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i think my reserve is breaking , i am thinking that because of Sir Ian i may watch this , is there enough of him to make three hours worthwhile , if i hated the books , loathed them in fact , can i get anything from the movie ? Convince me !

― anthony, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ian Mckellan has a GREAT BIG BEARD!!

― katie, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Saints preserve us NOT AGAIN PLEASE.

― Emma, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

he also has a GNARLY STAFF!

― katie, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"he also has a GNARLY STAFF! "

Me too.

It makes managing them all the more fun.

― David, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

MODERATOR TO BOARD! PLEASE DELETE THREAD BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND.

Only joking.

― Alan Trewartha, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i thought you'd seen it anthony?

"Sir Ian" is a fairly bonkers reason to try and "get something out of it" — he is hamming like fury I'm afraid... (though there *is* a good Gods & Monsters link: all Tolkien's teen chums were killed in WW1, and he was invalided out and survived)

(Edna I made a start on my piece but it looks like a woppa and I am not going to finish by the end of Feb, so sorry about that.)

― mark s, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

he is hamming like fury I'm afraid...

Trust me, Mark, compared to the animated Gandalf in Bakshi's version, McKellen is severely underplaying.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anthony, trust me on this: Sir Ian IS watchable, but he's not on for the whole film. His Gandalf was somewhat natural. I was afraid he was going to melt into "method actor hell", but no. However, I could have sworn he was going to trip on that bloody long beard:>

Actually, Peter Jackson (director) said that he wanted Sir Ian for the part, due to his stature and Shakespearean-caliber of training: "Tolkien's words are high [minded], and not easy to say, without sounding cheesy...."

It's well worth the cash to see, but pay attention to _all_ the characters, not just him.

Else, you may kick yourself, afterward;>

― Nichole Graham, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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