result in stopping the filming of “La Femme Musketeer”. The film crew met last night at the Lovran Excelsior to discuss further filming plans. The American and Croatian actors involved with the film have had a chain of bad luck; last week the actress Nastassya Kinski slipped and hurt her knee, but the injury was not a serious one.
Ananova are also running this story.
We at TORn wish John the very best and a speedy recovery.
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XBox Cheats
Infinite Ammo:
While playing, quickly press X, B, Y, A, X, B.
Infinite health:
While playing, quickly press Y, A, X, B, A, Y.
Infinite Ring Use (Frodo):
While playing, quickly press Y, B, A, B, Y, X.
Helpful Tips
Sinking box
When you are in the Shire and have to find the Clanker, before you get it, go on the place where the bell is anyway. At the bottom left hand corner are some boxes. Pick one up, walk over to the stairs, and let go. The box will sink into the stairs.
Stuck in building
In Bree while playing as Aragorn, get the bundle of hay for the dummies that you need to make. If you save the game in the building that you get the hay in, you will be unable to leave. The entrance will act like a wall. You will not be able to continue the game.
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Feel free to try out these codes, but be warned only Restore Health, Max Missle, 1000 Exp, and Level 2-5 Skills can be used until you’ve beaten the Secret Level with the Secret Character.
Restore Health
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Down, X, Up. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Get 1000 Experience
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulder buttons down, press X, Down, Down, Down. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Get level 2 Skills
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Circle, Right, Circle, Right. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Get level 3 Skills
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Up, Triangle, Up. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Get level 4 Skills
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Square, Left, Square, Left. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Get level 5 Skills
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulder buttons down, press X, X, Down, Down. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Be Invincible
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Square, X, Circle. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Max Ammo
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulder buttons down, press X, Down, Triangle, Up. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Unlimited Missile Weapons
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Square, Circle, X, Triangle . Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Awesome Attacks
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Square, Square, Circle, Circle. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Slow Motion
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Circle, X, Square. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Get Tiny Enemies
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Triangle, X, X. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
All Combo Upgrades
Begin playing any mission. Pause game play by pressing the Start button. While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2). While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Circle. Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.
Get Tower of Orthanc Level
Finish the game using Aragon on level 10
Be Isildur
Beat the game with all 3 standard characters Gimli, Aragorn & Legolas
Get Orlando Bloom Interview
Get to level 5 with Lagolas
Get John Rhys-Davis Interview
Get to level 5 with Gimli
Get Viggo Mortenson Interview
Get to level 5 with Aragorn
Get Secret Photos
Beat Balin’s Tomb to get Fellowship of the Ring photos
Beat Plains of Rohan to get Helm’s Deep and Rohan photos
Get Character’s Secret Level
Beat Helm’s Deep and get level 10 with Gimli, Legolas or Aragorn
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