Lord of the Rings, The: Book IV - The Journey of the Ringbearers

Review by searcher — May 14, 2009 @ 12:05 pm

Well I have read the above comments and I feel it deserves a 9, no its not as intertaining but that is no fault of the editor the edit itself is flawless and very well put together. Look forward to the remaining two edits. 9/10

Review by TMBTM — July 26, 2009 @ 11:44 pm

Great book IV! I personnaly always loved that part of the story.
I understand people may be bored by that long walk to Mordor,,. but to me it is exactely what Tolkien wanted. He wanted us to feel the length of Frodo’s journey.
So even if I understand why Jackson did not edit his movie like that, I’m also very pleased that Kerr finaly shows us the original storyline in this great fanedit.
Can’t wait to see Book V!

Review by Haltiamieli — September 12, 2009 @ 11:51 am

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Review by Brumous — June 11, 2011 @ 5:44 pm

A fine chapter in the series. In the original, the Rohan and Helms Deep scenes benefited from intercutting with Frodo’s story, but it turns out the opposite is not true. The Ringbearers’ journey stands fine on its own, and I think the consolidation makes Gollum’s scenes a more intense character study. The relationships among the three main characters seem to develop more naturally.

The big payoff was deleting Faramir’s abduction of the hobbits, for me the most annoying departure from Tolkien’s book in the entire movie trilogy. The editing gets a little rough toward the end of this, but I am impressed at Kerr’s cleverness in assembling a reasonable narrative from the original materials. Faramir is a more thoughtful and sympathetic character, which makes a better setup for the next episode.

Another important cut is Gollum saving Frodo from drowning in the marsh, which changes a lot about their subsequent relationship and makes Frodo seem a much more patient and generous character, and Sam less harsh. Overall the story flow is handled well and any moments of confusion or discontinuity resulting from the edits are few and minor. 9/10.

Review by buzzkill007 — October 6, 2009 @ 9:22 pm

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