It was almost inevitable that following the successful splitting of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two parts, future screen adaptations of novels would come in multiple installments. And so it came to pass almost immediately with Twilight: Breaking Dawn and the announcement that Peter Jackson’s cinematic portrayal of The Hobbit…
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy
13 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m off out to see The Hobbit later, hoping that some of the dreadful reviews that have been in the press have been on the cruel side rather than wholly fair. As I was running my series on Blu-Ray box-sets to give as Christmas gifts this seemed the perfect time to revisit the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. Then I panicked – I have the theatrical release box-set, would this be the best one to review? What about the Extended Edition?
A Curious Invitation
29 November 2012 by Leave a Comment
I love reading – of course I do, why would I review books if I hated reading. I am though a bit of a philistine. I don’t need beautiful looking books, I don’t need to have all books by the same author to have the same artwork. I’m much more interested by what’s inside than the cover. There are some exceptions to the rule though…