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Harry Potter Movies 8 – The Deathly Hallows part 2
There are only two Harry Potter movies I saw in theaters, Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows Part 2. The first was back when Order of the Phoenix arrived, and I was completely lost, having not seen any of … Continue reading
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Harry Potter Movies 7 – The Deathly Hallows Part 1
For a while, there was a trend in which when you’ve got a movie series based on a series of books, the last one is split into two movies. It happened with The Hunger Games, which resulted in two very … Continue reading
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Harry Potter Movies 3 – The Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban saw several major changes for the Harry Potter film series as a whole. It’s the first movie to not be directed by Chris Columbus, which of course means a new direction at least … Continue reading
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Tagged alfonso cuaron, chris columbus, david thewlis, dementors, fantasy, fantasy movies, gary oldman, harry potter, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, hermoine, hermoine granger, jk rowling, john williams, knight bus, magic, michael gambon, prisoner of azkaban, remus lupin, richard harris, ron weasley, serius black, whomping willow, witches, wizards
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Harry Potter Movies 2 – The Chamber of Secrets
It’s been more than half a month since my previous Harry Potter movie post, partly because it’s been a busy month, and partly because today is Halloween. I figured that a movie where the main story involves giant spiders, ghosts, … Continue reading
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Tagged chris columbus, daniel radcliffe, defense against the dark arts, draco malfroy, dumbledore, emma watson, fantasy, fantasy movies, gilderoy lockhart, harry potter, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter movies, hermoine, hermoine granger, john williams, kenneth branaugh, magic, mystery, richard harris, roger ebert, ron weasley, rotten tomatoes, rupert grint, severus snape, snape, the chamber of secrets, tom felton, witches, wizards
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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
It’s been a crazy week, which is why I haven’t been able to post this until now despite rewatching Return of the King over a week ago. Anyway, Return of the King’s accomplishments cannot be overstated. Upon its release, it … Continue reading
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers takes almost much everything that worked in Fellowship of the Ring and kicks it up a notch. If the first Lord of the Rings movie is a masterclass in worldbuilding (which it is), … Continue reading
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
Orc body suits to go along with over 10,000 Orc heads. They built 10,000 real arrows and 500 bows. They even created a new kind of crossbow for the Uruk-hai that could fire faster. Principal filming took place between October … Continue reading
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The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy went through a number of production difficulties, which I wrote about in my previous Hobbit movie post. To sum it up, it involved late director changes, shooting with an incomplete script, and spreading the original plan … Continue reading
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Tagged balin, battle of the five armies, bilbo baggins, cate blanchett, dwarves, elrond, elves, epic fantasy, fantasy movies, galadriel, gandalf, goblins, guillermo del toro, hugo weaving, ian mckellen, ken stott, legolas, martin freeman, mgm, mgm studios, middle earth, movie review, movies, new line cinema, orcs, orlando bloom, peter jackson, radagast, richard aritage, smaug, sylvester mccoy, the hobbit, the hobbit: battle of the five armies, thorin
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
In my previous Hobbit movie post, I teased that the production behind the Hobbit movie trilogy was a mess. It’s time to discuss exactly how much of a mess that was. Because of the massive success that was the Lord … Continue reading
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