Tag: jrr tolkien
A Tolkien Nerd’s Rings of Power Recap Ep. 7: Where is the design?
Episode 7 of RIngs of Power introduces some key Tolkien themes, as Galadriel and company wander through a hellscape and other dire events unfold.
A Tolkien Nerd’s Rings of Power Recap Ep 6: In which all Udûn breaks...
The sixth episode of Rings of Power, "Udûn", represents a huge shift in the story, with shocks and twists galore and we are hooked all over again.
A Tolkien Nerd’s Rings of Power Recap Ep. 5: Isildur’s Bane
Galadriel's ire is explained, but Isildur is the Second Age's poster child for millennial ennui. Also, Mithril-gate revealed.
A Tolkien Nerd’s Rings of Power Recap Ep. 4: Leaping Galadriel, Snooping Elrond
The fourth episode of Rings of Power has some very lovely moments, and a cool new villain...but also some troubling characterization.
A Tolkien Nerd’s Rings of Power Recap Ep 3: Numenor 90210
Everyday life in Numenor, moody Isildur, hasty Galadriel, drunken master Halbrand and - hey everyone, Eäruen got into builder's school!
REVIEW: THE RINGS OF POWER is a thrilling journey into Middle Earth
The Rings of Power tackles the Second Age of Middle Earth with some changes from canon, but a lot of truly gorgeous world building.
Animated film ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ coming from...
Kenji Kamiyama will direct
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/10/21: The Truth About Balrogs
From Shigeru Mizuki to Joe Satriani - this one has it all.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 7/8/2020: Carol Kalish remembered
From Carol Kalish to Starship Troopers.
ICYMI Review: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five CGI Armies (SPOILERS)
There is a tower defense game I love to play on the iPad called Kingdom Rush. Not too long ago they released a new version called Kingdom Rush Frontiers which is the most imaginative and adorable version of the game yet. Like all fantasy games, it's completely tangled up in the vision of JRR Tolkien, with elves, dwarves, rangers and even in this version an ent. Each stage has many extras like little dragons, gnomes, fairies, magic mushrooms and even a game of Simon. It's adorable and a great way to pass the time.
I found the first Hobbit movie two years ago to be similar to a tub of Cosy Shack rice pudding in that I never got sick of each and every bite, and I just liked watching people named Thorin and Elrond run around. Since then, while I have yet to tire of Cosy Shack, I have tired of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies because they are nothing but a map in Kingdom Rsh blown up to IMAX size and length and noise. Maybe it's just me being 11 years older than when the Return of the King came out, or Peter Jackson being 11 years older, but The Battle of Five Armies seemed to take as much from Jackson's fanfic King Kong remake as it did the slim book it was based on. And that is not good.
