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Today, we begin reading the Two Towers. Last we left off, the Fellowship broke apart after Boromir attempted to seize the ring from...

They're mainly more separate because the action at Parth Galen is broken across a couple of chapters that form the division between two...

Farewell to Lórien More foreshadowing of Boromir's conflicting thoughts regarding the wrong ring when he says it would be "folly to...

At this point, he's already contended with the balrog - he just doesn't yet know what it is. It wasn't orcs or trolls that burst through...

A Journey in the Dark We see the first significant bit of Boromir’s stubbornness to come when he says that he will not go to the Mines...

Many Meetings Having Gandalf explain that the Ring-Wraiths would have turned Frodo into a wraith to be enslaved and tormented shows...

I think he was remembering the song Gildor's company had been singing when he met them, which had driven away the Black Riders. Eta...

That is theblokg and the short of the flaws of the films as an adaptation...but somewhat inevitable, given the transition to theatrical...

I'm now done with Book One of Fellowship of the Ring, and am a little more than halfway through! Quite the milestone! Chapter 9: At the...

Chapter 4: A Short Cut to Mushrooms While not the only time, I do like how Sam and the others express doubts about their journey to...

Note: I began this series much earlier on other forums, but am reposting it here. Doing 1 post a day so as to avoid intimidating walls...

In order for any movie to be A Christmas MovieTM the following criteria must be met. 1. Falling snow must appear in at least one...

I'll second Scrooged. One of the best re-interpretations of "A Christmas Carol" IMO. Saw it in the theater when it came out 87 or 88 and...

1. Either Scrooged or Muppet Christmas Carol. 2. Gremlins. 3. Die Hard.

If we know its a TPK as foregone conclusion then sit back and enjoy the show. Yeesh, I dont like running stuff like this. If there is...