Trilogy Tuesday reports are beginning to trickle in from the USA and Canada. Here’s a few to whet your appetite … [More]
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The amount of reviews in the last week or so for Return of the King is astonishing. All those bored journalists. However, if it’s reviews you crave (both with and without spoilers), head directly to Rotten Tomatoes, which has an absolute bucketload of them – even a few that are negative. And the tomato verdict? It’s fresh, apparently. Thanks to the dozens of people who have written in with review links! [More]
In contrast to the huge ticketing mess, Trilogy Tuesday seems to have come off successfully. Here is TORn Staffer Starlady’s official unofficial report from the Trilogy Tuesday event in Mobile, Alabama. Fans from all over the area came together for what was truly an amazing experience. This is my story of the Mobile event; if you were there and want to add anything (stories or photos – but please include captions if you send photos!), email me at starlady@theonering.net and we’ll add them to the report! [More]
There’s also a report from the Mobile Register. [More]
“I’ve seen FX – I know what cool stuff looks like. I don’t care how pretty your christmas decorations are: if the tree is dead, the tree is dead. You can hang as many pretty baubles on it as you like, but that’s still a dead tree.” – Ben Wootten, Senior Designer, WETA Workshop.
This quote pithily encapsulates the greatest fear I had about Lord of the Rings – that it might turn into an action/FX fest without a depth of characterisation to make it more than junk food. [More] Minor Spoilers
For the third year in a row, we are proud to offer you a chance to voice your opinion for the latest installment of the Lord of the RIngs trilogy, The Return of the King. Please simply follow the link and type in your review of the film. We will approve the review and you can send the URL to all your friends and family. Among broad questions concerning directing and acting, we also get into specifics, so beware of Spoilers! (Ie, don’t fill in a review until you have seen the movie!!!) Also, we are going to be working around the clock to approve your reviews as they come in, so please be patient with the dedicated efforts of the TORn staff. Happy ROTK day! [Ringer Reviews]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – There is one Hollywood career Elijah Wood, star of “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” does not want to emulate — Mark Hamill’s. Wood, 22, is not slighting Luke Skywalker of 1977’s “Star Wars.” Rather, he knows that playing the key character in a series of hits like the “Rings, “Star Wars” or “James Bond” films often leaves fans unable to distinguish between the movie role and the actor. [More]