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Post by Laerdan on Oct 29, 2003 13:18:48 GMT
And if so who should have played him?
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Post by Éowynshue on Oct 29, 2003 13:25:00 GMT
I'm very divided over this. On one hand it would be nice to see Glorfindel for real, but on the other hand I'd rather him be the enigmatic one who doesn't get chased by millions of fangirls lol. Besides I don't think there's anyone good looking enough to play him who hasn't already been cast lol. I'm happy with my imagination
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Post by Laerdan on Oct 29, 2003 13:40:37 GMT
Fair enough
I know what you mean, I'd never heard of Viggo Mortensen before LOTR and couldn't imagine anyone matching the character of Aragorn but he does!
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Post by Éowynshue on Oct 29, 2003 14:48:36 GMT
True, Viggo is perfect as Aragorn. I think if they had put Glorfindel in they would have gone with someone relatively unknown (and therefore cheap lol). I'm gonna come up with some really stupid suggestions for people to play him now lol like Ben Affleck or Brad Pitt lol Oo my friends friend Ed could do it! If he could act.. lol he does look rather like Orlando Bloom though
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Post by MirkwoodArcher on Oct 29, 2003 15:45:00 GMT
You have an Orlando type within reach? Send him to me! I'll pay the postage!
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Post by Éowynshue on Oct 29, 2003 16:10:52 GMT
I wish he was within reach! lol I've only met him once, and that was saying "Is this chair free?" in Starbucks lol. I didn't even know it was him until I talked to my friend over msn! I told her I saw "a gorgeous orlando-lookalike" in Liverpool (which is a rarity lol) so she said it could have been Ed! She phoned him and it turned out it was him! I was in such a hyper mood afterwards lol. I've never even met this friend in real life, I just met her on the net, so meeeting her Orlando-lookalike was just so strange! Funny thing is I wasn't even supposed to be there! I skipped a maths lesson to go shopping which is soooo not like me to do
*sigh* he was gorgeous though...
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Post by Elessar on Oct 29, 2003 22:16:57 GMT
If time allowed, I would love to have seen him in the film. As for actors, hmmm.... I'm not sure about this one. Will have to think about it. I've got to take this opportunity to plug the BBC radio version again... it has both Glorfindel and Radagast in it!
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Post by MirkwoodArcher on Oct 29, 2003 22:21:30 GMT
It did, didn't it, and very well-played as I recall.
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Post by Elessar on Oct 30, 2003 0:10:19 GMT
It did, didn't it, and very well-played as I recall. I agree... all the actors in that production did a fantastic job.
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Post by Laerdan on Oct 30, 2003 23:24:56 GMT
There's a radio version ?
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Post by Elessar on Oct 31, 2003 0:39:40 GMT
There's a radio version ? Yes indeed! It was produced by the BBC about twenty years ago, and it is incredible! I highly recommend it. You can hear sound clips of it if you want to by clicking on the link in my profile, go to the "cast" section, and there's a clip for each actor.
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Post by MirkwoodArcher on Oct 31, 2003 8:58:31 GMT
Laerdan, our sibling has the tapes somewhere. I hope he still has them anyway.
Neneithel
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Post by Éowynshue on Nov 2, 2003 13:42:05 GMT
I think I mentioned this to Nen, that if you stuck a blond wig on the guy in >>this pic<< he might make a good Glorfindel, but it would be impossible to get him as he is in this pic lol. Interesting idea I think.
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Post by Laerdan on Nov 3, 2003 12:08:27 GMT
He's perfect, with or without the wig ;D ;D
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Post by Arwen Evenstar on Nov 19, 2003 16:37:18 GMT
I think it would have been nice to see Glorfindel, if they movie could have been longer. But with time restraints, I think it's best like it is. As it is, it's hard enough for my mom, who's never read the books, to keep all the elves straight, and remember who is who. She's constantly forgetting Throwing another elf in the mix would have just added to the confusion for the non-book-reading fans. And besides, (I just thought of this one) if he had been in there, and you had just met him, and seen him say a few lines, they might of made him suffer the same fate as Haldir They could have decided they needed to do something with his character, so send him to Helm's Deep as well! That wou;dn't have been good. I really can't think of any other actors who could play him. I do agree that Viggo is perfect as Aragorn! Russell Crowe had been offered the part, and refused it, thankfully. I just can't see him as Aragorn!! He doesn't look right, and I'm so glad Viggo ended up getting it!
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