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2012/12/03 11:17:21
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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I *could* trim it down by maybe £10, but if I'm still going to be spending £64 on 9 models, I may as well spend an extra tenner to make it a little better.
therein lies the wisdom and the path to success^^... don´t go for cheap if you can aim for cool and expensive 
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2012/12/03 18:38:40
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
I *could* trim it down by maybe £10, but if I'm still going to be spending £64 on 9 models, I may as well spend an extra tenner to make it a little better.
therein lies the wisdom and the path to success^^... don´t go for cheap if you can aim for cool and expensive
Therein also lies the path to an empty wallet
but yes, played a game today, lost by a narrow margin (700 points, I had 90 points left, he had about 150), but I think I got let down by my lack of numbers.
though admittedly, I am building this army with confined fighting in mind, so it's understandable 
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/03 22:01:49
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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well... josef stalin once said...
Quantity has a quality all its own...
and empty wallets get filled eventually... it is such a force of nature
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2012/12/03 22:09:57
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:well... josef stalin once said...
Quantity has a quality all its own...
and empty wallets get filled eventually... it is such a force of nature
yup, but, metaphorically speaking, I've had a bath full of money dripping from a tap, now I've used it all, and now comes the waiting for it to drip enough to bathe in once more
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/03 22:23:20
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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LOL.... oh my god! i see you are in for a painful wait...
you need to scratchbuild something from junk... the only cheap way to kill time in a creative way!
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2012/12/03 23:14:12
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:LOL.... oh my god! i see you are in for a painful wait...
you need to scratchbuild something from junk... the only cheap way to kill time in a creative way!
I'm not the best at scratchbuilding, I find I need something to build off of
but I have 4 dwarves to paint until saturday, when I'm picking up my 6 rohan and 3 rangers, which I can then convert into 6 ranger cavalry and paint them, which should take me until the christmas holidays.
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/04 00:20:25
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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well.... as long as you are not sitting idle by^^
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2012/12/04 00:44:22
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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My thoughts exactly
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/06 00:47:48
Subject: Re:Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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also, in the new video for the hobbit, it showed a half-second clip of some dwarves from the battle of five armies:
they look just how I always wanted dwarves to look- angular armour and weapons, very sturdy and tough, not like the current models, where they look round and more just like downscaled, slightly pudgier men.
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/06 22:14:33
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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i only saw a glimpse of that on the telly today... i have to hope for a second chance... dunno when i will be able to see that movie in a theatre tho...
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2012/12/06 22:20:41
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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 Viktor von Domm wrote:i only saw a glimpse of that on the telly today... i have to hope for a second chance... dunno when i will be able to see that movie in a theatre tho...
I'm seeing it ASAP, so thursday the 13th, 7:10
I'm also going dressed as a dwarf simply because I can ^^
I'll be sure to get a pic of it
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/06 22:29:07
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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I'll be sure to get a pic of it
that!!!
and yeah i know you can look like a dwarf...shortstuff^^
and... us germans... we can see it not until 17th of dec... iirc...
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2012/12/06 22:32:40
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:
I'll be sure to get a pic of it
that!!!
and yeah i know you can look like a dwarf...shortstuff^^
and... us germans... we can see it not until 17th of dec... iirc...
I would threaten spoilers, but it'd be a d*** move, and we've all read the book
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/06 22:46:13
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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oh yes we did... well... i guess it still will leave us with plenty of surprises tho...after all jackson is cooking up a three course meal... one small book... so there is bound to be more than just the book contens...
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2012/12/06 22:55:36
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:oh yes we did... well... i guess it still will leave us with plenty of surprises tho...after all jackson is cooking up a three course meal... one small book... so there is bound to be more than just the book contens...
well he's mixing in the white council and the necromancer stuff, but I'm sure there'll be other stuff too
also, the cast is amazing!
Benedict Cumberbatch as the Necromancer, Billy Connoly as Dain Ironfoot, Stephen Fry as the Master of Dale...
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/06 22:59:42
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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so i gather the cast is again kept as much british as it could be?
and well... we are in for a treat for the next three years again either way^^
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2012/12/06 23:08:53
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:so i gather the cast is again kept as much british as it could be?
and well... we are in for a treat for the next three years again either way^^
aye to both points ^^
been waiting for these for nearly 10 years, and if they're anywhere near as good as the lord of the rings, I'll be over the moon
also, looking at the behind-the-scenes production videos, they're pioneering even more stuff in the film industry than before- just about every film before this was shown at 24 frames per second, this is getting shown at 48! Your TV screen at home is 1080 pixels- this, in cinemas, will be 5000!
I really can't wait for this, it's gonna be the highlight of the year for me... as will the next one... and the next one...
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/06 23:16:10
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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actually the more HD stuff was not taken that well with the audience... some said it looks weird and not what they were used to...i think jackson had to downsize the quality after that a bit... at least that is what i´ve heard...
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2012/12/06 23:18:19
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:actually the more HD stuff was not taken that well with the audience... some said it looks weird and not what they were used to...i think jackson had to downsize the quality after that a bit... at least that is what i´ve heard...
Really? Don't quite understand how I would complain about the hobbit being too high definition...
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/06 23:22:51
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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too sharp looking... more sharpness than actualy in RL... it freaked somehow the audience out...
try to get a report of that one in english... i bet the whole problem is also available in english...
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2012/12/06 23:37:18
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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wait, what... how... I don't even... How could it be sharper than...? But... it's a recording... of real life...
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/07 00:10:38
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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felt...it felt to the audience more than the real think...
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2012/12/07 08:07:27
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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but, that's a good thing, isn't it?
I guess I'd have to see it to see what they're on about...
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/07 08:17:31
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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yup...seeing IS believing after all
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2012/12/10 16:25:17
Subject: Re:Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Okay, so I've got a bit of progress on my rangers: as a reference to the conversion work done, here's the games workshop models beforehand:  and the riders of rohan beforehand: 
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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0290/02/12 22:28:57
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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you did the hoods and the hair conversions by white- tac? wow... nice sculpted... very convincing!
and the orseback rangers looks very good too!
the clothes and armor of the rangers look very good... the pics look better because of better lighting... one thing tho... i think the skin looks like it could do with a bit more definition...specially the unhooded fella.... his face looks a bit bland...
couldn´t be here earlier... worklife and homework kept me from being on time with my dakka schedule... 
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2012/12/12 22:33:02
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:one thing tho... i think the skin looks like it could do with a bit more definition...specially the unhooded fella.... his face looks a bit bland...
yeah, I had the same thing with the same head on the regular ranger, it doesn't work as well with washes as the others... I'm gonna try and get those 3 horsemen and the 4 remaining dwarves painted, and the other 3 horsemen converted and painted, before christmas, then I'm gonna go back and do finishing touches and highlights and whatnot.
also, going to see the hobbit tomorrow, going dressed as a dwarf (because why not)
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/13 23:24:54
Subject: Re:Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Hey, just got back from the Hobbit, great film, everything I hoped for (and more)! didn't mind at all about the ramped up detail, and though the 3D didn't really add much, it certainly wasn't a negative either. I posted a short review over in the OT forum, so I thought I'd post a link: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/494533.page
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/12/14 16:36:39
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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2012/12/16 22:45:57
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Shroomin Brain Boy
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well... as i said... i will get to that movie eventually... as if i would have a live without that movie ever... it is probably one of those inevitable things^^
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2012/12/16 23:25:32
Subject: Article Discussion: User:shrike
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Fixture of Dakka
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Viktor von Domm wrote:well... as i said... i will get to that movie eventually... as if i would have a live without that movie ever... it is probably one of those inevitable things^^
As I said, it's a great film- better than the Fellowship IMO, though I'm a sucker for camaraderie, comedy and dwarves, so this was an unfair fight to begin with
without giving away spoilers, I loved it to pieces, the characters were much more likable than in LotR thus far- Fili/Kili for their loyalty, Thorin for his strong leadership, Balin and Bofur for their kindness, Bilbo for his hobbitty courage and mannerisms, Radagast for his oddities, Bombur for his comic relief, Ori for his politeness...
it's just an overload of awesome characters
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JB: I like the concept of a free Shrike roaming through the treetops of the jungle. I'm not sure that I like the idea of a real Shrike sitting on my couch eating my Skittles.
corpsesarefun: Thank god I missed be nice to shrike day.
greenskin lynn: because of all the skittles and soda, you basically live off sugar water, like some sort of freakish human-hummingbird hybrid. |
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