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‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC Radio Series UPDATED

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At last! After sharing ‘The Lord of the Rings: Comedy Version’ in my 2021 advent calendar last December, I’ve finished updating my reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series set in the world of Middle-Earth! I’ve enjoyed revisiting this radio series and updating my reviews on the three volumes. The ‘LOTR’ radio series stars Ian Holm as Frodo Baggins, Michael Horden as Gandalf, Robert Stephens as Aragorn, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo Baggins, Peter Woodthorpe as Gollum and Bill Nighy as Samwise Gamgee. Continue reading

Revisiting ‘The Hobbit’/’The Lord of the Rings’ on Blu-ray

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I’ve had a chance to check out ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films again, set in the world of Middle-Earth. I’m planning to do a ‘LOTR’-styled Advent Calendar for my blog this year with a comedic edge to it. I also hope to make a start on updating my reviews on the ‘LOTR’ radio series once I’ve sorted out my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews for this year. I also hope to see the new ‘LOTR’ TV series on Amazon Prime Video soon. Continue reading

Book Review – ‘The Hobbit’

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At last! I’ve read and reviewed ‘The Hobbit’ book by J.R.R. Tolkien. I’ve wanted to read this book for quite some time after seeing ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy by director Peter Jackson and his filmmaking team. I read ‘The Hobbit’ book featuring Alan Lee illustrations with the audiobook read by Rob Inglis. Continue reading

‘The Hobbit’/’The Lord of the Rings’ on Blu-ray

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I’ve updated and extended my reviews on ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy. I’ve been revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films by director Peter Jackson, set in the world of Middle-Earth. This is before I read and review ‘The Hobbit’ book by J. R. R. Tolkien and hopefully before I update my current reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series. Continue reading

Cinema Experience – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’

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‘The Lord of the Rings’!!!

Who am I to argue? ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is one of the best movie trilogies ever made in the history of cinema. It’s well-directed by Peter Jackson, with strong characters and amazing worlds in Middle-Earth, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Without a doubt, it’s the most successful of film trilogies. Continue reading

DVD review – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’

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My reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy have all been updated on my ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog. These reviews include new photos and extended paragraphs on them. I hope to update my current reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series pretty soon for my ‘Bradley’s Basement’. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’

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Who has never heard of ‘The Lord of the Rings’?!

Well, have no fear! You can find out by checking out my DVD review for the first film from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy by director Peter Jackson. This is an epic trilogy you don’t want to miss out on. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is one of my favourite movie trilogies and I’ve been revisiting this on Blu-ray. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’

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You probably know this already from my Basement News post for March 2018. But if you haven’t, this is to let you know that I’ve finished revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy by updating my review for the third film, ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’, with new photos and extended paragraphs. I’m looking forward to revisiting ‘The Lord of the Rings’ next, especially through the Blu-ray editions. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’

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I continue to revisit ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogies. Recently, I’ve revisited the second film of ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy called ‘The Desolation of Smaug’. This is through the Extended Edition of the movie and I have updated my review on it with new photos and extended paragraphs. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

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I’m currently revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogies. For the past two weeks, I’ve enjoyed re-watching the Extended Edition of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’. In doing so, I’ve updated my review on the movie with some new photos and extended the paragraphs. Continue reading