Thorin confronts Azog.
Thorin confronts Azog.
A lot of mayhem occurs in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. In fact, from an insurance point of view, the events of the movie are a real disaster.

This prompted a couple of geeks at insurance giant Allianz — Dr. Nils Möckelmann, consultant for special claims, and Andreas Hufgard, major claims regulator — to run the numbers: exactly how much might an insurance claim for all this injury, death and damage tote up to in the real world? Continue reading “The Hobbit: an unexpected insurance claim”

Azog the Defiler
Azog the Defiler
In this TORn Library piece, Ringer Rud the Spud takes an in-depth look at Azog the Defiler, and how his presence played out in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

In particular, he examines whether persistent criticism of this key villain might be a result of flaws inadvertently introduced by the relatively late switch from two films to three.

Continue reading “Did Azog defile An Unexpected Journey?”

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Gandalf must divine what has brought the Nazgûl back. Science and entertainment website io9 believes that, by and large, live-action fantasy films have fared poorly of late. Financially, that is.

Its exceptions? The Harry Potter franchise, Twilight and Peter Jackson’s adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. But if that’s the case, what’s the cause? Follow the link to discover what io9’s writers have to say on the matter. Continue reading “io9 asks why live-action fantasy often fails at the movies”

Goblin's in Arizona??
Goblin’s in Arizona??

The Road to DragonCon team is frolicking around the mountains of Colorado today on their way to the first fan meet-up in Denver. Details on that in a little bit! First a bit of a recap from yesterday.

We’d like to welcome Cryptozoic as an official sponsor of our Road to DragonCon! Cryptozoic has an amazing line-up of trading card and traditional games, including their recently released Hobbit Board Game and soon to be released The Two Towers Deck-Building Game (Aug 28th).

Justin, Doug and Ryan woke up in the rain at Lake Powell, Utah – allowing them only 4 hours of sleep that night. Rain in the desert is not as uncommon as one might think! They made their way to a local Denny’s where the manager and waitress gave them the all-star treatment.

Continue reading “The Road to DragonCon – Day 2 Round-up and Meet-ups Galore!”