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The Lord of the Rings - The Musical

Fri, 24 Mar 2006, 04:04 pm
Paul Treasure12 posts in thread
The Lord of the Rings - the Musical opens in Toronto tonight... Music by a Norwegian folk/pop group and A.R. Rahman (who wrote Bombay Dreams) Will be interesting to see the reviews Have seen some of the publicity shots and it LOOKS pretty :-)

Regarding the Lame Fight

Wed, 26 Apr 2006, 08:11 am

Regarding the Lame Fight Sequence
> well what do you expect - this is theatre, not film!!!!

And what has that to do with anything? Sure theatrical stage fighting can be quite different to combat on film, but that does not mean automatically it is "lame". At least your statement seems to indicate that (correct me if I am wrong.)

Stage fighting can be more flashy and envigorating than film. Take the 'Princess Bride' as an example. The ranging fight sequence in the opening half of the film is basically a theatrically coreographed sequence. Call that lame and you're a heathen. ;-)

Dixi

Jeff Watkins
Perth based Actor/Performer
Fight/Sword Choreographer

http://au.geocities.com/labrug

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