I love Pratchett's Disc World books (haven't read them all). Not read any of them for 20 years or so, but I thought they were quite clever. I used to pass them on to a teenage niece who also loved them, even though she wouldn't have understood his many humorous nods towards other works, like the Gormeghast Trilogy & Shakesperian stuff etc etc.
The Tolkien books - or at least TLOTR was a bit unusual, in that it was a grind to read (30 odd years ago) yet I couldn't put it down. Jackson's done a fantastic job, imo, of translating it to screen.
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The filming was not without some level of concern over the environmental impact on the many film locations within National parks and conservation areas managed by the Department of Conservation. Wingnut Films Limited required and were granted a permit or 'concession' from the Department of Conservation to film within National Parks and other conservation areas. The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand and the Tongariro/Taupo Conservation Board considered the concession was questionably processed by the Department of Conservation. The concession permit (granted to Wingnut Films Limited) incorrectly allowed activities, such as fantasy filming and vehicles off roads at Tongariro National Park, that were not consistent with park management plans. The ecological significance of an internationally important wetland was ignored. The process was rushed through without public involvement in spite expressions of concern from the Tongariro Taupo Conservation Board. Considerations of effects and their mitigation were not rigorous. The process facilitated access to public conservation lands for a large-scale operation that ultimately had nothing to do with conservation purposes the Department of Conservation is required to promote.[7]
The filming of parts of ‘Lord of the Rings’ in Tongariro National Park caused enough disturbance to some areas of the Park, (including one known locally as 'Orc Road') that contractors had to be hired to restore the areas later. In December 2005, a contractor won an award from the Department of Conservation for their restoration work.[8]
I went to see this last weekend. First time at the cinema for a longtime and it was well worth it.
Christoph Waltz, who also starred in Tarantino's 'Inglorious Bastards', was exceptional and made the film what it is. D'caprio was pretty damn good too.
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