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Ed Liu
12-18-2003, 04:32 PM
Howdy,

I had heard this story before, but this is the first published story I've encountered which verifies it. (http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id=7530006A-C103-4E13-9A55-F6EFCC111ACC)


It's the greatest and most spectacular battle in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

But filmmakers faced one surprising challenge - how to keep the computer-generated soldiers from fleeing the battlefield.

Apparently, it took them two years to code a soldier who wouldn't just break ranks and run.

Well, they WERE aiming for realism...

-- Ed/Ace

Conekiller
12-18-2003, 04:53 PM
I'd love to see an outtake reel of that, all the Rohna soldires turning tail when the elephants arrive would be funny as hell to watch.