Posts Tagged ‘The Hobbit’
Film Review – Tolkien
From Game of Thrones to Harry Potter, the lasting influence of fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien is evident. Most of the tropes we’ve come to associate with high fantasy were explored first in his Lord of the Rings and Hobbit novels that were originally published from…
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Film Review – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Six films, about twenty hours of runtime, spread out over thirteen years. That’s a lot of commitment for Peter Jackson to give one franchise. And for his efforts, he’s delivered two trilogies taking place in the same universe, but different in terms of quality. The…
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Film Review – Dracula Untold
Let’s get this straight right off the bat: Dracula Untold (2014) is not a very good movie. It’s a “gritty” take on the famous vampire legend, although it takes many liberties with the mythology. The story is goofy and implausible, the CGI murky and unconvincing,…
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Film Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
When I was a young boy I had a toy, a thin rubber man in a bright red and blue outfit. He was just a generic toy purchased for less than a dollar somewhere, but when you’d grab his feet and his head or his…
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Episode 239 – DVD Rundown 3-19-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for March 19th, 2013. In this episode they discuss The Hobbit, Bachelorette, Zero Dark Thirty and Badlands.
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #161
Spencer is joined by Nick Ahlers (The MacGuffin, The Grapes of Rad). Segments include: Review How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular, Trailer Roundup, the News at 5 and a discussion about holiday traditions.
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Episode 213 – Peter Jackson
In honor of the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Spencer and Greg discuss Peter Jackson.
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MacGuffin Bonus Discussion – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The MacGuffin joins forces with The Backroom for a bonus discussion on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from director Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman & Ian McKellen. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from…
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