tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post5638798213026066265..comments2024-03-26T20:34:49.123-07:00Comments on In a Hole in the Ground: A Distant Evil: The NecromancerLandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01377475986639770455noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-76123361417304849982013-01-22T03:24:42.861-08:002013-01-22T03:24:42.861-08:00awesome article.
but i dont understand why he was...awesome article. <br />but i dont understand why he was in spirit form before, then physical form as necromancer , <br />then spirit form again (or an Eye) in LOTR. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-43297611250412299712013-01-19T05:59:06.414-08:002013-01-19T05:59:06.414-08:00Just one note on the summary... Sauron took the fo...Just one note on the summary... Sauron took the form of a werewolf (as can also be clearly seen in the picture you provided above),as well as a huge dire wolf, and very much less so a vampire if at all (dont clearly remember him being a vampire, at least).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-47594254330856535092013-01-17T13:31:54.590-08:002013-01-17T13:31:54.590-08:00Wonderful article, the only think that disturbed m...Wonderful article, the only think that disturbed me is when you said Valar were like a pantheon of Greek Gods... I would have said Norse Gods, because the world of Tolkien is really based on Norse Mythology, not Greek one. I know, I'm a dork but I don't like to see these two messed up, else than that, your article was wonderful :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-20852946812731616262012-12-23T05:33:02.314-08:002012-12-23T05:33:02.314-08:00Brilliant article, and yes i whole-heartdly agree....Brilliant article, and yes i whole-heartdly agree. The presence of Sauron within this film is more than needed/justified and people who say otherwise (i feel) do not have the best interests of this fantasy series at heart. The "younger" necromancer is a formidable enemy and as Gandalf hints may be/could be far more powerful enemy than anyone can imagine. To have Gandalf simply disappear for chunks of time during the film would have been met with howls of scorn and i personally like the fact that a part of the book i always wished had been expanded on now is through the film. Not that i have seen it yet! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-1019531600926566382012-11-27T08:31:51.874-08:002012-11-27T08:31:51.874-08:00I have not read the Hobbit in years, still have no...I have not read the Hobbit in years, still have not read LOTR (!), but on readings you points I agree - he should be in the films...also, having been interested and excited by the idea of this shadowy wraith-like figure involved in necromancy lingering in Mirkwood, who is really Sauron....I really can't wait to see it in the films, I just hope they do it justice, and hope Benedict Cumberbatch sounds sinister enough...<br /><br />I think they are trying to hard with some characters-Legolas is a pointless(abysmally acted) character in the films anyway (I hope not in the books) and is not in the Hobbit at all apart from in the background in Mirkwood...I think bringing the Necromancer and white council and that whole subplot only hinted at in the books to expand the films is an excellent ideaSK-Futharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973248332272202267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-59860985673074500382012-10-03T23:18:31.807-07:002012-10-03T23:18:31.807-07:00Dónal>>Thanks for the comment! I agree with ...Dónal>>Thanks for the comment! I agree with you . . . while the LOTR films weren't perfect, they were definitely close enough to perfect that PJ and his crew deserve a bit of trust from the rest of us. I'm still deciding exactly how I fill about some of the changes . . . but on the whole I'm just plain old excited.<br /><br />Later!Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377475986639770455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-32751327048958638972012-10-02T16:09:30.623-07:002012-10-02T16:09:30.623-07:00I have never been on your website before, got to s...I have never been on your website before, got to say, very nice job on summing Saurons history up!<br />When it comes to PJ's take on the LOTR books, I feel that we have to give the man and is team a lot of credit. There are very few movie production teams in the world that could have done as fine a job as them. But yha I do have a few problems with PJ's work like the Witch King - Gandalf confrontation, taking out Tom Bombadil, and most of all replacing Glorfindel's seen with....HER! But we also have to remember that his team and him did (in my opinion) have flawless casting, great the Gimli-Legolas banter, and they upheld J.R.R.T.'s legacy by knowing to respect the detail of his descriptions of characters, scenes, landscapes etc...<br /><br />Therefor, by looking back on P. Jackson's take on J.R.R.T.'s writings I would say that there should be nothing (at most very little)for the fans to worry about. But we can not make the mistake of thinking that we are going to watch 'The Hobbit' as we know it. This is because Peter Jackson has said on many an occasion that him and his writing team have carefully analysed the book and have concluded that it would never work (as it is) as a movie. They are going to make 3 movies (3+ hours a piece) so my guess would be that the production team will do what the did to LOTRs but that they will include many of Tolkiens writings in order to fill the minutes a long with their writers extending scenes.Dónalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676279012697595860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-21880786625901722512012-10-02T16:03:08.300-07:002012-10-02T16:03:08.300-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dónalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676279012697595860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-6558380160609843782012-07-10T10:23:59.564-07:002012-07-10T10:23:59.564-07:00Super interesting! It almost makes me feel bad for...Super interesting! It almost makes me feel bad for Sauron, he got his butt kicked so many times. Thanks for condensing the history.Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065188670378127802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-11688319101619502132012-07-03T22:22:36.280-07:002012-07-03T22:22:36.280-07:00I liked some of his wilder diversions, and dislike...I liked some of his wilder diversions, and disliked others, so it could be bad IMO. It just seems like we can't have Bilbo getting near Sauron in any way without making everything really odd with the ring. Wouldn't the ring be screaming out to him if that happened?DarkJackalhttp://thorinoakenshield.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-85682172697731896702012-07-02T14:18:16.344-07:002012-07-02T14:18:16.344-07:00I dunno . . . my first reaction on hearing that ru...I dunno . . . my first reaction on hearing that rumor was one of disappointment. I hope that it's not really happening. But at the same time, there have been very few things I didn't like about LOTR, so I feel like PJ deserve's some slack.<br /><br />Yeah, really . . . my mind is torn. What's your opinion?Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377475986639770455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815456409511951973.post-81033523565693397062012-07-02T12:02:02.223-07:002012-07-02T12:02:02.223-07:00Even if people don't feel Sauron's story h...Even if people don't feel Sauron's story has a place here (which I think you are right that it does), at the very least we should know what is so important for Gandalf to abandon the group so often. <br /><br />But do you think it is justified for the Necromancer to pop up at the Battle of Five armies, as has been rumored (though based on extremely fragile evidence)?DarkJackalhttp://thorinoakenshield.netnoreply@blogger.com