I’m sure that Peter Jackson and his assistants spent hours and hours and brainstorming how to get the ring on Frodo’s finger when he trips in the tavern.
Allow me to state the obvious. Peter Jackson had no idea how to successfully depict the Black Riders. After they throw the first rider off the trail with
I’m going to be harping on this theme continuously, but when you are adapting three novels into 10 hours of screen time, you need to be efficient. Things
Adapting a beloved novel is always going to be difficult. One with as much backstory and history as Tolkien puts in his works might seem nearly impossible to
We get our second glimpse of the dark riders. I’m thinking Peter Jackson hired the costume designer from Scream. Or maybe Scream 3. Minutes Watched: 40.33 Number of
Gandalf just told Frodo that Isulder took the ring from Sauron. That’s the third time this trivial piece of information has been mentioned. When you are trying to
I’m assuming this scene wasn’t in the theatrical version, but now we see Gandalf entering the archives and learning about the ring of power. It even cuts to
