Lord of the Rings -- Journey flick. Evil is on the rise. Frodo the good-hearted hobbit gathers a kick-butt group of mates to return a nasty piece of jewelry back to the fire in the middle of Evil HQ. Cute Elf. Cute son of a failed king. Rudy of Notre Dame football is also tagging along as the good-hearted hobbit named Sam. Don't think of England surrounded by Nazis, or European folklore, or even 1970s graphics. Or other derivative tales from this mother of 20th century fantasy. The bad guys have bad teeth and are slimy. The wizard has great heart.
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