RotK spoilers: The Sauruman Problem

[Pants]

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=16462

I'm not sure whether to treat this as a rumor or the truth as it is coming from AiCN. If it's the truth, well then *expletive deleted*.

 

[Dimwhit]

That's interesting. But if it's true, that that was really from PJ, his reasons seem fairly sound. But I guess we'll just wait and see!

 

[EricNoah]

I would guess it is probably true. I would have liked to see this in the film, but waiting for DVD is ok for me too, since it doesn't stick close to the book in this regard anyway by all accounts.

 

[Black Omega]

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=16462

I'm not sure whether to treat this as a rumor or the truth as it is coming from AiCN. If it's the truth, well then *expletive deleted*.

It's AiCN. It's purely a rumor. Doesn't mean it's false, but I'd not lose any sleep over it as long as they are the sole source.

 

[Femerus the Gnecro]

It's AiCN. It's purely a rumor. Doesn't mean it's false, but I'd not lose any sleep over it as long as they are the sole source.

Hear hear! I think Penny Arcade sums it up nicely.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-01-27&res=l

-F

 

[barsoomcore]

It would, I believe, be illegal for Harry to publish something as coming from Peter Jackson it he did not know it came from Peter Jackson. At the very least, Mr. Jackson would be able to sue Harry.

While AICN certainly publishes it's share of questionable material, that's usually in the nature of anonymous spoilers and set reports and reviews. Not emails from particular people.

I say it's legit.

 

[kengar]

From a purely narrative perspective (apart from staying "true" to the books), it seems odd to leave out the entire sequence with Saruman at Orthanc after the Ents win. IIRC, in the ROTK Sneak Peek on the TT DVD, there is a scene with Merry explaining to Pippin that the Enemy thinks Pip has the Ring and is coming for him (this ties in -I asssume- with the whole "We will see the Shire again!" clip from the trailer as the two hobbits part). If Gandalf never talks to Saruman and Pippin never looks into the palantir, how does the Enemy know about Pip & how does Pip end up riding with Gandalf to Gondor? It seems to be a major continuity problem to me.

It might be that the scene is shortened, but somehow the Merry & Pip need to hook up with Gandalf and it needs to become necessary for Gandalf to take Pippin with him to Minas Tirith.

 

[2d6]

Perhaps I'm a little off, then again maybe not......

I'm assuming that the sequence they are talking about is the one where gandalf banishes Sauruman and wyrmtongue.

What about the end when the of RoTK when the hobbits return to Hobbiton and find it enslaved. Will that be in the movie?

 

[EricNoah]

*looks to make sure spoiler is mentioned in the thread title*

The whole "scouring of the shire," by all accounts, is missing from the film -- was never filmed, was never intended to be in the film.

From accounts I've heard, then, Saruman was going to bite it at Orthanc (Wormtongue kills Saruman, then someone, likely Legolas, kills Wormtongue). Gotta say I wasn't looking forward to that.

As it is looking now, the whole episode at Orthanc will be axed. So those who are not familiar with the books will think "ok, so the Ents wiped out Saruman or at least have him trapped in his tower."

The thing about how they wind up with the Palantir, though.. That's a good point...

 

[Mistwell]

It would, I believe, be illegal for Harry to publish something as coming from Peter Jackson it he did not know it came from Peter Jackson.

What law would that be?