The Hunt for Gollum (2009)

• Year: 2009
• Released: 03 May 2009
• Country: United Kingdom
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323925/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunt_for_gollum
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• Available in: 720p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: Unrated
• Genre: Short, Action, Adventure
• Runtime: 38 min
• Writer: J.R.R. Tolkien, Chris Bouchard, Sabina Sattar
• Director: Chris Bouchard
• Cast: Adrian Webster, Arin Alldridge, Patrick O’Connor
• Keywords: orcs, journey, fan film, quest,

6.7/10

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The great events of the war of the ring are about to unfold and the priority for Strider and Gandalf is to keep the Ring secret. Sauron is preparing to unleash his armies and Gollum is creeping around Middle Earth with crucial knowledge of the Ring’s location. He must be found.—Chris Bouchard

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The Hunt for Gollum Movie Reviews

Impressive fan-made film! Definitely worth your time!

I am in awe. “The Hunt for Gollum,” made by Lord of the Rings fans for £3000, is a resounding success! It is adapted from material gleaned from the appendices of the world-renowned trilogy, and it covers a short period of time between “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” in which Aragorn searches for Gollum before Sauron’s forces can find him.

At 38 minutes, this moody piece is short enough for non-fans to commit to, yet long enough to really linger in your memory. All areas of the film succeed. The cinematography is bleak and beautiful, exquisitely capturing the Middle Earth that we have come to know and love. The costumes are appropriate and elegant. The special effects are convincing, as is even the digital effects work, despite the limited budget. The fight scenes, while not on the level of the trilogy (that would be nigh impossible), are still better than most fight scenes in normal movies. And even the acting, which is often the scourge of all amateur productions, works wonderfully.

Tolkien himself would be proud. This may seem like hyperbole, but I’m being serious. Tolkien always longed to create the great English mythology that his country never got, and with Middle Earth, he did. But the greatest part of a mythology is that others carry it on. Kudos to everyone on this production for doing just that.

This is a great film. Not just for being an amateur production, but for being a film in general. Nobody can match Peter Jackson, but next to some of the tripe that finds wide release in this country, “The Hunt for Gollum” is magnificent. I hope to see everyone involved with this production (and I mean everyone) break out into the film industry in a big way.

Go to the film’s official website and watch it now. Being fanmade, you get to see it for free. And it’ll only take 40 minutes of your time. Worth it? Definitely!

Not a fan, still impressed

I have watched the LOTR films, and read The Hobbit. I have not even read the LOTR books, although I do have them in a pile of waiting to be read books…I read quite a bit, but…eh to be honest I never got into LOTR. I’m sorry. I like the fantasy genre, I like the story, I’ve read so many series within this type of genre. But I’ve just never gotten deep into LOTR. I will say I did enjoy the movie series and the original book that started it all.

Why do I say this? Because I want people to know I’m not just some die-hard fan of the genre period. I don’t really follow it except as a media thing.

My point? This short movie was damned impressive. I hear it was done on a shoe-string budget by honest fans of the film, and damn it…this thing looks legit. This is seriously talent being played out here. I enjoyed the camera work, I enjoyed the acting, I enjoyed the scenery, the story, the casting…well I couldn’t find something wrong with it.

Look at my past reviews and comments on movies. I am not an avid reviewer or commenter on this genre…and lets be honest, a lot of my reviews plain out suck. But I caught this short, and I was impressed. I honestly would not mind seeing fans like this be allowed to write and direct an entire shot-by-shot series, or movie franchise. They just flat out did it well.

I give this two-thumbs up, if you are a fan of LOTR, then this is a must see. If you’re like me, just a casual fan…this is still a super fun thing to watch.

Like I’ve said…I’m impressed. I’ve seen so many indie films that have been such garbage, with much larger budgets than this. This is just properly done.

Nuff sed.

Top notch LOTR! Most impressive.

I was truly surprised and very happy to realise that this film was actually very good!

Expecting a well meaning but very flawed fan piece, I have to say my presumptions proved to be nonsense. The hunt for Gollum is a masterpiece in what can be done with talent and determination, regardless of money. It looks good, sounds good, is well written and even has a great fight scene with an Ork war-band.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM BEHIND THIS! Excellent job, thanks a lot for all your hard work!

BTW. for anyone who doesn’t know, you can watch it on the official website in HD for free: http://thehuntforgollum.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html