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Ringers - Lord Of The Fans [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: Carlene Cordova Actor: Dominic Monaghan Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £0.01 as of 22/11/2009 06:38 GMT details You Save: £12.98 (100%) New (18) Used (7) from £0.01 Seller: offshoredirect Rating: 5 reviews Sales Rank: 54006 Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL, Special Edition Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Arabic (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 97 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5035822127333 ASIN: B000AV3QJ6 Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: November 21, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: The Road Goes Ever On... December 15, 2005 the28thfrozenfish (Romania) 12 out of 12 found this review helpful Almost a year after Peter Jackson#x27;s Special DVD Release of The Return of the King, I didn#8217;t expect such an ambitious independent project to be released. I say #8220;ambitious#8221; because it is really something that fans (of the books or movies or both) will almost immediately buy and be able to live up to the expectations is a great thing.pOf course #8220;Ringers#8221; did great. This release not only follows the novel #8220;The Lord of the Rings#8221;, but begins with #8220;The Hobbit#8221; and ends with #8220;The Silmarillion#8221;. This DVD provides not only background (tracing the impact LOTR had on all artistic levels), but also the respectable confessions of the Tolkien fans along with interviews of the cast and crew of the movie and other stars.pAll these adventures coupled with some good laughs you will get from watching this DVD makes #8220;Ringers: Lord of the Fans#8221; an indispensable piece for your collection of Middle-earth. Bless them all, Bless them all, the long the short the t November 19, 2005 Gerry O'neill (Morrisville, NC United States) 24 out of 27 found this review helpful I have always had a thing about fanzines, you know the magazine written by fans for fans which sometimes grows into something more like Relix, for instance. To the uninitiated it is a way into another world so that you no longer feel like an outsider. I really liked the movie tie-dyed for that reason alone although in my case it was an exploration into a US phenomenom which had not crossed the Atlantic except when American Deadheads did!pHaving been one of those people, although i will not say which, who read the Lord of the Rings in the 1960#x27;s/#x27;70#x27;s, I could relate to much of this celebration. There is much within which is a joy to watch including the segments of actor interviews although to some extent I mourn the absence of others in the cast, and there is much amusement too.pi would have preferred not to have to see the re-enactment of 60#x27;s and 70#x27;s grooviness but it is a harmless distraction. The camerawork is sometimes cliched but at other times somewhat amateurishly fresh but despite those things there is an honesty and sincerity which shines throughout.pThis is a labour of love which brings some insight into the mysterious world of the Ringers, their revitalisation through the movies, gives some marvellous views of some of the settings in New Zealand and some quirky though absolutely adorable antics of the Ringers, shall we say, on tour.pThis is one of those movies you can watch in all honesty to yourself. It has no pretensions other than to let us into their world. A world of characters as individual as the ones they are interested in. Whether young or old there is a lot for you in this movie. I wish I knew where my old , well worn paperback omnibus (British) edition is now and whose possession it might be in.pOn a personal note, it was the Fellowship of the Ring and the first Harry Potter movie which galvanised my youngest son into reading, something which he has continued to do voluntarily to this day. This movie has shown him a different side to the novel and made him aware of the broader enthusiasm in the world for the books so much so that after watching it he began a web search on Rings issues.pThis is a great piece of fun for all the family. It made me laugh it made me cry with a twinkle in my eye and for that alone I heartily, without reservation commend it to the readers. Ring around the fandom December 29, 2005 E. A Solinas (MD USA) 9 out of 13 found this review helpful The Lord of the Rings was first published in the mid-1950s, to relatively little notice. Nobody knew -- even the author -- how important this one story would become. pIn the years since, however, J.R.R. Tolkien's masterful trilogy has gained a fandom that might just be the most eclectic in all of pop culture. And in Ringers: Lord of the Fans, we get to see an affectionate love note to the fans who helped establish it as a modern classic, and turned the movies into megahits. pThis documentary traces Lord of the Ring's influence over the years -- and boy, does it spread wide. In pop culture history we get: Led Zeppelin, the recent cover of Where There's a Whip There's A Way by World Without Sundays, who performed at a triumphant Oscar-geek party, and the aborted Beatles movie. Paul would have made a cute Frodo, but it was never to be. pAnd, of course, Tolkien's work spawned modern fantasy literature, here represented by Terry Pratchett and Terry Brooks, who speak of Tolkien's influence on literature. But media attention isn't all there is -- we get to see a town called Hobbiton, hear about elves and Woodstock, trivia, and a cute little reenactment with action figures. pAnd of course, there are the new movies. Dominic Monaghan (Merry) narrates this with a mix of gravity and humour, and there are snippets of actors like Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Billy Boyd and Ian McKellen being interviewed. And, of course, fans: Fans at parties, at cons, in costume, in rock bands, adoring actors, talking about the books, the movies... fans and more fans. pIt tells you something that filmmakers Carlene Cordova and Cliff Broadway have done work for TheOneRing.net for the past few years. Namely: They are Ringers. pAnd so you can expect a certain amount of affectionate wackiness here. There is not a single dull moment in all of Ringers: Lord of the Fans, from the Terry-Gilliam-style cartoons to those miniskirted hobbits dancing around Leonard Nimoy. Its main flaw is that it is way too short -- I could have used a few more of those costumed fans making armour. pBut will it be sneering and mean-spirited towards the fans? Thankfully, no. pRingers: Lord of the Fans is nice. Really nice. Nice to the fans. It's good-hearted, humorous and very geeky; Broadway and Cordova get down there with the fans and treat them as equals. We do get to hear about the more fannish activities (spending six months making a costume), but the fans range from serious and analytical to a bit wacky. They don't look foolish, just geeky and passionate. Which, of course, is precisely what they are. pRingers, be at peace -- the affectionate Ringers: Lord of the Fans is not making fun of you. Instead, it's a quirky, offbeat valentine not only to the fans, but to Lord of the Rings itself. LOTR in the past !! December 27, 2005 6 out of 14 found this review helpful if your a fan of the modern day films and have enjoyed all things about them, then the dvd is wrong for you. All its about is LOTR in the past and how it has had affected certain people, i.e. bands. Its a lot different than what i thought it would be, because of who was directing it. It did however have some interesting facts about LOTR which is good to know, but generally it is not the greatest or the worst, i would encourage you to try and which it from somewhere else, so you can get your own views before you buy !!!! dont bother February 16, 2006 24 out of 28 found this review helpful This is the americans trying to get on the band wagon. The books films are great most people obsess over them in the privacy of there homes or with friends. The Americans have to go OTT make it there own. The book was written in the UK by an englishman the films were made in New Zealand. This documentary is about americans how wacky wild they are I dont get it. If you want a documentary then get the DVDs watch some good ones. This is DVD is crap I was very disappointed with it.

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