Comments on: Jordan College & Trollesund Scenes

By: Aidan

Aidan — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:38:05 +0000

Great… I really can’t wait till the film finally comes out… Which for me is only on the *26th*. Damn but New Zealand is such a backwater.

About those blokes in Trollesund speaking Icelandic: Does Pullman actually give a clear indication of where Trollesund is? (I haven’t read the first book in… ages). To my mind, Trollesund is very much a hole in the middle of the arctic, and so Icelandic would be more fitting than one of the Scandinavian languages spoken further south. Not that I personally could tell the difference…

By: Brynjar Bjornsson

Brynjar Bjornsson — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:35:59 +0000

The Trollesund guards*

By: Brynjar Bjornsson

Brynjar Bjornsson — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:35:39 +0000

The Trollesund definitely speak Icelandic. But I have to agree with Elvine, Norwegian or Swedish would have been more fitting. One reason being the name of the place.

By: Mockingbird

Mockingbird — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:33:23 +0000

from Iceland* Sorry, had to, I’m done.

By: Mockingbird

Mockingbird — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:32:46 +0000

By the way, our resident sraffie from Icelandic informs me that the language is Icelandic.

By: Mockingbird

Mockingbird — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:30:31 +0000

I trust the production crew as well, Amy. I don’t trust New Line executives in their mad frenzy to save the studio by way of this movie. It was a studio decision to replace Anozie.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:16:23 +0000

Oh the clips are great!

I’m praying for the other two movies to be realized,then 1 hour and 53 minutes would be alright but if they are only making one then I consider it a bit too short because it is going to be so awesome that four hours wouldn’t be too long and before notice it is over,so hopefully they make all three movies!!

By: Amy G.

Amy G. — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:58:30 +0000

I have to disagree about Ian McKellen. I think he’s perfect! His voice is naturally deep and gruff, and I love the filters they put on it to make it sound like the voice has to pass a lot of throat before making it to our ears. I felt that Nonzo was forcing his voice to sound “bear-like”, and it seemed unnatural.

It’s difficult because the character is CG, so they’re already a little cold. Using a warm voice with lots of texture like Ian’s was a good call, I think, to balance it out a little.

I guess this is a personal taste. I’m sure that whoever it would’ve been, though, it would’ve been great. I trust the production crew.

By: max alexandre

max alexandre — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:58:16 +0000

DonÂ´t you think 1:53 is not enough?

By: max alexandre

max alexandre — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:57:34 +0000

I am worry about just one thing: it will be one hour and fifty three minutes only!
I was hopin’ more than two hours…