LOTR movies

[Amy Z]

Anne wrote:

> Is there a branch of LOON for LotR? If so I'm a member... Frodo is 
33 
> at the time of Bilbo's party. The main action takes place some 17 
> years later when Frodo is 50. 

Aargh, please don't revoke my LOON membership!  (I need it for a post 
I'm about to make to the main list.)  You know, I had 50 in mind, but 
I looked up the birthday party, said "oops, wonder where I got that 
from, he's only 33," and wrote that.


Bilbo himself is still alive at 
> the ripe old age of 131, thus surpassing the Old Took (formerly the 
> longest-lived hobbit on record), but this is due to the Ring's 
> influence.

Exactly.  He's stretched out.

 
> So do I think Elijah Wood looks too young? 

I now definitely do.  But I'm actually more concerned that he'll look 
too tall . . .

Amy Z