The offical ENWorld The Return of the King Extendend Edtion DVD reaction thread.

[David Howery]

Oh, and has anyone decided why there are three eagles going into Mordor at the end? I just got the idea that, maybe, the third was for Gollum, if he was still around.

Brad

uh.. two to pick up the hobbits and one to fly cover in case any of the Nazgul survived?

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Hmm...was Gandalf riding an eagle that picked up one of the hobbits? If not, maybe that's the reason for the third.

 

[mojo1701]

Hmm...was Gandalf riding an eagle that picked up one of the hobbits? If not, maybe that's the reason for the third.

Yes, he was.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Yes, he was.

However, his eagle picked up Frodo. The second picked up Sam, and the third looked down, and flew off with the rest.

Brad

 

[Droogie]

Has it been mentioned that Peter Jackson mentions Dungeons & Dragons durring the director/writer's commentary? It happens durring The Paths of the Dead scene. I'm still working my way through the commentaries.

Nope, it hasn't, and your right, he does.

Its official: PJ has outted himself. This is a great day! Geek Power.

 

[Ranger REG]

Nope, it hasn't, and your right, he does.

Its official: PJ has outted himself. This is a great day! Geek Power.

You're the only person I know who'd listen to the commentaries as the film is being shown.

 

[thalmin]

You're the only person I know who'd listen to the commentaries as the film is being shown.

Nope. Add me to the list. I have just finished viewing the last of the commentaries. Good stuff there, including teasers.

 

[Orius]

You're the only person I know who'd listen to the commentaries as the film is being shown.

Nope, like I stated earlier in this thread, I've followed the writers'/director's commentaries.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Meh. It's at this point where one's credibility is entirely lost for me.

Elves are "uber" in LotR. Get over it. This isn't "give me balance or give me death" D&D, for pete's sake.

"anything you can do Elves can do better, they can do anything better than you..."

Yep, Elves are very Uber in ME, that's just the way it is. Imagine the uproar if one of the really powerful elves had been in the fellowship!

 

[Storm Raven]

Yep, Elves are very Uber in ME, that's just the way it is. Imagine the uproar if one of the really powerful elves had been in the fellowship!

Legolas is a pretty uber elf. Granted, he's not Noldor, but he is actually, Prince Legolas, son of Thranduil, Elf-King of Mirkwood. Although not explicitly stated, I believe he is a First Age elf (as, unlike most other major characters in LotR, he is given no birthdate in the histories of the Second and Third Ages). The only other individuals for whom this is true are explicitly First Age elves, such as Elrond and Galadriel, which makes Legolas something more than 6.500 years old (and gives the possibility that he fought with the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age). So, he's pretty uber.