It turns out I am a moron! It seems my LOTR tickets were for 11:59 PM on December 17 not December 18. The odd thing is that when I ordered my tickets I was discussing times on the 18th 7, 10:45, etc. how we switched back to the 17th/early 18th is beyond me. Nevertheless, I [...]
One more Tolkien link before I leave to see the movie. Christianity Today Magazine has an interesting dialogue on – Why The Lord of the Rings Is Dangerous. With the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in movie theaters today, many people are examining the faith of J. R. R. Tolkien, [...]
The best review of The Two Towers I have found so far is Stephen Hunter’s in the Washington Post. Here are some choice quotes: What the director Peter Jackson brings to this second installment is exactly what he brought to the first, which is also what makes, come to think of it, a pretty good [...]
Tired of reading about Trent Lott? Well how about The Two Towers instead. John J. Miller has a review of The Two Towers on National Review Online: I do have something of a bias: The Two Towers always has been my favorite part of The Lord of the Rings ? the meaty middle piece is [...]
But for my huge ego and a certain amount of inertia I would do the same thing.
At midnight tonight I shall be ensconced in a leather chair sipping a beverage and watching The Two Towers! I am looking forward to it with great anticipation. David Edelstein says the film is a glorious, visceral mess: The film is, by most criteria, an ungainly piece of storytelling. Yet it sweeps you up and [...]