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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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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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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
My introduction to Lord of the Rings was a multi-step process. I remember reading The Hobbit in school way back in grade 5, and we also watched the animated movie from 1977. I remembered nothing of the book for years, … Continue reading
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Release Day Rundown – the late text edition
Alright, so I’ve managed to recover what I wrote yesterday. These are my more complete first impressions for yesterday’s comic releases. Also, today I finally got around to reading the Hobbit graphic novel. It’s basically JRR Tolkein’s Hobbit, but turned … Continue reading
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