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A podcast about movies and the scenes that make them special. Hosted by @DominickNero.bsky.social and @AdamVole.com From the Morbid Podcast Network. Listen Links: https://linkin.bio/eyeoftheduckpod/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod
The reason โ using new VFX and motion-tracking technology developed on AVATAR and RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, they rebuilt Gollum from the ground up
Get the full, in-depth story on how they did it in this week's episode!
Due to inadequate prep time and a โfix it in postโ approach, many of the effects in Peter Jacksonโs HOBBIT movies donโt hold up as well as the original LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy
Not the case with Gollum โ he may only appear during the "Riddles in the Dark" scene, but he still looks better than ever
Btw โ if you like low key conversations about video games, then check out Stephen's "Into the Aether" podcast at @intothecast.bsky.social!
Dom would like to give a very special thanks to all the listeners who reached out with support during his absence!
And a big thank you as well to @stephenhilger.bsky.social from everyone at Eye: MF Headquarters for pinch hitting while he was gone!
Return of King Dom
Elijah Wood: "youโll have to drag me to the Undying Lands kicking and screamingโ variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Although this is our only episode on the Hobbit trilogy, weโre not just covering UNEXPECTED JOURNEY โ listen in for some cross examination of the two (troubling) sequels, the many fan edits (especially the one from Maple Films), and Guillermo Del Toroโs greatest unmade production.
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Okay, Hobbitses, itโs our last journey through Middle Earth with THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY! And Bilboโs first!
Domโs BACK(!!!), and so is Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, andโฆ Radagast the Brown?!
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As Bilbo said, โitโs a dangerous business, going out your doorโ โ if youโve never braved the the journey to the Lonely Mountain, you can find The Hobbit on 4K/Blu-ray/or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/the...
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Dir. Peter Jackson
Like George Lucas before him, Jackson returns to the franchise heโs famous for to direct a prequel trilogy, withโฆ letโs say mixed results
New Line saw none of that money โ it was a financial decision so catastrophic that the studio collapsed, and any plans to make the sequels evaporated
Most people assume THE GOLDEN COMPASS (2007) was a flop, but in fact it more than doubled its budget!
The problem: to help finance the film, New Line Cinema pre-sold international distribution rights... where the movie ended up earning over 80% of its box office.
Also on the docket is A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS and the return of SCRUBS.
And just maybe, just maybe, there's a little Ogre in all of us.
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Domโs back! Just in time for the film industry to consolidate itself into oblivion!
This week on After Hours, the news is all bad, but at least the band's back together! Dom gives us his thoughts on SEND HELP, and Adam braves the Ghostface Killer in SCREAM 7.
TRADED OUR GOLD RING FOR A GOLDEN COMPASS
Why do you think it is we keep bringing you on??
Attempting to replicate the success of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, New Line Cinema tries to kick off a new trilogy by adapting Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, but itโฆ doesnโt quite work out. @stephenhilger.bsky.social returns to help us figure out why!
This steampunk fantasy world has everything: dรฆmons, talking polar bears, Daniel Craig with a snow leopard, and Nicole Kidman in her villain era!
That's right, we're talking THE GOLDEN COMPASS!
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If youโve never met the armored, talking polar bear voiced by Ian McKellen (yes, thatโs real!), you can find this (extremely) big budget adaptation of the beloved childrenโs novel on Blu-ray/DVD or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/the-golden-compass
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The Golden Compass (2007)
Dir. Chris Weitz
Sometimes a movie is so well received that it inspires a whole wave of new films.
And sometimes a movie flops so hard that it stops the wave dead.
This movie is the latter.
Heโs on ALL our shit lists
SPOILER for STARDUST (a 19 year old movie)
To create the effect of drowning in midair, the filmmakers shot Mark Strong floating in a water tank against a bluescreen, then they composited the footage into the scene and used VFX to remove the air bubbles and safety wires
Also in our lock box it's the return of Gore Verbinski with GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, a throwback to 1974's THE GAMBLER, and an exploration of film students' movie watching habits, with resident Young Person and Eye: MF Researcher, Parth Marathe
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Get in loser, we're driving down the 101 and stealing heavily insured jewels in a polite and non-violent way โ it's CRIME 101 week on the pod!
Weโre Sky Pirates this week
Come for the breezy fantasy, stay for Robert De Niro actively trying to speed run himself out of the movie โ it's STARDUST!
Our very own Sky Pirate, Stephen Hilger, returns to help us drag Claire Danes across the land so that we can prove ourselves to Sienna Miller. Ya know, normal fantasy stuff!
With the blizzard coming, remember: if you're cold, they're cold. Take them inside.
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If youโve never gone flying with sky pirate Robert De Niro, you can find this blockbuster adaptation of *uncontrollable coughing*โs fantasy novel on Blu-ray/DVD or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/stardust
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Stardust (2007)
Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Long before he was Daredevil, Charlie Cox went on a quest to find a falling star (in the form of Claire Danes) in this underrated fantasy gem
Also, Michelle Pfeiffer!
