Fantastic Trilogy, Rocking My World.

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

It isn't often that I spend the day at work distracted by the fact that I have a movie ticket in my pocket. Today, I could barely contain myself until I sat down into the theater seat with my Junior Mints to watch Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers. Yes, I love movies, like many who lurk here at imdb. But the effect the Lord of the Rings trilogy has on me is something new. For some reason, my imagination, my heart, my head, and even what I think of as my soul have been taken by the work of Peter Jackson and his companions.
I have books by Brian Sibley (you've seen them in the bookstore, I'm sure) detailing how P.J. made the films, and the 4-disk Fellowship of the Ring DVD set is well worn in. I've listened to all four DVD commentaries as well as watched all of the supplemental material on the last two disks.
When I research how these films were made, I think I am searching for the key Mr. Jackson found to break into my psyche. By manipulating pixels, lighting, models, costumes, actors, extras, and props, I have been newly spellbound by a fantasy story I read as a kid in 6th grade. I have the CD version of the BBC broadcast produced by Brian Sibley (excellent, by the way!) which I've listened through three times in two years. I've never been a fan of anything to this extent. I am amazed by the storytelling in these movies and I am anxiously awaiting The Return of the King. Also, I can't wait to get the Extended DVD version of Two Towers in November 2003. Jeffrey