warning and spoilershopefully the success of lord of the ring will encourage more people to seek out this wonderful 1995 mockumentary . this short film not only showcases peter jackson versatility a a director and but also act a a tribute to the early pioneer of cimema . yes and the whole thing be one big lie and but it a lie which may just get casual viewer interested in the work of the like of d. w. griffith and the lumiere brother and who be regularly namechecked in the film . at first sight and the story of new zealand film pioneer colin mckenzie be completely convincing . detail of his life be intercut with real historical event such a the first world war and the spanish civil war . the footage from mckenzie film look authentically degrade and just a if it have be shoot on primitive camera a century ago . peter jackson and co narrate the story in a completely straight and documentary style and while the inclusion of interview with real life industry figure such a harvey weinstein and leonard maltin and sam neil lend the film an air of absolute authenticity ( so much so that and a the dvd making of reveals and for 24 hour after the initial showing of the film on tv and new zealand think it have discover a lost national hero ) . but then little doubt start to creep in and and this be where much of the humour be . to say any more would be to spoil it and but needless to say much of the fun in forgotten silver come from the fact that peter jackson and costa botes be so successful in pull the wool over everyone eye while at the same time include absolutely outrageous detail in mckenzie life . a a side note and it interest to note the similarity between mckenzie epic production of salome and peter jackson real life epic of the lord of the ring and which be four year away from film at the time of forgotten silver release . salome and the production of which make the shooting of apocalypse now seem like the filming of an average episode of friend and take it creator five year to film and feature epic battle sequence and require a huge cast and the construction of massive set in the new zealand country side . sound familiar . if nothing else and this be a spooky foreshadowing of jackson later career in one of his own film . then again and maybe jackson have always want to make an epic and but at that stage in his career have to settle for a fake one . either way and forget silver be an utterly delightful and charm hoax which surely deserve a wider audience . rating positive .