Thanks to Ringer Jim for this link. After three years of hobbits, battles and drama, J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic tale reached its cinematic climax this week. Join Neal Conan and his guests to trace Tolkien’s path from Oxford, to the battlefields of the first world war, and to Middle Earth. [More] Audio file, possible spoilers
Day: December 20, 2003
DISCLAIMER I can’t speak for the credibility of this story or what is going on with this situation… but here is the word on the wire:
I have it on good authority that UGC have received an email from Entertainment, the distribution company for Return Of The King. It is to inform that the sound problems that many have experienced on their viewing of the film.
An underwater musical experience is how I would describe it. It is apparently a problem with the master copy for the UK, but there is no mention that there are any attempts being made to rectify the issue.
Personally, I think this is disgaceful for such a big release to be suffering these problems and think it should be investigated.
Call me Frankie From Empire Online.
Update: I live in the UK, and although I saw it at an Odeon cinema, and also at a Showcase cinema, the sound was more than satisfactory– Ringer NR
Ringer Didyma2 writes: In my tv guide, there is listed a half hour program entitled “What a Hobbit Wants”, hosted by Elijah Wood and Billy Boyd. I have no idea what it is, but I hadn’t seen any mention of it anywhere and thought Ringers would want to know. It’s on MTV2 on 4:00 AM on Sunday 12/21. This in the EST zone of the US and Canada. Remember to check your local guides.
Matt spotted this great scoop: I haven’t seen the film but according to the BBC Royd Tolkien (the great grandson of JRR Tolkien) also has a cameo. From Tookish: Not sure if this is old news yet! This page also contains a boatload of great LotR/RotK movie news updates. [More]
Premiere magazine has a bunch of stories about LoTR (some possibly oldies) as well as a review of RoTK. Thanks to Ringer dmsdbo for the heads up. You can access the related stories (including an Orlando Bloom interview) from the links on the right-hand side. [More]
Haste is a relative thing when it comes to a battle-heavy production with multiple endings that’s 200 minutes long. Yet it isn’t a crucial thing, for the invisible wizard Peter Jackson makes use of every scene to show us the meaning of magnificence. [More]