Sadly disappointing mockumentary of about the quality and incisiveness of a particularly bad late in the day Saturday Night Live sketch. The humor is flat and the concept runs out of steam early on though it continues flapping for the full hour. The only point of interest on the DVD is the attached documentary on the mockumentary which gives a glimpse into the unattractively self- congratulatory Jackson talking about his use of silent film techniques (embarrassing as they are not convincing) and the amusing comments from New Zealand viewers who actually were fooled (wanting to heave bricks though TV New Zealands window).
Shines an unfortunate light on the weaker parts of TLOTR when we understand Jackson is an unfunny geek with the self-satisfied confidence of a local film poobah made good in the big leagues.
The failure of his humor has obviously benefitted his non-comedic projects ... lets hope he sticks tot hat now that he has his big franchise.
Shines an unfortunate light on the weaker parts of TLOTR when we understand Jackson is an unfunny geek with the self-satisfied confidence of a local film poobah made good in the big leagues.
The failure of his humor has obviously benefitted his non-comedic projects ... lets hope he sticks tot hat now that he has his big franchise.