10mm bears

[Rob]

The clue is in Gandalfs earlir remark "...look for me at dawn of the 5th(?) day....." They hit the pikes just after the sun has appeared over the hill and temporarily blinded them. That my interpretaion.

[toxicpixie]

It a bit more than dazzled a bit, and that doesn't account for the lack of injuries from the slope and impact

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Gandalf's diary:
To do:
Monday, releave Helm's Deep
Tuesday, organise horse meat barbecue.

[Leman]

Is he working for Tesco now?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[toxicpixie]

It would explain how the secure labelling trail got so mixed up! I can imagine the board meeting with the Meat Standards people.

. "And how did meat clearly labeled 'horse' change to lasagne labeled 'beef' whilst in your factory, mr tesco?"

"Errr, a wizard did it?!"

[Dunnadd]

The clue is in Gandalfs earlir remark "...look for me at dawn of the 5th(?) day....." They hit the pikes just after the sun has appeared over the hill and temporarily blinded them. That my interpretaion.

Interesting. Does he say that in the film or only in the book?

[Maenoferren]

The clue is in Gandalfs earlir remark "...look for me at dawn of the 5th(?) day....." They hit the pikes just after the sun has appeared over the hill and temporarily blinded them. That my interpretaion.

That hill is pretty high, therefore dawn in Rohan is very late in the day.

[Rob]

Interesting. Does he say that in the film or only in the book?

The film.

He says it when he leaves Aragorn and the others as they evacuate the Rohan capital, and Aragorn remembers it in the Great Hall at Helms Deep just before he suggests they ride out.

The hill is too steep to charge down and I put that down it down to the director making it as spectacular as he can. I know of no film ever made with battles portrayed that I could not criticise in some way. In this film it annoys me that they grow Urakai in pods! And the Rohan charge at the next battle to save Gondor must be by fully 250,000 cavalry, where as there were only 10,000 earlier when they left for Gondor.

And why is it every one on a castle wall shot by a bow or crossbow has to dive off the wall instead of sinking to the floor or being knocked back with the impact. 

[Luddite]

Lindybeige does a good line in film criticism.

Archery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMi-N5exqD4

Melee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFBK-eVl76M

[Rob]

Every one a coconut 

[Dunnadd]

In this film it annoys me that they grow Urakai in pods!

yeah - that annoyed me too

[toxicpixie]

Movies in 15 minutes does a good parody of Lotr - amongst others!

Sadly on the book not Lj version so needs buying - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cut-Movies-Fifteen-Minutes-Gollancz/dp/0575079894/

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looks like bears will be a popular request again:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/03/bbcs-his-dark-materials-philip-pullman

[toxicpixie]

Sweeeeet

So, armoured bears, when-when-when?!