Details in Peter Jackson’s “The Return of the King” that Only Book Superfans Notice, Part 1
The final entry in Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy may radically depart from the book in many respects, but there are some areas where his changes aren’t so obvious, or at least the casual reader might n...
9 Dec 202437min
Details Peter Jackson Got Right in “Return of the King,” Part 2
Still stretching a bit to find some of these moments, but there are actually some surprises that, in retrospect, we were lucky to get out of these films. Prior videos in this series: Part 1: https:/...
2 Dec 202419min
Details Peter Jackson Got Right in "Return of the King," Part 1
We've nitpicked Peter Jackson's Return of the King, now it's time to acknowledge the things he got right. But it's going to be a bit of a stretch.... Prior videos in this series: Part 1: https://www...
25 Nov 202428min
An Extremely Nitpicky Review of Peter Jackson’s “The Return of the King,” Part 2
Here at last, in the wastelands of the internet, comes an end of our fellowship in nitpicking the living daylights out of Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy. I will not say, “do not weep,” because you’ll be...
18 Nov 202421min
An Extremely Nitpicky Review of Peter Jackson’s “The Return of the King,” Part 1
We’re down to the final movie. Can Peter Jackson clean up his act and make a more coherent film? Oddly enough, despite having some of the most egregious changes to the story, this film does fairly wel...
11 Nov 202427min
The Real Reason You Don’t Like “Rings of Power” (It’s Not “the Canon”)
In which I clarify some points from my previous video, and also explain the real problem with Rings of Power, which it shares with everyone’s favorite Lord of the Rings adaptation…. Other Links: Pla...
4 Nov 202440min
Corey Olsen Was Actually Right That There Is No “Canon” of Tolkien’s Work
Recently the Tolkien fandom erupted in yet another controversy because Corey Olsen (aka the Tolkien Professor) stated in an interview that there is no such thing as “canon” in Tolkien. Naturally this ...
28 Okt 202424min
Why Didn’t Gandalf and Aragorn Tell Frodo Anything About Bilbo?
It seems a natural enough topic of conversation, yet for some reason Gandalf and Aragorn never mention to Frodo that Bilbo is in Rivendell, despite that being Frodo’s destination. I have a feeling it’...
21 Okt 202413min
