erdric

>>Erdric, Goes for you too!!! You must of grew up on video.. Your response is a piece of crap... I've already flushed it down the drain along with jackson...<< Wow, what an incredibly intelligent retort. You showed me! I can't believe I've wasted so much time on you.

>>But that is the thing that has screwed up the movies for me!, I know the books very well and am saddened by their screwed up portrail in these flicks. Jackson ought to be drawn and quartered for his bastardization of the Trilogy! The way he *ucked everything up is appalling! I spent half of the movie shaking my head in disbelief of the way he screwed things up! The movies are so loosely based on the books that its not funny! Heck, Aragorn's sword was reforged in the first book, Jackson has it comming in around the middle of the last movie! The whole Aragorn/Arwen relationship was so far out of wack its not funny. For those folk who haven't read the books and are hooked on special effects I'm sure it was a treat for them but it was an abortion if you were hoping for the third movie to be better that the first two and for it to hopefully tie things together for the masses who thought that this was a close adaptation of J.R.R.Tolkien's masterpiece!<< I feel sorry for you. Your response to these movies is pathetic, IMO. You're not the only one who has read and loved these books and I pointed that out in this thread... http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=42235&forumID=74&catID=19&search=1&searchstring=&sessionID={FA792DBA-7E10-4018-A5A2-C878A53FBEC6} ...where you didn't bother to defend your comments after I posted. You're entitled to your opinion but to say Jackson has bastardarized LOTR is just stupid, plain and simple. And don't you DARE tell me that I don't love, know, or care about the books, otherwise I would agree. That's a typical response from you book purists. Hey Hobbit, why don't you go back to your hole...

...the breath out of me. An amazing film that cements this movie trilogy as one of the finest, if not THE finest trilogy ever made. It's every bit as good as the critics are saying. Btw, the rights to the Hobbit are rather complicated and at the moment it can't be made. I believe I read that New Line is trying to resolve this issue and I know that Jackson has said he'd like to make it someday. I'd like to see it, even if it's not as epic as LotR. What I'd really love to see is sections of the Silmarillion made into movies but there's no chance of that happening. Christopher Tolkien is on record as hating these films and has stated the Silmarillion will not be made (he owns the rights). Too bad, it has some amazing Middle Earth tales.

It sucked...

This was the first BB I ever posted to and I was still in the 'secret identity' phase of my internet life. I chose to use the name of my best Dungeons and Dragons character. Geek!!! My real name's Jim.

>>And the only Elf that was there was Legolas, there was no batallion of elvish warriors that came there, and Glorfindel didn't die there either.<< It was Haldir at Helms Deep, not Glorfindel. I still don't see why they couldn't have had Erkenbrand come instead of the elves. They already switched Erkenbrand with the Rohirrim so why not have the Lord of Westfold show up instead of the elves? At least he was there in some form in the book. The elves weren't.

Okay Hobbit, here goes: I've read the Trilogy 6 times, The Silmarillion 3 times (about to start the fourth), Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales Vol. 1, The Hobbit, and Master of Middle Earth: The Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. I've listened to the audio tapes of the Trilogy countless times on long car rides. Does that get me in the credibility door? I hope so. It certainly gets me in the geek door. Here's my take, and let me state up front that it's not a personal attack. First, you're so adamantly against the movies, so over the top in your dislike, that it's hard to take some of it seriously. The first film was hailed, and rightly so, as a cinematic triumph. It's critics are a small, but very devoted minority. Wait, wait, hold on. I know that doesn't mean that they have any less right to their (your) opinion. It's just that with such widespread critical and popular support, it's hard to accept some of your more general comments like "Passionate film makers?...Only about lining their pockets and trying to get an Oscar...which will bring them more money..." Come on, can't you step back and see this is just a bit over the top? I know that there are websites with book purists that despise these films. I don't blame them for feeling strongly about the books as sacred text. I adore the books and will read them over and over again until I stop drawing breath. I choose to treat the books and the movies as two separate entities. However, I don't believe the movies are "loosely" based on the books. Changes to FotR and TTT: Yes, I was unhappy about Bombadil and the Barrows Down. I mean, for crying out loud, the sword Merry uses in the Battle of Pellanor Fields has a very important history with regard to RotK and (well you know who but I don't want to spoil it for others) By cutting out the Downs, you disregard the damned sword and it's importance. I hated the portrayal of Lothlorien and Galadriel in the theatrical version. Thankfully, that was fixed in the Extended Edition, including what should never have been cut, the gift giving scene. Aragorn not getting Anduril and by extension, not getting the great speeches he gives to Eomer and the guard at Edoras. Faramir. Enough said. The Ents. Enough said. The warg attack and it's resulting fake death of Aragorn. Why, other than propping up the Eowyn and Aragorn love angle? Elves at Helms Deep. Sometimes I'm fine with this, sometimes it pisses me off. Other smaller things but those are the big ones. Hobbit, have you seen the Extended Editions? They're far superior to the theatrical versions. See them if you haven't. BTW, I don't know if you already know some of the things that have been cut from RotK but I KNOW you are going to be pissed off when you find out. There are fewer changes than TTT but some of the things that have been left out even have me angry. If you want to know them, post a comment here and I'll send you an email. You might want to know ahead of time to take the sting out. Well, I'll close by saying that even with their flaws, I think these are wonderful films and by far the best this genre has ever seen. I treasure seeing Middle Earth coming to life, even if it's not exactly as the Professor wrote it.

I have the Forte II's paired up with a Yamaha receiver. At first I was happy with this setup but slowly but surely the Yamaha's brightness was exposed. I strongly recommend going with a warmer or neutral sounding receiver/amp. B&K and Denon would be good but my personal choice is Rotel. By the way, the Chorus II and the Forte II have a similar sound. The Forte II has a little more bass and IIRC the Chorus II has a slightly more laid back midrange. I think my experience with the Forte II/Yamaha setup might be similar to what you are proposing to do.

Skonopa, FYI, the way they do it is by adding in front of the text and ending it with . It's a pretty good method. EDIT: Hey, the board won't let me type it out! Well, it's like this: spoiler add text here /spoiler What you do is type brackets at the beginning and the end of the word spoiler.

Well, I saw the movie last night and I'm happy to report that, at least IMO, it's a much better film than Reloaded. Very enjoyable. Also, I was relieved to have confirmation that the movie plot I linked to earlier in this thread turned out to be accurate. I hate saying something is true only to find out I fell for some online rumor. Go see the film, it's not as bad as the critics are saying. Not by a long shot.

Synthfreek hit on it and so did a number of you, albeit not directly. New release Tuesday is on a Tuesday in order to get people into the stores midweek and increase customer traffic flow. Think about it, if Movies were released on a Thursday or Friday most people would just wait for the weekend (not necessarily HT/music enthusiasts). What you would end up with is the vast majority of your customer traffic on the weekends and an empty store midweek. If movies/music weren't released on Tuesday how many of you would be making the midweek trek down to the local BB? I know I wouldn't be.

Yes, which one? I'm telling you, the one I posted the link to is the real deal. Read it then watch the final trailer on the official site. It all lines up.

You're right, of course. She's Italian. If I had stopped to think about it while I was typing Bellucci I would have remembered. Well Moon, I don't remember how much of her we get to see in BotW but it's definitely more than TMR. IIRC, she plays a prostitute in the movie. Worth the rental.

That French gal is Monica Bellucci and man is she amazing. She's in Brotherhood of the Wolf as well (excellent movie, BTW). You get to see more of her in BotW.

>> erdric Evil... You are pure evil for posting those spoiler threads<< hehehe

There are a number of posts over on HTF in the Revolutions thread by someone who has attended an advanced screening (someone who's trusted by most everyone at HTF) and has confirmed that post #387 of that thread has the correct plot of the final film. Post #387 was posted by someone other than the person who has seen the film. Two different sources with the same story. MOST IMPORTANTLY, the final Revolutions trailer confirms most of what is contained in the links below. http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?&postid=1832549#post1832549 Post #387 READ AT YOUR OWN RISK http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?&postid=1785886#post1785886 Here's a more detailed version of post #387. Again, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?&postid=1836852#post1836852

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While it's generally preferable to have the speakers further from the tv, it's not always possible. For those of us with unshielded speakers we have to rely on aftermarket shielding, either bucking magnets, MuMetal, or other means. I bought bucking magnets from klipsch to deal with the magnetic fields created by my Forte II's. I now have the speakers approx. 12" away from either side of the tv with no problems.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=153145&pagenumber=16 http://www.colorcube.com/illusions/aftrimge.htm There is lot of discussion about this topic over at www.hometheaterforum.com in the LOTR: Two Towers DVD thread in the Software Forum. It starts around page 14 or 15.

Wow, the $490 I paid for my oiled oak Academy is starting to look like a bargain. I paid $750 for my Forte II's, there's no way I would pay $700 for an Academy. That's insane.

Easy, Thanks, and yes she's definitely a keeper. I'm damned proud of her. I may get frustrated occasionally with her scientific approach to everything but it's only a small amount of the time. Years ago I got so frustrated with her take on a situation I blurted out "What are you, Vulcan?" I thought for sure I was dead but she just started laughing her *** off. It's been a running joke ever since.

Okay, here's the wife's resume (she'd call it a CV): Full scholarship to Umass Amherst for physics, graduated 2nd in her class. Full scholarship to Harvard graduate school, earned her PhD. in experimental condensed matter physics. Post-doc at MIT doing research in MEMS (micro electrical motor systems). She's currently an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at MIT. Being an architect, I'm no slouch but she makes me look like a moron. Sometimes I like the fact my wife's smarter than me and sometimes I don't. It's particularly difficult when we have discussions about things that are not "hard and proven facts". She has extreme difficulty accepting anything on faith and doesn't see a problem with that (she's a scientist after all). Sometimes I say to her "Can't you just take my word for it?" Her response is always in so many words, no. BTW, we have a great marriage in spite of this little annoying habit of hers. Now, my mother-in-law on the other hand.... We live in the same town as her parents and they are very close (personally, not geographically). Everyone thinks I'm anti-social because I don't want to spend a lot of time doing things with her family. Drives. me. friggin. nuts. God forbid I'd like to see a movie with just my wife or have a cookout with just friends and not friends plus her parents and grandparents.

Currently available Academy parts: 129030 K-76-KV Tweeter Assy. $45.32 120816 K-1011-KV Woofer $110.13 116321 Academy Network $41.22

WAHOO!!!! I'm Heritage bay-bee! I don't know why this makes me so happy. Seriously, it's nice to know where my speakers fall in the Klipsch line. Extended Heritage never felt quite right.

Congrats Bev! I had a very similar experience while searching for my Academy. You just have to stick to it and eventually you get one. I've got an oiled oak Academy to match my Forte II's. Eventually, despite past thinking, I plan to pick up some Chorus II's and move the Forte II's to the back. Yeah, yeah Rob, I know you told me this would happen. Again, congratulations Bev! Enjoy. BTW, for those who asked about parts, here's the list of what's currently available for the Academy: 129030 K-76-KV Tweeter Assy. $45.32 120816 K-1011-KV Woofer $110.13 116321 Academy Network $41.22