It sure is one hell of a job done. In fact it would be ten if only the fighting was better. I know I am sorry. It WAS amazing. Great editing helped a lot, but man... I hate when the duelists keep pushing blades against each other. It has nothing to do with fencing. Really. I don't really expected class-A sword fighting, but I did expected just a little more.
Othherwise, I can not find a single reason why this should not be a vital movie wort seeing. I had a lot of fun watching it. Loved the atmosphere and the feeling. Sort of a sleepy and dreamy feeling(there is a word for it in my language and I am sure, that there is something I might be satisfied with out there in English), that is so typical for Tolkien. For me at least.
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The Hunt for Gollum
2009
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
The Hunt for Gollum
2009
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Plot summary
The Hunt For Gollum is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings made by British director Chris Bouchard. The film was faithfully based on appendices written by J.R.R. Tolkien as a serious homage to the material.
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October 20, 2023 at 02:27 PM
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Wonderful Fan-Made Film
This is a wonderful fan-made film that really surprised me. A friend recommended me to view this one - glad I did.
Well acted, beautiful costumes and set designs, good directing and the CGI Gollum was impressive. The script is a little bland, needs a little bit more spice, but the action makes up for it. Overall it's worth watching if you enjoy Tolkien and fan inspired film-works.
8/10
Impressive fan-made film! Definitely worth your time!
I am in awe. "The Hunt for Gollum," made by Lord of the Rings fans for £3000, is a resounding success! It is adapted from material gleaned from the appendices of the world-renowned trilogy, and it covers a short period of time between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" in which Aragorn searches for Gollum before Sauron's forces can find him.
At 38 minutes, this moody piece is short enough for non-fans to commit to, yet long enough to really linger in your memory. All areas of the film succeed. The cinematography is bleak and beautiful, exquisitely capturing the Middle Earth that we have come to know and love. The costumes are appropriate and elegant. The special effects are convincing, as is even the digital effects work, despite the limited budget. The fight scenes, while not on the level of the trilogy (that would be nigh impossible), are still better than most fight scenes in normal movies. And even the acting, which is often the scourge of all amateur productions, works wonderfully.
Tolkien himself would be proud. This may seem like hyperbole, but I'm being serious. Tolkien always longed to create the great English mythology that his country never got, and with Middle Earth, he did. But the greatest part of a mythology is that others carry it on. Kudos to everyone on this production for doing just that.
This is a great film. Not just for being an amateur production, but for being a film in general. Nobody can match Peter Jackson, but next to some of the tripe that finds wide release in this country, "The Hunt for Gollum" is magnificent. I hope to see everyone involved with this production (and I mean everyone) break out into the film industry in a big way.
Go to the film's official website and watch it now. Being fanmade, you get to see it for free. And it'll only take 40 minutes of your time. Worth it? Definitely!