Friday, January 16, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 22:29 PST

It's time for the Great annual Whine and Cheese Party. Each year after people have had some time to digest the new offering from Peter Jackson, we gather in #thehalloffire and talk about the scenes we loved the most, what irked us, what actors played their parts best etc. Or perhaps you want to talk about the score or the special effects or just why you think this is the best movie ever made? [More]

Saturday, January 10, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 00:43 PST

Having seen all three movies it's time to take a look at the movie trilogy as a whole. How coherent are the different storylines? How well do the individual movies work on their own? How does the focus shift between characters from 'The Fellowship of the Ring' to 'The Return of the King'? [More]

Saturday, January 03, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 00:19 PST

Having seen 'The Return of the King' we must of course take a closer look at Viggo Mortensens Aragorn. Does the King really return for this movie? Is Strider the Ranger cast aside and Aragorn, King of the Re-United Kingdom, revealed?[More]

Friday, December 19, 2003

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 19:55 PST

Years of waiting are finally over; Peter Jacksons 'The Return Of The King' has hit cinemas all over the world. This weekend in #thehalloffire we will go through the epic conclusion of Jacksons fantastic movie trilogy scene for scene. So if you haven't seen the movie yet; run to your nearest theater now so that you can join us in marvelling at the charge of the Rohirrim, the battle of the Pelennor Fields, the Paths of the Dead and all your other favorite moments.[More]

Saturday, December 13, 2003

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 07:43 PST

The repairs after 'Sharkey's men' go well with thousands of eager Hobbits working hard to clean up their homeland. The four Travellers contribute in different ways; Frodo act as Deputy Mayor, Merry and Pippin chase out the last ruffians, while Sam is busy all over the Four Farthings with the Gift of Galadriel. The following year 1420 is a marvellous year in the Shire. The harvest is bountiful, numerous children are born and there is something else in the air; a glimpse of a beauty beyond Middle-Earth.[More]

Friday, December 05, 2003

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 14:57 PST

Only a couple of weeks left to wait for 'The Return of the King'. In #thehalloffire we shall shorten the wait, by having a little chat about 'The Two Towers - Extended Edition'. Forty minutes have been added to the film; we get to see the entmoot, huorns at Helms Deep and Denethor with his two sons. It's commonplace to pack new and deleted scenes into DVD offerings these days, but noone does it quite like Peter Jackson.[More]

Thursday, November 27, 2003

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 09:10 PST

At last our four heroes come back to their beloved Shire. One evening they reach the Brandywine Bridge wet and tired, but to their dismay they are denied entrance. The Shire is no longer the place they left behind. Shirriffs guard the gates and uphold new unreasonable laws, ugly buildings sprout everywhere, and there are evil Men in the Shire who are using the Hobbits as slaves. And all orders seem to come from Bag End, from the mysterious Sharkey.[More]