{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68136ec29704d99f84aeb06a/696d616b4796fcbb57d055f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Lord of the Rings (1978) Review","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68136ec29704d99f84aeb06a/1768775813686-0d1b3e71-7d9d-4a2a-ba00-f4a4d5235b83.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Before 2001, in the shadowy days before Peter Jackson’s <em>Lord of the Rings</em> trilogy, there was a very different adaptation of Tolkien’s classic tale. In this episode of <em>Movies Minus 10</em>, guest Oliver Reason and I examine the 1978 rotoscope oddity <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> (1978).</p><p><br></p><p>How does this adaptation compare to some of the greatest films of all time? Is it a shining light? A small candle in a cold dark world? Or just further proof that not every journey to Middle-earth was worth taking? Listen on to find out!</p>","author_name":"Peter Rose"}