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by Paul Talon on Jan.19, 2010, under Uncategorized
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis
Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
Directed by: Peter Jackson
**Note – Extended Edition**
I sit back and wonder how to review this masterpiece. Everything is there. The casting is perfect, the score by Howard Shore is the most iconic since the John Williams’ canon, the cinematography is beautiful, the adaption is the most pure I’ve ever seen from a novel, and yet the pacing is brisk and three hours later, I was happy to move on to Two Towers just to get more.
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Bernard Hill, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto, and Andy Serkis
Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
Directed by: Peter Jackson
**Note – Extended Edition**
The Two Towers had quite a task. After hitting it out of the ballpark with the Fellowship of the Ring, how could they possibly follow suit? Especially given that as the middle arc, there is no true beginning, no true end, and the way the book is depicted would be two mini-movies as we follow first the remaining fellowship and their adventures and then the story of the still questing Frodo and Sam in the second portion.
Film Review: The Hunt For Gollum Now Up!
by Paul Talon on Aug.16, 2009, under Uncategorized
The Hunt For Golllum
Starring: Adrian Webster, Arin Alldridge, Patrick O’Connor, Rita Ramnani, and Gareth Brough
Written by: Chris Bouchard, Julianne Honey-Mennal, Sabina Sattar, and Stuart Price based on stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
Directed by: Chris Bouchard
I went into this fan fill with a little trepidation. Usually fan-films are known for two things. Being in LOVE with the subject matter. Absolutely horrid on special effects/acting/etc. and that’s not meant to be a knock as it generally not the fault of the creative team, merely the limitations of budget, time, available talent, etc.
This is a different scenario and a much different film. Obviously inspired by Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema’s adapations of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, it amazes me that for a film with SUCH a low budget (under £3,000) that it could actually meld in completely with the high budget films.
Welcome to SecondViews: Middle Earth!
by Paul Talon on Feb.06, 2008, under Site Updates, Uncategorized
Welcome to SecondViews: Middle Earth! This page is under development as we are concentrating on filling up our already open V page and our Main page. We will be slowly building up content here in the future! Thanks for visiting!
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