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Cinema Experiences – ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Film Trilogy (January 2024)

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For the past three weeks in January, my parents and I have been checking out ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy on the big screen at Showcase Cinema in Nantgarw near Cardiff. We’ve greatly enjoyed ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’, ‘The Two Towers’ and ‘The Return of the King’ at the cinema. 🙂 Continue reading

The ‘Indiana Jones’ Movies

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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This past month or so, I’ve been checking out the ‘Indiana Jones’ films – the first four on Disney+ and the fifth and latest film at the cinema. I’ve enjoyed checking out the five ‘Indiana Jones’ films. They’ve been fun and thrilling adventures, starring Harrison Ford as the intrepid archaeologist and adventurer. Continue reading

Movie Review – ‘Nightmare Alley’ (2021)

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(groans) ‘Nightmare Alley’. Here we go. I want to stress; I know this film has received a lot of positive reception in terms of critical acclaim. In fact, the film received four nominations at the recent Academy Awards, including Best Picture, though ‘CODA’ actually won the award – good for that film. Continue reading

Revisiting ‘The Hobbit’/’The Lord of the Rings’ on Blu-ray

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I’ve had a chance to check out ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films again, set in the world of Middle-Earth. I’m planning to do a ‘LOTR’-styled Advent Calendar for my blog this year with a comedic edge to it. I also hope to make a start on updating my reviews on the ‘LOTR’ radio series once I’ve sorted out my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews for this year. I also hope to see the new ‘LOTR’ TV series on Amazon Prime Video soon. Continue reading

Disney DVD Review – ‘Cinderella’ (2015)

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Back in January 2019, I reviewed the 1950 Disney film ‘Cinderella’. Today, I’m sharing my thoughts on the 2015 live-action remake of ‘Cinderella’, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi and Helen Bonham Carter. Continue reading

‘The Hobbit’/’The Lord of the Rings’ on Blu-ray

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I’ve updated and extended my reviews on ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy. I’ve been revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films by director Peter Jackson, set in the world of Middle-Earth. This is before I read and review ‘The Hobbit’ book by J. R. R. Tolkien and hopefully before I update my current reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

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And welcome everyone to the final week of this year’s ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe Film Review Season’!

And here we are on what is arguably considered to be the unusual ending for ‘Phase Three: Part One’ in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ movie series. This is ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, the third film in the ‘Thor’ trilogy so far as well as the last ‘MCU’ film that was shown in 2017. Yeah ‘Phase Three: Part One’ covered two years of ‘MCU’ movies at the cinema whilst the second half covered the next two. Continue reading

Cinema Experience – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’

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‘The Lord of the Rings’!!!

Who am I to argue? ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is one of the best movie trilogies ever made in the history of cinema. It’s well-directed by Peter Jackson, with strong characters and amazing worlds in Middle-Earth, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Without a doubt, it’s the most successful of film trilogies. Continue reading

DVD Review – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’

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My reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy have all been updated on my ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog. These reviews include new photos and extended paragraphs on them. I hope to update my current reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series pretty soon for my ‘Bradley’s Basement’. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’

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Did you enjoy my review on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’?

Well here on my ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog, you can check out my DVD review of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’, the second film in the movie trilogy. The epic story continues as our heroes’ quest to Mordor becomes ever more dangerous and the battle for Middle-Earth is about to begin!!! Continue reading