From the start this seems to have been a project perpetually cursed by risk, from the principle cast of boys (none of whom, I believe, had acted before) to the near-disastrous New York premier, which was initiated before the final reel was even printed. The risks contribute immeasureably to a pervasive anticipation of tragedy. The entire enterprise is consistently and deftly unsettling.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: The Criterion Collection DVD
29 Nov 2006 12:51 PM | Comments (1)
Wow. And I thought Peter Jackson was cutting it close with the down-to-the-wire production of Return of the King. I’ve heard many things about this adaptation, and being a fan of the book, I should check it out. Unsettling seems the appropriate feeling.
rob
30 November 2006
3:47 PM
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