Corrected entry: When Gandalf is trapped on top of the tower in Isengard, it's raining. But at the same time, at the base of the tower where Saruman and the orcs are tearing down the trees, it's not raining.
Phil C.
26th Dec 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
26th Aug 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Corrected entry: When Arwen and Frodo are being chased by the Ringwraiths, in some editions and certainly in the cinema, the soundtrack to the scene was of a cantering horse. Canter is three beats, whereas gallop (which is what all the horses on screen are doing) is four very fast beats that frequently sound like a single beat. It is also obvious that there should be more than one horse on the soundtrack (both Asfaloth and the Ringwraiths' horses), but instead the soundtrack (in the cinema and on my VHS copy at least) is of a single horse.
Correction: Sound issues such as this are impossible to report accurately on a system with an analog or inadequate sound setup (VHS). A proper 5.1 home theater setup has multiple hoofbeat tracks coming from all directions depending on the location of the horse. The soundtrack also accurately portrays Arwen's horse Asfaloth in a full gallop.
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Correction: The rain moves slowly across the fields. Several shots of the Uruk-hai cutting down trees DO show that it is raining. It's only the closeup shots of Saruman and the Uruks he is speaking to that don't show rain, which just means that it hasn't gotten to them yet.
Phil C.