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Hello everyone.
It seems that real life is getting busier and busier for me – which might explain the lack of updates on this blog.
Nevertheless, I’m always checking to read your fabulous comments and I promise that I will be replying soon.
That said, I’m still – on a daily basis – counting down the days till The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is released. So much so, that I have found time to do a short video about it …
I’ve decided to tackle 7 theories constructed by readers of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, that are rather extraordinary in concept and make perfect sense (though some can be disproved or contested).
There are many arguments in discussion around the characters and stories of Middle-earth; but I’ve decided to focus on a few which have struck me the most.
Starting from the impossible and busted arguments to the more plausible ones, here we go … Continue reading “7 Fantastic Middle-earth Theories”
As a theatrical release, The Desolation of Smaug was a significant improvement from the occasionally slow-moving sequences (which I personally find no objection to) in An Unexpected Journey.
But whilst the first Extended Edition release (with a total of 13 minutes of extra footage) felt more like a financial (as well as traditional) move for fans (though I find the Hobbiton sequences the most appropriate), The Desolation of Smaug’s 25 minutes of new scenes marks a massive improvement in the scope of the two Extended Editions.
I can here formally extend my gratitude to Peter Jackson for re-recognizing the meaning of an Extended Edition – following the success of the format with The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Continue reading “The Desolation of Smaug: Extended Edition Review”
Wait, what?
Did you see it?
I mean, have you seen the Offical Trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?
There has been an unusual delay from my end in posting on this blog. Things seem to have quietened down since my last announcement on Billy Boyd’s “The Last Goodbye”. And yet, in The Hobbit world, things have been moving steadily along towards the final release.
In the meantime, I have been busy with a significant event in my life; the reason for which can be gleaned from the title and as compiled in the following post …
It’s quite a long read, so it should make up for the lack of updates over the past few weeks 🙂 Continue reading “Conversations with Radagast …”
A Tolkienist's Perspective 