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Summary: Lordy, what a ring movie!
Review: When I went to see this movie, I expected the worse. I have read the books and have my own personal vision of what the film should look like. This film not only coincides with my vision, it takes me beyond the limits of my own imagination.The Fellowship of the Ring manages to take a sometimes rambling book and direct it in a proper path without detracting from the essence of JRRT's literary legacy. The direction has momentum without being hurried. The editing of this film is amazing. While there are crucial battle sequences to be dealt with, through careful editing the gore that seems to go with violence these days has been wisely edited out. Just as Hitchcock hinted at the violence in the shower scene in Psycho, the editor of this movie did not feel that blood and guts equate a good battle sequence. The visual style of the film is in keeping with the descriptions in the books. Again, respect to the books was given. Yet, there is a style here evident of very creative people. They did not just copy the books. Two things amazed me about this adaptation. First off is the moral aspects of the story. There is no side stepping of the moral implications of the ring, the power it has, and how that power corrupts. Frodo questions why he has been chosen for the task and the answer Gandalf gives him is on target. And, at the end of the film there is an exchange between Sam and Frodo concerning duty and honor that is emotionally powerful. The characters in the books were little more than well written fantasy figures. In the film, these characters take on a humanity that I did not find in the books. Hats off to the director and the script writer(s). See this movie with an open mind. Disregard the commercially driven reason behind the Star Wars movies and view this fantasy film as a movie with more than a purpose of selling tie-in products. And, remember: this is not really a children's film. It will scare them.
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Summary: The greatest work of imaginative fiction of the century!
Review: In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged One Ring , filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages fell, by chance, into the hand of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday Bilbo Baggins disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest --- To journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. 'The Lord Of The Rings' tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship Of The Ring: Gandalf the Wizard, Merry, Pippin, and Sam. Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and the stanger of the name of Strider (or Aragorn.)-----
I thought this movie was wonderful!!! Although it did miss a few good parts. A good part skipped was when the Lady Galadriel gave the Fellowship gifts. To Merry and Pippin she gave belts, to Legolas she gave a new bow, and to Gimli she gave 3 strands of her golden hair. But otherwise it was great!! I certainly can't wait for the 'Two Towers' to come out next Year. If you are a reader of Tolkien , You should surely see this fantasy-breathtaking excitment of a movie. You will hopefully enjoy it has much has I have and will!!
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Summary: hmmmmmm..
Review: special effects: outstanding
acting: good
conclusion: terrible this movie was good, ill say that. But the ending...jesus christ...it just, stopped. The movie started out srtong in the opening scenes, but started to slowly decline after that. It picked itself up about half or 2/3 of the movie through... and just as the charicters started to develop, it ended. I was hoping for some sort of conclusion to the movie but it was (as I expected) a cut short cliche, to make you come back next year.
People are blowing this movie way out of porportion...its good...but its not the best. Its not the second coming people, get a grip...its a movie. If your not into LONG, boring, 3 hour, fantasy movies don't go see this, because thats all it is... your not missing much.
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Summary: Spectacular filmmaking. Tolkien fans, do not fear!
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is every bit a grand epic. From the movie's spectacular opening battle to the Mines of Moria and the mystical eaves of Lothlorien, Fellowship is a visual stunner and a blockbuster of the pedigree of "Star Wars." Moreover, Fellowship whets the appetite for the next two movies in the trilogy. Of course, the story was spun decades before from the mind of author J.R.R. Tolkien. But taking Tolkien's words and translating their magic to the big-screen is a formidable task, and Director Peter Jackson does a job worthy of Rivendell's praise. His vision of Middle-earth is darker than mine, but not by much. Most importantly, Jackson captures that feeling of impending doom that so pervaded the books and gave the story its juice. Hobbit Frodo Baggins, played by the magnetic Elijah Wood, is bestowed with the impossible task of saving Middle-earth: he must trek to the evil Land of Mordor and cast the omnipotent One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. The movie is chock-full of dazzling action sequences and visual effects, but the movie never strays too far from the roots of Tolkien's tale. Ian McKellen sparkles in his role as Gandalf the wizard, while other cast members deliver their lines with an earnestness missing from most budget-busting movies these days. As a fan of Tolkien, the movie shattered my expectations. As a movie-goer, Fellowship, I can assure you, is well worth the price of admission.
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Summary: A heck of a movie...but I mourn for my lost youth.
Review: I wish I was a kid again, and I could just gloss over the weak points of a particular work and get lost in a world, to really believe in a world the way you do when you are in your teens, the way I did when I last read LOTR about 15 years ago. I was looking forward to this movie more than any I can remember, hoping intensely that it would transform me back to my hopeful, believing youth, to that land of magic when you first hear Strider speak... Sometimes, you buy too much into the hype, and it ruins a movie for you. That *almost* happened to me with LOTR/FOTR. The movie is a heck of a movie, and you would do yourself a major disservice not to see it. But I felt I just knew too damn much about what was going to happen every step of the way, even though it has been 15 years since I last read the books. The suspense and the palpable sense of evil that others have described did not grab me as viscerally as I had hoped, and despite the three-hour running time, I felt that there needed to be more character development, and perhaps a truncation of the Urak-Hai racing through the woods scenes (poorly done makeup there, compared to the masterly makeup on Gandalf et al). You see, the thing about LOTR, the books, is that I believed in them, almost religiously, so that I came to tears at certain points. There are tear-jerking moments in this movie, but they didn't quite jerk hard enough. Ultimately, I wanted to be a little kid again, to believe, and I didn't quite get there. I don't know if it's my fault or Peter Jackson's, but you have to give the crew and the actors a hand for what was obviously one of the most difficult and sweeping movie shoots in history. Other comments: The acting is well done, as was the casting (with the exception of Hugo Weaving as Elrond; what were they thinking? Instead of an elf who is supposedly beautiful and kindly they choose the creepy evil bad guy from the Matrix?). I especially liked Sean Bean as Boromir, Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn (the guy most likely to come out of this like Harrison Ford from Star Wars), and of course, Ian McKellen's Gandalf. One thing that Peter Jackson got, totally dead on, were the Black Riders. They practically stole the show, they were so perfect. The cave troll, by the way, is a marvel, as are the other scenes in Moria. But, hey, for a four-day journey, we (as moviegoers) never really learn why Moria was important, why it matters. How about a fireside chat with Gimli exclaiming for 20-30 seconds about the riches that could once be found here? Maybe that will be one of the things we get in the director's cut? In fact, here's hoping they RELEASE a DIRECTOR's CUT in APRIL. They would easily make another $50-100M from the die-hards at almost no cost! Then release both on the special edition DVD in August... Well, enough of me lamenting my lost youth. Go out and see the movie!
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Summary: Surprised to see so many other high reviews
Review: I was shocked to see so many high reviews about this film. For a film it's good, but for a screen adaptation of a book, it fell utterly short. If I had never read the books, I would have thought it just another Dungeons and Dragons film.
My only advice to people is this: if you've read the books, don't see the movie. If you've only seen the movie, don't read the books. Peter Jackson missed the point of the books. Why else would he have made so many changes to the plots. He changed the character's personalities, motives, actions, etc.... I dare not list all my complaints here, save I may offend some people who enjoyed or may enjoy the film.
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Summary: Best Movie Of This Year
Review: The recent Lord of The Rings left me breathless. I can't wait til' next year when The Two Towers is released, let alone when The Fellowship comes out on video. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it, and hey, if you've already seen it, go see it again. I've seen it about 8 times now and I'm always surprised. Yes, a few characters were left out, but it doesn't take away from the movie. ENJOY.
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Summary: Goodbye to horrible Hollywood trash!
Review: Hello to the most exquisite film I have ever seen. I was growing so tired of the horribly written pulp action/historical dramas that were being forced down our throats. Pearl Harbor and U571 were Hollywood at it's worst. Money spent on lousy scripts and lousy directors. Finally money spent on a masterpiece. The film itself is the most wonderous thing I've ever seen, and the script and direction are so good it's hard to actually believe something so good didn't get 'Hollywooded' up to appeal to the lowest common denominator...yet again. I think this is without doubt, movie of the year, if not the decade and I eagerly anticipate the thrilling sequels. Roll on Xmas 2002.
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Summary: Dismal Failure to Capture the wonder of Middle Earth/Tolkein
Review: This film would have been much improved by cutting two or three minutes from probably twenty scenes. The audience is subjected to scene after scene of monsterous beings of evil pouring over hills for as far as the eye can see. There is the chase, the nine of the fellowship are surrounded, they fight, and somehow manage to vanquish the evil forces. Tokiein never intended this kind of film. There is very little of the life of the hobbits, the mistic qualities of Middle Earth. In the book, setting was definetly a character. Not in the film. The monsters are too monstery, and the evil is shouted (shown in neon and blasted in surround sound). This is not to say that there were not some good moments in the film. The opening montage was excellent. There were some touches of comic relief. But my chief complaint is that the film is over produced and over blown. It is shouted to idiots whereas it should have been whispered to those who have ears to hear.
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Summary: My thoughts on the best movie this year
Review: You know those movies that you watch so many times that they start to get boring? Well this (I think) is not that kind of movie. I saw it for the second time today it it still gave me goosebumps! The directer brought the charaters of the pages of the book and put them on tape. Ofcorse they had to take out some stuff, but even after they did all that the movie was still a triumph. The actors did a wonderful job portraing their characters. Now I have to say I did not read the books before I went to see the movie, but seeing the movie made me want to read the books right when I got home, and I am happy to say I have started on them. If you are not someone that likes fighting alot don't worry this movie is not all blood and guts they focus a great deal on the story. And if you are not into the romantic movies thats fine, I mean there is a nice little kiss but not alot thats forsure. I mean I think anybody would really enjoy the movie like I have, but if not, I am positive you will find at least a couple things you liked about the movie. So if your looking for a movie whith comedy, adventure, romance, anything, come see this movie 'The Lord of the Rings'.
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