Tag Archives: the hobbit (film trilogy)

BB@10 – Reflection on ‘The Lord of the Rings’


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I believe it’s fair to say that there’s no fantasy film trilogy that has impressed me more than ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson and made from 2001 to 2003. This is a film trilogy that I find myself watching every year. I never get tired of it. 🙂 Continue reading

Tim Bradley’s Convention Memories and Reports – 2010-2023

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To celebrate Sarah Sutton’s birthday today, I’ve put together a list of all the conventions I’ve attended over the years from 2010 to 2023, which includes ‘Doctor Who’ conventions, multi-purpose conventions and a ‘Star Trek’ convention. You can check out my ‘convention memories’ blog posts and my convention reports by clicking on the images below. 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

‘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

Convention Report – ‘Film & Comic Con Glasgow 2019’

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I had a fantastic time last weekend at the ‘Film & Comic Con Glasgow 2019’ at the Braehead Arena. This was a two-day event from Saturday the 17th to Sunday the 18th of August. I saw my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stars at the comic con – Sarah Sutton (who played Nyssa with Peter Davison), Sophie Aldred (who played Ace with Sylvester McCoy) and Katy Manning (who played Jo with Jon Pertwee). Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’

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You probably know this already from my Basement News post for March 2018. But if you haven’t, this is to let you know that I’ve finished revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy by updating my review for the third film, ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’, with new photos and extended paragraphs. I’m looking forward to revisiting ‘The Lord of the Rings’ next, especially through the Blu-ray editions. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’

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I continue to revisit ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogies. Recently, I’ve revisited the second film of ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy called ‘The Desolation of Smaug’. This is through the Extended Edition of the movie and I have updated my review on it with new photos and extended paragraphs. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

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I’m currently revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogies. For the past two weeks, I’ve enjoyed re-watching the Extended Edition of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’. In doing so, I’ve updated my review on the movie with some new photos and extended the paragraphs. Continue reading