A brilliant and detailed biography of the LOTR films themselves; following the author through the various sets and workshops behind the scenes becomes a wholly immersive trip into the making of Middle-Earth itself. Perfect read for fans who like reading about the ins and outs of creating a truly iconic series of films. Also, I now have a newfound appreciation for Viggo Mortensen as a professional actor. ( )

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Loved the movies but this book was very repetitive of the information already in, "The Lord of the Rings: Official Movie Guide." ( )

A really great book about the making of the entire trilogy, hence it has stuff covering the whole production and photos of things in ROTK that we haven't seen yet. A lot of the content has been covered on the extended Fellowship DVD, but as the book is comprised of personal interviews made during and just after filming, there's lots of interesting anecdotes.
The book focusses on making the films, ie design, manufacture, filming techniques, the score. I think there's a companion book that interviews the actors and looks more at the actual filming. Lots of really great photos. ( )

A very enthusiastic behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie trivia, with loads of photos and details for fans of the movie trilogy, and of movie-making in general. Published after the release of the first movie, so it's a bit vague about the second two. ( )