Original US release date: December 17, 2003 Production budget: $94,000,000 Worldwide gross: $1,119,929,521 Might as well do this, right? I did a #ThrowbackThursday on The Fellowship of the Ring here and I did one on The Two Towers here, so let's finish off the trilogy with The Return of the King! As before, I'm looking at... Continue Reading →
Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Unlike many, I have no strong feelings towards Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. I liked the first three (I actually preferred the second one, Dead Man's Chest, above the others as it was the best mix of character, story, and spectacle) and didn't much care for On Stranger Tides, but I was never... Continue Reading →
#ThrowbackThursday – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Original US release date: December 18, 2002 Production budget: $94,000,000 Worldwide gross: $926,047,111 My #ThrowbackThursday journey to Mount Doom continues with The Two Towers. I did a #ThrowbackThursday column on The Fellowship of the Ring, a while back (right here, if you missed it) and now it's time to take a look at the next chapter. ... Continue Reading →
#ThrowbackThursday – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Original US release date: December 19, 2001 Production budget: $93,000,000 Worldwide gross: $871,530,324 We are creeping up on the fifteenth anniversary of the first installment in Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. It's hard to believe that it's been that long since Frodo stood tall and set out... Continue Reading →