Following my last post on discovering the first “fragmented” poem I ever wrote about The Hobbit, some of you kindly requested I put my appalling poetry skills back into use and complete the poem I had started.
That is exactly what I have done.
Bard
The Battle of The Five Armies Extended Edition Review!
An Extended Cut that fixes many issues but remains slightly inconsistent
Here it is folks! The long-awaited review of the extended edition of The Battle of the Five Armies is here.
Don’t expect a long discussion for now; just a quick look at each extended scene.
A few mild spoilers follow, in case you haven’t yet seen it. Continue reading
The Hobbit Trilogy Extended Edition Trailer! New Scenes!
In case you missed it . . .
Yes, so a certain trailer for a certain trilogy was released online in anticipation of the cinema release of all three extended editions of The Hobbit. Here’s the result.
Below we take a look at the new shots in store.
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In the meantime, here are some of the extended/new scenes we can expect in The Battle of the Five Armies. Continue reading
The Gaffer’s Elite: Realms and Settlements
Ranking all things Middle-earth
Hullo friends!
It’s Friday today and that means another post from the Gaffer’s Elite! Now I had announced a “favourite characters” ranking last week, but in the meantime I thought there’s just one more post I need to do before getting to that.
Undoubtedly, one of the most appealing things about Middle-earth, and the reason why we keeping going back to these films and reading the books, is due to the vast variety of locations the stories take place in.
In 6 films, Peter Jackson and his creative team have visualised much of Tolkien’s fertile creativity and sublime imagination. Suffice to say, the combination of visual effects, set design and New Zealand’s natural breathtaking countryside, have given us a wealth of fantasy locales unlike any other.
So without further ado, here are some of my most cherished environments from the films… Continue reading
The Hobbit: BOTFA Full Review!
Scene by scene analysis of ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’
Warning: Spoilers ahead
Having just seen the last film for a third time, I think I am prepared to tackle the pleasurable, if arduous, task of writing an in-depth review.
I have roughly followed the soundtrack listing of each scene to keep a consistent and chronological structure to the writing.
Suffice to say, this is quite a lengthy review …
BOTFA Review! (Spoiler-free)
The big plus of the final Hobbit film is its urgency. The big minus, is also its urgency.
It may sound contradicting, but that really is how I felt, after seeing the final installment of The Hobbit.
To those who thought that the previous two films dragged along in pacing, Peter Jackson seems to have responded with his most fervent Middle-earth film yet.
In just over two hours, Jackson pulls off the immense task of bringing the story’s major (and most complicated) sequences remarkably well.
Hobbit 3 Official Trailer is here!
The Defining Chapter Approaches
Wait, what?
Did you see it?
I mean, have you seen the Offical Trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?
