Were the 💀Nazgul kind of weak?

[Beregond]

I think it was some time in the sixties. Tolkein was apparently furious about all the pointless changes made.

 

[Anamatar IV]

The nazgul stabbed frodo
Strider warded off the nazgul
The nazgul blade disolved
The nazguls weapon was fear
In the book they were more fearsome than in the movie
And...*sigh* there were super trolls in the lord of the rings

 

[Grond]

Originally posted by Beregond
I think it was some time in the sixties. Tolkein was apparently furious about all the pointless changes made.

Actually Ralph Bakshi made the annimated LOTR which was released in 1978... some 6 years after Tolkien had died... so he didn't protest that production.

 

[Anamatar IV]

maybe ur talking abou the hobbit? I dont know when that came out but...

 

[Lantarion]

Did the Hobbit come out first, or the LotR? The animated movies, I mean.

 

[Confusticated]

The animated Hobbit came out before the animated LOTR

The Hobbit: 1977
LOTR: 1978
The Return of the King: 1979

 

[Anamatar IV]

so beregond...what the hell were u talking about?

 

[Confusticated]

Well he/she did say that it was during "the 60s"...

 

[Dark_wraith]

it seemed pretty old. i think it would b cool if they did a manga style lord of the rings thing. not with really manga characters but a LOTR's animation that wasnt childish and was VERY faithful to the book. it would just b cool i think.

I just loved how happy you sounded about them super trolls anamatar!!
lol



=BeZ=

 

[Anamatar IV]

? What do you mean?

 

[WakanaTachibana]

if you recall in the battle in the return of the king, the Witch King of Angamar the lead Nazgul does a huge amount of damage in battle to the forces of good, not acting weak at all.

 

[Beregond]

I mean there was (as I said in my post ) another animated movie attempted BEFORE Bakshi's abomination. I read this in the book that is a collection of JRR's letters to various people about his work. In it he complained about the Orcs having beaks and feathers and "Boromir" being pronounced "Biromor" to name but two things. He even went as far as to complain about the rooms in the Prancing Pony being given numbers. Ah, the ol' perfectionist.................

 

[Anamatar IV]

i was talking to dw. He said he liked how i said super trolls or something like that.

 

[Dark_wraith]

anamatar, i just found it very funny when you admitted there were super trolls. You didnt sound v.happy!!

Wakana, i will admit the witch king does some major ass kickin in that bit but thats only after he has been powered up. I am talking about when the ring wraiths were stalking the fellowship. They seemed almost comically stupid when it came to finding them and increadibly cowardly.



=BeZ=

 

[Grond]

Originally posted by Beregond
I mean there was (as I said in my post ) another animated movie attempted BEFORE Bakshi's abomination. I read this in the book that is a collection of JRR's letters to various people about his work. In it he complained about the Orcs having beaks and feathers and "Boromir" being pronounced "Biromor" to name but two things. He even went as far as to complain about the rooms in the Prancing Pony being given numbers. Ah, the ol' perfectionist.................

Beregond, I have searched the internet and all of the Tolkien sites that I know of and find no reference to an earlier animated film. I think you mean the Disney attempt in the early 60's. It never came to fruition as Tolkien was so totally appalled at the proposed screenplay. It had apparently been written by someone who appeared never to have even read the book and was to be geared at the Pinnochio audience rather than an adult audience. Tolkien nixed the deal and the film was never made.

 

[Lantarion]

Thank God!
I'm not sure if this was mentioned, but the "super-Trolls" (lol) were called the Olog-hai..
Welcome to the forum, Dark Wraith!
Now, excuse me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the original topic of this thread 'The Nazgûl'? I'm all for sidetracks, but it has to end somewhere!

 

[Dark_wraith]

well i dunno what version was on TV but i quite liked it!! I was only 8 at the time though.....

 

[Dark_wraith]

ta 4 the welcome!!!


Yeah i know it was origionally bout the nazgul but i did try to steer the topic over that way!!!! God knows how it came to be about the animated movie!!!

Just wondering but do YOU think that the nazgul are actually as scary and strong as they are supposed to be in the book or do you think they fall short?????

 

[Lantarion]

(Even though I think the topic would also be suitable in the Movie-forums) I would have to say that the Nazgûl are not half as terrifying in the movie as in the book. Sure, they can screech. Frightening? No. Eerie? Maybe. Amusing? Yup.

 

[Dark_wraith]

oh but i actually mean in the book. Sorry i just read my last message and it gives across the wrong point. i meant like in the book the nazgul are supposed to be the evilest of evil things but they are total cowards. They run away from most things.