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And if you end up falling in love with the story, I throughly recommend Rob Inglis and his work for your second listening to these tales.Andy Serkis records Lord of the Rings audiobooks for HarperCollins I am sure that this modern and worthy take will become the new standard for LotR audio books for many to come from here on out. As he was perfect for the Hobbit reading. There was little to no doubt on his voice acting, and he proved in this book that he’s perfect for it. Not being a fan of the poems and songs to begin with, I must admit that Andy Serkis has given each and every one a good thought resulting in all of them being overall less dull and sometimes even quite beautiful. But I feel like there is no one better to replace Rob as the new standard as some has called this. The classic book reading by Rob Inglis is one dear to my heart, and it was inevitable that Andy Serkis would be compared to him. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by additions to lore and world building, or even completely new characters and stories. In short, I simply don’t think Andy Serkis actually understands The Lord of the Rings.įor those who come from watching the movies alone, a listen to the Fellowship of the Ring will be a fantastic new adventure of a story they might consider themselves to already be familiar with. Serkis essentially robs Gollum of his depth and complexity and reduces him to a silly voice, a gimmick. He fundamentally misinterprets the character and basically infantilises him and, in some sense, makes him a comedic character. I should also add, his Gollum - which is clearly the only reason why he is doing this (and The Hobbit) audiobook - is actually, I think, absurdly overrated. His rendition of the various songs throughout the book are also frankly embarrassingly bad - no musical ability whatsoever, which ruins sadly them. Farmer Maggot - Andy Serkis can’t decide, often within the same sentence, whether he is ‘ooo-arrr’ or cockney). Gandalf) and his accents are wildly inconsistent and poor (e.g.

Andy Serkis reads it in exactly the same way that he reads The Hobbit - like it is a children’s book, overly-expressive - which simply does not suit the tone or feel of The Lord of the Rings.

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