General / Off-Topic Lord Of The Rings - 18 Years Later

[Shadowdancer]

Its all the mentions of those extra breakfasts. Tolkein secretly worked for the bacon marketing board.

It was written largely under the impression of WW2 rationing, that probably didn't help.

 

[EUS]

Every time we saw Elrond, the wife and I would turn to each other and say "Mr. Anderson".
It never got old.
Don't know why the OP says it hasn't aged well, still looks good on 1080p.

 

[jasonbarron]

Every time we saw Elrond, the wife and I would turn to each other and say "Mr. Anderson".
It never got old.
Don't know why the OP says it hasn't aged well, still looks good on 1080p.

The wife and I still get tons of mileage out of "You. Shall. Not. PASS!"