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Title: 03.RoTK: Frodo and Sam in Mordor
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Date: March 25, 2002
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    Tíndómerel
    March 27, 2002

    Mordor… I can feel the darkness all the way… Ugh.. Scary.

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    Gil-Galad
    April 21, 2002

    These guys look like Easterlings.

  3. theVoiceofSauron
    May 1, 2002

    is this an actual picture?…well maybe it’s just me but, this kinda looks like a painting

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    Rivka
    May 4, 2002

    It does, doesn’t it? Hmm…

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    Chinevive
    June 21, 2002

    Be brave, Frodo and Sam and keep an eye on Gollum.

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    Alakgwathiel
    June 25, 2002

    cool shot of Frodo and Sam

  7. theVoiceofSauron
    June 25, 2002

    I still say it’s a painting

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    Merridius
    July 8, 2002

    i pictured mordor with a dull grey blue darkness

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    Tithenbereth
    August 14, 2002

    Nice little vacation spot, especially for a flaming red eyeball. Personally, I perfer Rivendell.

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    Mithrodwen
    August 22, 2002

    I thought it was sam and merry…well it’s a officail brand me a dummy and place it on my forehead

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    MystikMuseJen
    August 28, 2002

    Sam and Frodo realize that buying a vacation home really is all about “location, location, location!”

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    kyrthira
    September 10, 2002

    uh-oh, that just does -not- look good!

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    haldirluv
    September 14, 2002

    frodo: oh no! lookie at all the orcies samie!

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    PeregrinTook
    September 21, 2002

    I always pictured Mordor a little, well, DARKER! This picture is so BRIGHT!

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    Aowyn
    September 26, 2002

    They’re really on the moon! *winks*

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    gabriel_legolas
    October 4, 2002

    NO, they’re on Mars!

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    Alilacia
    November 24, 2002

    AHHH!!! It’s the attack of the armoured ants! Run for your lives!!!

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    sam
    December 1, 2002

    frodo and sam dont look like frodo and sam to me can anyone tell me why.

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    Rethehare
    December 2, 2002

    So familiar, runs to check hoarded illustrations.

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    Ljindali
    December 16, 2002

    Gee.. I never thought there was nice ang bright SUNLIGHT in MORDOR!!!

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    Lotr~Spidey
    December 16, 2002

    Hey sam, it probably does’nt look like Frodo and Sam b/c it looks like Sam has dark brown hair in this pic.

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    Lotr~Spidey
    December 16, 2002

    Plus, they look like they’re dressed different. And I always imagined Mordor darker too.

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    Mûmakìl
    December 20, 2002

    is’nt this a painting. there should be no sunlight in mordor, mount doom is “spraying” out dark clouds because

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    Mûmakìl
    December 20, 2002

    Orcs hate sunlight and they get weak in total exposure to sunlight…

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    Nimrodelanduin
    December 22, 2002

    this is a painting! in the movie its not like this at all!

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    Red_Balrog
    December 31, 2002

    Lots…of…people…

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    ~Eowyn~
    January 2, 2003

    Not with 10,000 orcs could you do this. It is folly!

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    Mûmakìl
    January 6, 2003

    hm. funny, that guy standing next to the banner, or the standard… he doesnt look like an orc… he is much

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    Mûmakìl
    January 6, 2003

    smaller than the others… strange…

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    Figwit
    January 10, 2003

    I’m with VoS, this is pre-shoot painting, like a storyboard

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    MikaMiire
    January 12, 2003

    horrifying, i hate mordor, hisss

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    legolaslover4
    January 15, 2003

    which part when they’re in Mordor is this? i thought it was darker 2- i agree with Elessar! if is-

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    Maltholiel
    January 20, 2003

    Weird. The hair looks too dark to be sam’s.

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    MrsLegolasGreenleaf
    January 23, 2003

    At least we know they finally get there

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    ~Luthien~
    January 25, 2003

    this pic reminds me of when theyre lookin into mordor in TT movie…

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    ~*Glarien*~
    February 12, 2003

    wow….very nice scenery to have a picnic, dont u think?

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    eowadia
    February 14, 2003

    this pic gives me the creeps but very cool!!!!!

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    *~Shadowfax~*
    March 1, 2003

    It does look too bright..it looks like a painting..

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    merrythextrememagnificent
    March 6, 2003

    hmmm…it looks like it’s only light on the hobbits. GO FRODO!

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    TQ
    March 12, 2003

    Isn’t it amazing how white their shirts still are?

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    lotrGodSS
    March 14, 2003

    I think they can take ’em on! Go Sam!!! Grrr.

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    ~CelebrianUndomiel~
    March 15, 2003

    i vote painting

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    Engwacoiriel
    March 15, 2003

    not a painting just one of those really stylized pics like in the calender

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    legolashaldirluver1155
    March 16, 2003

    Frodo and Sam in front of a blue screen!!!!

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    Frodo+LegolasLover
    March 28, 2003

    this is SOO coolio!

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    shirelover15
    April 9, 2003

    cool

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    happylilhobbit
    April 11, 2003

    sams hair looks a bit dark…

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    Becki
    April 20, 2003

    I can’t tell if this is a photo or panting, if it is a painting, it’s a great one!

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    eowynshue
    April 27, 2003

    is it just me or does sam look like he’s got a bald patch? (am guessing the one on the left is sam)

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    Adueldaiel
    May 10, 2003

    O.O eep!

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    Eowyn_Touched-By-Frost
    May 15, 2003

    This must be after they’re in orc clothes. I remember this chapter from the book.

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    Eowyn_Touched-By-Frost
    May 15, 2003

    That light must be fire, either that or they aren’t in Mordor yet, but they have to be. Look at their clothes.

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    ~elvenflower~
    June 5, 2003

    i remeber this being shown VERY brieffly in a teaser trailer for lord of the ring like six months before fotr

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    ~elvenflower~
    June 5, 2003

    came out at cinamas it also showed arwen lying down lookin dead.

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    *~Shadowfax~*
    June 10, 2003

    no offense…but that doesn’t look very real. Poor Frodo..

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    ImPipPin
    June 13, 2003

    AWESOME!

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    OrlisGirl
    June 24, 2003

    I think it’s actually BK and Ceiran (Elijah and Sean’s scale doubles)

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    Telella
    June 27, 2003

    woah…..that is scary….but seriously amazing!!!!!

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    ~*Luthien*~
    June 27, 2003

    O_O oo…i kinda like it! nice view:P

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    mander
    July 3, 2003

    kyrthira, you’ve got a point. I think this is so on the verge of ‘ Your as good as captured. But I love the

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    infatuationlotr
    July 27, 2003

    thats wasnt what i imagined from the book! i thought that it would be different!

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    Ember_Stryder
    August 8, 2003

    Looks like that bit from TTT with a different background

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    Tinúmelë
    September 3, 2003

    This is a teaser image. When FOTR came out there was a pic with the boats sailing to the Argonath…

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    Tinúmelë
    September 3, 2003

    …and the image of Aragorn and Arwen on the bridge. This is the same thing.

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    FrodoGurly43
    September 13, 2003

    This might’ve been right after Sam saved Frodo

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    _freyja_
    September 21, 2003

    r u sure this is a real pic caus they really dont look like frodo and sam

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    Redman77
    October 9, 2003

    Frodo and Sam are probably thinking.” And Gondor stood a chance because….?”

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    missbloom242
    October 12, 2003

    **U can tell this is a painting….**

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    lady_lucrecia
    October 24, 2003

    This was a matte painting for early ideas for scenes…

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    punk_princess
    November 16, 2003

    both of their is black!

  71. Anonymous
    December 27, 2003

    ever time they came closer to mordor i would shake harder each time

  72. Anonymous
    December 27, 2003

    they came closer!

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    _brokenshadows
    January 10, 2004

    both of their is black! No it’s not. It’s the lighting.

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    _brokenshadows
    January 10, 2004

    EDIT:both of their is black! No it’s not. It’s the lighting. You can tell because the person…

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    _brokenshadows
    January 10, 2004

    …on the left’s hair is lit in one part and it’s the blonde-red color of Sam’s

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    galadrielady945
    January 13, 2004

    oooook. this wasn’t in the movie………

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    MirkwoodElfCiarrai
    October 3, 2004

    Frodo and sam dont look like frodo and sam! Why?!

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    BooBaggins
    May 23, 2011

    Brokenshadows~Whoa, how did you italicize?

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