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I thought it was an excellent promo for
the next movie and it's always fun to see actors portrayed as riders who can
really ride. Did you see Legolas (the elf) swing up from the right side,
behind the dwarf on the white horse at a gallop?? FX, I'm sure, but still
impressive....
what they *didn't* show was Gandalf the
White on Shadowfax, who allows Gandalf to ride by his own choice, and does
not wear saddle or bridle. Ian McKellen is also a rider and did some of
his own stunts, but not all. I read that galloping bareback, especially
without a bridle, was a little more then he wanted to attempt.
"Good and Ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing
among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. "
-Aragorn, son of
Arathorn
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Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:38
AM
Subject: [RC] Actor Who Can Ride
I was watching the 1-hour promo for "The Two
Towers"
last night. Viggo Mortenstern (or
whatever his
name is) who plays Aragorn rides quite well,
and
even seems to *like* riding and horses. The cast
was saying he'd ride on his days off to get to
know his horse. Deep seat, almost an old-fashioned
"chair" position. Very still.
So what?
Well, not much, really. But he is going
to be
the star of Disney's _Hidalgo_ movie
about
Frank Hopkins, the
turn-of-the-century
endurance rider.
It's snowing again...sigh
Linda B. Merims
Massachusetts, USA
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