With these words, Rudy declares the movie over. The ring has been destroyed. Gollum is dead, but at least he died happy. Everyone has gotten their very own
Every time Peter Jackson changes the story to fit his vision of what the Lord of the Rings should be, it leads to unforeseen consequences down the line.
What possessed Peter Jackson to think he could write a better story than J.R.R. Tolkien? I suppose he thought he was being cinematic, but there’s nothing about Frodo
Or should we call it a rebeginning? Or the tribeginning? Whatever it is, I’m not sure why Peter Jackson feels the need to have all these flashbacks. What
I haven’t said much about Treebeard and the Ents. I was disappointed with their betrayal, but at the same time, I hadn’t been expecting much. Actually, I wouldn’t
Sam gives a speech, with a montage in the background, and everyone cries (often in slow motion). Even Gollum. The speech is enough to make Faramir change his
What does it say about the movie that the best acting performance is given by a computer generated monster? Is it a triumph of film-making, or a travesty.
I like Gollum. I mean I hate him, but I like how Peter Jackson portrays him on screen. He’s cowardly and vicious and craven and completely possessed by
Frodo spots Gollum following them in the mines, the perfect occasion to have a conversation about a topic that has already been discussed earlier. Now would have been
