Lord of the Rings Movies

And there�s another relatively surprising goof from one of our favorite stars from the movie. Orlando Bloom, also known as Legolas Greenleaf in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, well� made everyone burst into chuckles. If you�re tempted to sink in to his disarming looks and personality, let me tell you something that you should know. Our dashing dreamboat actually did something to boats in the movie. During the scenes where the fellowship [the nine members, that is] were in boats, Orlando Bloom sunk his boat two times by mistake, once with John Rhys-Davies and once with his size double.

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This is the style that was adopted by the film’s financial backers that had one movie being made with some of the cast and crew shooting scenes for the other two installments. The rest of the time was spent doing all the digital enhancements that made the film possible as well as gave ample time to get shots reviewed and re-shot if necessary. Tolkien’s version in the novel was as much as possible followed with some additions to make the scenes better with his blessing of course. He was taken as a consultant throughout the filming of the whole series so as to maintain the faithfulness of the film to the author’s vision which to his delight was adhered to.
From the elaborate sets to the still existing Hobbit Village in New Zealand, the utter natural beauty and diversity of the land gave background to one memorable film series indeed. Though many have been put off by the fact that the three part will remain a three part film, many were wowed by the mastery of the producers and other staff to deliver a seemingly impossible realm, the realm of magic and fantasy as it was competing for the same market as the Harry potter series for the same audience body.

One of the most elaborate and computer generated films of recent history, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy has become a legend due to elaborate sets and seemingly impossible scenery. Almost entirely shot in New Zealand (where the original sets still remain and can be viewed on tours). The three films were all filmed simultaneously allowing less time ans effort from the production crew and the actors, some of whom had to live in the country till filming ended. The huge number of special effects required so massive an amount of equipment that a whole building had to be constructed to house them all (including the artists of course).
Many of the epic battle scenes had extras from all over New Zealand and its army which gladly lent a couple of their reserve fighting men. The military guys were too engrossed with the film that they destroyed some of their wooden swords and spears forgetting it was only a shoot. The scenes being shot simultaneously, one crew can be shooting a scene for the last installment and the one next door on the first and so on. Most of the actors who handled ‘the Ring’ thought they had the one and only ring on set. All these wrapped into one of the mos successful films of all time ranking second on the charts to top $100,000,000 in revenues losing by a fraction from Titanic

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A group of actors from New Zealand in the Lord of the Rings franchise finally claims their money after the production company settled out of court with them. The 15 actors who filed a lawsuit against New Line Cinema said they were paid royalty statements after appearing in all the movies’ installments. But were surprised to to have found that there was zero revenue from merchandise sales well in fact, toys and other LOTR paraphernalias were selling like hot cakes all over the world. So they hired a lawyer and filed the suit against the film producers in Los Angeles Superior Court for the money the producers owe them. The actors said they initially agreed on a 5% royalty fee of the net revenue from merchandise sales. The lawyer said that up to this date estimate of the LOTR merchandise totalled about $100M US.

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Hobbiton- The Shire is a region of Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings. It refers to an area inhabited exclusively by the Hobbits.
The Shire was filmed entirely in Matamata, New Zealand.

Edoras- is the capital city of Rohan. It is here in Meduseld that Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf meet with King Theoden in the early stages of the war.
Shot in the areas of Mt Summer, Mt Potts station, Central Canterbury, New Zealand

Nen Hithoel- was a large lake upon the Great River Anduin amid the Emyn Muil to the east of Rohan. The lake was approximately 20 miles long from north to south, and 10 miles wide.
Shot in South Mavora Lake, Fjordland, New Zealand.

Mordor- In Tolkien’s fictional universe of middle earth, Mordor is the dwelling place of Sauron. Tolkien is reported to have identified Mordor with the volcano of Stromboli off Sicily.
Shot in the areas of Whakapapa ski field, Mt Ruapehu and Tongariro National Park, Central North Island, New Zealand.

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Peter Jackson will be settling for producing credits on the upcoming two “Hobbit” movies and Guillermo Del Toro will be directing said movies, have apparently been on a long, nearly year-long, search for writers to adapt the expansive Tolkien book to the big screen. As luck would have it, they happen to be the two known pretty popular, and good, writers. After much searching, the duo have decided that no one else is better suited to take on the hobbits than, well, them.

Del Toro will direct both movie back-to-back in New Zealand, where word is he’s already bought a ranch and livestock. Okay! It’s not almost about the livestock but greatly because of the ranch. Anyways, rumor has it that a lot of familiar faces from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which technically chronicles events that takes place AFTER the events in “The Hobbit”, may make appearances in the two new movies.

From his camera-donning days as a kid trying to film Kingkong with cardboard boxes, Peter Jackson has certainly come a long way. This genius of a film maker has brought the Lord of the Rings back to mainstream consciousness, and he did it in a brilliantly spectacular way. The LOTR Trilogy had broken the one-million-dollar barrier at the box office (a tall standard previously established by the Titanic movie), and has also won 11 Oscar awards. From his B-grade horror films to his amazing feat of turning one Tolkien’s masterpieces into live-action art, nobody can contend that Peter Jackson is already a master of his craft.

There are many great scenes in the movie. I know you can name some parts. I love suspense scenes that are why I like those moments when Frodo keeps running away from the guys who want to get the ring from him. It is like as if I am the one who wanted to get rid of them.

How about you? If you want to know some great scenes or unforgettable scenes ever in the three LOTR movies, try to make a thread or a forum in the internet to know what other people thought about the movie. You can know their views and perceptions.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was successful in coming up with The Lord of the Rings novel. Being a writer I know one of the difficult parts of writing a story is the conceptualization. I admire Tolkien because of his extraordinary concept. He is really talented because it is not usual to think about something that people will appreciate instantly. It is also hard to play about fantasy. This is also critical for writers because you must be creative enough to come up with something beyond reality. The thought must be captured y the viewers. Indeed, J.R.R. Tolkien is a genius! 

I was able to appreciate every scene of The Lord of the Rings because of the settings. I really admire the place or the setting where each scene was done. It looks very real. It looks like as if I, myself is also in the scene. Because of the realistic setting, I was able to capture every dramatic event in the movie. Especially in Shire, the hometown of Frodo, I appreciate how this small village was constructed or appeared in the movie. When I was watching it, I instantly wanted to go on that place someday. It was very excellent!