Re: European Military Not Up To Par?

[Leon Harrison <juni0r@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 15:14 8/02/02 -0500, you wrote:
>A quick vote of thanks to my cousins in NZ for the fantastic scenery in
>LoTR!!
>
>Ann
>(British, transplanted to US)

No problem at all Ann, was a pleasure.  I think it adds to the whole 
feeling when you see such a place (speaking from a foreigners point of 
view) and can't sort of say, oh I've been there, I know that 
place.  (though indeed some who have been here can) For us it was great for 
the opposite reason, seeing places we've been or visited as kids and go - 
woooh cool.  A mate of mine got to be one of the Urak-Hai.  He was in the 
front ranks of one of the major battles so got bashed about quite a bit 
:)   It's just incredible the comments that have been coming in.  I'm sure 
that some people think the entire thing was one big set, but I say, nope, 
I've been there.  We can often take so much for granted.  A real buzz is 
felt to think the greatest story ever told was filmed in my very own country.

It's a ,magical place and I think Tolkien would have loved the efforts 
made.  Peter Jackson (Director) has come a long way.  The only thing that 
upset me was the first film ended and we have to wait another year for the 
next installment :(

Leon