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Text is okay, but much more (and much more interesting) information is available on the expanded edition DVDs. Too few pictures from the movie, and the ones there are are mostly too small.
I was expecting much more - actors' biographies, the screenwriters' methods and decisions in writing the screenplay, a timeline of the making of the trilogy, etc. So that's my fault for not looking at the publication date.In a nutshell, the book is a premature summary that fails to pay tribute to the entire trilogy.
One star for information and another for quality photos. It makes a mediocre collector's item that I could have done without.
With a title like 'The Making of the Movie *Trilogy*', this book is not nearly as comprehensive as it should be. This was impossible since the book was published prior to the release of the Two Towers.
While there are great photos and interesting background information, the book mostly covers The Fellowship of the Ring and some of The Two Towers.
Also I hoped that it would be more celebratory of the achievements of this landmark film series.
But if you're interested in the actors' interaction with each other and the like, better pick up Sean Austin's book (There and back again, an actor's tale). But it's still very interesting, uncovers some film production facts and includes some interviews. That's a very picturesque book and an interesting narrative. It's more about making the movie and the WETA involvment in it than, say, about the actors of the movie, as I was hoping.
The only good thing is some nice pictures and they are not many. I bought this book and I was interested but it really disappointed me. It doesn't give you any information neither details about the making of the movie rather than the author's babbling (honestly).
I enjoyed the book very much as it describes the amazing job of the team that produced the movies that we love. This contains much of the behind-the-scenes information that the "special feature" of the DVD versions contain. There is significant new material, however.
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