Why LOTR Sucks: How To Make A B-Movie

Examples of bad filmmaking at the 4.56 mark. I’m sure Jackson can just blame it on the second unit director. He probably had this conversation at some point.

Producer: “We just got back the footage from the fight scene with Isulder and the ring.”

Jackson: “How is it?”

Producer: “It looks like shit. Really poorly shot. Shaky. It’s like a bad b-movie.”

Jackson: “No problem, we’ll just stick it in a montage.”

Minutes Watched: 4.56

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