was that 'precious' guy on Lord of the rings real or computer animated?
 

just wandering, he looked pretty skinny

It was Steve Buschemi

Gollum was real. Peter Jackson found him in New Zealand two years ago and trained him for the part.

Yup.. Steve Buscemi.. not too much makeup needed either. He was pretty good.

Yes, completely real. He had his eyes surgically embiggened.

Re: was that 'precious' guy on Lord of the rings real or computer animated?
 

I hope you're not out wandering in traffic. ;)

cool, did he win any awards? he did an excellent job

This thread has me. . . rotfl

Poor steve. :lol:

The fact that you're asking this question is a good thing. ;)

Computer

He ate lots of pretty fishes to get that way.

Your use of 'embiggened' completely cracked me up! Add that to the list of funny words.

that is a perfectly crumulent word!

He is a real actor. He has a genetic disorder that enlarged his eyes and discolored his skin. He was also an extra in Die Hard III and he started his action career on General Hospital. He was also a roadie for Metallica.

I thought he was a reject extra from 'Lord of the Blings'.

Steve Buscemi took method acting to the extreme for this role. He lost over eighty pounds and ate nothing but raw fish for a year in order to prepare for the part.

He is the distant cousin of Jar-Jar Binks.

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Serkis,%20Andy

This is the guy. I saw a special about the "Making of..." He did the voice and provieded all body and facial movements of Gollum. They edited him out and put Gollum in overtop of him, keeping all the facial expressions and body movements.

There was one part where he was saying that it's no different than wearing prostetics (the elf's ears).

Those weren't real elves and hobbits?

Of course they're real! :mad: I'm looking at a map of Middle-Earth right now and it clearly has Hobbiton on it!

You know, I auditioned for the role of Fro-Ho Baggins...

http://www.theforumisdown.com/upload...cemigollum.jpg

Precious? What, are you kidding me? Of Course it's ****ing precious. Gimme a ****ing break, you moron.

So you believe everything you read on the Internet?

HeftyP said he "saw" a special. I assume he means on television, because I saw a similar special, probably the same one. What does believing the internet have to do with it?

Oh stop it! You know he's CG! He doesn't look anywhere near photoreal. No CGI character does.

Who was that actor that played ET?