Fans Outraged at New Character in The Return of the King

Dyre Straits · Sep 24, 2003, 06:35 PM

By Brian Briggs

Wellington, New Zealand - A recently leaked trailer for The Return of the King has Tolkien fans outraged over the apparent addition of a new character - Jar-Jaromir. The scene depicted in the trailer shows Jar-Jaromir shouting, "Gondora gonna fallsa";
he then trips over a corpse and knocks down a couple of Uruk-hai.

Producers of The Lord of the Rings trilogy confirmed the addition of the half-brother of Boromir and Faramir.

"While The Two Towers is performing better at the box office than The Fellowship of the Ring, we are worried about a demographic that is skewing much older than desired. More mature fans are very good to have, but it's the younger fans who buy the merchandise. That's really what brings in the bucks on a movie like this," said producer Tim Wilcox.

"People complained a lot about Gimli just being there for comic relief," continued Wilcox. "We answer that criticism by directing the humor through Jar-Jaromir in The Return of the King. There's this funny scene where Jar-Jaromir decides it's best to hand the ring over to Sauron, but then he drops it and kicks it into Mount Doom. Hi-larious."

Purists, miffed by the deviations in The Two Towers, were so enraged by Jar-Jaromir as to be rendered speechless. A less pure, calmer fan who was able to form words said, "Tolkien mentioned a lot of different races and creatures, but never a Gungan or even a half-Gungan. I think I'm going to vomit."

One fan tried to rationalize the move. "Maybe the Star Wars universe and Middle-earth intersect. Middle-earth certainly is a long time ago and why couldn't it be in 'a galaxy far, far away?' Nothing said it's our earth." He then broke down and started crying.

Director Peter Jackson explained how the Jar-Jaromir character was added after all the other footage had already been shot. "That's the brilliant thing about digital editing and graphics. We didn't even imagine Jar-Jaromir in the movie until a couple of weeks ago, but now we can just edit him right into the key scenes. I really think it's going to be a hit with the toddlers."

Jackson added, "I just love it when he shouts, 'Yousa steala precious from meesa!'"

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IronChisel · Sep 24, 2003, 06:49 PM

That is a truly "sick" joke. But I will add that, after I finished cringing, the idea did make me laugh.

DallasStar · Sep 24, 2003, 10:56 PM

um.... april fools?

Rasta Monsta · Sep 25, 2003, 05:30 AM

Fucking hilarious!

~~HawK~~ · Sep 25, 2003, 05:37 AM

If it is true, I aint going to see it, nor will I buy it, what a bunch of loony's

Rasta Monsta · Sep 25, 2003, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HawK
If it is true, I aint going to see it, nor will I buy it, what a bunch of loony's

Hawk, please see THIS LINK, and report back.

rasta

Dom · Sep 25, 2003, 05:45 AM

Ahahahaha!

~~HawK~~ · Sep 25, 2003, 06:14 AM

I must be stupid or so,
but I fail to see the connection, between your link, my post, or the topic at hand.

Please explain ?

Dyre Straits · Sep 25, 2003, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HawK
I must be stupid or so,
but I fail to see the connection, between your link, my post, or the topic at hand.
Please explain ?

Hawk, pay close attention to the 'smilies' all over my original post.

~~HawK~~ · Sep 25, 2003, 06:27 AM

So you think it is a joke??
I think it was in march or april, I saw an interview with peter jackson talking about the Jaromir character, and he was very serious about that (as far as I could tell).
So I really hope the Jaromir joke is on me, And i can see the last of the 3, otherwise I'll just read the books for the 55th time.

edit: typos

Dyre Straits · Sep 25, 2003, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HawK
So you think it is a joke??

No, thinking about it.

merry · Sep 25, 2003, 01:46 PM

Thanks for the link, Dyre, the site is absolutely FABULOUS!

~~HawK~~ · Sep 25, 2003, 02:07 PM

Hmmppff, I think I am in need of another quote.
Or maybe it is the fact I'm totaly humorless when it come to these books,
and although Peter Jackson & co did his best,
one just can't make a movie out of it, it entails so much more.

They better could have done a TV series with 600 episodes or so...

would have saved me 3x the trip to the theater.
But then I would have to buy 600 CD's to copy it

Dyre Straits · Sep 25, 2003, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HawK
Hmmppff, I think I am in need of another quote.
Or maybe it is the fact I'm totaly humorless when it come to these books,
and although Peter Jackson & co did his best,
one just can't make a movie out of it, it entails so much more.

They better could have done a TV series with 600 episodes or so...
would have saved me 3x the trip to the theater.
But then I would have to buy 600 CD's to copy it

Here's another 'news story' from the same site I posted originally.

RIAA Reanimating Dead Musicians To Eat Brains of File Sharers

Stormy · Sep 26, 2003, 08:26 AM

WTF.......

Sep 24, 2003, 06:49 PM	#2
IronChisel DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: With the Winds Posts: 263 Rep Power: 0	That is a truly "sick" joke. But I will add that, after I finished cringing, the idea did make me laugh. __________________

Sep 24, 2003, 10:56 PM	#3
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	um.... april fools? __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Sep 25, 2003, 01:46 PM	#12
merry gargouille Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 962 Rep Power: 0	Totally off-topic... Thanks for the link, Dyre, the site is absolutely FABULOUS! __________________ There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't. ~~Leonard Cohen

Sep 26, 2003, 08:26 AM	#15
Stormy DH Mafia Don Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: DH Mafia Manor Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	WTF....... __________________ AMD Barton 2500+ Gigabyte 7NNXP ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500DV 64mB w/ Catalyst 4.10 Windows XP Home Service Pack 2 Onboard Nvidia Audio Toshiba 16x DVD-ROM 32x10x40x CD-RW Drive 2x 512mb DDR Sticks

Sep 25, 2003, 05:37 AM	#5
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	If it is true, I aint going to see it, nor will I buy it, what a bunch of loony's

Sep 25, 2003, 05:45 AM	#7
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Ahahahaha!

Sep 25, 2003, 06:14 AM	#8
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	I must be stupid or so, but I fail to see the connection, between your link, my post, or the topic at hand. Please explain ?

Sep 25, 2003, 06:27 AM	#10
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	So you think it is a joke?? I think it was in march or april, I saw an interview with peter jackson talking about the Jaromir character, and he was very serious about that (as far as I could tell). So I really hope the Jaromir joke is on me, And i can see the last of the 3, otherwise I'll just read the books for the 55th time. edit: typos

Sep 25, 2003, 02:07 PM	#13
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Hmmppff, I think I am in need of another quote. Or maybe it is the fact I'm totaly humorless when it come to these books, and although Peter Jackson & co did his best, one just can't make a movie out of it, it entails so much more. They better could have done a TV series with 600 episodes or so... would have saved me 3x the trip to the theater. But then I would have to buy 600 CD's to copy it