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The Hobbit, Chapter-By-Chapter: Inside Information
This is the last large chapter, before the story really breaks into smaller bitesize chunks: here, just as in “Riddles In The Dark” and “Flies And Spiders“, Tolkien lets loose, crafting a large self-contained narrative, with its beating heart being … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings
Tagged bilbo, books, inside information, reviews, smaug, The Hobbit, tolkien
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The Hobbit, Chapter By Chapter: An Unexpected Party
Over seven years ago, upon receiving a nice new edition of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings, I started a chapter-by-chapter analysis that has become probably the most read thing on this site (and you can check it all … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged an unexpected party, bilbo, chapter by chapter, erebor, gandalf, necromancer, shire, smaug, The Hobbit, the lord of the ring, thorin, tolkien
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That Desolation Of Smaug Trailer: Some Thoughts
I don’t usually go in for trailer analysis – It is nearly impossible to gain accurate summation of a movies quality from two minutes of footage, a personal belief I outlined more fully here – but since I love Tolkien … Continue reading
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Far over the misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away, ere break of day To find our long-forgotten gold So, I wrote a brief piece on my expectations for this movie last week, bits and … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, The Lord of the Rings, TV/Movies
Tagged an unexpected journey, armitage, azog, bag end, book, desolation, dwarves, erebor, galadriel, ian mckellen], jrr tolkien, lord of the rings, martin freeman, movies, new line, peter jackson, reviews, saruman, shire, smaug, The Hobbit, there and back again, weta, white council
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Expectations For An Unexpected Journey
I love the works of J.R.R Tolkien. The 100’000+ words I’ve written about The Lord of the Rings for this site might have been a clue. And I love Peter Jackson’s trilogy of films based upon the same material. I … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, The Lord of the Rings
Tagged an unexpected journey, lord of the rings, martin freeman, necromancer, peter jackson, reviews, smaug, The Hobbit, tolkien, weta
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