I've actually written a post on The Bill Forum about The Bill. Wow, how long has it been?

Silly Lord of the Rings quiz:

You, Legolas, alone in one room. What do you do?
Ask him how he braids his hair and if he can do mine like that. Its been bugging me ever since I saw FOTR.

You, Arwen, alone in one room. What do you do?
Ask her about she and Aragorn met. Because I still haven't got round to reading the appendices.

We sadly lost 3 when he fell into....ummm...ok, we just lost him.
How hard did you look? Can we get him back?

What gift would you ask of the Elves?
Er, a nice sword maybe.

What race would you most like to be?
A hobbit. A tall hobbit!

Honestly...would you keep it secret, and safe?
Er, yes.

If you would keep it secret and safe, would you be the Ring-bearer, or would you swear to protect the Ring-bearer?
Protect the Ring-bearer. I don't want the responsibility of being the Ring-bearer.

Ok, you are the Ring-bearer, who makes up the Fellowship with you (of your friends) and if they're enough like a character, say who they'd be:
Can I have them all?

Ok, you're not the Ring-bearer (but you are in the Fellowship like above), who of your friends would be the Ring-bearer?
Perhaps Annie as she'd be able to get a much bigger Fellowship to follow her (see grope in Blackpool for good example ).

Are you evil? Evil enough to become a tool of Sauron?
I don't think so. However I may be bribeable.

If you had to be one of the nasty/evil creatures (i.e. the Balrog, the Cave Troll, an orc, Ring Wraith, etc) what one would you be, and why?
Can I be Sauron?

If you didn't know the Ring was The One Ring, but you knew it made you disappear and such, what would you do with it?
Lose it I expect. Hang on, thats what I do with ordinary rings.

Pippin and Merry - are they really okay guys, or just big nuisances?
They are so cool.

Who kicks the most ass: Gandalf, Legolas, Strider, or Gimli?
Strider. He's human (okay, a Man) but still does all the cool stuff you wouldn't think anyone in the race would be capable of.

Would you rather be an Archer, Wizard, or Ranger?
A wizard. That would be cool. Plus I could do what I like, because frankly, how would anyone stop me?

Who's your favourite character?
Frodo. He's not that old in hobbit terms but he has to do all this stuff to save the world.

Apparently, question seventeen was killed needlessly at Helm's Deep.
Aah. Poor seventeen.

If, for some odd reason, Aragorn and Legolas were to get in a fight, who do you think would win (and why)?
Aragorn - I think he'd be more likely to strike the first blow and Legolas wouldn't get a chance to defend himself.

Do you think the race of men is weak?
Not especially, no.

Does it make you sad to know the Elves are leaving these shores?
Yes, definitely.

React to this: Frodo lives!
Now I'm not quite so sure I remember the ending correctly...

If you've read the book and seen the movie, did you like both, or do you think one was better than the other?
The movie. It doesn't have all that description I try to read but invariably fail to. Although the book does have some extra stuff that explains more of whats going on.

Do you think the movie was an insult to Tolkien's genius?
No.

Any problem with the cast?
I keep thinking Elijah Wood is so young yet he's a year older than my sister. I must be getting old. And Viggo Mortensen doesn't look nearly as good as Aragorn does.

Honestly...do you think Liv Tyler did a good job as Arwen, or are you glad she's in the movie just because she's hot?
No, she was okay. But then she didn't exactly have a big part.

What do you think of the choice to cut Tom Bombadil?
Well they have to cut something and given they still couldn't fit him into the 3.5 hour version it might as well be him as anything else.

Was the Balrog all you had hoped for?
Well given I don't read the description and the bits I do I forget, I didn't really have any hopes for it.

Any other changes from the book to the movie that irritate you?
Not really.

How about that special-edition DVD, pretty cool, or no?
Very cool. Bloody hard to find anything on it, but that could just be me.

Lastly, what was your favourite bit of the movie?
FOTR: At the beginning with all the happy Hobbits before it all starts.
TTT: Helm's Deep. Wow. When I read how long it lasted for I thought it would get boring but it didn't.

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