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Reel Rumbles #43: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ vs. ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’
24, Jan 2013
by Nigel Druitt
In This Corner…
One is the first chapter in an epic trilogy based on the first of three massive novels set in Middle-earth, the fictional world created by author J.R.R. Tolkien. The other is the first chapter in an epic trilogy based on a 100-page children’s book set in that same world (with additional material plundered from Tolkien’s appendices to his work, and from the screenwriters’ imaginations). Ultimately, they are epic films about high adventure, fantastical creatures, magic, swordplay, camaraderie, and magnificent New Zealand landscapes. Eleven years separate their theatrical releases; did that time allow Peter Jackson to craft a superior new adventure, or just continue to prove that the first movie in a franchise is often the best? Step into the Reel Rumbles ring and find out as we pit The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring vs. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: 1937, 1954, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Graham McTavish, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, King Kong, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Sean Bean, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lovely Bones, Viggo Mortensen
Flickchart Film School: 1925
6, Jul 2011
by Ross Bonaime
In 1925, the dawning of a new age in film that is right around the corner can already be seen. One of the largest steps is not only seeing film, but also hearing it. A big step towards this process was made when Western Electric and Warner Bros. decide to work together in order to make a system to make motion pictures with sound. Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Flickchart Film School
- Tags: 1925, 1926, Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ, Charles Chaplin, F.W. Murnau, Faust: A German Folk Legend, Georgia Hale, Gone With the Wind, Harold Lloyd, King Kong, Lita Grey, Lon Chaney, Mack Swain, The Battleship Potemkin, The Big Parade, The Freshman, The Gold Rush, The Lost World, The Phantom of the Opera, Tom Murray, Warner Bros., Western Electric
Movies We Love (Despite Their Flaws)
2, Mar 2011by Nigel Druitt
This is a bit of a companion piece to another article I wrote about movies I don’t love, despite containing some great scenes. In this case, I have movies that I do love, despite the fact that I can acknowledge them to have flaws. These are not necessarily the “Guilty Pleasures” – movies that you know are bad, but love anyway. These are films that are generally considered to be at least pretty good; they all rank in the global Top 2000 on Flickchart, and three rank in the global Top 200. They all rank in my personal Top 200, and two of them are in my Top 20. One is a Best Picture Oscar winner. Three of the other four were nominated for at least one Oscar, and the fifth made many critics’ Top 10 lists the year it came out. I love them all, but I can admit each of them has certain “issues”. Here they are, in ascending order on my Flickchart:
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- In: User Showcase
- Tags: 1991, 1995, 2004, 2005, Al Pacino, Alan Rickman, Amy Brenneman, Ben Affleck, Cary Elwes, Cloverfield, Diane Venora, Elijah Wood, film, films, Flickchart, Green Zone, Heat, James Bond, Karl Urban, kevin costner, Kevin Reynolds, King Kong, Matt Damon, Mel Brooks, Michael Mann, Morgan Freeman, movies, Naomi Watts, Paul Greengrass, Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, Robert De Niro, Robin Hood, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sean Astin, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Lord of the Rings, The Town
by Dan
Do you consider any of this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases to be one of the Best Movies of All-Time?
Iron Man 2 (DVD & Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best superhero movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #1761
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The first Iron Man was a lot of fun but this one fell into the common superhero movie sequel trap where there’s just too many people doing too many things to make a great, focused movie. Still pretty good though.
The Killer Inside Me (DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best crime dramas of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #7156
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The most interesting DVD release of the week. Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba in a “controversial” movie about what happens when you embrace your dark side.
Get Him to the Greek (DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best road movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #4200
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Jonah Hill and Russell Brand in a well received comedy. Something about Russell Brand is instantly off-putting to me. I think it’s his beard.
Good (DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2008)
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How would you rank it amongst the best war dramas of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
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Viggo Mortensen plays a “good” man who inadvertently becomes a Nazi propagandist.
Suck (DVD & Blu-ray | NR | 2009)
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How would you rank it amongst the best horror comedies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #10376
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A Rock Band becomes stars after becoming Vampires. Eclectic Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Jessica Pare, Moby, Henry Rollins, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop.
Frozen (DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #8345
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Very silly set-up (small group of friends trapped way up in the air on a ski lift for a few days while the park is closed) but it is winning a majority of its Flickchart battles…
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (DVD &Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best animated superhero movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
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I absolutely love these DC Comic animated movies. The more Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Justice League out, the better.
Babies (DVD & Blu-ray | PG | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best documentaries of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #12066
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- In: New Releases
- Tags: Babies, Bananas, Battle of the Bulge, Black Sheep, Code 46, Cowboy, Crimes and Misdemeanors, David Bowie, Driven, Fantastic Voyage, Fearless, frozen, Get Him To the Greek, Good, Gosford Park, Groundhog Day, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harvey, Interiors, Iron Man 2, King Kong, Manhattan, Marathon Man, Matchstick Men, merry christmas mr lawrence, My Bloody Valentine, Nothing but Trouble, Proof of Life, rock and rule, Rocky, Rollerball, Romancing the Stone, Shadows and Fog, Stardust Memories, Stargate, Starship Troopers, Striptease, Suck, Sudden Impact, superman/batman apocalypse, Terrence Malick, The Bravados, The Fall, The Killer Inside Me, The Law, The Longest Yard, The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Thin Red Line, tin cup, Warner Archive, Zelig
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Comments: Stepping Up Your Game
3, May 2010by Chad Hoolihan
If I possessed the brainpower (and several lifetimes), I would compose a treatise expounding on the philosophical and psychological motivations behind the rationale for every one of my matchup decisions. My dizzying insight and erudition regarding film and the human condition would penetrate deep into the core of why, for example, Bandidas really is better than The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. With each comment, my soul would be laid bare and another piece of the puzzle to discovering the meaning of our place in this vast and cold universe would be revealed.
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