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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by JimC » Fri May 20, 2011 8:48 am

Ronja wrote:Oh my - I think he will be able to convey that certain decadence needed for the role quite well... Can't wait!
Yes.

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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 20, 2011 8:50 am

If someone would just go ahead and do a proper Elric film, I'd be happy.
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Clinton Huxley wrote:If someone would just go ahead and do a proper Elric film, I'd be happy.
Hear hear!

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Clinton Huxley wrote:If someone would just go ahead and do a proper Elric film, I'd be happy.
Hear hear!

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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 20, 2011 8:55 am

JimC wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:If someone would just go ahead and do a proper Elric film, I'd be happy.
Hear hear!

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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by JimC » Fri May 20, 2011 8:58 am

Evil swords that suck the souls from their victims are far too rare in this tepid age...
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 20, 2011 9:13 am

JimC wrote:Evil swords that suck the souls from their victims are far too rare in this tepid age...
If Elric was modernised he'd have an evil mobile phone rather than a sword. Or maybe an evil forum.
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by JimC » Fri May 20, 2011 9:17 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:
JimC wrote:Evil swords that suck the souls from their victims are far too rare in this tepid age...
If Elric was modernised he'd have an evil mobile phone rather than a sword. Or maybe an evil forum.
...and he would be called Eric...
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 20, 2011 9:28 am

JimC wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
JimC wrote:Evil swords that suck the souls from their victims are far too rare in this tepid age...
If Elric was modernised he'd have an evil mobile phone rather than a sword. Or maybe an evil forum.
...and he would be called Eric...
Or maybe "Pappa"...
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 20, 2011 9:57 am

Crumple wrote:I'm wondering why they don't make the national lampoons version of tolkiens work into a movie?...at least it has realism.
You've never read "Bored of the Rings"?
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 20, 2011 9:59 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:I'm wondering why they don't make the national lampoons version of tolkiens work into a movie?...at least it has realism.
You've never read "Bored of the Rings"?
I hated Bored of the Rings. The joke became very old after about 2 pages.
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 20, 2011 10:00 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:I'm wondering why they don't make the national lampoons version of tolkiens work into a movie?...at least it has realism.
You've never read "Bored of the Rings"?
I hated Bored of the Rings. The joke became very old after about 2 pages.
Were you stoned when you read it? :levi:
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 20, 2011 10:08 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:I'm wondering why they don't make the national lampoons version of tolkiens work into a movie?...at least it has realism.
You've never read "Bored of the Rings"?
I hated Bored of the Rings. The joke became very old after about 2 pages.
Were you stoned when you read it? :levi:
My dear boy, I've never been stoned. A gentleman should always be in command of his faculties, in case he needs to flee an angry husband.
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 20, 2011 10:12 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:My dear boy, I've never been stoned. A gentleman should always be in command of his faculties, in case he needs to flee an angry husband.
Agreed. I must admit that being stoned severely complicates the task of getting dressed in a dark closet with a pocket full of change. :(
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Re: Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 20, 2011 10:19 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:My dear boy, I've never been stoned. A gentleman should always be in command of his faculties, in case he needs to flee an angry husband.
Agreed. I must admit that being stoned severely complicates the task of getting dressed in a dark closet with a pocket full of change. :(
I don't even want to think about a 100ft tall stoned lizard....
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