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Post subject:  Posted: June 9th, 2007, 10:25 pm |
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I think I have the answer...Most of Legolas' lines in the book had to be taken out because the situation he spoke of was also cut from the story. So they would give him a random captain obvious line. Not too happy about it...
For example. In the book he could see Eomer and his company when they were still miles away, how many there were, and that they had yellow hair. But in the movie they wanted the riders to surprise them, so instead they gave Legolas the line, "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" Duh.
Also, he saw an eagle bringing news to somebody, and that wasn't important to PJ but it was really cool. He kept going, "An eagle! Look, there it goes again. Look, Aragorn! Look, look!" Finally Aragorn is like, "Sorry, I can't see it! I can't see as far as you can!!" It's all paraphrased of course. There are many more examples where Legolas had a lot to say but his lines were "not needed".
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Post subject: Re: Legolas = Captain Obvious? Posted: June 12th, 2007, 7:59 pm |
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Haldir o Lórien wrote: FotR: "Orcs!" Thank you Captain Obvious.
TTT: "The horn of Gondor!" Thank you Captain Obvious.
RotK: "A diversion!" Shut up Captain Obvious.  True, true, Haldir. That just made me laugh the way you put it!  Quote: ... but why did PJ have to make him look so stupid? He wasn't supposed to be... or is it just Orlando?
Hmmm, that's a tough one... 
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I really have no idea why they did that. I guess the first two could be to help people who hadn't read the books (I saw the movies first, and I did't have a hard time following. *shrugs*). But the diversion...  What else could it be?
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Post subject: Posted: June 27th, 2007, 10:03 am |
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~Miriel~ wrote: I think I have the answer...Most of Legolas' lines in the book had to be taken out because the situation he spoke of was also cut from the story. So they would give him a random captain obvious line. Not too happy about it...
For example. In the book he could see Eomer and his company when they were still miles away, how many there were, and that they had yellow hair. But in the movie they wanted the riders to surprise them, so instead they gave Legolas the line, "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" Duh.
Also, he saw an eagle bringing news to somebody, and that wasn't important to PJ but it was really cool. He kept going, "An eagle! Look, there it goes again. Look, Aragorn! Look, look!" Finally Aragorn is like, "Sorry, I can't see as far as you can!!" It's all paraphrased of course. There are many more examples where Legolas had a lot to say but his lines were "not needed".
Hmm yeah what you say is right actually. Good observation. I didn't actually realize it.. but now you're saying it. I think it's quite sad that Legolas has been given so many random lines..
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Post subject: Posted: June 27th, 2007, 1:22 pm |
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My friend and I did a marathon a couple days ago with the EEs, and counted how many "deeper" lines Leggy had. There are about a dozen. but we love him anyway! _________________ 
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Pippin of Herenya's Line - "...give nothing back!"
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Post subject: Posted: June 27th, 2007, 6:02 pm |
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Lol, only a dozen?  _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: June 27th, 2007, 11:25 pm |
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Basically. Though we did start counting about halfway through FOTR, so we might have missed one or two. We've also nicknamed him "Epiphany Boy" because he had an awful lot of those. _________________
Thanks RA, Elenriel, PD/Aliana Dawn, Arwen, Aramel, Shadowcat, Nurr, Tar-Dis!
Pippin of Herenya's Line - "...give nothing back!"
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Post subject: Posted: June 28th, 2007, 9:29 am |
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lol..
oh my god, Legolas only has about a dozen "deeper" lines?? That's not much.
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Post subject: Posted: July 1st, 2007, 11:28 pm |
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Don't even get me started. I'm in a fairly good mood at the moment. 
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Post subject: Posted: July 10th, 2007, 7:13 am |
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I guess its the blondeness that makes Legolas Capt. Obvious or he just wants to sound smart.
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Post subject: Posted: July 10th, 2007, 4:16 pm |
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Well, actually... blame Pete Elves are supposed to be intelligent, deep and wise, regardless of their hair colour. He made Legolas look like a silly outcast  _________________
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Post subject: Posted: August 4th, 2007, 11:52 pm |
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Ashwise wrote: I guess its the blondeness that makes Legolas Capt. Obvious or he just wants to sound smart.
HEY! bloonds R smaert an stuf!!1! ima blond11!!1
*cough*
Well, it seems pretty obvious to us, but for people who haven't read the books and can't keep straight who is who and have kind of zoned out by that point, the obvious remarks really help them out! I know a lot of people who could barely follow even with Legolas' remarks. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: August 17th, 2007, 1:43 pm |
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Yes. People have been calling Legolas Captain Obvious since The Fellowship first came out.
"Orcs!"
"Goblins!"
"Crabain from Dublin!"
"There is a fell voice on the air!"
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Post subject: Posted: August 17th, 2007, 11:46 pm |
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Crebain from Dunland you mean... Dublin's in Ireland But yeah, poor Legolas... he was an intelligent thing in the book. _________________
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Post subject: Posted: August 18th, 2007, 12:25 am |
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Ha ha! That was so stupid of me... I'm not even blonde! I have no idea where my head was when I posted that.
He was! Yes. A strange figure clad in green and brown, wasn't it? But I think most everything is better in the book.
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Post subject: Posted: August 19th, 2007, 8:57 am |
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^Amen!
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Post subject: Posted: August 19th, 2007, 2:07 pm |
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Frodofan: LOL it's okay... we all have Legolas moments
But yeah, the book was definitely better... for Legolas's character, anyhow. He was FAR from stupid in the book  _________________
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