Travis Simpkins

Saturday, April 21, 2018

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) was the first epic film in the ambitious and influential trilogy. The story, which picks up after the events in The Hobbit, follows the dangerous adventures of Frodo Baggins as he makes the long and arduous journey to destroy the cursed One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron by tossing it into the fires of Mount Doom. Like the other films in the series, aesthetic and historic undertones make reference to medieval style… particularly in set design and arms & armor. Taken as a whole, the project was an impressive undertaking and a magnificent achievement. Elijah Wood stars as Frodo Baggins. Sean Astin is his friend, Samwise Gamgee. Ian McKellan is Gandalf the Grey. Viggo Mortensen is Aragorn. Liv Tyer is Arwen. The rest of the cast is great as well, including Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean, Hugo Weaving and Ian Holm.

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Chistopher Lee: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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Ian McKellan and Orlando Bloom: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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The Saint (2017): Simon Templar

Directed by Ernie Barbarash, based on the characters created by Leslie Charteris, The Saint (2017) was filmed in 2013 as a proposed television pilot but was not picked up. It was later released as a TV movie in 2017 as a tribute to Sir Roger Moore, who played the title role in the 1960's TV series of the same name and briefly appears in this production, in his final on screen role. The espionage thriller plot centers on Simon Templar, a master thief with family lineage connecting him to the Knights Templar, who is asked to find the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy man and retrieve $2.5 Billion in funds that have been diverted from charitable relief. Eliza Dushku steals the show in her role as Templar's sidekick, but some of the performances are hit or miss, including Adam Rayner in the lead role and Enrique Murciano.