Lets go on a quest for the ring in New Zealand
If anyone's been hanging out in New Zealand (or living there) are there any people/groups coming through and dressing ala "Lord of the Rings" and hiking through the countryside trying to recreate the movie or scenes in it?
I was wondering because Yahoo has ads to go explore "Middle Earth" and I didn't know if people would take it to the extreme and try to recreate their favorite whatever.
I doubt they could travel the mountains though to Mordor to the pits of Mt. Doom!!!!
Apparently, I have been declared banished.
Of course not! No one would want to deal with a giant spider, man.
Naturally, everyone would go through the Black Gate.
I sure would. I could teach it songs, and then it could sing to me...Originally posted by Strider
No one would want to deal with a giant spider, man.
You've never heard a spider sing, have you?
Not too pretty...
Only if it's a small one. I've now got a theory that big spiders, such as Shelob, can sing nicely if taught.Originally posted by Flying Mullet
You've never heard a spider sing, have you?
Not too pretty...
Also, imagine finding an orc and giving it a cuddle. I wonder what it would do...
I don't think most of the places shown in the movie actually exist. And the ones that do exist likely don't exist near each other. They probably flew all over the country / world finding nice spots to shoot individual scenes. I don't know how anyone could recreate any sizable part of the path the people took in the movie.
True, I haven't heard any big spiders sing, you may be on to something here...Originally posted by Psychotic
Only if it's a small one. I've now got a theory that big spiders, such as Shelob, can sing nicely if taught.
Yeah, it probably is very hard to do. I'm just wondering if people are traipsing around New Zealand in Lord of the Rings gear doing whatever it is they want to do. I know how far some people take their obsession with movies, so you never know.Originally posted by Dr Unne
I don't think most of the places shown in the movie actually exist. And the ones that do exist likely don't exist near each other. They probably flew all over the country / world finding nice spots to shoot individual scenes. I don't know how anyone could recreate any sizable part of the path the people took in the movie.
Originally posted by Flying Mullet
Yeah, it probably is very hard to do. I'm just wondering if people are traipsing around New Zealand in Lord of the Rings gear doing whatever it is they want to do. I know how far some people take their obsession with movies, so you never know.
Zeee presiousssss, ahhhhhh
*falls into a volcano droping laptop on rock*
Nobody is doing that, or at least to my knowledge. Closest thing is some guys in Red dresses at Burger king?
The castles, towns etc? No, those sets are all taken down - Hobbiton still has a few remains, though.Originally posted by Dr Unne
I don't think most of the places shown in the movie actually exist. And the ones that do exist likely don't exist near each other. They probably flew all over the country / world finding nice spots to shoot individual scenes. I don't know how anyone could recreate any sizable part of the path the people took in the movie.
Nature? It's all there. They shot every scene in New Zealand. A lot of the scenery makes me homesick. Some shots were obviously modified - Mount Doom (aka Mount Ngaurahoe) isn't active, and is only that dark in summer when all the snow has melted. The river Anduin? I enjoy skipping stones across that. I haven't been to the South Island, oddly enough, so I don't know about that. But the foresty pictures and whatnot, those are just as beautiful as I remember. New Zealand really does have that much variety.
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Aw, I was hopin' to see the mines and catch a rare glimpse at a Balrog!
Actually, I have a little book about all the places that they filmed at (that weren't manufactured).
You could go to Waitomo Caves, which is just as cool as the mines, imho. I love that place. Good times.
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Do they have Balrogs?
They might have some form of Taniwha. Which could well be Maori for Balrog.
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