Tag Archives: Peter Jackson

“The hour grows late…” (RIP Sir Christopher Lee)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sam S-P

Well today has been a sad one for film fans. Mere hours after news broke that the portrayer of Fagin Ron Moody had died at the age of 91, it was announced that Christopher Lee had also passed away at … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Christopher Lee, Dracula, Film, Gremlins 2, Hammer, James Bond, Movies, Peter Cushing, Peter Jackson, Ron Moody, Star Wars, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Wicker Man, Tim Burton, Tolkien, Vincent Price | 2 Comments

Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Sam S-P

It’s at an end. Peter Jackson has left Middle-Earth behind. For real this time. Probably. THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES gives the lengthiest chapter in Jackson’s career so far an appropriately grand ending, but wisely he doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Aiden Turner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Connolly, Blockbuster, Cate Blanchett, Evangeline Lilly, Fantasy, Film, Graham McTavish, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Martin Freeman, Mikael Persbrandt, Monty Python, Movies, Oliver!, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Ryan Gage, Stephen Fry, Stephen Hunter, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers, Tolkien, Weta Workshop | 1 Comment

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition (2014)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sam S-P

I’ve been a massive fan of Peter Jackson’s Extended Editions since that chunky, green FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING box set first appeared on my DVD shelf over a decade ago. It was followed by a chunky burgundy TWO TOWERS and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Brown, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carry On, Fantasy, Film, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Martin Freeman, Michael Mizrahi, Mikael Persbrandt, Movies, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Stephen Fry, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers | 1 Comment

Review: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Sam S-P

A now for something a little different. I’m going to review a video game just as I would a film. I know, movies and games are very different forms of art and entertainment with different purposes and different requirements of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Video Games | Tagged Alistair Duncan, Andy Serkis, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Fantasy, Film, JB Blanc, John DiMaggio, Liam O'Brien, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Movies, Nolan North, Peter Jackson, Star Wars, Steve Blum, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Troy Baker, Video Games, Warner Brothers, Weta Workshop | 1 Comment

Playing Catchup

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Sam S-P

I’ve loved films for a long time. All my life really. I try and see as many, and as varied movies as I possibly can. But you can only watch so much in a year, and there are still a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Action, Cult Film, Face/Off, Film, H.P. Lovecraft, Horror, Ichi the Killer, Jeffrey Combs, John Travolta, John Woo, Kathryn Bigelow, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Mary Shelley, Movies, Nicolas Cage, Patrick Swayze, Peter Jackson, Point Break, Re-Animator, Sam Raimi, The Crow, The Hurt Locker, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, W. Peter Iliff | Leave a comment

Review: Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Sam S-P

It really says something when the best thing in your movie is a scene where a giant picks his nose then wraps Ewan McGregor in pastry. It’s quite frankly mind-boggling why most of the decisions in Bryan Singer’s fantasy romp … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Bill Nighy, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Fantasy, Film, Guillermo del Toro, Ian McShane, Jack the Giant Slayer, Merlin, Movies, Narnia, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Jackson, Stanley Tucci, Superman Returns, Valkyrie | 1 Comment

The Obligatory End of the Year Top 10 (2013)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

2013 has been a bit of a downbeat year for the film world, as we’ve lost a depressing number of talented individuals before their time – Roger Ebert, Richard Griffiths, James Gandolfini, Karen Black, Paul Walker. Peter O’Toole and Ray Harryhausen passed … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged A Field in England, Alfonso Cuarón, Behind the Candelabra, Ben Kingsley, Ben Wheatley, Brad Pitt, Christopher Nolan, Cloud Atlas, Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Brϋhl, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danny Boyle, David Lynch, David Mitchell, David Strathairn, Drew Pearce, Drive, Edgar Wright, Film, Gravity, Guy Pearce, Inception, Iron Man 3, James Cameron, James Gandolfini, James Spader, Jim Rash, Karen Black, Kristin Scott Thomas, Liam James, Lincoln, Marc Forster, Matt Damon, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Douglas, Minority Report, Movies, Nat Faxon, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, Park Chan-wook, Paul Walker, Peter Jackson, Peter Morgan, Peter O'Toole, Ray Harryhausen, Reece Shearsmith, Richard Griffiths, Rob Lowe, Robert Downey Jr, Roger Ebert, Ron Howard, Rush, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Shane Black, Simon Pegg, Steven Spielberg, Stoker, The Avengers, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Way Way Back, The World's End, Tolkien, Tom Tykwer, Trance, Vithaya Pansringarm, Wachowskis, World War Z | 1 Comment

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Sam S-P

I haven’t had more delirious fun with a film this year than I did with THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. The first film, for all its merits, was a bit of a slog at times, but the same can’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Fantasy, Film, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Movies, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition (2013)

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Sam S-P

Who didn’t see this coming? This month Peter Jackson released a special extended cut of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY just in time to promote the second chapter, THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, which is set to be released in cinemas … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Extended Edition, Fantasy, Film, Ian KcKellen, King Kong, Lord of the Rings, Martin Freeman, Movies, Peter Jackson, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Tolkien | 3 Comments

Smaug Speaks!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Sam S-P

Behold! We’ve been offered another peak at Peter Jackson’s second chapter of Bilbo’s adventure THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, and it looks pretty promising. We get glowering Legolas, again played by Orlando Bloom (looking noticeably chunkier a decade on), … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Fantasy, Film, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Movies, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Peter Jackson

“The hour grows late…” (RIP Sir Christopher Lee)

Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition (2014)

Review: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Playing Catchup

Review: Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition (2013)

Smaug Speaks!

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