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Summary: I have seen the first DVD and here's my review!
Review: My video store got an exclusive copy of the first disc out of the 2-disc set of LOTR:FOTR. I rented it because the owner is my best friend. The quality of the DVD is very sharp and detailed with the picture and the sound quality is AMAZING!I've got a question, are they using EX surround on here, because it was a superb soundtrack. The menus are cool, the DVD artwork on the disc is pretty cool (it has Frodo holding the ring in his hand), the WIDESCREEN version is definitely the way to go for this movie, because if you get the crummy full-frame edition, then you'll miss all the beautiful scenery! The DVD is ANAMORPHIC and presented in 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Check this DVD out, because you will not regret it. The first half of the movie is kind of boring, but you'll get into it!
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Summary: A Release Worthy of Prime Placement on your Shelf
Review: My wife and I loved the theatre version of the Fellowship, but the Extended Version was better in many ways; the extra focus on the Shire and the gift-giving in Lorien especially come to mind.The additional information (2 whole DVDs worth!) was worth far more than we paid for the entire pack. We watched it while holding our crying newborn during the wee hours. Our favourite part was watching the movie with the cast commentary.
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Summary: Extended Edition Flows Better
Review: My wife and I won tickets to see this on the Big Screen via a contest, so we got to see it a week before the DVD release. The added scenes really help flesh out the story. By and large, there are few really extended scenes, more like seconds or tops minutes are added to scenes already in the film. Granted there are enough of these to tally up to an extra half hour. Things that helped flesh out the story are a better background on Hobbits, more depth for Borimir, and a better understanding of Aragorn and his relationships. The only downside of seeing this on the big screen is that my wife and I noticed some of the "new" special effects stuck out pretty bad. Granted we saw it on a 54 foot tall by 96 food wide screen, which is a tad bigger than even the biggest home theater display. (If you have larger, drop me a line, because we're coming over to watch movies at your place.) We were a little closer to the screen than we usually sit in the theaters and it was also Digitally Projected, so those could have also helped highlight any imperfections that are normally hidden by film and our normal seating distance. The added features will put this over the top in regards of value.
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Summary: Lord of the What?
Review: Naw you got be a big fan to like this movie,i dont know why the Book is always better then the movie. Another movie the media has made a big deal of and the people follow.
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Summary: A new dimension to experience the Lord of the Rings
Review: Nearly everyone I knew new that this movie was going to be terrific. One of the great things about the movie is that it can be followed even if you haven't read the books. Everything is made clear and the incidents rarely stray from what happened in the book. My mother thinks that there's too much action and that it's rather corny because things keep happening. The reasoning behind this though is quite clear. It took Tolkien 14 years to write the novel, not novels. The entire tale of the Lord of the Rings was actually covered in one massive book. The publishers decided that it would appeal more to readers if the book was split into threee parts, hence the birth of the Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, and the Return of the King. It's ironic that Peter Jackson, director of the movies, decided to shoot the entire tale, 1st,2nd, and 3rd book, nonstop over the course of 2 years. The reason that the movies are are coming out every December is because all the special effects are still being put into the films. The point is that there is a lot of nonstop action in the Fellowship of the Ring, but do keep in mind that there are still 2 films to come and that the Fellowship of the Ring is not at all a solitary movie. In fact the movie ends where things are just picking up again.
The movie centers around Frodo Baggins, nephew of Bilbo Baggins who returned from a long adventure bearing many riches including a curious ring. Bilbo's adventure is actually covered in the book The Hobbit which preceded the trilogy. Bilbo has left his home in The Shire to seek a calmer life in Rivendell with the Elves. He leaves his home to Frodo who also inherits the ring. Gandalf the wizard a long time friend of the 2 Bagginses and most hobbits, explains to Frodo the horrible truth about the ring. This one ring is actually holding the spirit of Sauron the Dark Lord. Thought to be dead for ages, Sauron still clings to life and he is searcing fro the ring, which wil restore him to full strength. He has employed many beasts to help him accomplish this task. Frodo soon learns that he has destroy the ring. The only way to do this is to toss it back into the chasm of Mount Doom, where it was made. Mount Doom, however, sits in the land of Mordor, which is Sauron's territory. Frodo sets out on his epic quest with the ring. At Rivendell, a Fellowship including Gandalf is formed to assist Frodo is reaching Mordor to destroy the ring. And so the adventure begins...
The second disc is packed with special features including a behind the scenes look at the Two Towers. There are featurettes, televison programs related to the movie, and a lot of information about creating the sets and costumes for the Lord of the Rings. I highly recommend adding this DVD to your collection.
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Summary: The Hobbits destroyed a great film.
Review: Nearly everything in the film is perfect, Gandalf - Brilliant, Aragorn - Perfect. Computer effects, everything top-notch. The Hobbits are a disaster. Elijah Wood - you are no Frodo (Ralph Baskhi had him down to a tee) Sam isn't too bad. But Merry and Pippin! these two singlehandedly destroyed this film for me! I CAN"T STAND THEM!!!! especially the one with the scottish accent. They simply aren't funny - And why did Peter Jackson think the film needed some light relief? If you're going to do it that way - do it properly, like you did with vast majority of this film. Bilbo is fine, but even the other Hobbits in the Shire...... ARGHHH is it just that Jackson has a stupid sense of humour - everything is dumbed down in the Shire - that guy trying to flick away the ear-wax, and the fella being scolded by the wife for laughing at Gandalf's litlle firework display for the young Hobbits - and lines about carrots with a sexual innuendo.......WHY?????
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Summary: Beautiful
Review: Never before has a story with such a grand scope been put on film. The movie does honor to the story, instead of butchering it like most films. The actors are well cast and convincing. The special features add a great deal to the movie. Providing much more depth and character development than the theater version. I've watched this edition more than a dozen times and every time I do, I pick up something new, testifying to the depth of plot present here. Tolkien would have been proud to see his life's work brought to life with such accuracy and poignancy.
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Summary: Powerful, majestic and sublime
Review: Never have I been so awestruck in all my days of theatre experience. I went into the theatre with high expectations, which were not only met, but exceeded. For the full three hours of the movie, I sat in still astonishment. The vigorous movie created a kind of visual and audible elation that I rarely experience. The entire audience, including myself, were hushed with amazement by the captivating epic. Much acclaim must go to Peter Jackson for his meticulous and arduous efforts taken to bring "the greatest story ever told" to life on the big screen.
With the combination of beautiful terrain settings, scrupulously designed movie sets, and computer generated graphics, Jackson's team has formulated a visual dream world; a dream world full of visual ecstasy. The costumes in the movie are incredibly ingenious and dynamic, giving even more life to the cast of actors and extras. For those of you who are musically inclined, the movie offers a mystical, alluring, and haunting score composed by Howard Shore; which also includes two songs by the elegant voice of Enya.
To me, Peter Jackson's Trilogy is setting the standards to which all fantasy movies from today until tomorrow will be made.
The movie is enough to captivate any human's creative mind, and in future speculation, gives birth to a new respect of the next generation of filmmaking and filmmakers.
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Summary: "Fellowship" Runs Rings Around Competition
Review: Never having been a big fan of fantasy stories with elves, gnomes and wizards, I was a bit trepidacious about commiting 3 1/2 hours to "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings". Yet from the very beginning I could tell that this offering was something special. The visuals were stunning and drew me in almost hypnotically from the outset. No detail was overlooked which added to the instant suspension of disbelief I needed to get into the story. Director Peter Jackson did a superb job in introducing and fleshing out a barage of characters in a surprisingly short time. Masterful use of forced perspective and computer generated effects showcased the wide diversity of the different creatures that populated Middle Earth. There was never a dull moment as our hero and his confederates raced from one narrow escape to the other while meeting some of the most original and well acted characters in recent movie memory. I would have to say that the only detraction would have to do with the sometimes gory fight scenes and that some of the monsters might be frightening to younger viewers. Yet overall, "Rings" is a story that has a wide appeal and will surely find a place among the elite of movie history.
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Summary: 'Ring' in the New Year
Review: Never having read the trilogy, I thought the movie might be too deep. The sound, photography, scripts, acting is all superb. Orlando Bloom was born to play the part of Legolas and Liv Uhlman was an elf to perfection. Not a movie for young persons (say under 10) the movie is beyond wonderful for adults. Being visual, I have only seen a movie the second time maybe three times in all my movie-going years. Tomorrow I will see Rings for the fourth time. A couple of my friends did not get as much out of it as I did. But they didn't dislike it either. I can honestly say this movie impacted my life in a major way.
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