BLOOD SHOT During the New York preview, journalists got a closer look at the evil Orcs -- and their black blood
The Hobbits escape through the great halls of Moria, Orcs swarming down the columns like rats, and bumping up through the floors. As the creatures surround the Fellowship, Jackson pans around the circle, offering closeups of the Orcs' pinched, witchlike faces, each one as unique as the human faces beneath the makeup. More potent devilry appears in the form of a CGI created Balrog, a giant, fiery demon. The Fellowship is struggling on the crumbling stairs of their escape. Gandalf places himself between the group and the Balrog. A showdown is at hand. Fade to black. Loud audience applause.
At least one major question has been answered: This is, without doubt, A Film by Peter Jackson. The tone recalls both the otherworldly eeriness of ''Heavenly Creatures'' and the loopy action of ''The Frighteners,'' with enough slaughtering to satisfy admirers of Jackson's early gorefests like ''Bad Taste.''
What's more, Jackson's effects company, WETA Digital, has done some groundbreaking work. The film's detail is dramatic, down to the drooping skin of the cave troll. And with conceptual artists Alan Lee and John Howe, famed for their illustrations of Tolkien's work, on Jackson's side, the look of the film should resonate with core fans. Call it the creation of a Shire thing.
See more of EW's ''Lord of the Rings'' photos here.
For more ''Rings'' information, visit New Line's website.
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