The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories
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The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories, edited by novelist and critic Malcolm Bradbury, is...
The British Cinema Book: 2009
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The new edition of The British Cinema Book has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a...
LIFE: 50 Years of James Bond: On the Run with 007, from Dr No to Skyfall
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The world will once more stream to the theatres for another dose of Bond. "LIFE" was on the scene in...
Elli H Burton (1288 KP) rated The Hobbit Trilogy (2015) in Movies
Jun 14, 2019
So yes - the films are super long but personally I didn't feel the length of the film (as some bad films feel twice as long and you just scream HURRY UP AND END) where as with The Hobbit at the end of Unexpected Journey I couldn't wait for the next one.
Obviously with this being made years after, the Actors from LOTR would have unfortunately aged but Sir. Ian Mckellen looks not a day older and although Orlando Bloom is obviously not in his early twenties anymore, it was easy to overlook. Bilbo Baggins had to be a different actor but I definitely think Martin Freeman was the man for the job. I also loved that in the beginning Elijah Wood made an appearance, making it genuinely feel like part of the LOTR we've all come to love.
The Battle of the Five Armies was the main film I have qualms with, after countless googles I still don't understand the Five Armies part, but that could just be me! Also, when Smaugs rain of terror is finally ended it sort of felt bittersweet and kind of Anti Climactic as it happens rather quickly into the film.
Spymaster: The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield
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"I cannot think of a better biography of a spy chief." (Richard Davenport-Hines, The Spectator). The...
Macbeth
William Shakespeare and Robert S. Miola
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The Norton Critical Edition is again based on the First Folio (1623), the only authoritative text of...
Creative Essence: Creatures
Brian Wynia, Andrew Baker, Aris Kolokontes and Ian Joyner
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Creative Essence: Creatures features private work from some of the best creature concept artists in...
RWBY
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Team RWBY (Ruby, Weiss, Belladonna and Yang) trains at Beacon Academy, to fight crime and monsters...
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This Idea Is Brilliant: Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
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The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org—dubbed “the world’s smartest...
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The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 27: 27
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For decades now Gardner Dozois has been presenting his annual selection of the very best of recently...