In tandem with our earlier post, the Least Disputed Bests, this is a compilations of the most obvious worsts. Don’t argue with this list. Do you know who
As I’ve previously established during my LOTR rewatch, I do not base any of my criticism strictly on the argument, ‘It’s different from the book.’ When adapting a
An Unexpected Journey opens with a much better frame than the LOTR trilogy. Instead of a long-winded montage that reveals information that will be repeated a number of
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.
In the industry, raising the stakes means you have to make sure your story matters. What’s at stake for the characters? Why will the audience be drawn into
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
I’ve read that the filmmakers thought they needed to introduce Liv Tyler’s character to the movies so that it was clear why Aragorn did not want to marry
