Middle Earth
Year: 2001 - 2014
Created by: Peter Jackson
Films: 6
Created by: Peter Jackson
Films: 6
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." - Galadriel
J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy Middle Earth novels are among some of the most highly revered works in literature. For decades people had tried and failed to adapt both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the series' most beloved stories, to film. But that changed when New Line Cinema partnered with New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson to adapt The Lord of the Rings in a trilogy of live action blockbusters. Considered by many to be the greatest fantasy films of all time, The Lord of the Rings trilogy made way for an eventual adaptation of The Hobbit, also helmed by Jackson.
Collected here are my reviews for all six Middle Earth films, presented in chronological order, and categorised by their trilogy.
Collected here are my reviews for all six Middle Earth films, presented in chronological order, and categorised by their trilogy.
The Hobbit (2012-2014):
Thanks to his small stature, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), a Hobbit, is dragged in to a quest to reclaim the mountain home of a band of dwarves by the great wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen). Along the way Bilbo must prove to the dwarven leader Thorin (Richard Armitage), and to himself, that he is capable of the task at hand. But it is not just the dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) that Bilbo must face, as a dark army is rising from the land of Mordor, and the Elven King Thranduil (Lee Pace) seeks to claim the mountain treasure for his own.
The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003):
After centuries of regaining his strength, the Dark Lord Sauron wages war against the races of Middle Earth, and the one item that will ensure his success is a ring that lies in the possession of a Hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood). Tasked with returning the ring to Mordor and destroying it in the fires of Mount Doom, a fellowship forms to assist Frodo in his journey, led by the great wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), and the future King of Men, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen).