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Frodo’s Atypically Perfect Life
August 9, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut Bill notices an extremely popular trend among movies that The Fellowship of the Ring seems to ignore: giving your protagonist a crappy home life. Is it accidental, or intentional?

Completer Jackson: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Special Extended DVD Edition
June 28, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Connections

Cinemanaut Bill watches The Two Towers a second time this year as part of COMPLETER JACKSON, but it's the Special Extended DVD Edition. Will he be thrilled by all-new scenes of the same stuff?

The Master of the Microchips: The Corps of the Chip
March 22, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut Bill hates the fantasy genre, but could he get into The Lord of the Rings with a dose of science fiction? Read on as he turns The Fellowship of the Ring into a voyage across the stars.

Weapon of Choice
March 1, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut Bill sure hates The Fellowship of the Ring, but he has to admit that the weapons are pretty cool. How does the design of each one perfectly fit the character that wields it?

Every Film Franchise Starts with an Appetizer
January 9, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Is The Fellowship of the Ring the most boring part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Cinemanaut Bill investigates its worth as a "franchise appetizer" to decide if he's hungry enough for sequels.

But It’s Meant to be Seen in 3D…
January 1, 2014  |  Cinemanaut John  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut John ponders whether Avatar can be considered the same movie as Avatar 3D. If two versions of a film are released simultaneously, which is the real film?