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Summary: If Only I Could Give It More Than Five Stars...
Review: I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone even remotely interested in fantasy, or just wanting a good story about the battle between good and evil. Tolkien was a master of the language, and his imagination knew no bounds! His characters are exceptionally written, and the performances of these actors are right on the mark...Stunning special effects are state-of-the-art, and the scenery will take your breath away!! A must-see for Tolkien fans everywhere, or for anyone who wants to join the ranks!
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Summary: A good flick, but not the greatest film ever made.
Review: I would first say that I am not a big reader of fantasy novels and have only read Tolkien's "The Hobbit", which I found to be Ok but not great. I rented this DVD more out of curiosity to see what all the "hub-bub" was about over this movie. Well, it was a good movie; lots of action, a good story, great filming, but I am so tired of people saying that the books in the LOTR trilogy are the greatest pieces of literature ever to grace the printed page and that this movie is the greatest film ever made. Get a life! It's a movie, folks. Agreed, a good movie, but JUST a movie. I must admit, some parts of this movie I found a bit boring. The movie really got cooking after about 1 1/2 hour, but the first part did seem to drag a little bit. The acting was good overall. Anyway, please don't send me hate mail over this. I respect all the people that really love this movie and the books. In fact, I am going to start reading the LOTR trilogy today just out of curiosity to see how different the book is from the movie and to see what happens to these interesting characters. Thanks for hearing my opinion.
Rating: 
Summary: Horrible .....unless its extented.
Review: I would have given it 1 star but i liked the extented. See unexdentended its just pointless violence with no storyline. But extended is a very in depth, moralizing story. so skip regular and see extended.
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Summary: A bad mix
Review: I would have given this movie four stars if it weren't for the poor mix of music with the voice and sound effects tracks. Through most of the movie I had a difficult time understanding what the actors were saying because the music was too loud. I love the story and I thought the casting was near perfect. The acting is better than most fantasy movies I've seen. The music is very beautiful but it's just too loud.
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Summary: Excellent, but just a few faults...
Review: I would have to say that this is easily the best fantasy movie ever. I pretty much like what everybody else liked, and if you want to read a gushing review, just check out 99% of the others. A few things I noticed that I really liked.1.) Boromir. You could tell that Sean Bean is the most experienced actor by how he shows Boromir as being a complete person, a man who wants to do good, but is torn by the possibilities of the ring. Unlike, characters such as Legolas or Pippin and Merry, you can actually identify him. He wasn't just portrayed as eye candy for the ladies (Legolas) or as comic relief (Pippin and Merry). 2.) Extremely gorgeous backgrounds. Isengard, the Shire, Moria, the mountain, Amon Hen, everything is beautiful. 3.) Peter Jackson was no name before this movie, but I think he will start to become well recognized as he should for doing a marvelous job. 4.) I loved how the movie was true to the storyline but didn't include Tom Bombadil or else the many, many poems which are....well...umm really not that good that Tolkien seemed to have everywhere in his books. 5.) There seem to be two main plots; Aragorn becoming king and Frodo destroying the ring. With seeing his relationship with Arwen and his leadership, I am far more interested in seeing him and his accomplishments in the next 2 movies than what Frodo does. 6.) Boromir dies in this one and not Two Towers. This was good because it brought more closure to the movie and you could feel it winding down. Things I didn't like as much... 1.) I know the movie is true to the book but it seemed like Frodo was nearly dying left and right. Especially in the mines of Moria where he was saved by the mithril. It seemed like the camera was on him for 10 minutes while he was in agony. Also, everybody seemed to drop what they were doing if he got hurt at all and he was always the target, Yet you didn't see him doing much to help the others except for saving Sam which was really saving Sam from his over-zealousness/puppy dog trait of always wanting to be with Frodo and protect him. 2.) Hugo Weaving as Elrond. While i think he is a good actor and has a rather ominous voice, I dont' feel he is "graceful" enough to be the elf king. He sounds more like a wizard or a narrator then the smooth, soft melody sound that an elf would tend to have. 3.) Merry and Pippin as comic relief...and that's it. They seemed to be pretty useless and only caused trouble. It always seemed like aragorn, boromir and gandalf were bailing them out of trouble. i.e. the creature in the water and dropping the bucket down the well and of course getting carried off at the end. Althought that wasn't so bad because they did actually show some use by diverting the Uruk-Hai from Frodo. All in all, it realy was a great movie, it would be perfect, the best movie ever if nto for a few of those irritatoins that i mentioned.
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Summary: What a thriller!!!
Review: I would have to say this is the best movie that was adapted from a novel. Peter Jackson did an excellent job. That was also because he had an all-star cast and script. I can't wait for the next movie to prmiere. I am filled with anticipation and I hope it will be equally as good or better than the first!!!
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Summary: Magical
Review: I would have to say WOW. THis movie has gone beyond the call of duty in both the artisic way and storyline way. I have recently purchased the audio CD and i have to say that it goes along with the movie almost perfectly. I went to see this movie twice in the same week. My friends just kinda looked at me when i told them but guess what when i dragged them to see it they fell in love with the movie instantly! All I have to say is that this movie is a must for a fan of fantasy stories. Come August 6 i will be purchasing the DVD and whenever the extended version comes out i will also be purchasing that one. and come Dec. 18 i will be one of the first ones in line to see the secon movie: The Twin Towers and also the third movie Return of the King in dec 2003.
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Summary: Oh My Gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I would highly recommend this movie to anyone! I have already seen it 3 times and I plan on seeing it again!
I though the way Peter Jackson pulled this off was amazing! I can't think of any way I would chang it. Yes people will tell you that it was long but it had to be! If you know anything about the story you would know that you just couldn't do it any other way. I found it refreshingly long! A comment on the ending, the first time I saw it I didn't want it to stop there. I could have sat through another 2 hours! But the secound and third time I saw it, it was a very logical place to close. I thought all of the actors did fantasticin portraying the characters. Expecially Elijah Wood. I could tell you to go to it just for the CG alone! I just found myself totally, captivatingly lost in the movie. It is very odvious how much time and dedication the makers put into this. I can't wait for the second and third one! Well I could go on for hours but then I would miss the next showing!
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Summary: The best film ever!!!!!
Review: I would just like to point out that this has to be the most well structured and the best scripted film i have ever seen!! I cant wait untill it comes out on video. It has the best cast line up ever!(ESPECIALLY ELIJAH WOOD!) Its just great that the stuck so close to the books, and now everybody is very impatiant to see the others!!
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Summary: 4 Stars for the movie. 2 Stars For the DVD.
Review: I would just like to start by saying the movie presented in this edition is splendid looking and sounding.The visuals are still stunningly clear and sound still makes me jump out of my seat. The second DVD on the other hand could have been left out. It is just a blantant marketing ploy trying to convince us to buy the video game, Enya's CD, Two Towers, and the extended version of the movie coming out on DVD in November. The two "In-depth Documentary's" were made for TV before the movie came out, basically for promotional purposes. One of which I had already seen on Sci-Fi. Knowing that an extended version would be released at a later date and already knowing the sub-par material I bought this edition anyway just because it is the only way to get the theatrical version. Knowing what I did i wasn't suprised at how bad the suplemental material was. I would have been happy if they would have put just a commentary and movie on one disc, but then again I love commentaries. As for the movie itself, it is a great action/fantasy/romance movie. If Tolkien could see this his only complaint would probably be more singing and for it to be longer. Its been along time since I've read the book so i'm not sure how much Jackson cut out but other than the noticable exclusion of Farmer Maggot and Tom Bombadil (sp?) it follows Tolkien's story pretty faithfully. I may get stoned by Tolkien and Peter Jackson fans alike for this comment but i would like to see another Lord of the Rings movie trilogy maybe animated. We need a quality animated version of the movie that maybe can be a little more faithful to the spirit of Tolkien. I bought this edition of the DVD on sale for [money] and i don't think i would spend much more than that for DVD without a commentary and a decent documentary. Once again, the movie is a great little escape into fantasy for three hours or so but it is obvious Jackson wants us to buy two different versions of this movie. And being the sucker I am, I probably will buy the extended version in November.
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