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The Hunt for Gollum (2009) -- Aragorn & Gandalf set out to hunt for Gollum in this unofficial Lord of the Rings prequel.

Made by fans for fans, and released free to the Internet. The film is an unofficial Lord of rhe Rings adaptation, which gained an online audience of millions
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Aragorn & Gandalf set out to hunt for Gollum in this unofficial Lord of the Rings prequel.

Made by fans for fans, and released free to the Internet. The film is an unofficial Lord of the Rings adaptation, which  had over 3 million views in 3 months.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   2,135 votes
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Director:

Chris Bouchard

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien (novel)
Chris Bouchard (screenplay)
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Tagline:

Not all who wander are lost...

Plot:

Strider must hunt down Gollum to keep the Ring secret. full summary | add synopsis

NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

First One Sheet for the Indie Horror "Renovation"
 (From OhMyGore. 13 July 2009, 4:44 AM, PDT)

Will The Hunt For Gollum Be as Cool as it Looks?
 (From thetorchonline. 27 April 2009, 5:57 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Adrian Webster ... Aragorn
Arin Alldridge ... Arithir
Patrick O'Connor ... Gandalf
Rita Ramnani ... Arwen
Gareth Brough ... Gollum / Goblok (voice)
Jason Perino ... Gollum (additional voicework) (voice)

Christopher Dingli ... Gollum

Max Bracey ... Mirkwood Elf
Dan Styles ... Dagbash / Orc
Joshua Kennedy ... Disgruntled Orc / Orc
Ross Morrisson ... Ringwraith
Emma Hunt ... Ringwraith

Lisa Rost-Welling ... Angry Villager
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Tina Barnes ... Orc
Will Boyd ... Orc
Ronan Carr ... Orc
Spencer Duru ... Background Orc
Brian Lavery ... Background Orc
Melanie Mahabir ... Background Orc
Samantha Parry ... Orc
Fransesco San Juan ... Gollum in the sack
Gladys San Juan ... Background Orc
Daniel Tyler-Smith ... Background Orc
Carli Vallance ... Background Orc (as Carli Valence)
Ivan Wilkinson ... Orc
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Additional Details

Runtime:

38 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The film was viewed 2 million times in May 2009 when released free to the Internet. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Aragon's arrows are clearly fake. The grooves don't look authentic. more


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19 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Raves and Directors Cut Request!, 5 May 2009
9/10
Author: Jedi Teddy from Canada

I just watched this film and I'm totally blown away by the quality and production value by a non-professional crew. I had a smile on my face through the whole thing thinking that these guys (and girls) had the audacity to try this and then actually pull it off...

For me the best thing was the cinematography. The shots and locations were amazing! There was a lot of variety in scenes which hinted at the different locations Aragorn was traveling through in his search.

The music and sound effects was another highlight for me. I found it seemed to borrow some elements from Howard Shore's soundtrack, so that I could still remember being in that world but it was still original. Really awesome job on the effects and 3d sound, especially with the orcs and the fight scenes...

Such a tough job to follow up on Viggo and esp. Ian Mackellan and I think the lead actors can hold their heads high.

For some constructive criticism I would really like to see a 'directors cut' (please?) with more time given to the outdoor scenes, especially in the first half of the film. It seemed like the director/editor wanted to cut them short so that the movie wasn't boring, but I think if you are a fan of the book, then this shouldn't be an issue. There are many parts of the book that are slow and really descriptive, but it's part of the mood to take time and establish the scenes. The photography is so gorgeous and there must have been a lot of video taken that's not in the final cut so why not see more of it?? I think it would also help the viewer get into the story more by drawing you more into middle earth.

Thanks for the inspiring and well made film!

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