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List Price: $14.94Amazon.com's Price: $12.99 You Save: $1.95 (13%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404994188
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1404994181
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 22, 2005
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 25659
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Product Description:
A feature-length documentary that explores how the lord of the rings has influenced western popular culture over the past 50 years. ringers covers tolkiens influence on pop culture from the publication of the book in the 50s through the 60s hippie counterculture 70s rock & roll & the current internet craze. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/13/2008 Starring: Narrated By Dominic Monaghan Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com:
Of all the documentaries devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic, Ringers: Lord of the Fans is the first and only one to respectfully honor the good-natured depth and breadth of Lord of the Rings fandom. Like Peter Jackson with his phenomenal Lord of the Rings film trilogy, director Carlene Cordova and cowriter Cliff Broadway (contributors to theonering.net, the definitive LOTR fan site) were the perfect team to create this wildly entertaining tribute. The film's globetrotting ambition is constantly impressive, but Ringers remains keenly focused on its lively exploration of Rings fan devotion, presented here with a flawless combination of informative objectivity and insider enthusiasm. From the inspiration behind Tolkien's Middle-earth and the immediate success of The Hobbit upon its 1937 publication, to the hippie embrace of Rings mythology in the late 1960s and the revival of fandom in the wake of Jackson's trilogy, Ringers (the accepted nickname of devotees) has it all: Influential authors such as Clive Barker, Terry Pratchett, and Terry Brooks offer their Rings-related insights along with such Tolkien-inspired musicians as Rush's Geddy Lee and Motorhead's Lenny Kilmister, and literally hundreds of fans provide affectionate testimonials to the source of their devotion. Peter Jackson and most of the LOTR trilogy's primary cast are also included in the constant flow of interviews.
Dedicated to Tolkien as a valentine by smart and dedicated fans, the film generates its own infectious goodwill; it's so fun to watch that even non-fans will concede (to borrow a phrase from another world of fandom) that resistance is futile. (Oh, and speaking of Star Trek, the vintage clip of Leonard Nimoy singing his novelty hit "Bilbo Baggins" is absolutely priceless.) Actor Dominic Monaghan ("Merry" from Jackson's trilogy, before joining the ensemble cast of Lost) perfectly delivers the film's eloquent narration, which runs the LOTR gamut from intellectual appreciation to the hilarious eccentricities of über-fan obsession. Unfailingly noble in spirit and delightfully comprehensive, Ringers is a collector's gift that can proudly stand alongside Tolkien's books and Jackson's timeless movie trilogy. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
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"Ringers" is disjointed and slow-moving. The overall quality is reminiscent of an unimpressive "special feature" on a movie DVD.
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My 3 biggest problems with this movie:
1. Unlike "Trekkies", it shatters any sense of objective journalism that would actually make it interesting. The filmmakers are obviously "Ringers" themselves and made a cheap film to heap praise on the choices they've made in their lives.
The guy doing the street interviews never pressed his subjects about questions normal people might want to know, such as: "How did you have 6 weeks free of any obligation to stand in line for Star ... Read More
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i enjoyed this movie very much. it has TONS of interesting LOTRs information. its also very well done. the movie visits fun LOTRs places, a town in the USA named Hobbiton, California, and LOTRs conventions. great cast interviews make this a must have for all "ringers".
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You don't have to be a 'serious' Ringer to enjoy the informative vignettes and silly costumes in this love letter from one particularly techologically proficient batch of Ringers to the rest of us.
Younger members of the Family Barbecue Brigade found this a great respite between sappy tweener movies. "Cool!" "Did you know that?" "No, did you?" "Check out that COSTUME!" "Wait, chapter it back, I didn't hear that, shut up!" were heard flowing from the basement consistently--and not a single ... Read More
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Okay, they've finally done it! On top of the documentaries about Elvis fans, Trek fans, and even Mozart fans, showcasing some of the kookier aspects of those fandoms, "Ringers" is an exploration of Tolkien fandom as a whole, with the good sides and silly sides, and manages to do so without the usual tongue-in-cheek ridicule of "come see the freak show, folks!" Having been part of all of these fandoms (minus Elvis), I have to admit that there ARE some screwballs, and that just goes with the territory. ... Read More
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