tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post4500191696925745589..comments2023-05-27T17:43:37.593-07:00Comments on Tree of Life: I want hakas before pvp!Keredriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03207180365848283163noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-4001564870130766662011-02-28T19:52:44.108-08:002011-02-28T19:52:44.108-08:00It wasn't huge... 20, maybe 30 at the most, th...It wasn't huge... 20, maybe 30 at the most, they had played orcs/urik'hai (sp?) and many were of Maori descent. One, in particular, he played Gothmog and the Witch King of Angmar both. Peter Jackson liked him because he could get facial expression to show through Gothmog's heavy facial prosthetics and makeup.<br /><br />But yeah, Bernard HILL (not Shaw, sorry) and Viggo drove this huge RV that had never moved around the set on one of the last production days, then this guy called them out for the Haka and it was SO cool! You should rent the dvd, it was the extended version of the Return of the King. You'll have to dig through the behind the scenes stuff to find it, though. I do remember him telling them that Hakas (at that time) were only performed for visiting dignitaries, royalty and such. I guess the King of Gondor and the King of Rohan qualified... ::chuckle::Kayerinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-45210200798516293402011-02-28T15:12:47.906-08:002011-02-28T15:12:47.906-08:00I really loved the videos. I was completely ignor...I really loved the videos. I was completely ignorant of the hakas and was delighted to learn about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-20293156456384348492011-02-28T13:16:36.848-08:002011-02-28T13:16:36.848-08:00@Kayeri: Oh I bet a huge cast doing one would look...@Kayeri: Oh I bet a huge cast doing one would look pretty awesome!<br /><br />@Kestrel: What a coincidence! Unfortunately I don't know too much about rugby other than they crouch in formations and push each other... sometimes some guy lifts up a guy to catch a ball... and they throw the ball sideways or backwards... and rugby players look like guys you wouldn't want to mess with.<br /><br />It must have been amazing to see a haka in person!Keredriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207180365848283163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-91360037611781851772011-02-28T06:56:03.041-08:002011-02-28T06:56:03.041-08:00Hahahah...I returned Friday from 18 days in New Ze...Hahahah...I returned Friday from 18 days in New Zealand. The country has Rugby fever: Not only is it the national sport, but NZ is hosting the Rugby World Cup in November. <br /><br />Every single gift and souvenir shop we visited had mementos of the All Blacks.<br /><br />And yes, we saw hakas!Steve - Kestrel's Aeriehttp://kestrelsaerie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-7555302634058608772011-02-28T06:40:50.993-08:002011-02-28T06:40:50.993-08:00Awesome videos, Ker!!! The first Haka I ever saw ...Awesome videos, Ker!!! The first Haka I ever saw was on the Lord of the Rings extended dvd, the behind-the-scenes stuff. A bunch of cast members performed one for Bernard Shaw and Vigo Mortensen, saying they were "Kings and Warriors" and gave them Maori spears as gifts, too. It was just amazing.<br /><br />You know, if Blizz ever did the dance studio they've talked about in the past, hakas could be designed!Kayerinoreply@blogger.com