Mordor’s Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! Part Five

Mar 062014

Part Five ~ The Mysteries of Azog and Bolg

In this portion of the Mordor Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, I’m going to look at the crazy monkey switching of CGI Orcs!

In Part One of Mordor’s Review of The Hobbit: DoS, I gave a brief overview of the film. I touched on many areas of The Hobbit: DoS where I feel it shined and other areas was where I feel it failed. In Part Five of this review, we are going to explore what happened to the Orcs in this film trilogy!

March 6, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 6:15 am No Responses »

Guttrot the Unclean ~ A Mordor Orc ‘Too Scary’ for West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village? REALLY?

Mar 062014

Are you kidding me?

Any Black Uruk worth his salt, who is a Soldier Orc of Mordor had better be damn scary!

West Stow: Is the Lord of the Rings Orc at West Stow Anglo-Saxon village ‘too scary’?

March 6, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 7:45 pm No Responses »

Hilarious New LEGO Hobbit Trailer!

Mar 062014

The Hobbit Meets Ocean’s 11

The LEGO Hobbit Game gets the “buddy heist” treatment in this funny new trailer from the folks at LEGO!

Also check the free Hobbit Demo you can download from LEGO!

March 6, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 9:12 am 1 Response »

Wired Has Uploaded a New Video Showcasing the Amount of Work that Went into the Barrel Chase Scene!

Mar 052014

Wired DesignFX takes up on a Wild Ride…

This video give us some pretty incredible numbers, the most significant is the fact that 98 hours of footage had to edited down to create this 7 minute action sequence!

Something tells me, we’ll be seeing more whitewater in the extended edition!

March 5, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 7:05 am No Responses »

Krakuhl Orcs – A Danish LARP Exhibits Serious Role Play!

Mar 052014

These Uruks Mean Business!

Sit back and enjoy this video of the Danish LARP Krakuhl Orcs who meet some Elvish Warriors in battle!

It looks damn cold out there in wilderland!

March 5, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 6:21 am No Responses »

Fire Breathing Dragon Spotted Flying over Disney’s Fantasyland!

Mar 042014

Dragon Spotting!

Always keeping my eye out for a good dragon story and here’s an interesting video of a cool looking dragon, spotted flying over the castle at Disney Worlds opening of Fantasyland!

Whoever came up with this at the Disney Parks, is was a great idea for a visual stunt!

March 4, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 5:08 am 2 Responses »

In Celebration of Gollums Return to the Weta Shop, We Whipped Up this Little Video…

Mar 032014

Gollum’s Back! He’s Back!

We here at Mordor love this version of Gollum that has been out of the Weta Shop for some time… now they’ve brought him back!

Check out this fun bit of video…

March 3, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 10:23 am No Responses »

Get Your Own Bag of Dragon Gold at the Weta Shop!

Mar 032014

New Hobbit items from Weta Collectibles!

Weta’s latest newsletter features a slew of new items now available at the Weta Shop and a return of some older ones… including Gollum!

Take a peek at these new offerings from Weta!

March 3, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 6:20 am No Responses »

The Desolation of Smaug Has Earned a Whopping $65 Million Over the Past Two Weekends!

Mar 032014

Smaug Gathers More Gold in the Far East!

China and Japan have been good to Smaug the Golden over the course of the last two weeks in Box Office revenues!

Will The Desolation of Smaug hit a Billion after all?

March 3, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 4:56 am No Responses »

No Wins for Smaug at this Years Academy Awards, but the Oscars Aren’t the Only Gold in Town!

Mar 022014

Gravity brought Smaug down to earth!

However, this outcome is what we were expecting, the main thing to remember is that many of the folks who worked so hard on The Hobbit were recognized for their incredible achievements by being nominated!

Let’s hope we see a little more Hobbit action at the Oscars next year!

March 2, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 9:11 pm 4 Responses »

Climb Over the Mountains of Shadow and See Mount Doom Burning!

Mar 022014

Look upon the Mountain of Fire I just saw this on Vimeo and thought you might like to see this visual representation of the Cracks of Doom! Orodruin burns upon the plain of Gorgoroth!

March 2, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 2:47 pm No Responses »

Not a Fan of the Academy Awards?

Mar 022014

Watch the Dead instead! If Oscar Night is not your thing, fear not… the dead are here! The next episode of The Walking Dead airs tonight! Checkout this week Sneak Peek videos!

March 2, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 6:49 am No Responses »

Smaug ~ A Feast of Digital Vision and Sound FX!

Mar 012014

A Closer Look at the Making of a Dragon! On the eve of Oscar Night, I thought we should take a look at what it took to create the visual and sound FX for Smaug the Magnificent! We have compiled a selection of videos on the making of the great wyrm in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

March 1, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 7:01 pm No Responses »

Will Smaug be Golden on Oscar Night?

Mar 012014

Our Predictions for the Big Night The 86th Annual Academy Awards presentation premieres live tomorrow night, Sunday March 2nd! Will Smaug being home any gold on Oscar Night?

March 1, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 8:57 am No Responses »

Cinefex 137 Hits News Stands and Tablets in Mid-March

Mar 012014

Cinefex enters the subterranean terrors of the Lonely Mountain featuring Smaug! Dragons don’t come much more magnificent than Smaug. So it’s no surprise he’s on the cover of the next issue of Cinefex, which is just about to hit the presses. Featured articles will include The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Game of Thrones, RoboCop and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Issue 137 spreads its wings and takes to the skies in mid-March.

March 1, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 6:52 am No Responses »

Morgul Fan Shows Off His Asmus Toy Collectible!

Mar 012014

The Mordor Lord Stands Proud! The folks at Asmus Toys are featuring some fan photos of the Morgul Lord, one of their first Lord of the Rings action figures Take a look at the wonderful detail on this action figure collectible

March 1, 2014 Posted by Ring Lord at 6:16 am No Responses »

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Mordor’s Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! Part Five

Part Five ~ The Mysteries of Azog and Bolg

In this portion of the Mordor Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, I’m going to look at the crazy monkey switching of CGI Orcs!

Guttrot the Unclean ~ A Mordor Orc ‘Too Scary’ for West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village? REALLY?

Are you kidding me?

Any Black Uruk worth his salt, who is a Soldier Orc of Mordor had better be damn scary!

Hilarious New LEGO Hobbit Trailer!

The Hobbit Meets Ocean’s 11

The LEGO Hobbit Game gets the “buddy heist” treatment in this funny new trailer from the folks at LEGO!

Wired Has Uploaded a New Video Showcasing the Amount of Work that Went into the Barrel Chase Scene!

Wired DesignFX takes up on a Wild Ride…

This video give us some pretty incredible numbers, the most significant is the fact that 98 hours of footage had to edited down to create this 7 minute action sequence!

Krakuhl Orcs – A Danish LARP Exhibits Serious Role Play!

These Uruks Mean Business!

Sit back and enjoy this video of the Danish LARP Krakuhl Orcs who meet some Elvish Warriors in battle!

Fire Breathing Dragon Spotted Flying over Disney’s Fantasyland!

Dragon Spotting!

Always keeping my eye out for a good dragon story and here’s an interesting video of a cool looking dragon, spotted flying over the castle at Disney Worlds opening of Fantasyland!

In Celebration of Gollums Return to the Weta Shop, We Whipped Up this Little Video…

Gollum’s Back! He’s Back!

We here at Mordor love this version of Gollum that has been out of the Weta Shop for some time… now they’ve brought him back!

The Desolation of Smaug Has Earned a Whopping $65 Million Over the Past Two Weekends!

Smaug Gathers More Gold in the Far East!

China and Japan have been good to Smaug the Golden over the course of the last two weeks in Box Office revenues!

No Wins for Smaug at this Years Academy Awards, but the Oscars Aren’t the Only Gold in Town!

Gravity brought Smaug down to earth!

However, this outcome is what we were expecting, the main thing to remember is that many of the folks who worked so hard on The Hobbit were recognized for their incredible achievements by being nominated!

Climb Over the Mountains of Shadow and See Mount Doom Burning!

Not a Fan of the Academy Awards?

Smaug ~ A Feast of Digital Vision and Sound FX!

Will Smaug be Golden on Oscar Night?

Cinefex 137 Hits News Stands and Tablets in Mid-March

Morgul Fan Shows Off His Asmus Toy Collectible!

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