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I didnt realise its the same director who made "Eden of the east" which wasnt a good anime but it also was so massively insane that it did leave an impact on me. But basically, my opinion on movie. It was alright, didnt love it, but i had fun time seeing it on release in cinema. (Which judging...

The first review of my new book, Middle-earth Lore; Tolkien's Legends Revealed! Thank you to Dr. Markus Mcdowell for reviewing it. “This is a comprehensive and well-researched book about the lands, characters, and creatures of middle-earth, along with some comparison to films, brief looks at...

Ouch The world’s most expensive show – which looked like an episode of Hollyoaks, only with woeful acting – was so inept that every episode left you sniggering https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/17/now-its-over-lets-come-out-and-say-it-the-rings-of-power-was-a-

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The Guardian have a regular series "The classic film I've never seen". This review comes from someone who has never read the book and (seemingly) has never heard of any of the characters (is that even possible?). It's interesting that a lot of the things he likes best about the trilogy are...

Well fellow Tolkien forum-ites. It has been a good 13 years since I started my purist's reviews. As I will not be doing the EEs, and unless Jackson comes out with more Tolkien works to butcher, this will be my last movie review. *sigh* :( It seems like yesterday since I started this journey. To...

Ranking: 4/10 *SPOILERS AHEAD* Well folks, many of you know this is my custom to review the movies like this and has been since they first came out back in the First Age of the Tolkien forum. Before the FADs (Film Adaptation Defenders) come out in full force and knock me for my review...

The Hobbit:An Unexpected Journey: A Purist's Review Well. After 9 years of reviews such as these, this dusty old curmudgeon from the First Age of this forum has returned with another. Many of the newbies here don't know my tradition of these types of reviews as I have put one out for all the...

Sorry Bucky, had to start this one because you can't really discuss the films without revealing some elements. Most of these were out long ago on tinterweb! Hello folks, hope you're all well. It should come as no surprise that when something loosely related to Tolkien's work appears on...

I'm not against changes per se, but must everything be so excessive, trying to top the last thing?

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00049956.html There is also speculation that a trailer in 48fps may be released in July. Since Jackson's LotR adaption was essentially an example of all that glitters is not gold, what redeeming quality could be left for him if The Hobbit does not look...

I'm a big fan of the TV show "Castle," and in one of my favorite scenes the title character (who is a famous mystery writer if you aren't familiar with the series) is sent a bunch of new books by other authors to provide a short jacket review and rather than reading them he just holds them up to...

Hello On the back of my copy of LOTR there is a quote from The Sunday Times (UK): 'The English speaking world is divided between those who have read The Lord of the Rings and those who have still to read it' (or words to that effect). Does anyone know the source of this - ie, the date of the...

I believe this is a work that is often appreciated but rarely discussed. From Bombadil goes Boating to The Last Ship it is a story that has entertained me ever since my earliest childhood. That is why I decided to dedicate this thread to a work that is often overlooked but never...

Hello, I was not sure where to post this, so I posted it here. An editor of a local science fiction magazine has asked me to write a 'classic'-review of LOTR, but I am not sure if I am entirely the correct person for the task, and I do not exactly have time right now. Would any member of TTF...

When I first read the Lord of the Rings, it had to be the very early 80s. I was 11 or 12 at the time, and I really only remember that the three books were blue, green and red. The Hobbit was yellow. (A little research shows these to be Ballantine Third Issue - Special Silver Jubilee Edition.)...

The Real Atrocity in Tolkien's Middle Earth By Jeff Alexander and Tom Bissell McSweeney's Internet Tendency | January 7, 2005 Part I: Chomsky: The film opens with Galadriel speaking. "The world has changed," she tells us, "I can feel it in the water." She's actually stealing a line from...

Some of these gushing reviews are sickening. Its as if none of these bozos have ever seen a good movie before. maybe they have never played a computer/console game before and is gushing at the CGIs. i mean are they trying for membership in the golden globe voting process??? PS> thank god...

Well, it has been a great 4 years since this adventure started. Anyone who's been on this forum longer than 2 years knows that I've done this type of review for all the movies. It is with sadness that I realize this is the last one I'll be able to do. :( To all the purists (NPWs) on the...

Since the films and the anniversary of LOTR as mentioned by WM, there have been many books published which address various aspects of Tolkien's works. Of course, as in all such cases, not all these books are equally well written nor is every author's point of view equally valid. Some books...