Explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture for the past 50 years. RINGERS explores the real foundations of Middle-earth; a community of true fans who share a common bond. Moving beyond "cult classic" and over several different generations, the film unearths countless people gathered under the banner of 'Ringer' -- academics, musicians, movie stars, authors, filmmakers, and a plethora of pop junkies. Celebrity interviewees include Peter Jackson... (Full plot summary below)
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Explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture for the past 50 years. RINGERS explores the real foundations of Middle-earth; a community of true fans who share a common bond. Moving beyond "cult classic" and over several different generations, the film unearths countless people gathered under the banner of 'Ringer' -- academics, musicians, movie stars, authors, filmmakers, and a plethora of pop junkies. Celebrity interviewees include Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Clive Barker, and David Carradine. RINGERS features a dynamic rock-driven score with musicians who were influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien. Several indie recording artists have provided new covers of songs from previous "Rings" adaptations. Produced in association with the popular fan-site TheOneRing.net, RINGERS stands as the most comprehensive film document of the ongoing fandom of "The Lord of the Rings." Narrated by Dominic Monaghan, RINGERS traverses the hippie counter-culture and electronic age. From the Bakshi animated film to Jackson's epic trilogy; this documentary brings together extensive footage collected over 21 months -- across three continents. Our cameras have captured the most energetic "Lord of the Rings" events. What began as the private amusement of a tweedy Oxford professor has now become a new mythology for the 21st century. RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS shows how an adventure story published in 1954 has had dynamic ripple-effects through Western pop-culture. RINGERS carefully pulls away the veil between Tolkien's book and the creations of art, music, and community that have been inspired by it.
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| Film ThreatRory L. AronskyIt is a documentary that will always be a salient part of Lord of the Rings history and honestly, it deserves its own 2+ DVD set. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullIf you're just a casual fan, you'll find Ringers' history lesson interesting, but its entertainment value sorely lacking. |
| User ReviewKalli SVery enlightening. Loved this documentary! :) |
| User ReviewJoshua DBeing a fan or Lord of the Rings is something to be pround of. Many people got to show that pride in this cute little history listen about the fan follwing of the greatest trilogy of all time. |
| User ReviewCorey HTrekkies focused on Trekkies (or Trekkers) while Ringers focuses on the history and background behind the books' translations in other media. It is interesting and I did learn knew things. However, this film panders to the egos of Peter Jackson and every person involved with the films. We've all sung their praises before. It gets a bit redundant and self important when we're told how amazing the movies are for nearly half the film. I wanted to see more of the fans that the documentary is named after and less of Jackson's cast and crew patting themselves on the back. |
| User ReviewChris DRingers: Lord of the Fans chronicles the popularity of J.R.R Tolkien's book from it's original publication through to the release of the movie trilogy. Parts of the movie are done in humorous Monty Python style animated sequences and the rest is interviews with fans both regular and famous. Every aspect of Lord of the Rings effect on pop-culture is covered from it's effect on music to the hippy movement of the sixties and seventies. The movie is informative and entertaining to a point but seems to roll along at a rather slow pace. Being a documentary I didn't expect a roller coaster ride but this movie needed a bit more spark to hold the attention of anyone outside of fans of The Lord of the Rings. Some of the fans themselves are what add a lot of the entertainment value but not in a good way. Some of them should really seek help. I love the book and the movies but I have better things to do than make up diaries for the daily lives of Lord of the Rings action figures for instance. For people interested in knowing more about the history of the Lord of the Rings and why it is so popular around the world Ringers is worth a look. There just isn't much reason to watch it again. |
| User ReviewKen M[color=yellow][i]Aeon Flux[/i], the trippy MTV cartoon when I was entering high school, is a hard thing to translate into live action. Charlize Theron looks fantastic with dark hair and the futuristic outfits. The story, though it existed before The Matrix, is sure to remind everyone of it. Except with Aeon as Neo.[/color] [color=#ffff00][/color] [color=#ffff00]I can't explain why I didn't like it. It has a good story, but the action was a little corny and low-rent and something just didn't stick. It was fine, really it was and the co-stars were great--Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand, Marton Csokas and Johnny Lee Miller were good, but I think my dislike had to do something more with the overall vibe than just one thing...I dunno...[/color] [color=#ffff00][/color] [color=#ffff00]I rented [i]Ringers: The Lord of the Fans[/i] because I love [i]LOTR[/i], TORN and I was hoping that it was going to be like [i]Trekkies[/i]. However, it was lesser in budget and it was more of an oral history of [i]LOTR[/i] from conception rather than just focusing on the fans. I really liked the inspired rock section and Leonard Nimoy's foray into singing with "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins." [/color] [color=#ffff00][/color] [color=#ffff00]I have to say, though, that [i]Star Trek[/i] fans are more fun to watch. I am a Ringer, but some of the people in the confessionals were just warped versions of frat boys and little fangirls that love Orlando Bloom and say the most inane things to Elijah Wood. Beth was disappointed that there wasn't more Beanage.[/color] [color=#ffff00][/color] [color=#ffff00]But there was Lemmy from Motorhead.[/color] [color=#ffff00][/color] [color=#ffff00]Hehe.[/color] [color=#ffff00][/color] [color=#ffff00]Laters.[/color] [color=#ffff00]Court[/color] |
| User ReviewSofia BRingers: Poorly made and moderately informative X-Files Season 1 Disk 1: Some solid episodes that has me wanting more |
