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Summary: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: Critics are calling "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" a phenomenal movie! It is the winner of three Film Critics Choice Awards, four Bafta Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Academy Awards. "This is the best, yet most magnificent, movie of the year", says the critics at Time Magazine. And "This is a wonderful, yet phenomenal, movie that anyone can enjoy", says the critics at Chicago Tribune. Only one movie this year has wowed audiences and critics across the globe; and that's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".
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Summary: Unparalleled brilliance
Review: Truly, this is THE best picture of the year, though not the Extended Edition; I do own both and I felt compelled to review this one. Kudos to Peter Jackson for surfacing through the muck of the off the wall and quite ridiculous films he used to make, thank God. His artistry and vision made for a compelling motion picture. This film employed some of the best on screen talents. First, one of the greatest actors of all time, Sir Ian McKellan shines in a role he should for which he should have won Best Supporting Actor. Orlando Bloom shone through in his breakout performance, and got even better in The Two Towers, funny since they were filmed at the same time. And Viggo Mortenson is the dark horse hero, the unexpected sex symbol in a very powerful role protraying a very deep character. His is also a performance worth and Oscar nomination. Sean Astin and Elijah Wood were great, but convinving me that Hobbits were real. The cinematography was astounding, filmed in one of the most beautiful places on Earth: Australia. The sweep and scope of the camera angles and sceneic images are awe inspiring and breath taking. The visuals are mind boggling, the creatures that were created and the make up used on the humans (goblins and orcs and what not) was astounding. The Hobbit feet, though gross, are painstakingly applied and mastered, so to speak, even though their feet. Meticulous Peter Jackson, like Michael Mann and his Native American costumes in The Last Of The Mohicans. The script stayed true to the classic fairy tale, using many of Tolkien's timeless word. It was definitely a faithful adaptation of the literary classic trilogy. It's is a subtle allegory to the Bible and much of it is allegorical to the First World War. However, the allegory of C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia is more evident. The score is superb. Everyone seems to have a theme song. The Hobbits have a happy little ditty that demonstrates their generally jovial nature and happy lifestyle. The fairy's have floaty numbers, airy and sweet, very passionate. The dark forces of Saruman are represnted by percussion driven songs, very deep, dark and sinister sounding. As for the end, it leaves you hanging. If you haven't read the classic trilogy, you're gonna be mad, but you're gonna be on the edge of your seat because you want to keep watching and you just can't wait for the next event to happen. But you found out you had to wait a year, or a few weeks, days, whenever, depending on when you first saw Fellowhsip. But The Towers is well worth the wait. All in all, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring is the best picture of 2002. Unfortunately A BORING MIND stole the prize from the rigtful winner. But I won't let that get me down and neither should you. This is science fiction/fantasy as at it's very best and can only be outdone by the rest of the movies in its own trilogy. This is a film with few peers and is truly a landmark of cinema, not just for the finished product but also for the uncommon practice of the process of shooting all three movies at the same time. This is a film that you should not miss, a story of triumph over adversity, loyalty, faith, devotion, romance and good over evil. This is a outstanding film and I give it my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION POSSIBLE.
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Summary: I feel ripped off
Review: I pre-ordered the Fellowship DVD. I love it. But I will not pre-order the next one. If they are going to let early adopters get an inferior version of the DVD, then I will not be an early adopter. Two Towers? I want it, but I won't order it until I know that the extended version is available. Perhaps not until the boxed set that has the complete extended collection has been released. Or the extended extended version. ...
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Summary: Absolute Must Have
Review: There is no point renting this set from a video store. There is simply too much information in it and you only scratch the surface by watching the DVDs. The third and fourth discs have a such a wealth of information on how the movie was made and how Middle Earth was brought to life that you will want to dedicate a lot of time to watching. Peter Jackson and his team clearly do this as a labor of love and I cannot stress what a valuable asset this is to your DVD collection. I purchased this after buying the original DVD and I am very glad that I have both. The original DVD is simply the cinema version of the movie. This set contains all the extra stuff and the extra 30 minutes of movie that is added fill in many of the gaps that the books refer to. Definite MUST BUY.
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Summary: Simply Wonderful!
Review: The Fellowship of the Ring is a wonderful, timeless epic which will be enjoyed for years to come. The movie begins and you meet Frodo Baggins,a young Hobbit living in The Shire (Middle Earth). Frodo lives with his relative Bilbo Baggins, becuse his parents died when he was very young. Bilbo carries The One Ring, crafted by the dark lord Sauron many ages ago. Sauron created a series of rings: 3 for the Elven nobility, 7 for the Dwarf lords, and nine gifted to the race of men. Sauron created The master ring in hope to rule all of middle Earth. Sauron falls temporarily but his strength regains and his spirit becomes even more potent. After Sauron falls in battle (With Elves and Men) the ring passes to a line of creatures, from Isildur to Gollum to Bilbo and eventually Frodo. Watch this spectacular movie to watch what happens.
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Summary: This DVD-Doesn't have original version
Review: This movie is excellent and all the extras and special features are great, too. The only thing I don't like is that this edition doesn't have the movie's original version. You think with four DVDs it would have both. It only has the extended version, which is great, but long. So if you want to see the shorter, original version you are going to have to buy the other version along with this one.
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Summary: great special effects but...
Review: people make a big deal over this movie, i thought it was ok . dont watch this if your not into elves and hobbits and wizards and all that stuff. im not really into that but i thought the movie was good overall. good story , special effects and actors. it wasnt that interesting though, all about (a ring).i dont know i guess the film was pretty good. buy it if ur a fan of tolken.
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Summary: Mediocre, sloppy storytelling
Review: I don't care for this movie in the least. Now, don't condemn me right yet, I have viable reasons. Allow me to elucidate my thoughts a bit before you tear me apart like the good little automatons you are. "Lord of the Rings" is considered the godfather of fantasy. It provided the basis, some of the species, and a lot of the mythology behind modern fantasy. So, you can blame it for every one of the "[Blank] of the Dragon" polluting the bookshelves today. Okay, that was a little bit of humor there. But seriously... assuming (like with those fun proofs from Geometry) that the above statement is true, that Lord of the Rings is the basis for modern fantasy, then why hasn't it stood the test of time? Hear me out: "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Alien", and "The Matrix", these are (or, with "The Matrix", will be) what define the science-fiction genre for years to come. Why then has Lord of the Rings been copied, reused, and overdone by other authors and movie makers, and yet these movies have not been (successfully) emulated? Because they are unique. Tolkien may have made the word "hobbit" a word in the dictionary, but what does his story have to offer? I implore you to run along to the next paragraph. Taking place after "The Hobbit", "The Fellowship of the Rings" has Frodo given the care of a magical (and of course, all-powerful, world-destructive) ring and entrusted to quest (the favorite word of fantasy authors) to Mordor to destroy it. Accompanied by his affirmative-action troupe consisting of hobbits, an elf, a dwarf, some humans, and a wizard. Just so we have a diverse cast of characters without any ... CHARACTERIZATION. Am I wrong for wanting to know more about the Ring Wraiths than I do about a whiny little hobbit? The worst part of the movie, apart from being a 3-hour "chase" movie, is that it's uneven. It builds and builds for 45 minutes, and just when one thinks there's a climax coming, it cuts to 45 minutes of melodrama, smarmy dialogue and overdone plot threads (see Liv Tyler). And then it "picks back up" for another hour and a half. Wee. The casting gets a half-hearted vote from me. ... Frodo, no matter HOW frightening the situation is, should not look like he's hallucinating and seeing demon-bunnies. That's beyond frightened. ... The dwarf does little more than scream "We're DOOMED" every time there's something remotely threatening. The elf ... god, the elf. I always thought elves had some shred of masculinity..... Scruffy-human (Aragon) was okay, although he got little play up. I would've liked to have learned a little more about him. Shady-human (Alec Trevlyan from "Goldeneye") was really just "there". Of course, Sir Ian McKellan totally negates all of this because ... he's Sir Ian McKellan. Hitting every single right not, he soars as Gandalf. Of course, he's only on screen for about 10 minutes. The classically trained actor gets less face-time than the pretty-boy archer. Christopher "Yes, I really could kill you" Lee is also perfect as Sorumon [sic] but again gets little more than a glorified cameo. And Sean Austin gets points because he was Rudy. As a two-hour movie, this maybe could've been an enjoyable movie. I'll never know though. ... I give this movie (basically) one star for McKellan and Lee, one star for that completely awesome wizard throw-down (and for seeing Elijah Wood get stabbed), and one star for Bilbo's face at the Elf Shire. ...
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Summary: Lord Of The Rings: One Ring to rule them all..
Review: The awesome dvd of "Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship" os a must-see!! the dvd includes theatrical trailers, the "making of", behind-the-scenes, and much more!!
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Summary: this DVD rocks!!
Review: i alwaysloved the fellowship of the ring, but was disappointed when they cut out parts of the book. in this extended version, almost EVERYTHING is included. the extended scenes alone are awesome, but it's even better to get some totally new scenes! i also LOVED the extended material. there are 2 discs of special features and i watched it all... TWICE!! and there is stuff in these special features that my friends don't know, so it's fun to spring my LOTR knowledge on them every once in a while. there are not enough words to describe how awesome this dvd is, but i definitely recommend it... espceially if you are in to the lord of the rings. trust me, you will not regret it!
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