The Hobbit

Last Thursday, along with 30 other people, my family and I went to our local theater in complete elf/dwarf/hobbit/wizard costumes. First we went to a friend's house and had the 'unexpected' hobbit party and then we had a game of riddles right before heading over to the theater at 10:30. The movie didn't start till 12:00 AM but we heard that they were already seating people so we decided it would be best if we went over early so that we could find seats for the 30+people we were bringing. After an hour and a half wait the movie started. It was awesome! They included a bunch of background storyline from the appendixes which I thought added a lot to the movie and they also stuck pretty close to the book. The filming was incredible and I thought the actors were good too, but I did have one complaint: the special effects went a bit over the top. I like special effects and everything, but there were more than a few scenes where I thought Peter Jackson went overboard with the unbelievable falls, jumps etc. which I don't believe wasn't Tolkien's intention. I think he was trying to make his stories believable, so that you felt like it might even happen to you. I think the movie did stray quite a bit from the book in that sense, but overall it was very good. Rank=4th favorite movie, the reason being that the Fellowship of the Ring takes 1st, the Two Towers takes 2nd, and the Return of the King, 3rd. =D 

Unfortunately, I had to un-friend a bunch of my former friends because they still seem to like the Avengers better...just kidding. I feel sorry for their inability to grasp the deeper meanings of Tolkien's works though. I know that the Avengers beats LotR in special effects but that's not the point. The point of LotR is the meaning behind it and the principles of the characters. I'm sorry, but the only Avenger who had a bit of real character was Captain America. Put the Fellowship against the Avengers for virtue and character and you can't help but admit that the Fellowship rocks that arena.

Shooting is Completed

I'm happy to announce that all shooting for our movie King Arthur is completed, and we are now in editing, post-production stage. My friend Abigail Harrison, with Entrada Productions is also working on a movie called Engano and another studio, Lord and Lady Productions, is working on a movie called Grail Lords. I'm excited to see the end results of both of these movie in 2013 and I hope you will check out their websites and watch their completed movies if and when they are available!

Updated Trailer

Well, I have done practically nothing today but work on this new, updated version of the trailer. There's a few more fighting scenes, better quality clips and all the little tidbits I could fit in. Hope you enjoy!

King Arthur Trailer

Finally, here is the finished music trailer for King Arthur. I have not made  a regular one yet but I think this one will suffice for now. Enjoy!

Horatio Hornblower

 My sisters and I have been watching the Horatio Hornblower series (starring Ioan Gruffud) on YouTube over the past two weeks. They are based on C.S. Forester's first three books in the Hornblower Saga, Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Hornblower and the Hotspur. I am really pleased with them so far, even though the first and second movies varied a little bit from the book; but I am able to overlook that in light of their other qualities. I currently have 10 books left to finish in the 12-book series so I can't possibly give a very complete review on the books or the movies, but I really like them. I don't intend to read all 12 books, but I do intend to read the next one at least and maybe another after it. I have a lot of good books this year; Scarlet Pimpernel, more Sherlock Holmes, Wodehouse, Jane Austen and others so I can't possibly hope to read all the Hornblower books and finish my other readings. :) Anyway, I found that the books and the movies (available on YouTube), were very good and I hope you read them.