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15 Years On: The Fellowship of the Ring
There are three film franchises that have impacted me above all others. First, there came STAR WARS, which kept me happy throughout my first decade (on VHS – sadly I’m too young to have seen the original trilogy on the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review
Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Howard Shore, Ian Holm, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Movies, Narnia, Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, Snow White and the Huntsman, Star Wars, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen, Weta Workshop
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Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
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
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Review: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
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
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