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Too bad they couldn't come up with a dynamic concept for this one...
I don't have the slightest clue as to how they could have made it more dynamic.....
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I don't have the slightest clue as to how they could have made it more dynamic.....
Gwindor
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I agree but personally I don't think that a dio with Elendil and Isildur lying dead/half-defeated on the ground with Sauron bent over them would be that good since it wouldn't really show any of them in their "full splendor". Let's look at it from the bright side, there's definately a potential here to make more (companion) dioramas from the Battle of the Last Alliance! (OK maybe not so bright from our credit cards POV) Just imagine Elendil and Isildur side by side chopping orcs..., or Gil-Galad piercing orcs with Aiglos..., or Elrond and a few elves standing in a row slashing orcs with their longswords/spears...
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I wouldn't want a statue of Elendil & Isildur side by side, chopping up orcs. It's simply not an iconic moment in the film, for me.
Having Elendil lying smitten, Sauron reaching down for Isildur and Isildur grasping the shards of Narsil about to vanquish the Dark Lord (at least for a few thousand years), at the moment when all seemed lost, THAT would have been one kick-arse piece, in my opinion.
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I don't have the slightest clue as to how they could have made it more dynamic.....
Maybe they could have made Saurons swing actually match whats happening to the soldiers?
The soldiers action part of the sculpt looks awesome. Now look at Sauron. Whatever he's doing, it simply doesnt look like he just made that happen. It's just a very weak excuse for an "action" stance. He doesn't look very powerful and it doesnt look like a very powerful swing. I know he is able to bat them like flies, effortlessly and perhaps thats what they were going for. But it doesnt work for me. The ferocity of the attacks in the movie just aint there IMO.
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I don't have the slightest clue as to how they could have made it more dynamic.....
I was totally being sarcastic.
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Differing opinions but I really didn't see much ferocity in Sauron's attack. Effective and efficient but not particularly fierce. It was all a matter of fact. I am Sauron and I need to get to point A and you guys are in the road so a little swat will do. The pose works for me.
tomandshell
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I was thinking that if his arm had just completed the swing that knocked these guys back, the mace would be in a different position. But in the movie, it's not really going for a realistic effect--it's more like the power of the mace just explodes and knocks the soldiers back like a bomb went off, regardless of whether or not it actually made physical contact with each and every one. It was a very over the top effect that worked and showed raw power more than accurate physics. I think the diorama captures that feel quite well.
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tomandshell
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I do think that this is one of the more dynamic pieces that Sideshow has done.
(And with my opinion plus four dollars, you can get coffee at Starbucks.)
(And with my opinion plus four dollars, you can get coffee at Starbucks.)
Love the soldiers' poses. That is what is dynamic.
Sauron's pose just looks off. As mentioned by GravityEyelids and Trustey, it just doesn't correspond with the action poses displayed by the soldiers. In that scene, regardless if he makes physical contact with his mace, the "swing" is a powerful one. I'm not getting that sense of action from his pose.
Sauron's pose just looks off. As mentioned by GravityEyelids and Trustey, it just doesn't correspond with the action poses displayed by the soldiers. In that scene, regardless if he makes physical contact with his mace, the "swing" is a powerful one. I'm not getting that sense of action from his pose.
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Everything is awesome but Sauron's pose looks off, it doesn't look like he is even swinging the mace, just kinda flinging it around. Still might buy it though just cause of the soldiers looks so dynamic falling away from him.
Gunner73
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Not bad, I'm a bit disapointed though. The idea for this is great, the soldiers look good but sauron looks off to me, its not the pose, his helmet doesn't look right somehow and overall he doesn't look "sharp" enough if you know what I mean. The spikes on his armour and his helmet look a bit rounded off.
Just back in from the convention. This piece really impressed me, its a nice scale with multiple figures in a very dynamic pose. I am in for 300. Comments about sauron are sort of dead on. The pose is a bit odd and stiff. But I think f you watch the scene from FOTR you will see the animation or CGI of this swing is a bit off as well.
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Thank you Sideshow for the price of this! 
I though it would easily be $350+
I though it would easily be $350+
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Your observation is correct. It's almost looks like Sauron is wearing hundreds of lbs of armour and the armour itself, plus the sheer weight of it, is restricting his movement making his motions appear stiff and methodical....oh wait that's exactly how he appeared in the movie....go figure.
As Sauron was not graceful or fluid in his movements or actions in the movie I kind of like the fact SS has chosen to portray him accurately as opposed to turning him into something he wasn't.
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